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Upcoming BERG/SHAIR meetings: dates for your diaries
by Clare Andrews 21 Sep '23

21 Sep '23

Dear Behaviour & Evolution Research Group (BERG) & Stirling Human-Animal Interaction Research Group (SHAIR), We look forward to seeing you all for lots more interesting talks and activities this year. Owing to the UCU industrial action (strike) which is currently taking place 11-29 September, there are to be no talks during September. Please find the [?docx icon] forthcoming schedule<https://stir-my.sharepoint.com/:w:/g/personal/ac112_stir_ac_uk/EQ3iZqvHkMNI…> here and below. We will circulate abstracts ahead of each session. Weds 4 Oct 4-5pm Welcome & Social Event Join us to welcome new members, chat and play animal-themed boardgames. Weds 11 Oct 4-5pm Talk: Devon Docherty & Carol Jasper, University of Stirling* The ‘Cheese Paradox’: The Psychology of Egg and Dairy Consumption in Vegetarians Weds 18 Oct 4-5pm Talk: Toryn Whitehead, King’s College London* Planning for large carnivore coexistence in Scotland: A shifting baseline syndrome perspective *All are welcome to join us for dinner along with the speaker afterwards! Please email (clare.andrews(a)stir.ac.uk<mailto:clare.andrews@stir.ac.uk>) if you would like to come along. Dinner will be off-campus and at the expense of individuals attending. BERG meetings will take place in the Psychology Common Room (Cottrell, C3A94), Wednesdays 4-5pm. We will circulate a link for hybrid in advance, when available. Please send your suggestions for future speakers for the Spring semester (to clare.andrews(a)stir.ac.uk<mailto:clare.andrews@stir.ac.uk>). PGRs especially, please don’t miss out on this as a networking and learning opportunity, and a contribution to ‘research culture’ in our division. Reminder: ASAB winter meeting<https://asabwinter2023.org/> - it is still possible to register for this free Animal Behaviour conference, 13-14 December (online attendance only now). We will look forward to seeing everyone soon, including PGR and PGT students and new members. Best wishes, Clare, Sharon & Gema BERG/SHAIR Seminar Organising Team 2023 Sent from Outlook for Android<https://aka.ms/AAb9ysg> ________________________________ Scotland’s University for Sporting Excellence The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159

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PhDs in animal bioacoustics
by Pawel Fedurek 30 Aug '23

30 Aug '23

Dear All, Some of you might be interested: https://bioacousticai.eu/recruiting-phd-students/ [https://bioacousticai.eu/wp-content/uploads/Open-PhD-positions.jpg]<https://bioacousticai.eu/recruiting-phd-students/> Apply for a PhD position at the Bioacoustic Ai programme<https://bioacousticai.eu/recruiting-phd-students/> Would you like to develop AI algorithms to help understand animal sound? To monitor biodiversity across Europe? We are now looking for PhD Doctoral Candidates. bioacousticai.eu 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

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ASAB Winter conference in Edinburgh
by Clare Andrews 25 Aug '23

25 Aug '23

Dear BERGers, ASAB Winter Meeting - Animal Cognition: Pure to Applied Apparently the in-person tickets are almost gone for the FREE Association for the Study of Animal Behaviour (ASAB) winter conference<https://asabwinter2023.org/> in Edinburgh, 13-14 December - be quick if you want to come along! I've registered to go. It's also the final days for abstract submission, but the virtual tickets are on sale until 1 Dec deadline. Best wishes, Clare __________________________________________________________ Students: book to talk with me here<https://outlook.office365.com/owa/calendar/PsychologyY1PersonalTuteesTutorD…>. Dr Clare Andrews (preferred pronouns: she/her) Lecturer in Psychology, Course Director for MSc/MA Human-Animal Interaction Psychology Division University of Stirling Stirling FK9 4LA ResearchGate<https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Clare_Andrews> Twitter<https://twitter.com/clarepandrews?lang=en> Stirling Human-Animal Interaction Research (SHAIR)<https://www.stir.ac.uk/about/faculties/natural-sciences/our-research/resear…> Stirling Behaviour & Evolution Research Group (BERG)<https://www.stir.ac.uk/about/faculties/natural-sciences/our-research/resear…> Scottish Primate Research Group<https://scottishprimate.wp.st-andrews.ac.uk/> [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. Equality, diversity, and inclusion matter to me. Discrimination in any form is not okay. If you're suffering discrimination, talk to me. You can report gender-based or sexual incidents here<https://reportandsupport.stir.ac.uk/> too. It's ok not to be ok: Student Hub Wellbeing<https://www.stir.ac.uk/student-life/support-wellbeing/student-support-servi…>; Samaritans - Tel: 116 123 (24hr Freephone number) or jo(a)samaritans.org<mailto:jo@samaritans.org> [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

