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by Kirsten Blakey

Dear all, The Agency, Rationality and Epistemic Defeat (ARED) project has organised two upcoming events that may be of interest to some of you. The details and registrations links can be found below. Public Lecture<https://ared.stir.ac.uk/engagement/> First, we will host a public lecture by Professor Mark Rowlands on 31st January at the university. World on Fire: Climate, Extinction, Pandemic The world is currently facing three epoch-defining crises: climate change, mass extinction and newly emerging infectious diseases. While these crises may seem very different, they are, in fact, deeply connected. Understanding this connection allows us to identify the best way to solve all three of them. You can register for the public lecture here.<https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=9wmNTnnMy0yRSaQjjdF0IqU…> Workshop<https://ared.stir.ac.uk/events/> Second, there will be a workshop on 1st and 2nd February, this will be run in a hybrid format at the university and online. Propositional thought and truth-functional reasoning Despite widespread practice in cognitive and comparative psychology to ascribe beliefs and other propositional attitudes to very young children and non-human animals, the nature of such attitudes remains a matter of controversy. Some have suggested that they might involve imagistic or map-like representations rather than propositional ones. Others have emphasized the difficulty of individuating the concepts possessed and entertained by minimally verbal and non-verbal subjects and went on to question the accuracy and legitimacy of ascriptions of propositional attitudes to them. As truth-functional reasoning involves representational mechanism that go beyond the demonstrative-governed mechanisms characteristic of perception, the capacity for truth-functional reasoning is often taken to be a sign of propositional thought. Recent empirical research provides some evidence of truth-functional reasoning in non-human animals and young children, as the studies on children’s use of denial-negation and disjunctive syllogism in both animals and children illustrate. Nevertheless, in many cases explanations not involving propositional thought and deductive reasoning have been proposed by sceptics. In the third ARED workshop we engage with the issue of propositional thought and ascriptions thereof in non-verbal and minimally verbal subjects, together with its relation to truth-functional reasoning. Speakers: Josep Call, Laura Danon, Roman Feiman, Hans Glock, Juliane Kaminski, Brian Leahy, Angela Nyhout and Mark Rowlands. Participation can be online or in person. Please register here<https://forms.office.com/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=9wmNTnnMy0yRSaQjjdF0IqU…> or send an email to ared(a)stir.ac.uk<mailto:ared@stir.ac.uk> by January 24th 2024, indicating whether you wish to attend in person or online. Best wishes, Kirsten Dr Kirsten H Blakey (she/her) Postdoctoral Research Fellow Philosophy & Psychology, University of Stirling Address: Cottrell building 3W1, University of Stirling, Stirling, Scotland, FK9 4LA Email: k.h.blakey1(a)stir.ac.uk<mailto:k.h.blakey1@stir.ac.uk> | Staff webpage<http://www.stir.ac.uk/people/267453> | Personal webpage<https://kirstenhblakey.weebly.com/> ARED Project<https://ared.stir.ac.uk/> | Postdoctoral representative, Psychology Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Committee<https://edicpsy.stir.ac.uk/> Office hours: Monday and Friday 11:00 - 12:00 ________________________________ Scotland’s University for Sporting Excellence The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159

2 years

Field research assistant (volunteer) – Barbary macaques in Morocco

by Pawel Fedurek

Dear All, Happy New Year! Some of you might be interested: https://groups.google.com/a/g-groups.wisc.edu/g/Primate-Volunteers/c/EScqXH… Best wishes, Pawel ------------------------------- Dr Pawel Fedurek (he/his) Lecturer in Psychology Behaviour and Evolution Research Group (BERG) Division of Psychology, Faculty of Natural Sciences University of Stirling Stirling, FK9 4LA Scotland, UK Tel: +44 (0)1786 467844<tel:+441786467844> Twitter: @fedurekp<https://twitter.com/fedurekp> @BERG_Stirling<https://twitter.com/BERG_Stirling> Staff page<https://www.stir.ac.uk/people/1080868> | BERG page<https://www.stir.ac.uk/about/faculties/natural-sciences/our-research/resear…> I aim to reply within 3 working days (my working days are between Monday and Friday). ________________________________ Scotland’s University for Sporting Excellence The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159

