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Cat and Dog study. and opportunities to learn about the Scottish Wildlife Trust

by Hannah Buchanan-Smith

Cat and Dog study - seeking participants! Please help Dr Blake Morton if you can. https://www.hull.ac.uk/work-with-us/more/media-centre/news/2021/dog-and-cat…<https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.hull.…> Dog and cat lovers sought for University of Hull animal psychology research | University of Hull<https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.hull.…> www.hull.ac.uk Pet owners and animal lovers are being invited to take part as 'citizen scientists' in a new research study at the University of Hull. Scottish Wildlife Trust Tracy Lambert graduated from Stirling with an Ecology degree and now works for the Scottish Wildlife Trust and has lots of experience of recruiting for roles with them. She has offered her time to talk to current students who are interested in getting into similar areas of work: Scottish Wildlife Trust – Getting into Conservation Wednesday 6th October 2021, 4pm to 6pm, Teams Tracy Lambert, former Project Officer and now Reserve Manager, at the Scottish Wildlife Trust will be speaking about her career journey since graduating from the University of Stirling with an Ecology degree. She will share the benefit of her experience and provide some hints and tips for anyone considering a career in Conservation and Ecology. Sign up to book your place on TargetConnect<https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fstirling.…>. This event will be held on Teams: Click here to join the meeting<https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/ap/t-59584e83/?url=https%3A%…> Scottish Wildlife Trust – Application advice and support Wednesday 20th October 2021, 4pm to 6pm, Teams Tracy Lambert, Stirling graduate and Reserve Manager for East Central Scotland at the Scottish Wildlife Trust will talk about her experience of recruiting students and graduates with tips on how you can make sure your applications stand out. Sign up to book your place on TargetConnect<https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fstirling.…>. The session will be held on Teams: Click here to join the meeting<https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/ap/t-59584e83/?url=https%3A%…> ________________________________ 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.

4 years, 3 months

BERG seminar this Wednesday, 16:00

by Pawel Fedurek

Dear BERGers, This is a reminder that we have a meeting this Wednesday (29 September), with Chris Young (Nottingham Trent University) giving a seminar entitled “The benefits of social relationships in different primate societies”. Please find the abstract attached. I hope to see you on Wednesday! Link to the seminar, as well as a list of the forthcoming seminars, are below this email. Best wishes, Pawel Forthcoming speakers: Date Time Speaker Affiliation Seminar title 29/09/2021 16:00 Chris Young Nottingham Trent University TBC, social relationships and stress physiology in primates 06/10/2021 16:00 Nicolas Gray University of Stirling Overcoming loneliness through call and touch 13/10/2021 16:00 Sarah Weir University of Stirling A Post-Covid World for Dogs: The effects of societal change on dog ownership and welfare 20/10/2021 16:00 Ronja Bartlome/Jessica De La Mare University of Stirling Paternal effort and facial masculinity / Assortative mating for personality and online dating 03/11/2021 16:00 Liran Samuni Harvard University TBC 10/11/2021 16:00 TBC TBC 17/11/2021 16:00 Leveda Cheng Harvard University Physiological underpinnings of intergroup behaviour in bonobos 24/11/2021 16:00 Kim van Dijk Utrecht University TBC 01/12/2021 16:00 Kris Sabbi Tufts University Development of aggression in chimpanzees 08/12/2021 16:00 Eva Holden University of York Predictors of joint attention Link to the meetings: https://teams.microsoft.com/dl/launcher/launcher.html?url=%2F_%23%2Fl%2Fmee… ________________________________ 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.

4 years, 3 months

BERG meeting on Wild Cognition: Wednesday 22nd September, 15-17.00hrs - and a Kudoboard

