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Dear BERGers and SHAIRers
It is my great pleasure to inform you that our Head of BERG, Pawel Fedurek has become a member in the Royal Society of Edinburgh Young Academy of Scotland.
This is a true accomplishment - applications were rigorously scored and the competition was intense.
I hope you will join me in congratulating Pawel on this great achievement.
We should raise a glass to him at our first BERG/SHAIR meeting next month.
Best, Hannah
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Dear All,
Some of you might be interested - a great funded PhD opportunity with Blake Morton on urban foxes and hedgehogs. Please see the attached.
Best wishes,
Pawel
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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
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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From: Blake Morton <B.Morton(a)hull.ac.uk>
Sent: 31 July 2024 09:13
To: Pawel Fedurek <pawel.fedurek(a)stir.ac.uk>
Subject: PhD advert - help circulate?
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Hi Pawel, I hope you're doing well? I was wondering whether you might be able to help us circulate via the BERG email list the attached advert for a fully-funded PhD with me, Carl Soulsbury and Simon Clegg on the welfare impacts of urbanisation of wild foxes and hedgehogs? The deadline is 15th September.
Thanks for your time and help,
Blake
Dr Blake Morton |Lecturer| Psychology
Department of Psychology
University of Hull, HU6 7RX, UK
Email: b.morton(a)hull.ac.uk<mailto:b.morton@hull.ac.uk>
Phone: +44 (0) 1482 465587
Web: https://www.blakemorton.co.uk/
Twitter: @DrBlakeMorton
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Dear all,
Hope everyone is having a lovely summer and it is OK to use this mailing list.
This year I will be hosting the Animal-Computer Interaction conference in Glasgow in December, which looks at how animals interact with technology and the design of interactive tools for animals.
There is more details below, and I’ll put up the registration details soon, but I wanted to share with you encase you were interested in attending, or submitting a short paper to be published as part of this conference. The deadline is the 2nd August and is only typically a few pages long.
There will be international experts attending who are interested in developing technologies for animals and their effects so will be a good opportunity to connect to that audience if someone wishes to.
Warmth,
Ilyena
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The International Animal-Computer Interaction Conference (ACI’24)
(ACI’24)) / Call For Emerging Work Papers
December 2-5th, 2024 - Glasgow, UK
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Dear colleagues,
The Eleventh International Animal-Computer Interaction Conference (ACI'24) will be held on 2nd-5th December 2024 in Glasgow University, UK.
The deadline for emerging work papers is the 2nd August. We invite a wide range of contributions that have the potential to promote a constructive dialogue around how animals interact with technology and the design of interactive tools for animals. We welcome submissions from multidisciplinary areas, including computer science, veterinary science, design, and ecology. Our aim is to foster the development of Animal Computer Interaction (ACI) as a discipline. We encourage submission from those who work in the space between animals and technology.
Submissions will be peer-reviewed. Accepted submissions will be included in the ACI2024 Conference Proceedings.
Submissions might address topics such as: the role of technology in shaping human-animal relationships; studies and/or analysis of large-scale technology for animal deployments; considerations on the wider context of technology for animal use; methods and reflections on studying the next generation of technology for animals; or how to conduct ACI research in a world where commercial design and deployment of technology for animals outpaces academic thought. High-quality submissions on any related topic related to ACI are welcome.
We invite research paper submissions, emerging works and workshops. You can find details on our website: https://www.aciconf.org<https://www.aciconf.org/><https://www.aciconf.org%3chttps/www.aciconf.org/%3e>.
Please get in touch if you have any questions.
Cheers,
Ilyena Hirskyj-Douglas
General Chair
Dear All,
Some of you might be interested - please see below.
Volunteer Field Assistant Needed
We are seeking a volunteer for short-term field assistance for a PhD project evaluating the use of artificial canopy bridges by mantled howler monkeys. The project is located in the southern Nicoya Peninsula of Costa Rica, and this element of work will involve botanical surveys around the bridge sites, most likely for a few weeks in September/October 2024. We are hoping to find someone already living in or traveling through Costa Rica who would like to build field experience, or another research student working in the area whom we could assist with elements of their project in return. For more information, please contact Dr Tracie McKinney on tracie.mckinney(a)southwales.ac.uk<mailto:tracie.mckinney@southwales.ac.uk>.
Best wishes,
Pawel
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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
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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Scotland’s University for Sporting Excellence
The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159
Exciting job - project officer with a focus on the ethical treatment of insects.
All details below.
Deadline is August 5, 2024
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From: Insect Welfare Research Society (IWRS) <admin(a)insectwelfare.com>
Sent: 08 July 2024 08:59
To: Insect Welfare Research Society (IWRS) <admin(a)insectwelfare.com>
Subject: IWRS Job Opportunity in the UK
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Dear listserv,
The Royal Entomological Society in conjunction with the Insect Welfare Research Society are recruiting a new fixed term project officer with a focus on the ethical treatment of insects. The role will involve surveying stakeholders to improve integration of invertebrate research and existing welfare guidelines, running workshops and the Insect Welfare and Ethics special interest group meetings.
