Dear BERGers,
This is a quick reminder that today our own Gema is giving a talk about our project on p value reporting in the primate tool use literature.
See you later!
Forthcoming seminars:
Date Time Speaker Affiliation Seminar title
20/04/2022 16:00 Gema Martin-Ordas University of Stirling TBC, reporting p values in primate tool use research
27/04/2022 16:00 André Pereira University of Exeter TBC
04/05/2022 16:00 Laura Lewis Harvard University TBC, bonobo cognition
11/05/2022 16:00 Alexander Weiss University of Edinburgh TBC
18/05/2022 16:00 TBC
25/05/2022 16:00 Shelley Culpepper University of Stirling Interspecific Olfactory Perception of Human Emotions: From the Horses Perspective
Link to the meeting:
https://teams.microsoft.com/dl/launcher/launcher.html?url=%2F_%23%2Fl%2Fmee…<https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fteams.mic…>
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The University achieved an overall 5 stars in the QS World University Rankings 2020
UK Sports University of the Year 2020 (Times Higher Good University Guide)
The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159.
Before Tuesday 19th April please consider spending ~5 minutes to let a colleague/s know their research culture value....
Nominations can now be made at this open<https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fstir.us19…> link.
More details below.
Festival of Research 2022 - Research Culture Awards
The Festival of Research 2022 programme will once again feature the Research Culture Awards, with co-hosts Prof Rachel Norman (Dean for Research Engagement and Performance, and Prof Eddie Duncan (Associate Dean for Research Faculty of Health Sciences and Sport and Research Environment Group Chair) on Friday 27 May 2pm-3.30pm.
Nominations are open<https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fstir.us19…> until 19 April and can be made across the following 7 categories:
• Outstanding research leadership
• Outstanding collaborator
• Outstanding support from professional services
• Outstanding mentor
• Outstanding early career researcher
• Outstanding activity dedicated to enhancing research culture
• Outstanding research activity dedicated to equality, diversity and inclusion
For full info see the Festival of Research webpage<https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fstir.us19…>.
Hope you all get a good break!
Hannah
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<mailto:h.m.buchanan-smith@stir.ac.uk>
Home page: <https://rms.stir.ac.uk/converis-stirling/person/11925> https://www.stir.ac.uk/people/257464http://marmosetcare.com/
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The University achieved an overall 5 stars in the QS World University Rankings 2020
UK Sports University of the Year 2020 (Times Higher Good University Guide)
The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159.
Dear BERGers,
Today, Dr Bruce Rawlings (Durham University) is giving a seminar entitled "To copy or create: individual, group and species differences in imitation and innovation". Please see the abstract, and the link to the meeting, below.
See you later!
Abstract
Cumulative cultural evolution (CCE), the improvement of cultural traits over generations via social transmission, is widely believed to be one of humans’ most defining characteristics. Our capacity to build upon others' knowledge, technologies, and skills has produced the most diverse and sophisticated technological repertoire in the animal kingdom. And while other animals such as chimpanzees display impressive cultural diversity, humans stand alone in the extent to which our culture is cumulative. Key to CCE is the interplay between innovation and imitation. Innovations generate new, improved behaviours and skills, while imitation allows for their uptake through social transmission. In my research, I study the individual, group, and species differences in innovative and imitative propensities. In this talk, I will discuss a series of experiments where I find differences and similarities across species in whether, and how, factors such as age, sex, personality, sociality, and flexibility predict children’s and chimpanzees’ propensity to engage in innovation and/or imitation. I will also discuss some ongoing work investigating the development of innovation and (over)imitation cross culturally, where we have collected data on around 1200 children in 14 international populations.
