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Ape reasoning
by Peter Hancock 05 Jul '21

05 Jul '21

Dear Bergers, there’s a talk at the EPS meeting next Friday that might be of interest: 15:15 Josep Call (University of St Andrews) Ape inferential reasoning. Full program and joining links here: https://eps.ac.uk/next-meeting/ Peter Knowledge about the spatial and temporal continuity of objects as well as their relations with other objects play a crucial role in inferential reasoning. Comparative approaches have mainly focused on distinguishing inference from non-inferential processes, most notably heuristics based on attentional, perceptual or motor predispositions, or heuristics acquired via associative processes. Comparative researchers have devoted far less research attention to distinguishing weak from strong inferences, an aspect that Susan Carey and her colleagues brought to my attention a few years ago. In this talk I will classify the empirical evidence available in nonhuman primates regarding spatio-temporal inferences (e.g., inference by exclusion) in terms of their strength. I will then use this evidence to identify the gaps in our knowledge in this area and the connections that one can establish between inference by exclusion and other areas of cognitive research such as probability estimation and intuitive statistics from a comparative perspective. ________________________________ 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: ASAB video workshop competition winners -- at least one BERGer!
by Sarah Kraemer 05 Jul '21

05 Jul '21

Dear BERGers, A group of early career researchers and myself recently submitted a new Sci-Comm video to ASAB for their second video competition, and I am thrilled to say we placed second! The winning video is in this ASAB newsletter (below), and you can see ours amongst the other three on the website 🙂. The title is "Paradigmal Activity: Ghost Control Paradigms in Social Learning Research." Hopefully it succeeds in giving you both thrills and chills! 👻 https://www.asab.org/videos Eerily yours, -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 ________________________________ From: ASAB Communications Officer <asabwebeditor(a)gmail.com> Sent: Monday, July 5, 2021 9:11 AM To: Sarah Kraemer <s.b.kraemer(a)stir.ac.uk> Subject: ASAB video workshop competition winners 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. ________________________________ Congratulations to the winners of the ASAB video workshop competition for their video "Feather Brain: Innovation in children and cockatoos" 🎥 View this email in your browser<https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmailchi.m…> [https://mcusercontent.com/4ceafeebfd6d45f2d231efb07/video_thumbnails_new/a6…] <https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fasab.us11…> Winner of the ASAB video workshop competition: "Feather Brain: Innovation in children and cockatoos", by Alexander Nunns, Jennifer Colbourne, Katrin Herzhauser and Poppy Lambert Dear ASAB members, I hope this finds you well. The organisers of the 2021 Easter meeting at Bristol are delighted to announce the winners of the video entries submitted as part of the film-making workshop. And the winners are (drumroll please).... Alexander Nunns, Jennifer Colbourne, Katrin Herzhauser and Poppy Lambert for their film titled... Feather Brain: Innovation in children and cockatoos Congratulations all of you! Your prize money will be winging its way to you soon. A massive thank you to all of you who entered the competition. The quality of the videos was fantastic. All submissions are available to watch here, on the ASAB website<https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fasab.us11…>. Warm regards, Martin, Bex and Christos Conference organisers at ASAB Easter 2021 [Twitter]<https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fasab.us11…> [Facebook]<https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fasab.us11…> [Website]<https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fasab.us11…> Copyright © 2021 The Association for the Study of Animal Behaviour, All rights reserved. You are a member of ASAB Our mailing address is: The Association for the Study of Animal Behaviour School of Biological Sciences University of East Anglia Norwich, NR4 7TJ United Kingdom Add us to your address book<https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fasab.us11…> Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences<https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fasab.us11…> or unsubscribe from this list<https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fasab.us11…>. [Email Marketing Powered by Mailchimp]<https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mailch…> ________________________________ 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 - Research Culture Awards 2021
by Hannah Buchanan-Smith 02 Jul '21

02 Jul '21

BERGers - please find a nice message from the Institute of Advanced Studies below, congratulating all BERGers (and with special credit to Pawel for the BERG seminar organisation). And thank you also to those who nominated all the BERG folk - much appreciated. From: Institute for Advanced Studies <ias(a)stir.ac.uk> Sent: 28 June 2021 11:53 To: Hannah Buchanan-Smith <h.m.buchanan-smith(a)stir.ac.uk> Subject: Research Culture Awards 2021 Dear BERG members, Congratulations again on your nomination in this year’s Research Culture Awards and thank you for the valuable work that you do for your colleagues and the University. In attachment, please find your Research Culture 2021 e-certificate and e-badge. With best wishes, The Festival Team ________________________________ 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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Study - Do you own an exotic bird pet?
by Hannah Buchanan-Smith 02 Jul '21

