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RA position
by Pawel Fedurek 12 Aug '22

12 Aug '22

Dear All, Some of you might be interested - please see the attached. Best wishes, Pawel ________________________________ Scotland's University for Sporting Excellence The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159

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Fw: Survey
by Pawel Fedurek 08 Aug '22

08 Aug '22

Dear All, Ashleigh Messenger needs participants for her study - please see below: Call for participants for an exciting cross-cultural project in association with the policy research group at the University of Cambridge and Columbia University studying financial decision making. In order to take part you must be: * Over 30 years of age * A permanent resident of the United Kingdom * Not currently enrolled in full time education Thank you! https://cumc.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_7UnrJmjCXaFS6fc?Q_Language=EN-GB<https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcumc.co1.…> Ashleigh ________________________________ Scotland's University for Sporting Excellence The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159

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Great position at The Scottish SPCA
by Hannah Buchanan-Smith 08 Aug '22

08 Aug '22

Possibly of interest to some..... There is an opening for a Policy and Research Assistant to work across the public affairs and strategy teams at the Scottish SPCA Details here: https://www.scottishspca-careers.org/job-detail.php?jobid=179807<https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.scott…> The successful candidate would be working along-side Lee-ann Howieson Public Affairs Advisor Lee-ann has said she would be happy to talk to any applicants in advance of application. Public.Affairs(a)scottishspca.org<mailto:Public.Affairs@scottishspca.org> ________________________________ Scotland's University for Sporting Excellence The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159

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Fw: UFAW LINK: SRUC - RESEARCH FELLOW (SOCIAL SCIENCE APPLIED TO ANIMAL WELFARE) postiion available
by Hannah Buchanan-Smith 01 Aug '22

01 Aug '22

Interesting-looking job that may be of interest to some! ---------------------------------------- SRUC - RESEARCH FELLOW (SOCIAL SCIENCE APPLIED TO ANIMAL WELFARE) Type: Permanent / Full time Salary: £37,877 - £41,631 per annum (under review) Location: SRUC King's Buildings, Edinburgh, UK REF: ACF/AVS/015/22 Closing Date: 12 August 2022 We are seeking a highly motivated individual to join our team in the Animal and Veterinary Sciences department and contribute to the development of an exciting research programme investigating social science applied to perspectives of animal welfare. Specifically, we are seeking someone to develop research ideas to understand more about different perspectives on animal welfare, and to contribute to influencing human behaviour change to improve aspects of animal welfare. Where appropriate the post would also contribute to aspects of our undergraduate and postgraduate teaching programmes, particularly through supervision of research student projects. Main Responsibilities 1. Undertake appropriate social science research on perceptions of positive animal welfare and best practice to implement positive welfare amongst different sectors of society 2. Assist in developing a programme of research that uses social science to understand human views of animal welfare and the challenges and opportunities to improving welfare in practice 3. Teaching duties in relation to our BSc and Masters programmes on social science aspects of animal welfare 4. Investigate funding opportunities in this area and assist in the preparation of grant applications In August 2022, all academic roles will be assimilated to a new job families structure. Details are contained within the Job Particulars document. Closing date: 12 August 2022 Further information Please read the Job Particulars document<https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fsmtptrail…> before proceeding with your application Apply To apply for this role, please use the SRUC online application system<https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fsmtptrail…>. CVs will not be accepted without a completed application form ________________________________ Scotland's University for Sporting Excellence The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159

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Fw: Burn meeting: 2-4 September 2022 – registration deadline extended
by Hannah Buchanan-Smith 15 Jul '22

