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Fw: Gestural Communications
by Pawel Fedurek 10 May '21

10 May '21

Dear All, Please see below. Cat Hobaiter needs participants for her online study. Best wishes, Pawel ________________________________ From: Catherine Johnston <caj00071(a)students.stir.ac.uk> Sent: 10 May 2021 12:54 To: Pawel Fedurek <pawel.fedurek(a)stir.ac.uk>; Sarah Kraemer <s.b.kraemer(a)stir.ac.uk> Subject: Gestural Communications Hi Pawel and Sarah, Thank you so much for sharing my study with the BERG group the other day, I really appreciate it! Cat Hobaiter at St Andrews is currently undertaking a study on gestural communications and has sent me a link to her survey, if you or anyone else in the BERG group wants to take part. Link is here: https://research.sc/participant/login/dynamic/245D3CA5-2229-4EC0-B199-E2602…<https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fresearch.…> I’ve just done it myself, it doesn’t take long and it’s quite fun! Really interesting. Sorry to ask this again, but would you mind sharing this around the BERG group as well? Just in case anyone is interested in taking part. Thanks! Catie ________________________________ 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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Thank you for the nomination (Research Culture Award)
by Pawel Fedurek 10 May '21

10 May '21

Dear BERGers, Just to say thank you very much for those who nominated me for the Research Culture Award in the Best Activity that enhances research culture category. I am touched and very happy that you have been enjoying the seminars. I would like to thank Sarah for her assistance and Hannah for her support and guidance – I really appreciate that. I would also like to thank all of you for attending the seminars and for all the wonderful discussions that we have during our meetings! Best wishes, Pawel ________________________________ 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 08 May '21

08 May '21

Dear BERGers, This Wednesday (12 May, 16:00) Yitzchak Ben Mocha and Shai Markman (Haifa University) give a seminar for us discussing what should be considered as cooperative breeding (abstract attached). The link to the session is below this email. I hope to see you on Wednesday! Below are the other talks taking place this semester: 19-May-21, 16:00 Nisarg Desai (University of Minnesota) “Group differences in chimpanzee pant hooting” (tentative) 26-May-21, 16:00 Erin Wessling (Harvard University) “Ecology and behaviour of the 'savannah' chimpanzees (Fongoli, Senegal)” (tentative) 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…> ________________________________ 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: [ISAZ Member Listserv] Research position for qualitative study on Humann-Animal Bond
by Pawel Fedurek 08 May '21

08 May '21

Dear All, Some of you might be interested - please see below. Thanks Annabel for sharing. Best wishes, Pawel ________________________________ From: ajymail2007(a)blueyonder.co.uk <ajymail2007(a)blueyonder.co.uk> Sent: 06 May 2021 19:02 To: Annabel Young <ajy00002(a)students.stir.ac.uk> Subject: Fwd: [ISAZ Member Listserv] Research position for qualitative study on Human-Animal Bond 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. ________________________________ ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Abbey Thigpen <adm.manager(a)isaz.net> Date: 6 May 2021 17:59 Subject: [ISAZ Member Listserv] Research position for qualitative study on Human-Animal Bond To: memberlist(a)isaz.net Cc: Researcher with expertise in qualitative research for a prominent position in a study regarding elders and the Human-Animal Bond. The qualitative research project is being conducted in South America and involves interviews with elders. The study is financed by an international NGO dedicated to the protection of vulnerable groups and has official backing by local authorities as well as approval by an ethics committee. The researcher would join a small multidisciplinary research team in a prominent position and would lead the data analysis and the collaborative work for publication of results. Contractual compensation for research work is offered. Requirements: - Established experience with qualitative research methodologies - Prior published qualitative study in peer reviewed journal - Fluency in Spanish (so as to fully understand the interview material) - Familiarity with the literature on the Human-Animal Bond - Previous work with elders will be considered a plus The researcher must be available to begin active collaboration before the end of June 2021. Travel is not required. Interested parties that meet the desired criteria can write to marta(a)coppaprevencion.org<mailto:marta@coppaprevencion.org>. They request that respondents kindly include their full names, place of residence, and any affiliation or information they consider relevant. They will be happy to provide further details to all serious interests or inquiries. -- Coordinadora de Profesionales por la Prevención de Abusos http://www.coppaprevencion.com<https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.coppap…> marta(a)coppaprevencion.org<mailto:marta@coppaprevencion.org> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "ISAZ Member Listserv" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to memberlist+unsubscribe(a)isaz.net<mailto:memberlist+unsubscribe@isaz.net>. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/a/isaz.net/d/msgid/memberlist/CABL0d052mqGVJb00p2…<https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgroups.go…>. ________________________________ 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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Funded PhD in Evol primatology, and research position in Elderly and Human Animal Bond
by Hannah Buchanan-Smith 08 May '21