02 Jul '21

Please help if you can - by completing the survey or sharing with someone you know who keeps an exotic bird pet. This is the link: https://tinyurl.com/exoticbirdsurvey21 Qualtrics Survey | Qualtrics Experience Management<https://tinyurl.com/exoticbirdsurvey21> The most powerful, simple and trusted way to gather experience data. Start your journey to experience management and try a free account today. tinyurl.com [Image.jpeg] Get Outlook for iOS<https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Faka.ms%2F…> ________________________________ 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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Fwd: Advert for a postdoctoral position in Primate Comparative Social Cognition
by Hannah Buchanan-Smith 22 Jun '21

22 Jun '21

May be of interest to someone.... Post-doctoral Position in Comparative Social Cognition: The Cognitive Foundations of Social Minds https://careers.umich.edu/job_detail/199180/research_fellow<https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcareers.u…> A postdoctoral position in comparative social cognition shared between the Department of Behavioral Sciences-Psychology at the University of Michigan-Dearborn and the Department of Psychology University of Michigan-Ann Arbor is available beginning as early as September 2021. Candidates with a Ph.D. in primate behavior and cognition/comparative cognition, cognitive psychology, or related fields are encouraged to apply. The position is funded for up to three years by the Templeton World Charity Foundation - Diverse Intelligences division. The position involves comparative data collection and analysis through testing bonobos, chimpanzees and humans (children and adults) using virtual reality (non-invasive testing only). This social cognitive project has four main objectives. First, it will rigorously evaluate the theoretical foundations of intentional cooperation by nonhuman animals (apes) compared to humans as distinct from behaviors (ie., competitive) that may appear to be cooperative. The cross-species comparison also aims to identify whether nonhuman apes exhibit pre-cursors to, or the full repertoire of, intentional cooperation. Second, the project will include developing formal theoretical models in the form of computational agent models of the learning and behavioral strategies exhibited by the nonhuman apes and humans. Third, the introduction of ape avatars will allow exploration of questions about ‘self’ in virtual reality, and to further our understanding of Theory of Mind in nonhuman primates. The fourth aim is to advance the science and methods of testing nonhuman primate cognition using virtual reality. The postdoctoral position will benefit from interaction with other research team members and world-class faculty at the University of Michigan (Ann Arbor and Dearborn campuses), and research team members at the University of St. Andrews’ Psychology Department and the Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Interested candidates should send applications (CV, statement of research interests, names of 3 references) to Dr. Francine Dolins (fdolins(a)umich.edu<mailto:fdolins@umich.edu>) and Dr. Richard Lewis (rickl(a)umich.edu<mailto:rickl@umich.edu>). The University of Michigan-Dearborn sits on the traditional territory of the Three Fires Confederacy of First Nations comprising the Ojibwe, the Odawa, and the Potawatomie. New book: Spatial Analysis in Field Primatology Applying GIS at Varying Scales<https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cambr…> [Twitter Promote Template.png] "Ring the bells that still can ring, Forget your perfect offering, There is a crack in everything,That's how the light gets in." ~ Leonard Cohen “Fight for the things that you care about, but do it in a way that will lead others to join you.” ~ Ruth Bader Ginsburg ________________________________ 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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UFAW Virtual Conference. 29-30th June 2021 - Posters now available to access
by Hannah Buchanan-Smith 17 Jun '21

17 Jun '21

Possibly of interest to some of you... ------------------------------------------------------ RECENT ADVANCES IN ANIMAL WELFARE SCIENCE VIII Virtual UFAW Animal Welfare Conference, 29th- 30th June 2021 (All timings are GMT+1 / UTC+1/British Summer Time) The scientific programme poster booklet, containing abstracts of the 119 posters presentations, is now available to access for those who have registered to attend the conference. This online event is free to attend and, in addition to the posters, includes 46 talks over two days. A link to register and the programme of talks and posters can be found here: conference. www.ufaw.org.uk/conf2021<https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ufaw.o…>. All sessions are being recorded to watch on demand and will be posted on-line on the evening of each day (UK time). Finally, please help us keep these meetings free and open to all. Spreading the message about animal welfare science as far and wide as possible is one of UFAW’s key objectives. We make our meetings free to ensure access for those who could not otherwise attend. However, running our meetings is costly and involves an enormous effort from UFAW’s staff. As a charity, supported entirely by donations, we can only keep meetings free and run our other activities with your support. If you are in a position to do so, please consider making a donation when you register. If you have any questions about the event, please contact me. Best wishes, Stephen Stephen Wickens, BSc PhD UFAW, The Old School, Brewhouse Hill, Wheathampstead, Herts AL4 8AN, UK Email: wickens(a)ufaw.org.uk<mailto:wickens@ufaw.org.uk> ; Direct Tel: +44(0)1276 500880; Office: +44(0)1582 831818 (tel), 831414 (fax) MailScanner has detected a possible fraud attempt from "c:" claiming to be www.ufaw.org.uk<C:\Users\Stpehen\Documents\UFAW%20meetings\2021\Virtual%2021\www.ufaw.org.uk> For further information about UFAW awards, scholarships, meetings and other news follow us on: Facebook: Universities Federation for Animal Welfare - UFAW<https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebo…> ; Twitter: @UFAW_1926<https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.c…> UFAW is an UK charity that works to develop and promote improvements in the welfare of all animals through scientific and educational activity worldwide. Registered Charity No 207996 (Registered in England) and Company Limited by Guarantee No 579991 Science in the service of animal welfare ________________________________ 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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Pet Bereavement study - participants required!
by Annabel Young 16 Jun '21

