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FW: Stirling Crucible 2020
by Hannah Buchanan-Smith 05 Dec '19

05 Dec '19

Apologies for posting to non-University folk and students to whom this does not apply – you may delete this! The Crucible is a leadership and development programme for members of academic/research staff across the institution. The Stirling Crucible webpage (https://www.stir.ac.uk//internal-staff/research/research-community/institut…<https://www.stir.ac.uk/internal-staff/research/research-community/institute…>) explains more. Do contact a member of the new organising committee – Dr Purva Abhyankar, Dr Sandra Engstrom, Dr Jen Dickie and Dr Lewis Macgregor – if interested in applying and you have questions. Application forms must be received by December 20th 2020. ________________________________ The University achieved an overall 5 stars in the QS World University Rankings 2018 The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159.

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Salvesen lecture - Learning difficulties - whose voice matters? 26 Nov in Edinburgh
by Hannah Buchanan-Smith 20 Nov '19

20 Nov '19

This lecture may be of interest to some….. The Salvesen Lecture: Learning difficulties - whose voice matters? Tue, 26 November 2019 17:30 – 18:30 GMT Location University of Edinburgh Informatics Forum Crichton Street Edinburgh EH8 9AB https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-salvesen-lecture-learning-difficulties-w… About this Event Salvesen Mindroom Research Centre and Salvesen Mindroom Centre are partners, working together in areas of research and outreach, to improve the lives of children, young people and families living with learning difficulties. In this lecture Sue Fletcher-Watson, Director of the Research Centre, and Christine Carlin, Chief Executive of the Salvesen Mindroom Centre, will showcase the practices and methods the partners use to make sure their research is carried out with and for, not done to, our participants. The speakers will explain how strong research will enhance their outreach support for children, young people and families, empowering them in their journeys. Also, they will explain how this amazing partnership of research and outreach offers positive approaches for professionals in their roles supporting those with learning difficulties. Accessibility measures at the event will include BSL interpretation and use of autism-enabling elements such as ‘flapplause’. Read our full accessibility report.<https://www.ed.ac.uk/salvesen-research/news-and-events/the-salvesen-lecture…> The building is wheelchair accessible and includes ground floor, accessible facilities. This lecture is free to attend and open to all. *** Details of the University of Edinburgh full privacy notice can be found here<https://www.ed.ac.uk/about/website/privacy>. We want to run a safe and accessible event and provide the best possible experience for you. By providing any information required on the booking form, you are giving the University consent to hold and process this data about you and to advise our suppliers of these details, under data protection regulations, for the purpose of running this event. By providing this information about your guest[s], you are confirming that you have their permission to share this data with the University for the same purposes. Any dietary and accessibility requirements are deleted following completion of the event. Photography notice This event will be photographed and recorded for promotional or recruitment materials for the University and University approved third parties. For further information please contact salvesenresearch(a)ed.ac.uk Hannah M. Buchanan-Smith Professor, Behaviour and Evolution Research Group<https://www.stir.ac.uk/about/faculties-and-services/natural-sciences/our-re…> Stirling Human Animal Interaction Research (SHAIR<https://www.stir.ac.uk/about/faculties-and-services/natural-sciences/our-re…>) Group Room 3A79, Cottrell Psychology, Faculty of Natural Sciences University of Stirling Stirling, FK9 4LA Scotland Tel: 01786 467674 Fax: 01786 467641 E-mail: h.m.buchanan-smith(a)stir.ac.uk<mailto:h.m.buchanan-smith@stir.ac.uk> Home page: https://www.stir.ac.uk/people/257464 http://marmosetcare.com/ http://www.247animalwelfare.eu/ http://refiningdogcare.com/ https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-salvesen-lecture-learning-difficulties-w…

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Band on Friday
by Hannah Buchanan-Smith 20 Nov '19

