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Message from Deborah Bruce (who is home now)
by Hannah Buchanan-Smith 14 Oct '21

14 Oct '21

Dear BERGers and members of the Psychology Department, I just want to thank all of you that sent messages, cards or contributed to the fabulous Kudoboard following my unfortunate accident. Obviously a fractured spine has severely limited my movement but it appears my spinal column is unaffected which is fantastic news. Everything still moves, just not very well at the moment, but hopefully that will improve in time. As you can imagine I had some rather dark moments when this happened but your messages of support lifted my spirits and gave me hope that I might get back to research one day, so thank you all so much. Hope to see you all again soon and also to meet some of you for the first time! 😊. Many thanks again for all your support and encouragement. Best wishes, Deborah ________________________________ 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 Pawel Fedurek 12 Oct '21

12 Oct '21

Dear BERGers, This is a reminder that today Sarah Weir will be giving a seminar about her PhD project entitled “A Post-Covid World for Dogs: The effects of societal change on dog ownership and welfare ”. Please find the abstract attached. See you later! 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 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 Catherine Johnston University of Stirling Human detection of emotional valence in chimpanzees 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.

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BERG seminar this Wednesday, 16:00
by Pawel Fedurek 09 Oct '21

09 Oct '21

Dear BERGers, This is a reminder that we have a meeting this Wednesday (13 October), with our own Sarah Weir giving a seminar about her PhD project entitled “A Post-Covid World for Dogs: The effects of societal change on dog ownership and welfare ”. Please find the abstract attached. 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 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.

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BERG meeting today, 16:00
by Pawel Fedurek 06 Oct '21

06 Oct '21

Dear BERGers, This is a quick reminder that we have a meeting today, with Nick Gray giving a seminar about his MSc project entitled “A study on overcoming loneliness through call and touch”. Please find the abstract attached. See you later! 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 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.

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BERG seminar this Wednesday (16:00)
by Pawel Fedurek 03 Oct '21

03 Oct '21

Dear BERGers, This is a reminder that we have a meeting this Wednesday (6 October), with our own Nick Gray giving a seminar about his MSc project entitled “A study on overcoming loneliness through call and touch”. Please find the abstract attached. 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 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.

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BERG seminar today, 16:00
by Pawel Fedurek 28 Sep '21

28 Sep '21

Dear BERGers, This is a reminder that we have a seminar today, with Dr 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 all later! 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… [https://statics.teams.cdn.office.net/hashedassets-launcher/favicon/favicon-…]<https://teams.microsoft.com/dl/launcher/launcher.html?url=%2F_%23%2Fl%2Fmee…> Join conversation<https://teams.microsoft.com/dl/launcher/launcher.html?url=%2F_%23%2Fl%2Fmee…> teams.microsoft.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.

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Cat and Dog study. and opportunities to learn about the Scottish Wildlife Trust
by Hannah Buchanan-Smith 28 Sep '21

28 Sep '21

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.

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BERG seminar this Wednesday, 16:00
by Pawel Fedurek 27 Sep '21

27 Sep '21

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.

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BERG meeting on Wild Cognition: Wednesday 22nd September, 15-17.00hrs - and a Kudoboard
by Hannah Buchanan-Smith 22 Sep '21

22 Sep '21

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.

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BERG seminar today, 16:00
by Pawel Fedurek 14 Sep '21

14 Sep '21

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.

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