16 Jun '21

________________________________ Dear BERG-ers, (Apologies if you get this more than once because I know you on additional email lists or social media) This is your invitation to participate in or help recruit participants for my dissertation research project. I'm looking for adult UK residents who've experienced the death of their companion animal in the last couple of years. If you fulfil that criteria yourself, please click on the link below and complete the questionnaire. If you know one or more people who could participate, please forward this email with the text below. If you just want to look through the survey, that's fine, just email me your participant id (shown on every page) and I can delete your data. Many thanks in advance ! kind regards Annabel I am studying for an MA in Human-Animal Interaction with the Psychology department of Stirling University and I would like to invite you to participate in my dissertation research project on Companion Animal Bereavement. I am particularly looking for an even spread of male and female participants and across all small companion animals: rabbits, guinea pigs, hamsters, reptiles as well as cats and dogs. For this research I will not include larger animals such as horses and pigs, or fish. I have designed the questionnaire to be as concise as possible, concentrating on the level of attachment people feel for their pets, the grief they experience after the death and the support they receive from their friends, family and others around that time. As well as the usual multiple- choice questions with scaled answers for quantitative analysis, I have included two long-answer questions to which I will apply a qualitative analysis. It should take less than 20 minutes to complete. The survey has been approved by the General University Ethics Panel and the Animal Welfare Ethical Review Body and is to be completed by UK adults over the age of 18(Or Stirling students 16+) who have had a pet die within the last two years, to cover the period before, during and after the pandemic. I would like to complete data collection by the end of June so I would appreciate it if you could participate within the next couple of weeks. I am available to answer any questions about the survey on ajy00002(a)students.stir.ac.uk<mailto:ajy00002@students.stir.ac.uk>. https://tinyurl.com/PetBereavementJune21<https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Ftinyurl.c…> Pet Bereavement Survey<https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Ftinyurl.c…> An investigation into people's experiences after the death of their pet. tinyurl.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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Caar newsletter
by Hannah Buchanan-Smith 14 Jun '21

14 Jun '21

Hannah Buchanan-Smith has shared a OneDrive for Business file with you. To view it, click the link below. <https://stir-my.sharepoint.com/personal/hmb1_stir_ac_uk/Documents/Attachmen…> [https://r1.res.office365.com/owa/prem/images/dc-pdf_20.png]<https://stir-my.sharepoint.com/personal/hmb1_stir_ac_uk/Documents/Attachmen…> CAAR newsletter 1 - June 2021.pdf<https://stir-my.sharepoint.com/personal/hmb1_stir_ac_uk/Documents/Attachmen…> Dear all - especially HAI students Some of you may find this 9MB 'Children, Adolescents and Animals Research' (caar) newsletter of interest. Best, Hannah ________________________________ From: MULDOON Janine <janine.muldoon(a)ed.ac.uk> Sent: 14 June 2021 13:37 To: MULDOON Janine <janine.muldoon(a)ed.ac.uk> Cc: WILLIAMS Joanne <Jo.Williams(a)ed.ac.uk> Subject: Welcome to our very first Caar newsletter 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. ________________________________ Good afternoon, I am delighted to attach our first ever 'Children, Adolescents and Animals Research' (caar) newsletter. We hope you find it useful to see a snapshot of our current activities. We would be incredibly grateful if you could participate in our current surveys if eligible, and/or share the links to these surveys with your contacts. We have had a really positive response so far, but to enable us to do more with the data, it would be great to get the numbers up. Our 'Supporting People and Pets in Scotland' survey will be closing on the 22nd June, so please share this link at your earliest convenience: Supporting People & Pets in Scotland (qualtrics.com)<https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fedinburgh…> Thank you so much. We hope you are doing well despite the current challenges, and please do get in touch if you have anything to share with us or have any questions. Best wishes, Janine and Jo Dr Janine Muldoon Research Fellow Caar (Children, adolescents and animals research) Clinical & Health Psychology University of Edinburgh Doorway 6 Medical School Elsie Inglis Quad Teviot Place Edinburgh EH8 9AG <https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ed.ac.…><https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ed.ac…>Caar website<https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ed.ac…> <https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebo…> Facebook<https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.faceb…> Twitter<https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.c…> My current work schedule: Wednesdays & Thursdays 3 - 5.30pm Fridays 12 - 5.30pm Latest publications: Muldoon J.C. & Williams J.M. (2021) The Animal Welfare Education for Children Toolkit. Children, Adolescents and Animals Research (caar), University of Edinburgh. The Animal Welfare Education for Children Toolkit | The University of Edinburgh<https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ed.ac…> Muldoon J.C. & Williams J.M. (2021). Establishing consensus on the best ways to educate children about animal welfare and prevent harm: an online Delphi study. Animal Welfare, 30(2), 179-195. https://doi.org/10.7120/09627286.30.2.179<https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdoi.org%2…> Muldoon J.C. & Williams J.M. (2021). The challenges & future development of animal welfare education in the UK. Animal Welfare, 30(2), 197-209. https://doi.org/10.7120/09627286.30.2.197<https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdoi.org%2…> [cid:771d0fac-efae-473c-a007-0d3fff05d7f1] The University of Edinburgh is a charitable body, registered in Scotland, with registration number SC005336. Is e buidheann carthannais a th’ ann an Oilthigh Dhùn Èideann, clàraichte an Alba, àireamh clàraidh SC005336. ________________________________ 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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Missing BERG meetings? Fancy a walk around the campus loch instead?
by Hannah Buchanan-Smith 10 Jun '21