by Hannah Buchanan-Smith

Dear BERGers I'm excited to invite you to a BERG seminar on Wild Cognition on Wednesday 22nd September. It starts at 3pm - earlier than normal - and will be finished by 5pm latest. Deborah Bruce was initally scheduled to contribute, but sadly she is currently poorly, so please do take a moment to drop her a note on the Kudoboard here: https://www.kudoboard.com/boards/nbiqYwDw [https://media2.giphy.com/media/gEG1j8eBvHVYs/giphy.gif?cid=00340317kyl4daj7…]<https://www.kudoboard.com/boards/nbiqYwDw> Kudoboard for Deborah Bruce | Kudoboard<https://www.kudoboard.com/boards/nbiqYwDw> Kudoboard is an online replacement for the greeting card that you pass around and sign! www.kudoboard.com Wednesday 22nd September 15.00 -17.00hrs on Teams (link below) There will be a series of short presentations, followed by questions and then a discussion Hannah Buchanan-Smith - Introduction: Wild Cognition, Welfare & Cognitive Enrichment Blake Morton (University of Hull) - Understanding brain-behaviour relationships in wild mesocarnivores Clare Andrews - Gulls Eye project: gull behaviour patterns and human perspectives on gulls around the UK Pawel Fedurek and Gema Martin-Ordas - Vocal behaviour and cognition of the carrion crow – some research ideas Potential discussion points 1. Why might captive and wild cognition differ? 2. What are the main benefits of wild cognition studies compared to, or in combination with captive? 3. What are the main challenges from wild cognition studies compared to captive? 4. Are there links/lessons from mobile cognition in humans, and what technology/wearable might be of use (eg eye tracking, wearables for dogs to study dog-human interactions?) 5. What are the potential research opportunities/collaborations? Teams link https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3a9823d93069124396a7a40d99c827… [https://statics.teams.cdn.office.net/hashedassets-launcher/favicon/favicon-…]<https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3a9823d93069124396a7a40d99c827…> Join conversation<https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3a9823d93069124396a7a40d99c827…> teams.microsoft.com I'll send this reminder around again on Wednesday. Hope to see you there, Hannah PS - Please send on to any new students/colleagues Please subscribe here - and you will receive a few emails a week with things of interest to us. http://lists.stir.ac.uk/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/berg<https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Flists.stir…> Remember to check your junk folder to confirm your email address. 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/257464 http://marmosetcare.com/ Animal Welfare 24/7 across the lifespan<https://animalconcepts.mykajabi.com/247approachtopromotingoptimalwelfarefor…> http://refiningdogcare.com/ ________________________________ 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.

4 years, 3 months

BERG seminar today, 16:00

by Pawel Fedurek

Dear BERGers, This is just a reminder that today Alice Bouchard (University of Neuchatel) will be talking to us about one of her PhD projects entitled "Male chimpanzees communicate to mediate competition and cooperation during feeding”. Please find the abstract attached. I hope to see you all later! The link to the seminar is, as well as a list of the forthcoming seminars, are below this email. Best wishes, Pawel Forthcoming speakers: Date Time Speaker Affiliation Seminar title 15/09/2021 16:00 Alice Bouchard University of Neuchatel Male chimpanzees communicate to mediate competition and cooperation during feeding 22/09/2021 15:00 Several speakers "Mobile cognition" meeting 29/09/2021 16:00 Christopher Young Nottingham Trent University TBC, social relationships and stress physiology in primates 06/10/2021 16:00 Nicolas Gray University of Stirling Overcoming loneliness through call and touch 13/10/2021 16:00 Sarah Weir University of Stirling TBC 20/10/2021 16:00 Ronja Bartlome/Jessica De La Mare University of Stirling Paternal effort and facial masculinity / Assortative mating for personality and online dating 03/11/2021 16:00 Liran Samuni Harvard University TBC 10/11/2021 16:00 TBC TBC 17/11/2021 16:00 Leveda Cheng Harvard University Physiological underpinnings of intergroup behaviour in bonobos 24/11/2021 16:00 Kris Sabbi Tufts University Development of aggression in chimpanzees 01/12/2021 16:00 Kim van Dijk Utrecht University TBC 08/12/2021 16:00 Eva Holden University of York Predictors of joint attention Link to the meetings: 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…> ________________________________ 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. Reply Forward PF Pawel Fedurek Sat 2021-09-11 16:56      To: * berg Mailing List Alice_berg abstract.docx 13 KB  Dear BERGers, This is a reminder that we have a meeting this Wednesday (15 September) at 16:00, with Alice Bouchard (University of Neuchatel) talking about one of her PhD projects entitled " Male chimpanzees communicate to mediate competition and cooperation during feeding”. Please find the abstract attached. I hope to see you on Wednesday! The link to the seminar is, as well as a list of the forthcoming seminars, are below this email. Best wishes, Pawel Forthcoming speakers: Date Time Speaker Affiliation Seminar title 15/09/2021 16:00 Alice Bouchard University of Neuchatel Male chimpanzees communicate to mediate competition and cooperation during feeding 22/09/2021 15:00 Several speakers "Mobile cognition" meeting 29/09/2021 16:00 Christopher Young Nottingham Trent University TBC, social relationships and stress physiology in primates 06/10/2021 16:00 Nicolas Gray University of Stirling Overcoming loneliness through call and touch 13/10/2021 16:00 Sarah Weir University of Stirling TBC 20/10/2021 16:00 Ronja Bartlome/Jessica De La Mare University of Stirling Paternal effort and facial masculinity / Assortative mating for personality and online dating 03/11/2021 16:00 Liran Samuni Harvard University TBC 10/11/2021 16:00 TBC TBC 17/11/2021 16:00 Leveda Cheng Harvard University Physiological underpinnings of intergroup behaviour in bonobos 24/11/2021 16:00 Kris Sabbi Tufts University Development of aggression in chimpanzees 01/12/2021 16:00 Kim van Dijk Utrecht University TBC 08/12/2021 16:00 Eva Holden University of York Predictors of joint attention Link to the meetings: 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…> ________________________________ 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.