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Seminar of potential interest - in person and online, Wed 27th Sept 1-2pm
by Hannah Buchanan-Smith 24 Aug '23

24 Aug '23

Apologies for cross postings Healthy Parks and Open Space – the Salutogenic Environment Catherine Ward Thompson<https://www.eca.ed.ac.uk/profile/prof-catharine-ward-thompson>, Professor of Landscape Architecture, Edinburgh School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture<https://www.eca.ed.ac.uk/edinburgh-school-architecture-and-landscape-archit…> (ESALA), Edinburgh College of Art, University of Edinburgh<https://www.eca.ed.ac.uk/> Wednesday 27th September, 1-2pm, Cottrell LTB3 and streamed on Teams<https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_NTliMjJhNmMtODYyZS00…>. This seminar is open to all staff, students and affiliates of the University of Stirling. The seminar is hosted by Biological and Environmental Sciences (BES). Who this may appeal to: This will be of particular interest to those working in healthy environments and sustainable societies as well as those with an interest in ecosystem services. It explores ways in which natural or semi-natural environments, in particular, can offer multiple benefits for human health, and the evidence to support this, including the influence of access to natural environments at different stages in the lifecourse, from childhood to old age. Abstract: There is good evidence that engaging with green and natural spaces on a regular basis can bring multiple health benefits and reduce health inequalities. The difficult times of the COVID-19 pandemic have highlighted the value of being able to visit green and natural environments. This presentation will outline some of the research evidence that underlines the value of access to green space and nature, especially for mental wellbeing, and considers its lifelong importance as part of a salutogenic environment in which people can flourish into healthy old age. Bio: Catharine Ward Thompson is Professor of Landscape Architecture and Director of OPENspace<https://www.eca.ed.ac.uk/research/openspace> – the research centre for inclusive access to outdoor environments – at the University of Edinburgh. Her work focuses on inclusive access to outdoor environments and links between landscape and health, especially salutogenic environments. She has led several multidisciplinary research collaborations, including a study of links between green space and mental wellbeing in deprived urban areas. She contributed to WHO’s Urban Green Spaces and Health report<https://apps.who.int/iris/handle/10665/345751> and has advised on the Scottish Government’s Place Standard<https://www.ourplace.scot/tool/place-standard-guide>. Current projects include: GroundsWell<https://www.qub.ac.uk/sites/groundswell/AboutGroundswell/>, where she is part of a UKPRP consortium researching how Urban Green and Blue Space can support wellbeing and reduce disease; and the Advanced Care Research Centre, involving research on ways in which access to the outdoor environment can contribute to healthy ageing. Contact Information: Personal Website<https://www.eca.ed.ac.uk/profile/prof-catharine-ward-thompson> Email<mailto:c.ward-thompson@ed.ac.uk> Hannah M. Buchanan-Smith Professor, Behaviour and Evolution Research Group (BERG) Psychology, Faculty of Natural Sciences University of Stirling Stirling, FK9 4LA Scotland E-mail: h.m.buchanan-smith(a)stir.ac.uk<http://h.m.buchanan-smith@stir.ac.uk/> Home page<https://www.stir.ac.uk/people/257464> Marmoset care<https://www.marmosetcare.stir.ac.uk/> Animal Welfare 24/7 across the lifespan<https://www.animalconcepts.eu/247approachtopromotingoptimalwelfareforcaptiv…><https://animalconcepts.mykajabi.com/247approachtopromotingoptimalwelfarefor…> Welfare of dogs <https://nc3rs.org.uk/housing-and-husbandry-dogs> ________________________________ Scotland’s University for Sporting Excellence The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159

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Congratulations to Hannah!
by Pawel Fedurek 11 Aug '23

11 Aug '23

Dear BERGers Congratulations to BERG's Prof Hannah Buchanan-Smith for being awarded Honorary Fellowship of the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland!! RZSS recognise Hannah as "an integral key figure within the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland for many years, strengthening and promoting the charity’s knowledge and understanding of animal welfare, while building RZSS relationships with the University of Stirling and the Scottish Primate Research Group, as one of its core members." These relationships with RZSS and SPRG benefit considerably many of us within BERG, so thank you for your hard work, Hannah! Best wishes, Pawel on behalf of BERG ------------------------------- 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

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Post doc in HAI
by Hannah Buchanan-Smith 31 Jul '23