Best wishes,
Pawel
BERG seminars:
Date Time Speaker Affiliation Seminar title
13/04/2022 16:00 Bruce Rawlings Durham University TBC, cumulative culture
20/04/2022 16:00 Gema Martin-Ordas University of Stirling TBC, reporting p values in primate tool use research
27/04/2022 16:00 André Pereira University of Exeter TBC
04/05/2022 16:00 Laura Lewis Harvard University TBC, bonobo cognition
11/05/2022 16:00 Alexander Weiss University of Edinburgh TBC
18/05/2022 16:00 TBC
25/05/2022 16:00 Shelley Culpepper University of Stirling Interspecific Olfactory Perception of Human Emotions: From the Horses Perspective
Link to the meeting:
https://teams.microsoft.com/dl/launcher/launcher.html?url=%2F_%23%2Fl%2Fmee…<https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fteams.mic…>
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The University achieved an overall 5 stars in the QS World University Rankings 2020
UK Sports University of the Year 2020 (Times Higher Good University Guide)
The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159.
Dear BERGers,
A reminder that this Wednesday (13 April), Dr Bruce Rawlings (Durham University) will be giving a seminar entitled "To copy or create: individual, group and species differences in imitation and innovation". Please see the abstract, and the link to the meeting, below.
Hope to see you on Wednesday!
Abstract
Cumulative cultural evolution (CCE), the improvement of cultural traits over generations via social transmission, is widely believed to be one of humans’ most defining characteristics. Our capacity to build upon others' knowledge, technologies, and skills has produced the most diverse and sophisticated technological repertoire in the animal kingdom. And while other animals such as chimpanzees display impressive cultural diversity, humans stand alone in the extent to which our culture is cumulative. Key to CCE is the interplay between innovation and imitation. Innovations generate new, improved behaviours and skills, while imitation allows for their uptake through social transmission. In my research, I study the individual, group, and species differences in innovative and imitative propensities. In this talk, I will discuss a series of experiments where I find differences and similarities across species in whether, and how, factors such as age, sex, personality, sociality, and flexibility predict children’s and chimpanzees’ propensity to engage in innovation and/or imitation. I will also discuss some ongoing work investigating the development of innovation and (over)imitation cross culturally, where we have collected data on around 1200 children in 14 international populations.
Best wishes,
Pawel
Date Time Speaker Affiliation Seminar title
13/04/2022 16:00 Bruce Rawlings Durham University o copy or create: individual, group and species differences in imitation and innovation
20/04/2022 16:00 Gema Martin-Ordas University of Stirling TBC, reporting p values in primate tool use research
27/04/2022 16:00 André Pereira University of Exeter TBC
04/05/2022 16:00 Laura Lewis Harvard University TBC, bonobo cognition
11/05/2022 16:00 Alexander Weiss University of Edinburgh TBC
18/05/2022 16:00 Sabrina Brando University of Stirling TBC
25/05/2022 16:00 Shelley Culpepper University of Stirling Interspecific Olfactory Perception of Human Emotions: From the Horses Perspective
Link to the meeting:
https://teams.microsoft.com/dl/launcher/launcher.html?url=%2F_%23%2Fl%2Fmee…<https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fteams.mic…>
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The University achieved an overall 5 stars in the QS World University Rankings 2020
UK Sports University of the Year 2020 (Times Higher Good University Guide)
The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159.
Dear BERGers,
A quick reminder that today Dr Stuart Watson (University of Zurich) is giving a seminar entitled "From meaningful meerkats to pattern-processing primates: cross-species insights to the problem of language evolution".
Abstract: Language is a uniquely powerful, and uniquely human, means of communication. However, the narrow historical window of language we have access to makes determining the ‘whens’, ‘whys’ and ‘hows’ of its origins challenging. A broad, cross-species comparative approach is necessary to identify precisely which features of language are indeed unique, and which are shared with our animal cousins, thereby shedding light on their evolutionary history. Towards this end, here I will present findings from two recent studies investigating: (a) the underlying ‘meaning’ of the functionally referential alarm calls in wild meerkats using a 'model predator' experiment and (b) the shared capacity to process syntax-like acoustic structures in monkeys, apes and humans using an ’artificial grammar' experiment.
See you later! The link to the meeting, as well as a list of the forthcoming speakers, are below this email.