4 years, 3 months

BERG seminar this Wednesday, 16:00

by Pawel Fedurek

Dear BERGers, This is a reminder that we have a meeting this Wednesday (15 September) at 16:00, with Alice Bouchard (University of Neuchatel) talking about one of her PhD projects entitled " Male chimpanzees communicate to mediate competition and cooperation during feeding”. Please find the abstract attached. I hope to see you on Wednesday! The link to the seminar is, as well as a list of the forthcoming seminars, are below this email. Best wishes, Pawel Forthcoming speakers: Date Time Speaker Affiliation Seminar title 15/09/2021 16:00 Alice Bouchard University of Neuchatel Male chimpanzees communicate to mediate competition and cooperation during feeding 22/09/2021 15:00 Several speakers "Mobile cognition" meeting 29/09/2021 16:00 Christopher Young Nottingham Trent University TBC, social relationships and stress physiology in primates 06/10/2021 16:00 Nicolas Gray University of Stirling Overcoming loneliness through call and touch 13/10/2021 16:00 Sarah Weir University of Stirling TBC 20/10/2021 16:00 Ronja Bartlome/Jessica De La Mare University of Stirling Paternal effort and facial masculinity / Assortative mating for personality and online dating 03/11/2021 16:00 Liran Samuni Harvard University TBC 10/11/2021 16:00 TBC TBC 17/11/2021 16:00 Leveda Cheng Harvard University Physiological underpinnings of intergroup behaviour in bonobos 24/11/2021 16:00 Kris Sabbi Tufts University Development of aggression in chimpanzees 01/12/2021 16:00 Kim van Dijk Utrecht University TBC 08/12/2021 16:00 Eva Holden University of York Predictors of joint attention Link to the meetings: 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…> ________________________________ 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.

4 years, 3 months

BERG seminar today, 16:00

by Pawel Fedurek

Dear BERGers, This is a reminder that we have a seminar today. Francesca Singleton will be talking about one of her PhD projects entitled "Do differences in stimuli contribute to contradictory findings concerning oral contraceptive users and facial masculinity preferences?”Please find the abstract attached. I hope to see you all later today! The link to the seminar, as well as a list of the forthcoming seminars, is below this email. Best wishes, Pawel Forthcoming seminars: Date Time Speaker Affiliation Topic 15/09/2021 16:00 Alice Bouchard University of Neuchatel TBC, chimpanzee vocal behaviour 22/09/2021 15:00 Several speakers "Wild cognition" meeting 29/09/2021 16:00 Christopher Young Nottingham Trent TBC, social relationships and stress physiology in primates 06/10/2021 16:00 Nicolas Gray University of Stirling TBC 13/10/2021 16:00 Sarah Weir University of Stirling TBC 20/10/2021 16:00 Ronja Bartlome/Jessica De La Mare University of Stirling Paternal effort and facial masculinity / Assortative mating for personality and online dating 03/11/2021 16:00 Liran Samuni Harvard University TBC 10/11/2021 16:00 TBC 17/11/2021 16:00 Leveda Cheng Harvard University Physiological underpinnings of intergroup behaviour in bonobos 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…> ________________________________ 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.

4 years, 4 months

BERG seminar this Wednesday, 16:00

by Pawel Fedurek

Dear BERGers, This is just to remind you that we have a BERG meeting this Wednesday (8 September) at 16:00. Our own Francesca Singleton will be talking about one of her PhD projects entitled "Do differences in stimuli contribute to contradictory findings concerning oral contraceptive users and facial masculinity preferences? Please find the abstract attached. I hope to see you all on Wednesday! The link to the seminar is below this email. Best wishes, Pawel Link to the meetings: 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…> ________________________________ 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.