10 Jun '21

Dear BERGers I'm missing the BERG meetings! I would like to propose (weather permitting) that we meet on campus on Wednesday 16th June at 5pm for a socially responsible and socially distanced walk and chat with whomever else turns up! I suggest we meet in the top Cottrell car park at 5pm (and if needed I'll make a plan to avoid any large groups by splitting us into smaller groups of anti- & clockwise walkers - with the potential to swap groups to chat with more folk). If you fancy seeing people in real life, but don't fancy walking, please find a loch-side bench with a view and we'll chat as we pass! No need to reply - just turn up! Very best, Hannah 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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Research Culture Awards - Two BERGers are winners!
by Hannah Buchanan-Smith 02 Jun '21

02 Jun '21

Congratulations to BERG winners: Kristine Gandia (Best Early Career Researcher) and Sarah Kraemer (Best Research Activity which promotes Equality, Diversity and Inclusion for her International Women’s day activities). Very well deserved.<https://www.stir.ac.uk/comms/roundup/2021/june/staff-roundup-02-june-/> >From the Staff Roundup (https://www.stir.ac.uk/comms/roundup/2021/june/staff-roundup-02-june-/) with others in Psychology highlighted too. Congratulations to all. Best Research Leadership: Prof Niamh Fitzgerald, Pro Anna Whittaker, Prof Crispin Wright, Prof Helen Cheyne and Dr Line Caes. Best Collaborator: Dr Jenni Connelly, Kathryn Angus, Dr Isabelle Uny, Prof Cate Watson and Amy Woodhouse from Children in Scotland. Best Support from Professional Services: The funding team (so many excellent nominations across the whole team that we could not single out individuals), Stella Turner, Donna McKendrick and Aileen Paton. We also snuck in some special mentions here, based on their nominations: Contribution to Ref: Dr Ben Fanstone and Žaneta Ulozeviciute. Covid recovery: James Dick and Overall contribution to research culture: Betsy Fuller. Best Mentor: Dr Naomi Brooks, Prof Ronan O’Carroll, Prof Rowan Cruft, Dr Colin Moran and Dr Jennifer Dickie. Best Early Career Researcher: Dr Anna Bobak, Dr Gemma Ryde, Kristine Gandia, Dr Monique Botha and Mrs Hazel Booth. Best Activity which enhances Research Culture: ISMH weekly team meeting (Aileen Paton), Faculty of Social Sciences Peer Review College (Prof Fiona Copland), Psychology cake social (Prof Peter Hancock) and the Interdisciplinary Research Network (Miss Wendy Masterton) – who were also running a series of brilliant events last week. Best Research Activity which promotes Equality, Diversity and Inclusion: ISMH weekly team meeting (Prof Niamh Fitzgerald), Invisible knapsack presentation (Dr Sandra Engstrom), International Women’s day activities (Sarah Kraemer), Life through a lens research team (Dr Karen Watchman) There were also 25 people who were nominated in multiple categories so particular congratulations go to them. ________________________________ 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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