08 May '21

Thanks for Kirsty and Annabel for sharing these: PhD position in evolutionary primatology This is an exciting opportunity for an ambitious PhD student to join the Swiss National Science Foundation project “EVOPHON: Evolution of Phonetics and Phonology” (Principle Investigator: Dr. Steven Moran). The successful candidate will join an interdisciplinary team of researchers working on the evolutionary origins of language. We aim to shortlist applicants with an MSc or MA degree, a relevant training background (evolutionary biology, primatology, phonetics, linguistics, or similar), strong interest in animal communication and language, and (advanced) data analysis and scientific writing skills. Previous experience with (bio-) acoustic analysis is a strong plus. Deadline 28 May. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1FSttWlQOlgNJl9G2mfa0QVnHLG5qJwBC/view<https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdrive.goo…> Researcher with expertise in qualitative research for a prominent position in a study regarding elders and the Human-Animal Bond. The qualitative research project is being conducted in South America and involves interviews with elders. The study is financed by an international NGO dedicated to the protection of vulnerable groups and has official backing by local authorities as well as approval by an ethics committee. The researcher would join a small multidisciplinary research team in a prominent position and would lead the data analysis and the collaborative work for publication of results. Contractual compensation for research work is offered. Requirements: - Established experience with qualitative research methodologies - Prior published qualitative study in peer reviewed journal - Fluency in Spanish (so as to fully understand the interview material) - Familiarity with the literature on the Human-Animal Bond - Previous work with elders will be considered a plus The researcher must be available to begin active collaboration before the end of June 2021. Travel is not required. Interested parties that meet the desired criteria can write to marta(a)coppaprevencion.org<mailto:marta@coppaprevencion.org>. They request that respondents kindly include their full names, place of residence, and any affiliation or information they consider relevant. They will be happy to provide further details to all serious interests or inquiries. -- Coordinadora de Profesionales por la Prevención de Abusos http://www.coppaprevencion.com<https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.coppap…> marta(a)coppaprevencion.org<mailto:marta@coppaprevencion.org> ________________________________ 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: Survey Circulation Request: Detecting Chimpanzee Emotion
by Pawel Fedurek 06 May '21

06 May '21

Dear BERGers, Please see below. Catie, an MSc student, is asking for your help with data collection for her MSc project. Best wishes, Pawel ________________________________ From: Catherine Johnston <caj00071(a)students.stir.ac.uk> Sent: 06 May 2021 13:10 To: Sarah Kraemer <s.b.kraemer(a)stir.ac.uk>; Pawel Fedurek <pawel.fedurek(a)stir.ac.uk> Cc: Clare Andrews <clare.andrews(a)stir.ac.uk> Subject: Survey Circulation Request: Detecting Chimpanzee Emotion Good Afternoon Sarah and Pawel, I’m hoping you can help me circulate my questionnaire through BERG for data collection for my MSc dissertation project. Please could you forward this to the group? In the study, I’m aiming to find out whether humans can detect the emotional content of chimpanzee emotional displays. I would like to invite anyone over the age of 18 who is interested to take part in an online survey that should take approximately 15 – 20 minutes to complete. I’m looking for both participants that have experience working with non-human primates (for example, in a caretaking or research capacity) and participants without experience working with primates. I hope you can spare the time to help. I’d also really appreciate it if anyone could send this questionnaire on to anyone else outside of BERG who has experience working with primates and might be interested in taking part. The ethical approaches of this project have been approved through the University of Stirling General University Ethics Panel. Please click on this link to the online survey: https://stirlingpsych.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_9RlNC3FAqQLtmzI<https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fstirlingp…> Many thanks, Catie Johnston ________________________________ 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 05 May '21