2 years

FW: Abstract submission for the UFAW International Animal Welfare Conference 2024 is now open

by Clare Andrews

Hi BERG/SHAIRers, Announcement of an Animal Welfare conference happening next year is below! Additional info: * For students and Early Career Researchers especially: see the UFAW website for details of small travel grants<https://www.ufaw.org.uk/small-project-and-travel-awards/small-project-and-t…> which could be applied for to support presenting at their conference. * UFAW conferences tend to alternate between UK/online and overseas between years. If you’d like to see the previous online conference, check out UFAW’s YouTube channel<https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbUffsX9AlWC0AlljmZmE9Q>. Best wishes, Clare From: UFAW <ufaw(a)ufaw.org.uk> Date: Friday, 8 December 2023 at 10:55 To: Clare Andrews <clare.andrews(a)stir.ac.uk> Subject: Abstract submission for the UFAW International Animal Welfare Conference 2024 is now open You don't often get email from ufaw(a)ufaw.org.uk. Learn why this is important<https://aka.ms/LearnAboutSenderIdentification> CAUTION: This email originated from outside University of Stirling. Do not follow links or open attachments if you doubt the authenticity of the sender or the content. ________________________________ Dear Colleague A fundamental element of UFAW’s mission is the dissemination of evidence-based animal welfare information, so we are delighted to be holding our annual conference on 10 – 11 July 2024 in Porto, Portugal. This conference will serve as a platform for a diverse array of presentations encompassing all areas of animal welfare science and feature both talks and posters. We welcome contributions exploring one or more disciplines that inform our understanding of animals and their welfare, including applied ethology, veterinary science, physiology and policy. Deadline for submissions is 1 February. This meeting is an in-person event being held in Porto, Portugal. All presentations must be given in-person at the event. For more information, visit MailScanner has detected a possible fraud attempt from "jreib.smtptrack.com" claiming to be www.ufaw.org.uk/porto2024<http://jreib.smtptrack.com/tracking/qaR9ZGt0Zwx0AQD2ZQL5ZQxjAmRmAvM5qzS4qaR…> If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to get in contact - events(a)ufaw.org.uk. Stephen Dr Stephen Wickens UFAW, The Old School, Brewhouse Hill, Wheathampstead, Herts AL4 8AN, UK Email: wickens(a)ufaw.org.uk ; Direct Tel: +44(0)1276 500880; Office: +44(0)1582 831818 (tel), 831414 (fax) MailScanner has detected a possible fraud attempt from "c:" claiming to be www.ufaw.org.uk<C:\Users\SamGriffin\AppData\Local\Temp\-ed_sb_4\www.ufaw.org.uk> UFAW is an UK charity that works to develop and promote improvements in the welfare of all animals through scientific and educational activity worldwide. Registered Charity No 207996 (Registered in England) and Company Limited by Guarantee No 579991 Science in the service of animal welfare [KyoNwR1ofX7vv8s2na8X7PcNf4FuQz9Zm5PyVMAAAAASUVORK5CYII=]<https://www.facebook.com/ufaw.org.uk/> [A white bird in a blue square Description automatically generated] <https://twitter.com/UFAW_1926> [A red and white play button Description automatically generated] [A blue and black logo Description automatically generated] <https://www.linkedin.com/company/universities-federation-for-animal-welfare> [A body of water with buildings in the background Description automatically generated] <https://www.ufaw.org.uk/ufaw-events/ufaw-international-animal-welfare-confe…> To unsubscribe from further emails on this meeting, click here<mailto:ufaw@ufaw.org.uk> and enter unsubscribe in the subject ________________________________ Scotland’s University for Sporting Excellence The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159

2 years, 1 month

FW: UFAW LINK. CCSAW Research Seminar 7 December - Evidence for sentience in insects