20 Nov '19

Dear BERGers Some of you will know Will Goodall (a colleague in Psychology), whose band is playing in Stirling on Friday 22nd, at the Mediterranea in Stirling (4 Viewfield Place FK8 1NQ) http://www.mediterranearestaurant.co.uk/ If you want to know whether Will's music is up your street, here is a taster.... www.konradband.net Tickets on door (approx. £6), and band will start around 8.30-8.45pm.... Vernon and I plan to pop up for a couple of hours from around 8pm. Be great if any of you wanted to join us. Hope to see some of you later at Kirsten Blakey's talk. Hannah Hannah M. Buchanan-Smith Professor, Behaviour and Evolution Research Group<https://www.stir.ac.uk/about/faculties-and-services/natural-sciences/our-re…> Stirling Human Animal Interaction Research (SHAIR<https://www.stir.ac.uk/about/faculties-and-services/natural-sciences/our-re…>) Group Room 3A79, Cottrell Psychology, Faculty of Natural Sciences University of Stirling Stirling, FK9 4LA Scotland Tel: 01786 467674 Fax: 01786 467641 E-mail: h.m.buchanan-smith(a)stir.ac.uk<mailto:h.m.buchanan-smith@stir.ac.uk> Home page: https://www.stir.ac.uk/people/257464 http://marmosetcare.com/ http://www.247animalwelfare.eu/ http://refiningdogcare.com/

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BERG this week Wednesday 20th November 3A94 at 5:30pm
by Jade Hooper 18 Nov '19

18 Nov '19

Dear BERGers, This week at BERG we have Kirsten Blakey sharing with us her knowledge on "Development of strategic social information seeking in children" (abstract below). Come along to find out more! The meeting will be held on Wednesday 20th November in the Psychology department common room (3A94) at 5:30pm with drinks and nibbles provided. The most up to date schedule is available on Box for details of talks and for information on dates where BERG is not running (here: https://stir.box.com/s/skboejxqbtg8b52aiadnzi07tv0nrsog) If you have new students who might wish to be on the BERG mailing list, please send them this e-mail. To sign up to the BERG mailing list please use the following link: http://lists.stir.ac.uk/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/berg (you can also use this link to unsubscribe). Best wishes, Jade Development of strategic social information seeking in children Selective social learning allows human adults to filter out less useful aspects of available information, enabling them to actively seek and effectively use that which is most relevant. Human adults may therefore demonstrate key differences in the way that they attend to and use social information compared to children and non-humans. However, the majority of developmental social learning paradigms examine children's responses to information specifically provided for use in a particular task, but do not address children's ability to seek out the information for themselves. I will discuss a recent study that aimed to address this gap in our understanding regarding age-related changes in children's ability to seek out as well as use appropriate social information. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jade Hooper | Research Assistant and PhD Candidate - Faculty of Social Science | 3T37, RG Bomont Building, University of Stirling, Stirling, FK9 4LA | E-mail: jade.hooper(a)stir.ac.uk<mailto:jade.hooper@stir.ac.uk> | Web:http://www.stir.ac.uk/social-science/ Reports and summaries for the Permanently Progressing? Building secure futures for children in Scotland study including an information sheet for children are available here<https://www.stir.ac.uk/about/faculties/social-sciences/our-research/researc…> ________________________________ The University achieved an overall 5 stars in the QS World University Rankings 2018 The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159.

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BERG meeting this week Wednesday 13th November 3A94 at 5:30pm
by Jade Hooper 11 Nov '19

11 Nov '19

Dear BERGers, This week we have the lovely Roxanne Hawkins talking about “Pets and Mental Health: do the benefits outweigh the costs?”. This looks to be a really interesting talk so please do come along and join the discussion! The meeting will be held on Wednesday 13th November in the Psychology department common room (3A94) at 5:30pm with drinks and nibbles provided. The most up to date schedule is available on Box for details of talks and for information on dates where BERG is not running (here: https://stir.box.com/s/skboejxqbtg8b52aiadnzi07tv0nrsog)<https://stir.box.com/s/skboejxqbtg8b52aiadnzi07tv0nrsog> If you have new students who might wish to be on the BERG mailing list, please send them this e-mail. To sign up to the BERG mailing list please use the following link: http://lists.stir.ac.uk/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/berg (you can also use this link to unsubscribe). Best wishes, Jade -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jade Hooper | Research Assistant and PhD Candidate - Faculty of Social Science | 3T37, RG Bomont Building, University of Stirling, Stirling, FK9 4LA | E-mail: jade.hooper(a)stir.ac.uk<mailto:jade.hooper@stir.ac.uk> | Web:http://www.stir.ac.uk/social-science/ Reports and summaries for the Permanently Progressing? Building secure futures for children in Scotland study including an information sheet for children are available here<https://www.stir.ac.uk/about/faculties/social-sciences/our-research/researc…>