15 Jul '22

Reminder...... ________________________________ From: sprg-request(a)st-andrews.ac.uk <sprg-request(a)st-andrews.ac.uk> on behalf of Manon Schweinfurth <ms397(a)st-andrews.ac.uk> Sent: 15 July 2022 12:44 Dear primatologists of Scotland and further afield, We are pleased to let you know that we have extended the deadline to register for the upcoming Burn meeting. You can now register until the 22nd of July. The places can now also be filled by non SPRG members. So please spread the word. We are also extremely delighted to announce this year’s keynote speaker: Prof. Amanda Seed from the University of St Andrews (https://seedlab.wp.st-andrews.ac.uk/<https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fseedlab.w…>). Amanda is internationally renowned for her research on the evolution of flexible behaviour and abstract thought in non-human primates and children. She is the director of the ‘Living Links to Human Evolution’ research centre at Edinburgh Zoo, and a member of the RSE Young Academy of Scotland. On top, she is a fantastic speaker, and we were very excited that she will be talking at our meeting. Thanks, Amanda, we are very much looking forward to hearing more about your research. We have set up a car-pooling website - please add your car here if you intend to drive, and others can sign up for lifts: https://www.groupcarpool.com/t/293cip<https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.group…> Another option is taking a train to Montrose and taking a taxi (approx. 30 min taxi ride). If you intend to do this, and would like to share a taxi with others, you could also add your intended taxi time to the carpool above for others to join. If you've signed up already, please remember to send us your abstract and make the payment. All the best, Emma McEwen & Manon Schweinfurth *** Dates and deadlines in a nutshell *** Registration deadline: 15th of July ***NOW*** 22nd of July Abstract deadline: 29th of July Burn meeting: 2nd – 4th September From: Manon Schweinfurth <ms397(a)st-andrews.ac.uk> Sent: 22 June 2022 14:34 To: sprg(a)st-andrews.ac.uk <sprg(a)st-andrews.ac.uk> Cc: Emma McEwen <esm7(a)st-andrews.ac.uk>; Hannah Buchanan-Smith <h.m.buchanan-smith(a)stir.ac.uk> Subject: Burn Meeting: 2-4 September 2022 - registration 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 all, The last Burn meeting (also known as the annual Scottish Primate Research Group ‘SPRG’ meeting) took place in 2019. The pandemic hit, field seasons had to be cancelled, and many in-person conferences, like our Burn meeting, too. However, the world looks a bit different now and we are thrilled to let you know that the next Burn meeting will go ahead, taking place from 2nd - 4th of September 2022 in ‘The Burn’. We can arrive from 4:00pm on Friday and leave after lunch on Sunday. For those of you who are new to SPRG, please find more information on our homepage (https://scottishprimate.wp.st-andrews.ac.uk/history/) Our annual Burn meeting is a chance for all members to get together in the beautiful surroundings of The Burn, to discuss research that is going on within our group, and of course to walk, chat, play games, eat, drink, and be merry. You can find more details about the venue on their website (http://theburn.goodenough.ac.uk/) There will be a series of talks given throughout the weekend and one of the speakers could be you. These presentations do not need to be particularly formal talks - The Burn is a great place to discuss project plans or analyses in the works. *** Reply early to avoid disappointment *** Places are limited, so don't miss your chance. In the first instance, bookings are restricted to members and SPRG associates, which is everyone affiliated with one of the core SPRG universities. However, should places be left unclaimed by the middle of July, invitations will be opened to colleagues from further afield. The costs of staying at The Burn are heavily subsidised by the Charitable Trust, and so remain very reasonable. The price of attending the entire meeting, which includes room and meals, will be £160. Most rooms have only two or three beds. If you have preferences with whom you’d like to share your room, please let us know. We can offer some single bedrooms. However, because single occupancy rooms are limited in number, we will offer these on a first-come first-serve basis and we cannot guarantee that we can offer many of those. To register for the meeting, please send Manon an email at ms397(a)st-andrews.ac.uk until the 15th of July or as soon as possible as places are limited. Please use the subject header ‘SPRG Burn Meeting 2022’ and include the following details: Your name: With whom you’d like to share your room: (if any) If you’d rather have a single room: (yes/no) Affiliation and career stage: (e.g., St Andrews, PhD student) Dietary requirements: (if any) If you are interested in giving a talk: (yes/no) If you would like to give a presentation, please send Manon a Word file with the title, authors, affiliation(s), and a short abstract (200-300 words) until the 29th of July. We are very excited to seeing many of you at the next Burn meeting, Emma McEwen & Manon Schweinfurth P.s. (1): Many things happen in three years and after giving it a lot of thought, Dr Lara Wood had to step down from organising the meeting. We had the 2020 meeting ready to go and organised several postponed meetings, for which Lara has been instrumental. Emma and I would like to take this opportunity to sincerely thank Lara for her work and positivity throughout the past years (!). We will miss our great meetings in St Andrews and Dundee and those on Teams. P.s. (2): Pls - please forward this e-mail to everybody who might be interested in joining our meeting. P.s. (3): If you know of anyone who would like to join our e-mail distribution list, please send them to Manon (ms397(a)st-andrews.ac.uk) *** Dates and deadlines in a nutshell *** Registration deadline: 15th of July Abstract deadline: 29th of July Burn meeting: 2nd – 4th September Lecturer, University of St Andrews School of Psychology & Neuroscience St Mary's Quad, St Andrews, KY16 9JP Office: E48 I Phone: +44 (0)1334 463460 Homepage<https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fmanon-schw…> I am a friend of the LGBTQIA+ community, ethnic minorities and under-represented groups in academia! ________________________________ Scotland’s University for Sporting Excellence The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159

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The Scottish SPCA is looking for volunteer literature reviewers
by Hannah Buchanan-Smith 24 Jun '22