Best wishes,
Pawel
Link to the meeting:
https://teams.microsoft.com/dl/launcher/launcher.html?url=%2F_%23%2Fl%2Fmee…<https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fteams.mic…>
Forthcoming seminars:
Date Time Speaker Affiliation Seminar title
06/04/2022 16:00 Stuart Watson University of Zurich From meaningful meerkats to pattern-processing primates: cross-species insights to the problem of language evolution
13/04/2022 16:00 Bruce Rawlings Durham University TBC, cumulative culture
20/04/2022 16:00 Gema Martin-Ordas University of Stirling TBC, reporting p values in primate tool use research
27/04/2022 16:00 André Pereira University of Exeter TBC
04/05/2022 16:00 Laura Lewis Harvard University TBC, bonobo cognition
11/05/2022 16:00 Alexander Weiss University of Edinburgh TBC
18/05/2022 16:00 Sabrina Brando University of Stirling TBC
25/05/2022 16:00 Shelley Culpepper University of Stirling Interspecific Olfactory Perception of Human Emotions: From the Horses Perspective
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The University achieved an overall 5 stars in the QS World University Rankings 2020
UK Sports University of the Year 2020 (Times Higher Good University Guide)
The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159.
Dear BERGers,
A quick reminder that this Wednesday (7 April), Dr Stuart Watson (University of Zurich) will be giving a seminar entitled "From meaningful meerkats to pattern-processing primates: cross-species insights to the problem of language evolution".
Abstract: Language is a uniquely powerful, and uniquely human, means of communication. However, the narrow historical window of language we have access to makes determining the ‘whens’, ‘whys’ and ‘hows’ of its origins challenging. A broad, cross-species comparative approach is necessary to identify precisely which features of language are indeed unique, and which are shared with our animal cousins, thereby shedding light on their evolutionary history. Towards this end, here I will present findings from two recent studies investigating: (a) the underlying ‘meaning’ of the functionally referential alarm calls in wild meerkats using a 'model predator' experiment and (b) the shared capacity to process syntax-like acoustic structures in monkeys, apes and humans using an ’artificial grammar' experiment.
Hope to see you all on Wednesday! The link to the meeting, as well as a list of the forthcoming speakers, are below this email.
Best wishes,
Pawel
Link to the meeting:
https://teams.microsoft.com/dl/launcher/launcher.html?url=%2F_%23%2Fl%2Fmee…<https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fteams.mic…>
Forthcoming seminars:
Date Time Speaker Affiliation Seminar title
06/04/2022 16:00 Stuart Watson University of Zurich TBC, animal social learning
13/04/2022 16:00 Bruce Rawlings Durham University TBC, cumulative culture
20/04/2022 16:00 Gema Martin-Ordas University of Stirling TBC, reporting p values in primate tool use research
27/04/2022 16:00 André Pereira University of Exeter TBC
04/05/2022 16:00 Laura Lewis Harvard University TBC, bonobo cognition
11/05/2022 16:00 Alexander Weiss University of Edinburgh TBC
18/05/2022 16:00 Sabrina Brando University of Stirling TBC
25/05/2022 16:00 Shelley Culpepper University of Stirling TBC
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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).
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The University achieved an overall 5 stars in the QS World University Rankings 2020
UK Sports University of the Year 2020 (Times Higher Good University Guide)
The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159.
Dear BERGers,
Some of you might be interested: Sarah Kraemer, our PhD student investigating learning strategies in capuchin monkeys, is looking for volunteers. This is a great opportunity to gain some research experience working on a super-interesting project! Details below:
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Calling all students interested in animal behaviour and social learning!
I am recruiting multiple volunteer students for assistance in 2 tasks for my PhD project that examines social biases in tufted capuchins. Students may reach out with availability to help in one or both tasks:
1. Coding videos of capuchins performing a binary-choice task (specifically recording their choices), to measure inter-rater reliability: short-term, roughly 4-6 weeks from mid-May through June
2. Assisting me in my task of using BORIS software to analyse capuchin videos: long-term, estimated 4-5 months
3.