by Clare Andrews

Online talk on insect sentience may be on interest to some here - info below. The next in the CCSAW 'animal sentience' talks is tomorrow afternoon (7 December), at 10.30am EST / 4.30pm CET, Dr Andrew Crump (Royal Verterinary College, UK) will be presenting evidence for sentience in insects. The link to join is tinyurl.com/insectsentience<http://enzto.smtptrack.com/tracking/qaR9ZGt0ZmLkAGL3ZmN4Zmt0AwL1AvM5qzS4qaR…> If you want to catch up on previous sentience talks, they can be found on the CCSAW Youtube site: MailScanner has detected a possible fraud attempt from "enzto.smtptrack.com" claiming to be https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLf1GMQ3ilgOywNGkgGauQhaO8uXMwOnSs<http://enzto.smtptrack.com/tracking/qaR9ZGt0ZmLkAGL3ZmN4Zmt0AwL1AvM5qzS4qaR…> UFAW The Old School, Brewhouse Hill, Wheathampstead, Hertfordshire, AL4 8AN, United Kingdom Direct Tel: +44 (0) 276 500880 Office: +44 (0) 1582 831818 Web: MailScanner has detected a possible fraud attempt from "enzto.smtptrack.com" claiming to be www.ufaw.org.uk<http://enzto.smtptrack.com/tracking/qaR9ZGt0ZmLkAGL3ZmN4Zmt0AwL1AvM5qzS4qaR…> Email: wickens(a)ufaw.org.uk<mailto:wickens@ufaw.org.uk> ---------------------- [cid:3371567688-1]<http://enzto.smtptrack.com/tracking/qaR9ZGt0ZmLkAGL3ZmN4Zmt0AwL1AvM5qzS4qaR…> For further information about UFAW awards, scholarships, meetings and other news follow us on: Facebook: Universities Federation for Animal Welfare - UFAW<http://enzto.smtptrack.com/tracking/qaR9ZGt0ZmLkAGL3ZmN4Zmt0AwL1AvM5qzS4qaR…> ; Twitter: @UFAW_1926<http://enzto.smtptrack.com/tracking/qaR9ZGt0ZmLkAGL3ZmN4Zmt0AwL1AvM5qzS4qaR…> The Universities Federation for Animal Welfare (UFAW) is an UK charity that works to develop and promote improvements in the welfare of all animals through scientific and educational activity worldwide. Registered Charity No 207996 (Registered in England) and Company Limited by Guarantee No 579991 Science in the service of animal welfare To unsubscribe from further emails on this meeting,click here<mailto:wickens@ufaw.org.uk> and enter unsubscribe in the subject ________________________________ Scotland's University for Sporting Excellence The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159

2 years, 1 month

Postdoctoral Researcher position with Ludwig Huber within the “Overimitation in dogs” project

by Kirsten Blakey

Dear Bergers, Please find below information about a postdoctoral role currently being advertised by Ludwig Huber at the Messerli Research Institute in Vienna. Best wishes, Kirsten Dr Kirsten H Blakey (she/her) Postdoctoral Research Fellow Philosophy & Psychology, University of Stirling Address: Cottrell building 3W1, University of Stirling, Stirling, Scotland, FK9 4LA Email: k.h.blakey1(a)stir.ac.uk<mailto:k.h.blakey1@stir.ac.uk> | Staff webpage<http://www.stir.ac.uk/people/267453> | Personal webpage<https://kirstenhblakey.weebly.com/> ARED Project<https://ared.stir.ac.uk/> | Postdoctoral representative, Psychology Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Committee<https://edicpsy.stir.ac.uk/> Postdoctoral Researcher position with Ludwig Huber within the “Overimitation in dogs” project ____________________________________________- Dear all, I am currently looking for an enthusiastic researcher to join a highly interdisciplinary team investigating “overimitation in dogs”. The project aims to delve comprehensively into the intriguing aspect of dogs imitating causally irrelevant, non-functional behaviors (called “overimitation”) using an innovative experimental and methodological approach. Within the scope of the project, cutting-edge technology will be integrated with behavioral tests to meticulously explore this cognitive trait in dogs. Data collection will predominantly occur at the Clever Dog Lab of the Messerli Research Institute (unit Comparative Cogniton) situated on the Vetmeduni Vienna campus. The employment is a temporary, full-time position of 3 years according to central collective agreement. Starting date March 1st, 2024 or as agreed. Placement: Vienna, Austria. For more information, see: https://www.vetmeduni.ac.at/en/cognition/scientific-positions All electronic applications received by December 31st, 2023, will be considered. We would be grateful if you could share these positions within your network and sorry for the cross posting if any. If you have any questions or would like more information about the positions, feel free to reach out to ludwig.huber(a)vetmeduni.ac.at<mailto:ludwig.huber@vetmeduni.ac.at> Kind regards, Ludwig Huber Univ.-Prof. Dr. Ludwig Huber Head of the Unit of Comparative Cognition Head of the Messerli Research Institute Head of the Department of Interdisciplinary Life Sciences University of Veterinary Medicine, Vienna (Vetmeduni Vienna) Veterinärplatz 1, 1210 Wien T +43 1 25077-2680 M +43 664 60257-6250 ludwig.huber(a)vetmeduni.ac.at<mailto:ludwig.huber@vetmeduni.ac.at> www.vetmeduni.ac.at/messerli<http://www.vetmeduni.ac.at/> Partner institutions of the Messerli Research Institute: Messerli-Foundation, University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna, Medical University of Vienna, University of Vienna ________________________________ Scotland’s University for Sporting Excellence The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159