24 Jun '22

Exciting opportunity! The Scottish SPCA is looking for volunteer literature reviewers to help contribute to their ethics and policy subcommittees. Please follow this link if you have an interest in animal welfare and veterinary science across farm, wild and companion animal subjects. https://volunteer.scottishspca.org/opportunities/33453-ethics-policy-commit…<https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fvolunteer…> Some further information is below. Would you, or anyone you know, like to help shape Scottish SPCA policy? We are looking for volunteers to conduct literature reviews for our wildlife, farm animal and companion animal ethics and policy subcommittees. Applicants will support the remit of the main group which is: • to consider ethical implications of current and future policies and procedures and provide advice, guidance and recommendations; • to improve animal welfare in Scotland for companion, wild and farm animals through creation and adoption of appropriate guidelines; • to increase public awareness of what good animal welfare is; • to improve care provided through enhanced facilities and veterinary services to decrease issues regarding individual species. The workload and time commitment will be agreed between the volunteer and the subcommittee Chair(s) on an individual basis. The expectation is that the time commitment will usually involve around 10 hours per month, in order to support meaningful progress. Please share this with anyone who might be interested: https://volunteer.scottishspca.org/opportunities/33453-ethics-policy-commit…<https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fvolunteer…> Lee-ann Howieson Public Affairs Advisor Scottish SPCA 03000 999 999 Public.Affairs(a)scottishspca.org<mailto:Public.Affairs@scottishspca.org> [Here For All Animals email sig] <https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fgfidisc.sc…> ________________________________ Scottish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Scottish SPCA) Tel: 03000 999 999 www.scottishspca.org/join<https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.scotti…> www.scottishspca.org/rehoming<https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.scotti…> Scottish Charity No. SC 006467 This message is confidential. If you are not the intended recipient, please inform us and then delete it. If the content of this message does not relate to the business of the Scottish SPCA then it is neither from nor sanctioned by the Society. If you wish to report an incident involving an injured or distressed animal you must telephone our Animal Helpline on 03000 999 999. Please do not email the incident details as our Animal Helpline staff will have key questions to ask you. [http://www.scottishspca.org/mailfooter/LiveFooterImage.png] <https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fgfidisc.sc…> ________________________________ 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.

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Fw: Burn Meeting: 2-4 September 2022 - registration
by Hannah Buchanan-Smith 22 Jun '22

22 Jun '22

Calling all SPRG primatologists! Please see details of the next SPRG meeting at the Burn below. It usually fills up quickly so reply soon to secure a place! Hannah ________________________________ From: Manon Schweinfurth <ms397(a)st-andrews.ac.uk> Sent: 22 June 2022 14:34 To: sprg(a)st-andrews.ac.uk <sprg(a)st-andrews.ac.uk> Cc: Emma McEwen <esm7(a)st-andrews.ac.uk>; Hannah Buchanan-Smith <h.m.buchanan-smith(a)stir.ac.uk> Subject: Burn Meeting: 2-4 September 2022 - registration 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 all, The last Burn meeting (also known as the annual Scottish Primate Research Group ‘SPRG’ meeting) took place in 2019. The pandemic hit, field seasons had to be cancelled, and many in-person conferences, like our Burn meeting, too. However, the world looks a bit different now and we are thrilled to let you know that the next Burn meeting will go ahead, taking place from 2nd - 4th of September 2022 in ‘The Burn’. We can arrive from 4:00pm on Friday and leave after lunch on Sunday. For those of you who are new to SPRG, please find more information on our homepage (https://scottishprimate.wp.st-andrews.ac.uk/history/) Our annual Burn meeting is a chance for all members to get together in the beautiful surroundings of The Burn, to discuss research that is going on within our group, and of course to walk, chat, play games, eat, drink, and be merry. You can find more details about the venue on their website (http://theburn.goodenough.ac.uk/) There will be a series of talks given throughout the weekend and one of the speakers could be you. These presentations do not need to be particularly formal talks - The Burn is a great place to discuss project plans or analyses in the works. *** Reply early to avoid disappointment *** Places are limited, so don't miss your chance. In the first instance, bookings are restricted to members and SPRG associates, which is everyone affiliated with one of the core SPRG universities. However, should places be left unclaimed by the middle of July, invitations will be opened to colleagues from further afield. The costs of staying at The Burn are heavily subsidised by the Charitable Trust, and so remain very reasonable. The price of attending the entire meeting, which includes room and meals, will be £160. Most rooms have only two or three beds. If you have preferences with whom you’d like to share your room, please let us know. We can offer some single bedrooms. However, because single occupancy rooms are limited in number, we will offer these on a first-come first-serve basis and we cannot guarantee that we can offer many of those. To register for the meeting, please send Manon an email at ms397(a)st-andrews.ac.uk until the 15th of July or as soon as possible as places are limited. Please use the subject header ‘SPRG Burn Meeting 2022’ and include the following details: Your name: With whom you’d like to share your room: (if any) If you’d rather have a single room: (yes/no) Affiliation and career stage: (e.g., St Andrews, PhD student) Dietary requirements: (if any) If you are interested in giving a talk: (yes/no) If you would like to give a presentation, please send Manon a Word file with the title, authors, affiliation(s), and a short abstract (200-300 words) until the 29th of July. We are very excited to seeing many of you at the next Burn meeting, Emma McEwen & Manon Schweinfurth P.s. (1): Many things happen in three years and after giving it a lot of thought, Dr Lara Wood had to step down from organising the meeting. We had the 2020 meeting ready to go and organised several postponed meetings, for which Lara has been instrumental. Emma and I would like to take this opportunity to sincerely thank Lara for her work and positivity throughout the past years (!). We will miss our great meetings in St Andrews and Dundee and those on Teams. P.s. (2): Pls - please forward this e-mail to everybody who might be interested in joining our meeting. P.s. (3): If you know of anyone who would like to join our e-mail distribution list, please send them to Manon (ms397(a)st-andrews.ac.uk) *** Dates and deadlines in a nutshell *** Registration deadline: 15th of July Abstract deadline: 29th of July Burn meeting: 2nd – 4th September Dr Manon Schweinfurth (she/her) Lecturer, University of St Andrews School of Psychology & Neuroscience St Mary's Quad, St Andrews, KY16 9JP Office: E48 I Phone: +44 (0)1334 463460 Homepage<https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fmanon-schw…> I am a friend of the LGBTQIA+ community, ethnic minorities and under-represented groups in academia! ________________________________ 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.