05 May '21

Dear BERGers, This is a reminder that today (16:00) Dr Giacomo Melis (University of Stirling) is giving a seminar discussing whether humans are the only rational animals (abstract attached). The link to the session is below this email. Hope to see you later! Below are the other talks taking place this semester: 12-May-21, 16:00 Yitzchak Ben Mocha (Haifa University) "What is cooperative breeding" 19-May-21, 16:00 Nisarg Desai (University of Minnesota) “Group differences in chimpanzee pant hooting” (tentative) 26-May-21, 16:00 Erin Wessling (Harvard University) “Ecology and behaviour of the 'savannah' chimpanzees (Fongoli, Senegal)” (tentative) 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…> ________________________________ 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 01 May '21

01 May '21

Dear BERGers, This Wednesday (5 May, 16:00) Dr Giacomo Melis (University of Stirling) is giving a seminar discussing whether humans are the only rational animals (abstract attached). The link to the session is below this email. We hope to see you on Wednesday! Below are the other talks taking place this semester: 12-May-21, 16:00 Yitzchak Ben Mocha (Haifa University) "What is cooperative breeding" 19-May-21, 16:00 Nisarg Desai (University of Minnesota) “Group differences in chimpanzee pant hooting” (tentative) 26-May-21, 16:00 Erin Wessling (Harvard University) “Ecology and behaviour of the 'savannah' chimpanzees (Fongoli, Senegal)” (tentative) Best wishes, Pawel and Sarah 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.

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Culture Conference Call for Abstracts-- Circulate if you can!
by Sarah Kraemer 27 Apr '21

27 Apr '21

Dear BERGers, The Ratchetcog research group at the University of Stirling is putting on the Culture Conference 2021: "Evolutionary Perspectives on Culture" virtually this year! This is great news for yourself and colleagues that are interested in presenting at a conference on cultural evolution that is 1. Free, 2. offers small funding awards for presenters, 3. comparatively small and discussion-oriented, 4. still hosts an international audience, and 5. includes an after-conference musical performance by Reely Jiggered! As one of the conference organisers, I encourage you to submit a 300 word abstract by May 3! I would also appreciate it if you could circulate this information about the conference to any individuals/groups you think might be interested. The conference is Jun 7-8, 2021. Link to submit an abstract and register: https://culture-conference.com/call-for-abstracts-2021/ To those BERGers who have already registered, thank you for joining us! Cheers, -Sarah 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<http://living-links.org/about/scottish-primate-research-group/>] University of Stirling, UK ________________________________ 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 27 Apr '21

27 Apr '21

Dear BERGers, Today (16:00) Dr Delphine De Moor (University of Exeter) is giving a seminar on her research on macaques and what it can tell us about the evolution of social relationships (abstract attached). The link to the session is below this email. Hope to see you later! Below are the other talks taking place this semester: 5-May-21, 16:00 Giacomo Melis (University of Stirling) “Are Humans the only Rational Animals?” 12-May-21, 16:00 Yitzchak Ben Mocha (Haifa University) TBC 19-May-21, 16:00 Nisarg Desai (University of Minnesota) “Group differences in chimpanzee pant hooting” (tentative) 26-May-21, 16:00 Erin Wessling (Harvard University) “Ecology and behaviour of the 'savannah' chimpanzees (Fongoli, Senegal)” (tentative) Best wishes, Pawel and Sarah 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.

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