2 years, 1 month

No BERG/SHAIR meeting this week - instead online external talk on animal sentience

by Clare Andrews

Dear BERGers and SHAIRers, It’s reading week so there’s no BERG/SHAIR seminar this week, but if you feel bereft about this then you will surely be pleased to know that University of Guelph’s Campbell Centre for the Study of Animal Welfare (CCSAW)<https://twitter.com/CCSAW_UofG?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwg…> partnering with Universities Federation of Animal Welfare (UFAW)<https://www.ufaw.org.uk/> is hosting an online talk tomorrow (Wednesday 25 Oct) at 5.30pm UK time – poster and zoom link below: Sentience: a short introduction, and the case for mammals and birds https://zoom.us/j/93617038072 [A poster with text and images of people Description automatically generated] The upcoming BERG programme is here<https://stir-my.sharepoint.com/:w:/g/personal/ac112_stir_ac_uk/EQ3iZqvHkMNI…>. Wishing you all a productive/restful reading week, Clare __________________________________________________________ Students: book to talk with me here<https://outlook.office365.com/owa/calendar/PsychologyY1PersonalTuteesTutorD…>. Dr Clare Andrews (preferred pronouns: she/her) MA MSc DPhil FHEA Lecturer in Psychology, Course Director for MSc/MA Human-Animal Interaction<https://www.stir.ac.uk/courses/pg-taught/human-animal-interaction/> Psychology Division University of Stirling Stirling FK9 4LA ResearchGate<https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Clare_Andrews> X (twitter)<https://twitter.com/clarepandrews?lang=en> LinkedIn<https://www.linkedin.com/in/clareandrews/> [First Aider for Mental Health logo] I aim to read and respond to email within 3 working days, but during busy periods my response may take longer. I check my emails at varying times of day and I do not expect an immediate response from my correspondents. [signature_854066931] [Facebook icon]<https://www.facebook.com/universityofstirling/> [Twitter icon] <https://twitter.com/StirUni> [LinkedIn icon] <https://www.linkedin.com/edu/university-of-stirling-12676> [Instagram icon] <https://www.instagram.com/universityofstirling/> [Youtbue icon] <https://www.youtube.com/user/UniversityOfStirling> [Banner]<https://www.stir.ac.uk/> ________________________________ Scotland’s University for Sporting Excellence The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159

2 years, 1 month

BERG/SHAIR talk today

by Gema Martin-Ordas

Dear All, This a reminder about our BERG talk today at 4pm. Dr. Jeremy Froidevaux (Research Center for Alpine Ecosystems in Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, France) will be talking in our BERG meeting and he will be presenting his exciting work on “Could we identify bumblebee species and behaviour from their buzzing sounds? A proof of concept using Artificial Intelligence and bioacustic.” This meeting will be online and the link is below in this email. I hope to see you all there! Best, Gema https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3a9823d93069124396a7a40d99c827… ________________________________ Scotland’s University for Sporting Excellence The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159

2 years, 1 month

Re: [BERG] BERG/SHAIR talk this week

by Gema Martin-Ordas

Dear All, This Wednesday at 4pm, Dr. Jeremy Froidevaux will be talking in our BERG meeting and he will be presenting his exciting work on “Could we identify bumblebee species and behaviour from their buzzing sounds? A proof of concept using Artificial Intelligence and bioacustic.” This meeting will be online and the link is below in this email. I hope to see you all there! Best, Gema https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3a9823d93069124396a7a40d99c827… ________________________________ Scotland’s University for Sporting Excellence The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159