Applicants must be based in the UK, full information about the job and application process can be found here<https://www.royensoc.co.uk/opportunities/project-officer/>. Deadline is August 5, 2024 but may close early if sufficient strong applications are received.
Best wishes,
IWRS Team.
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Scotland's University for Sporting Excellence
The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159
Dear SHAIR/BERGers,
UFAW just opened on-line registration for their Animal Welfare conference 10-11 July. If you are interested you can find details about the conference and register at https://ow.ly/WWHr50ShLuJ<http://hannq.smtptrack.com/tracking/qaR9ZGxkZwD4BQZkZmtkZQHjZGLmZvM5qzS4qaR…> (£35 for students, £75 for UFAW members, free to eligible countries)
Best wishes,
Clare
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Dear All,
Some of you might be interested - please see the below message from Sophia.
Best wishes,
Pawel
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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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From: Sophia Daoudi-Simison <Sophia.Daoudi(a)newcastle.ac.uk>
Sent: 07 June 2024 17:21
To: Pawel Fedurek <pawel.fedurek(a)stir.ac.uk>
Subject: FW: Interested in Joining ASAB Council?
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Hi Pawel,
I hope you’ve had a good week? I just wanted to share the below, which may be of interest to BERG members? Would you mind sharing? Please feel free to pass on to others too!
Positions on ASAB Council
Several positions are available on ASAB Council to begin in January 2025 (or earlier). Deadline for Applications is 14th June 2024.
The positions are: Secretary of the Ethics Committee, Secretary of the EDIA Committee, Secretary of the Education Committee, Meetings Secretary and two Ordinary Members of Council (one of which should be an Early Career Researcher).
If you are interested in being nominated for one of these positions, and contributing the work of ASAB, please send a 150-word statement outlining your motivation, experience and suitability for the role, to the current ASAB Secretary, Sasha Dall (s.r.x.dall(a)exeter.ac.uk<mailto:s.r.x.dall@exeter.ac.uk>) by June 14th 2024.
Your nomination should be supported by at least two members of the Association, also by email to s.r.x.dall(a)exeter.ac.uk<mailto:s.r.x.dall@exeter.ac.uk> by June 14th 2024.
Nominated candidates will be put forward for an online election by the membership. Council may nominate candidates and reserves the right to add nominations after the closing date in the event of a lack of suitable candidates. Council also reserves the right to generate a short-list of not less than three candidates per position for online elections.
Officers and ordinary members of ASAB Council will normally serve three calendar years, commencing 1st January. Reasonable expenses are reimbursed to support attendance at Council meetings and associated ASAB conferences, and a small annual research grant is provided for ASAB Council Officers in support of animal behaviour research activity.
Further information on the roles can be found on the ASAB webpage here<https://www.asab.org/opportunities>.
Best regards, Sasha Dall (ASAB Secretary)
Sophia Daoudi-Simison | PhD | Animal Behaviour, Conservation & Welfare
School of Psychology
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The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159
Funded MPhil in chimpanzee conservation. Project description below - further details in link.
Closing date 17th June
https://www.derby.ac.uk/research/degrees/applicants/studentship-opportuniti…
Project description
Best-practice guidelines for surveying and monitoring of great apes are outdated (i.e., Kuehl et al., 2008) and new guidelines are urgently needed that adequately incorporate the latest technological advances that are rapidly transforming wildlife monitoring. Great apes are elusive species, which poses many challenges to their detection, and available methods for monitoring differ in terms of feasibility, outcome, effort, and cost. Line transect nest counts are a standard method, yet time-consuming and expensive. In contrast, passive acoustic monitoring, camera traps and drones are less labor-intensive and thus more cost-effective. Collecting environmental DNA (eDNA), traces of DNA left by individuals in the environment, is a promising tool to target species such as great apes which are elusive, occur at low population sizes, and are endangered. Despite its potential to guide conservation efforts, the feasibility of using eDNA for primate monitoring remains little explored. Community-led conservation activities can play a crucial role in informing about a species’ distribution and conservation status, and Citizen Science approaches have gained traction for involving stakeholders in species monitoring. However, despite their cost-effectiveness and great potential for aiding great ape conservation (McCarthy et al., 2021), citizen science approaches are lacking for most great ape countries. Given the pros and cons of these methodologies, it is important to understand how they complement each other and their applications to countries where great ape surveys are still underrepresented. Since 2003, Guinea-Bissau is a priority area for chimpanzee conservation in the Regional Action Plan, but within-country population trends are still unknown. Thus, this project aims to reassess the conservation status of chimpanzees in Guinea-Bissau and to provide insights into Best Practices (Strategy 1) and eliminate Research and Data Gaps (Strategy 2 in Regional Action Plan 2020-30).
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