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BERG this week Wednesday 6th November (3A94) at 5:30pm
by Jade Hooper 04 Nov '19

04 Nov '19

Dear BERGers, Kristine Gandia will be providing us some enlightenment this week in the form of her talk entitled: Do circadian rhythms impact animal welfare in zoos? (abstract below). The meeting will be held on Wednesday 6th November in the Psychology department common room (3A94) at 5:30pm with drinks and nibbles provided. The most up to date schedule is available on Box for details of talks and for information on dates where BERG is not running (here: https://stir.box.com/s/skboejxqbtg8b52aiadnzi07tv0nrsog)<https://stir.box.com/s/skboejxqbtg8b52aiadnzi07tv0nrsog>? If you have new students who might wish to be on the BERG mailing list, please send them this e-mail. To sign up to the BERG mailing list please use the following link: http://lists.stir.ac.uk/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/berg (you can also use this link to unsubscribe). Best wishes, Jade [cid:c60306d2-775d-408b-b69d-1987a5f16697] Do circadian rhythms impact animal welfare in zoos? Circadian rhythms dictate the timing of behaviours and physiological processes; optimizing energy efficiency, synchronizing social behaviours, and enhancing overall health. Circadian rhythmicity may be disrupted in a zoo environment as a consequence of light pollution, husbandry practices, and latitudinal seasonality. In my talk I discuss the potential causes and effects of disruption to circadian rhythms in a zoo and how these issues could possibly be addressed. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jade Hooper | Research Assistant and PhD Candidate - Faculty of Social Science | 3T37, RG Bomont Building, University of Stirling, Stirling, FK9 4LA | E-mail: jade.hooper(a)stir.ac.uk<mailto:jade.hooper@stir.ac.uk> | Web:http://www.stir.ac.uk/social-science/ For information about the Permanently Progressing study: https://www.stir.ac.uk/about/faculties-and-services/social-sciences/our-res…

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BERG meeting this week Wednesday 30th October 5:30pm 3A94
by Jade Hooper 28 Oct '19

28 Oct '19

Dear BERGers, BERG is back on again this week! Yay! Zsuzsa Lugosi will be talking to us about the role of VR in Zoos. No blurb at present but judging by the title it is going to be a very interesting one indeed! Please do come along to offer your support. The meeting will be held on Wednesday 30th October in the Psychology department common room (3A94) at 5:30pm with drinks and nibbles provided. The most up to date schedule is available on Box for details of talks and for information on dates where BERG is not running (here: https://stir.box.com/s/skboejxqbtg8b52aiadnzi07tv0nrsog) If you have new students who might wish to be on the BERG mailing list, please send them this e-mail. To sign up to the BERG mailing list please use the following link: http://lists.stir.ac.uk/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/berg (you can also use this link to unsubscribe). Best wishes, Jade -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jade Hooper | Research Assistant and PhD Candidate - Faculty of Social Science | 3T37, RG Bomont Building, University of Stirling, Stirling, FK9 4LA | E-mail: jade.hooper(a)stir.ac.uk<mailto:jade.hooper@stir.ac.uk> | Web:http://www.stir.ac.uk/social-science/ Reports and summaries for the Permanently Progressing? Building secure futures for children in Scotland study including an information sheet for children are available here<https://www.stir.ac.uk/about/faculties/social-sciences/our-research/researc…>

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Next BERG meeting Wednesday 30th October 5:30pm 3A94
by Jade Hooper 22 Oct '19