4 years, 4 months

BERG seminar today, 16:00

by Pawel Fedurek

Dear BERGers, This is a quick reminder we have a BERG meeting today (16:00) with Francesca Valdez (University of Stirling) talking about her MSc project on sex differences in emotional expressions. Please find the abstract below this email. I hope to see you all later today! The link to the seminar is also below this email. Best wishes, Pawel Abstract: Sex Differences in Emotional Expressions: An Evolutionary Adaptation Francesca Valdez Division of Psychology, University of Stirling A substantial amount of research has gone into discovering sex differences between male and females. Particularly in non verbal communication and emotional expressions. Previous research in this field supports the claim that females are perceived as smiling more often than males and also that males rate women who smile more as more attractive on average. However, the explanations for this phenomenon are unclear. It is the objective of this paper to determine if smiling during early courtship interactions can effect the perceived desirability of a potential partner. This could have implications relating smiling behavior as a mating adaptation that could be used to signal mate value and potentiality as a long term partner. Here we show that there are strong correlations between the number of times a female smiled during the course of a first date and their perceived: likeability, motherhood abilities, attractiveness, abilities as a long term partner, agreeableness, and interest from the opposite sex. These variables were also analyzed for the male dater as well. The data was also analyzed for sex differences in perception between male and female responses. It was found that the number of smiles from both males and females were strongly correlated to perceptions of: how well the date went, if there would be a second date, likeability, interest from the opposite sex, parenting abilities, agreeableness, and long term partner abilities. Attractiveness was also correlated to the number of smiles but only moderately. These findings show that the emotional expression, smiling, is highly correlated to the perceived outcome of a first date. Link to the meetings: 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…> ________________________________ 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.

4 years, 4 months

BERG seminar this Wednesday, 16:00

by Pawel Fedurek

Dear BERGers, I hope that you had a great summer and that you are ready for the semester! This is just to kindly remind you that we have a BERG meeting this Wednesday (1 September) at 16:00. Francesca Valdez (University of Stirling) is our first speaker this semester, and she will be talking about her MSc project entitled "Sex Differences in Emotional Expressions: An Evolutionary Adaptation". Please find the abstract attached. I hope to see you all on Wednesday! The link to the seminar as well as the list of the upcoming speakers is below this email. Best wishes, Pawel Upcoming seminars: Date Time Speaker Affiliation Topic 01/09/2021 16:00 Francesca Valdez University of Stirling Sex Differences in Emotional Expressions: An Evolutionary Adaptation 08/09/2021 16:00 Francesca Singleton University of Stirling TBC 15/09/2021 16:00 Alice Bouchard University of Neuchatel TBC 22/09/2021 15:00 Several speakers "Wild cognition" meeting 29/09/2021 16:00 Christopher Young Nottingham Trent TBC 06/10/2021 16:00 Nicolas Gray University of Stirling TBC 13/10/2021 16:00 Sarah Weir University of Stirling TBC 20/10/2021 16:00 TBC University of Stirling TBC 03/11/2021 16:00 Liran Samuni Harvard University TBC Best wishes, Pawel Link to the meetings: 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…> ________________________________ 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.

4 years, 4 months

BERG seminars next semester

by Pawel Fedurek

Dear BERGers, I hope that you are all well and enjoying the summer. This is just to let you know that we will be resuming BERG meetings on the 1st of September, with the first set of speakers (September and October) shown below. The link to the sessions is below this email. I hope to see you all soon! Upcoming seminars: Date Time Speaker Affiliation Topic 01/09/2021 16:00 Francesca Valdez University of Stirling TBC 08/09/2021 16:00 Francesca Singleton University of Stirling TBC 15/09/2021 16:00 Alice Bouchard University of Neuchatel TBC 22/09/2021 16:00 Several speakers "Wild cognition" meeting 29/09/2021 16:00 Christopher Young Nottingham Trent TBC 06/10/2021 16:00 Nicolas Gray University of Stirling TBC 13/10/2021 16:00 Sarah Weir University of Stirling TBC 20/10/2021 16:00 TBC University of Stirling TBC 03/11/2021 16:00 Liran Samuni Harvard University TBC Best wishes, Pawel Link to the meetings: 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…> ________________________________ 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.

4 years, 4 months

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