2 years, 1 month

BERG/SHAIR this Weds: UFAW Guest Lecture

by Clare Andrews

Dear BERG/SHAIR, This week we have an exciting guest lecture on Wednesday: University of Stirling’s 2023 Universities Federation for Animal Welfare<https://www.ufaw.org.uk/ufaw-events/fsvo-ufaw-symposium-a-humanely-ending-t…> Guest Lecture Alexander Weiss, University of Edinburgh Making (Vegan?) Sausages: Lessons Learned from Editing a Book on Primate Welfare and Well-Being [A green and white website Description automatically generated] Abstract: Over an eight-year period I worked with Lauren Robinson—then my Ph.D. student—to edit the edited volume “Nonhuman Primate Welfare: From History, Science, and Ethics to Practice<https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-030-82708-3#aboutBook>”, which was published recently by Springer. The book grew out of my interest in well-being, both in animals and in humans, and in Lauren’s interest in primate welfare, and in a belief in freedom of expression and the value of open debate. The project cut deeply into both a visiting professorship I held at Kyoto University and into a sabbatical in Tucson, Arizona. Based on my previous experiences editing books, I did not intend or expect it to take so long. I also did not expect to learn as much as I did about primate welfare. I also learned a lot of lessons about editing an academic book, which I did not learn with previous volumes, which took less time. In my talk, after a brief overview of my own interest in the area, I will cover what I learned over those eight years and what, should I edit another volume, I would do differently. I will also take the time to say “Thank you and goodbye.” to old friends. Please join us for the lecture in the Psychology Common Room (Cottrell, C3A94) and hybrid (link here<https://tinyurl.com/BERG-UFAW23>). We are grateful to UFAW for kindly sponsoring this lecture! All are welcome to join us for dinner along with Alex afterwards! Sadly for us, Alex will soon be moving away from Scotland, so this is an opportunity not to be missed. Please email (clare.andrews(a)stir.ac.uk<mailto:clare.andrews@stir.ac.uk>, by Weds 15 Nov morning) if you would like to come along. The upcoming BERG programme is here<https://stir-my.sharepoint.com/:w:/g/personal/ac112_stir_ac_uk/EQ3iZqvHkMNI…>. Looking forward to seeing you on Wednesday! Clare __________________________________________________________ Students: book to talk with me here<https://outlook.office365.com/owa/calendar/PsychologyY1PersonalTuteesTutorD…>. Dr Clare Andrews (preferred pronouns: she/her) MA MSc DPhil FHEA Lecturer in Psychology, Course Director for MSc/MA Human-Animal Interaction<https://www.stir.ac.uk/courses/pg-taught/human-animal-interaction/> Psychology Division University of Stirling Stirling FK9 4LA ResearchGate<https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Clare_Andrews> X (twitter)<https://twitter.com/clarepandrews?lang=en> LinkedIn<https://www.linkedin.com/in/clareandrews/> [First Aider for Mental Health logo] I aim to read and respond to email within 3 working days, but during busy periods my response may take longer. I check my emails at varying times of day and I do not expect an immediate response from my correspondents. [signature_2980167266] [Facebook icon]<https://www.facebook.com/universityofstirling/> [Twitter icon] <https://twitter.com/StirUni> [LinkedIn icon] <https://www.linkedin.com/edu/university-of-stirling-12676> [Instagram icon] <https://www.instagram.com/universityofstirling/> [Youtbue icon] <https://www.youtube.com/user/UniversityOfStirling> [Banner]<https://www.stir.ac.uk/> ________________________________ Scotland’s University for Sporting Excellence The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159

2 years, 2 months

Opportunity to review Owl Monkey book for IJP

by Sharon Kessler

Dear Bergers, If anyone would be interested in reviewing a new edited book on owl monkeys for the International Journal of Primatology please get in touch with me. The book is: <https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-031-13555-2> Fernandez-Duque, E. (2023). Owl Monkeys - Biology, Adaptive Radiation, and Behavioral Ecology of the Only Nocturnal Primate in the Americas. Developments in Primatology: Progress and Prospects Series, Springer Press. And is available here: https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-031-13555-2 Abstract The book synthesizes new field data on the biogeography, behavioral ecology, circadian biology, population biology and demography of owl monkeys spanning their entire continental range from Panamá to Argentina. It includes theoretical perspectives drawn from evolutionary biology, biological anthropology, anatomy, morphology and physiology, genetics, endocrinology and conservation biology to examine a specific set of adaptations that have allowed owl monkeys to exploit the nocturnal niche while functioning in a pair-living sexually monogamous system with remarkable patterns of paternal care. The expertise of Eduardo Fernandez-Duque (Editor), with 30 years of research experience with both captive and wild primates, makes this book one of a kind. The volume brings together a combination of senior researchers who during four decades have established captive owl monkeys as a system of study with a new generation of younger scientists who have, for the last 10-20 years, been spearheading their study in the wild. The 25 chapters (10 of them led by Latin American researchers) present the work of a remarkably diverse range of authors; the majority of them nationals of countries where owl monkeys are present, as well as researchers from the U.S and Europe. Best wishes, Sharon -------------------------- Sharon Kessler (she/her), PhD Lecturer in Psychology Cottrell Building Room 3B92, Faculty of Natural Sciences University of Stirling, Stirling, FK9 4LA, SCOTLAND Tel: +44(0)1786 467 651 Email: sharon.kessler(a)stir.ac.uk Website: https://www.stir.ac.uk/people/1104622#research; https://www.sharonekessler.com/ Book review editor: International Journal of Primatology Academic editor: PLOS ONE ________________________________ Scotland's University for Sporting Excellence The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159

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