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Online workshop: Ethics of Animal Behaviour and Welfare Research for the 21st Century and Beyond!
by Hannah Buchanan-Smith 13 Jun '22

13 Jun '22

May be of interest to some! Two day online workshop "Ethics of Animal Behaviour and Welfare Research for the 21st Century and Beyond!" on June 21-22, 2022. Registration deadline 17th June 2022. Free to ASAB members (£10 non-members) For more information: https://asabvirtual2020.wixsite.com/ethics<https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fzuzor.smtp…> #animalethics ________________________________ 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.

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FW: BERG seminar - Eva Reindl's paper
by Pawel Fedurek 30 May '22

30 May '22

Dear All, Some of you might be interested - please see below. 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). ________________________________ From: Zsuzsa Lugosi <zsuzsa.lugosi(a)stir.ac.uk> Sent: 27 May 2022 11:23 To: Pawel Fedurek <pawel.fedurek(a)stir.ac.uk> Subject: BERG connections Hello Pawel, I was wondering if, once you are back, would you be able to send Eva Reindl's paper (attached) around for the BERGers? There was a really exciting discussion after Eva's talk, Bill offered to send some material to Eva also. Her email address is: eva.reindl(a)live.de Thank you! All the best, Zsuzsa ________________________________ 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.

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BERG seminar today, 16:00
by Gema Martin-Ordas 23 May '22

23 May '22

Dear BERGers, This is just a reminder that today our own Shelley Culpepper is giving a seminar about her PhD study entitled "Interspecific Olfactory Perception of Human Emotions: From the Horses Perspective". Please see the abstract, and the link to the meeting, below. Abstract: Species are equipped with odour receptors adapted to perceive olfactory signals, helping them assess and adapt to corresponding ecological challenges, e.g. food acquisition, predator avoidance and mate selection (Niimura & Nei, 2006). Olfactory perception is crucial to the survival of prey species such as the horse (Equus caballus). Interestingly, although horses have been domesticated by humans for thousands of years, little research has been conducted on horse olfactory perception. Even less is known about the extent to which emotion-driven differences in odours emitted by humans may be perceived by and thus potentially affecting horses. Currently, only two studies have explored the horse’s olfactory perception of human emotions, and both only on two main emotions – each focusing on the horse’s response to human body odours emitted during the humans’ emotional experience of ‘fear’ and ‘happy’ (Lanata et al., 2018; Sabiniewicz et al., 2020). The current study will be a conceptual replication of Sabiniewicz et al (2020). Five men and five women Psychology students from University of Northampton will wear odour-collection pads while viewing short video clips associated with fear, happiness, and sadness. Fourteen Thoroughbred racehorses in the UK will then be individually exposed to each individual odour and behaviourally compared against Sabiniewicz and colleagues’ ethogram to assess the extent to which their behaviour varies in response to the emotion-driven differences in human body odour. These findings will provide further context to the two main current studies, contribute to scientific progress and integrity via a replication, and include an important additional methodological consideration via exploration of a third human emotion – sadness, which may also have practical implications. Enhancing our understanding of olfactory human-horse interactions could provide new ways to optimize their health and welfare (Merkies & Franzin, 2021). 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…> Gema ________________________________ 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.

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