Both efforts will require pre-training, to be carried out between mid-to-end of May (foreseeably longer for the long-term endeavor). Both will involve one meeting/work period with me per week, and a few hours of work on the student's own time per week, but will not add up to a part- or full-time job.
This is a great opportunity to be involved in animal behaviour research and gain experience for your own future projects!
If interested, e-mail me at s.b.kraemer(a)stir.ac.uk<mailto:s.b.kraemer@stir.ac.uk>.
Capu-cheers!
-Sarah
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Sarah B. Kraemer
PhD Student | Department of Psychology
Behaviour and Evolution Research Group [BERG<https://www.stir.ac.uk/about/faculties/natural-sciences/our-research/resear…>]
Scottish Primate Research Group [SPRG<https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fliving-lin…>]
University of Stirling, UK
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The University achieved an overall 5 stars in the QS World University Rankings 2020
UK Sports University of the Year 2020 (Times Higher Good University Guide)
The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159.
Dear BERGers,
A quick reminder that today Dr Kris Sabbi (Tufts University) is giving a seminar about the development of aggressive behaviour in wild chimpanzees.
See you later! The link to the meeting, as well as a list of the forthcoming speakers, are below this email.
Best wishes,
Pawel
Link to the meeting:
https://teams.microsoft.com/dl/launcher/launcher.html?url=%2F_%23%2Fl%2Fmee…<https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fteams.mic…>
Date Time Speaker Affiliation Seminar title
30/03/2002 16:00 Kris Sabbi Tufts University The ontogeny of aggressive behaviour in chimpanzees
06/04/2022 16:00 Stuart Watson University of Zurich TBC, animal social learning
13/04/2022 16:00 Bruce Rawlings Durham University TBC, cumulative culture
20/04/2022 16:00 Gema Martin-Ordas University of Stirling TBC, reporting p values in primate tool use research
27/04/2022 16:00 André Pereira University of Exeter TBC
04/05/2022 16:00 Laura Lewis Harvard University TBC, bonobo cognition
11/05/2022 16:00 Alexander Weiss University of Edinburgh TBC
18/05/2022 16:00 Sabrina Brando University of Stirling TBC
25/05/2022 16:00 Shelley Culpepper University of Stirling TBC
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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).
________________________________
The University achieved an overall 5 stars in the QS World University Rankings 2020
UK Sports University of the Year 2020 (Times Higher Good University Guide)
The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159.
Dear BERGers,
A quick reminder that this Wednesday (30 Mar), Dr Kris Sabbi (Tufts University) will be giving a seminar about the development of aggressive behaviour in wild chimpanzees.
Hope to see you all on Wednesday! The link to the meeting, as well as a list of the forthcoming speakers, are below this email.
Best wishes,
Pawel
Link to the meeting:
https://teams.microsoft.com/dl/launcher/launcher.html?url=%2F_%23%2Fl%2Fmee…<https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fteams.mic…>
Date Time Speaker Affiliation Seminar title
30/03/2002 16:00 Kris Sabbi Tufts University TBC, the ontogeny of aggressive behaviour in chimpanzees
06/04/2022 16:00 Stuart Watson University of Zurich TBC, animal social learning
13/04/2022 16:00 Bruce Rawlings Durham University TBC, cumulative culture
20/04/2022 16:00 Gema Martin-Ordas University of Stirling TBC, reporting p values in primate tool use research
27/04/2022 16:00 André Pereira University of Exeter TBC
04/05/2022 16:00 Laura Lewis Harvard University TBC, bonobo cognition
11/05/2022 16:00 Alexander Weiss University of Edinburgh TBC
18/05/2022 16:00 Sabrina Brando University of Stirling TBC
25/05/2022 16:00 Shelley Culpepper University of Stirling TBC
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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).
________________________________
The University achieved an overall 5 stars in the QS World University Rankings 2020
UK Sports University of the Year 2020 (Times Higher Good University Guide)
The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159.