31 Jul '23

Application Deadline 21 August About the Role Feeling the HEAT - Human Emotion Recognition & Affect Transfer in Meerkats This project uses a multi-disciplinary approach to evaluate the mechanisms around human emotion recognition and affect transfer in zoo-housed meerkats. This project will be of interest for those working in psychology, biology, evolutionary theory, social communication and captive animal management fields as the ramifications from this will contribute to questions currently being asked in human-animal interaction research within each of these fields. Additionally, with increasing research into the impacts of human-animal interactions across farm, domestic, laboratory and zoo animal disciplines, understanding the fundamental principles underlying these interactions are now vital to fully appreciate the implications they may have. This research will help us better understand the mechanisms of human-animal interactions, with implications for our evolutionary understanding of animal minds and for the successful management of zoo animals regarding the context and quality of human-animal interactions they encounter daily. https://vacancies.ntu.ac.uk/Job/JobDetail?JobId=12853&fbclid=IwAR0XnPcRbgJ9… Get Outlook for iOS<https://aka.ms/o0ukef> ________________________________ Scotland’s University for Sporting Excellence The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159

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PhD position on orang-utan communication
by Pawel Fedurek 26 Jul '23

26 Jul '23

Dear All, Some of you might be interested: https://uni-tuebingen.de/universitaet/stellenangebote/newsfullview-stellena… 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

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Association for the Study of Animal Behaviour (ASAB) winter meeting 13-14 Dec in Edinburgh
by Clare Andrews 18 Jul '23

18 Jul '23

Dear BERG, I thought this would be of interest to some: The ASAB winter meeting has been announced, and will take place 13-14 December in Edinburgh. The theme is ‘Animal Cognition: Pure to Applied’. It’s free to attend, but the registration deadline (and abstract submission deadline) is 30 Aug. Details and registration: https://asabwinter2023.org/ Best wishes, Clare __________________________________________________________ Students: book to talk with me here<https://outlook.office365.com/owa/calendar/PsychologyY1PersonalTuteesTutorD…>. Dr Clare Andrews (preferred pronouns: she/her) Lecturer in Psychology, Course Director for MSc/MA Human-Animal Interaction Psychology Division University of Stirling Stirling FK9 4LA ResearchGate<https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Clare_Andrews> Twitter<https://twitter.com/clarepandrews?lang=en> [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. Equality, diversity, and inclusion matter to me. Discrimination in any form is not okay. If you’re suffering discrimination, talk to me. You can report gender-based or sexual incidents here<https://reportandsupport.stir.ac.uk/> too. It’s ok not to be ok: Student Hub Wellbeing<https://www.stir.ac.uk/student-life/support-wellbeing/student-support-servi…>; Samaritans - Tel: 116 123 (24hr Freephone number) or jo(a)samaritans.org<mailto:jo@samaritans.org> [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

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Sophia Daoudi-Simison for ASAB communications officer
by Sharon Kessler 23 Jun '23

23 Jun '23

Hi everyone, Sophia Daoudi-Simison is running for the communicaitons officer role in ASAB. If you are a member, these are her plans for the role below! Sharon As an early career lecturer, I am keen to gain more experience and contribute as a council member of ASAB, and in particular for the above role of communications officer. In terms of my own experience, during my PhD I was in charge of the social media profiles (e.g. Facebook and Twitter) of the Behaviour and Evolution Research Group (University of Stirling), advertising talks for weekly meetings, staff and student achievements, conferences and grant opportunities. Furthermore, when co-organising the Scottish Conference on Animal Behaviour, I designed the event webpage, conference applications (abstract submissions and payment), as well as monitoring email enquiries. More recently as a PostDoc at Newcastle University I actively contributed to the organisation and advertising of the Spring 2022 meeting (and I designed the logo). I believe that my existing skill set and enthusiasm for animal behaviour research make me an ideal candidate. Wish me luck! Sophia -------------------------- 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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Fully funded PhD - Quantification of responses to anthropogenically induced stressors
by Hannah Buchanan-Smith 21 Jun '23

21 Jun '23

Please see details below of a fully funded PhD position that may be of interest to some of you... The deadline is 16th July 2023. Interesting the grant is based on the excellent PhD work of an ex-HAI MSc student of ours , Morgan Welch. Morgan will be the named post doc on the grant. https://www.findaphd.com/phds/project/quantification-of-responses-to-anthro… [https://www.findaphd.com/images/FAP-social-icon.jpg]<https://www.findaphd.com/phds/project/quantification-of-responses-to-anthro…> Quantification of responses to anthropogenically induced stressors in the lesser horseshoe bat Rhinolophus hipposideros at University of Chester on FindAPhD.com<https://www.findaphd.com/phds/project/quantification-of-responses-to-anthro…> PhD Project - Quantification of responses to anthropogenically induced stressors in the lesser horseshoe bat Rhinolophus hipposideros at University of Chester, listed on FindAPhD.com www.findaphd.com ________________________________ Scotland's University for Sporting Excellence The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159

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