22 Oct '19

Dear BERGers, Just a reminder there is no BERG meeting this week as it's the mid-semester break. But do not fear, we are back next week with Zsuzsa Lugosi who will be talking to us about the role of VR in Zoos. More details to follow soon. This will be Wednesday 30th October in the Psychology department common room (3A94) at 5:30pm with drinks and nibbles provided. The most up to date schedule is available on Box for details of talks and for information on dates where BERG is not running (here: https://stir.box.com/s/skboejxqbtg8b52aiadnzi07tv0nrsog) If you have new students who might wish to be on the BERG mailing list, please send them this e-mail. To sign up to the BERG mailing list please use the following link: http://lists.stir.ac.uk/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/berg (you can also use this link to unsubscribe). Best wishes, Jade -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jade Hooper | Research Assistant and PhD Candidate - Faculty of Social Science | 3T37, RG Bomont Building, University of Stirling, Stirling, FK9 4LA | E-mail: jade.hooper(a)stir.ac.uk<mailto:jade.hooper@stir.ac.uk> | Web:http://www.stir.ac.uk/social-science/ Reports and summaries for the Permanently Progressing? Building secure futures for children in Scotland study including an information sheet for children are available here<https://www.stir.ac.uk/about/faculties/social-sciences/our-research/researc…>

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Movie afternoon
by Zsuzsa Lugosi 21 Oct '19

21 Oct '19

Dear all, For those who are staying around campus, it could be fun to meet up for maybe a movie? Pawel and myself are planning on watching a movie by infamous Stanley Kubrick! We'll provide drinks and nibbles, please join us on Tuesday the 22nd from 5pm in 2A54 (comfy couches!). Kind regards, Zsuzsa

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BERG - Wednesday 16th October: Discussion of HAI in Zoos/Safari parks
by Hannah Buchanan-Smith 14 Oct '19

14 Oct '19

Dear BERGers We had tentatively scheduled a Stirling Human Animal Research Centre (SHAIR) speaker this week, but have not been successful in persuading someone to come. Fear not, instead, we shall have an informal discussion, over the usual drinks and nibbles, about the recent trips that we have made to the Blair Drummond Safari park (final year students and HAI Masters students). Everyone is welcome for a catch up as we've not had BERG for the last two weeks. The questions we shall consider are: 1. What makes good interpretation in a zoo/safari park setting? (interpretation is signage, displays with information, talks etc) 2. What was the best interpretation you saw and why? 3. What recommendations would you make for interpretation? 4. What makes a good "keeper talk" ? a. what should you include (main messages) b. how do you keep the visitors interested (range of ages, educational backgrounds) 5. What display type leads to the "best" human animal interactions - and how do you define "best" and why (examples of display types include: drive through, petting, walk through, boat by, bird of prey or standard enclosure, or even keeper for a day experiences?). What are the key features that make it best? 4. 6. What sort of direct human animal interactions go on at the Safari Park and how do you feel about them? a. For keepers? b. For visitors? You might want to consider these questions in a wider context of the European Association of Zoos and Aquaria (EAZA) - see the doc below especially pages 29-36. https://ec.europa.eu/environment/nature/pdf/EU_Zoos_Directive_Good_Practice… ALL welcome to come along! Very best, Hannah PS The most up to date schedule is available on Box for details of talks and for information on dates where BERG is not running (here: https://stir.box.com/s/skboejxqbtg8b52aiadnzi07tv0nrsog) To sign up to the BERG mailing list please use the following link: http://lists.stir.ac.uk/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/berg (you can also use this link to unsubscribe). Hannah M. Buchanan-Smith Professor, Behaviour and Evolution Research Group<https://www.stir.ac.uk/about/faculties-and-services/natural-sciences/our-re…> Stirling Human Animal Interaction Research (SHAIR<https://www.stir.ac.uk/about/faculties-and-services/natural-sciences/our-re…>) Group Room 3A79, Cottrell Psychology, Faculty of Natural Sciences University of Stirling Stirling, FK9 4LA Scotland Tel: 01786 467674 Fax: 01786 467641 E-mail: h.m.buchanan-smith(a)stir.ac.uk<mailto:h.m.buchanan-smith@stir.ac.uk> Home page: https://www.stir.ac.uk/people/257464 http://marmosetcare.com/ http://www.247animalwelfare.eu/ http://refiningdogcare.com/

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