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BERG meetings - starting again on Wednesday 18th September
by Hannah Buchanan-Smith 14 Aug '19

14 Aug '19

Dear BERGers, Hope your summer has been great. We are pleased to say that the Behaviour and Evolution Research Group (BERG) seminars are coming back soon. These seminars are held on Wednesdays at 5.30pm in 3A94. We hope that Jade Hooper (PhD student) will be the local organiser, though given her other commitments we are open to offers of support! Meetings will start on Wednesday 18th September, so please add these Wednesday dates to your diaries, noting there will be no meeting on Wednesday 23rd October as it is mid semester break, and we shall wind up 11th December (with a Christmas party). Another date for your diary is the John Damien lecture which will be on Friday 11th October (late afternoon), and presented by our very own Emeritus Professor Phyllis Lee. Details will follow. There is also the BERG presentation morning on 28th August that I informed you of earlier this week. The first BERG meeting is on Wednesday 18th September at 5.30pm in 3A94 (Psychology common room). We shall use this meeting for introductions, including I hope for our new students, and updates from the summer…please come prepared to share news of any grants awarded, papers published, exciting conferences attended etc. The success of BERG depends upon you! Please consider signing up for a seminar slot. Presenting at BERG is an excellent way to practice talks, hone your presentation skills, get feedback on grant application ideas, lead a discussion of a controversial/interesting research paper etc. You can also suggest external speakers who we might invite (local speakers only please). Doodle software is no longer free so please look at the schedule in the Box link – and then email me and Jade and we shall update the schedule. If you can provide a title that also helps! ( h.m.buchanan-smith(a)stir.ac.uk<mailto:h.m.buchanan-smith@stir.ac.uk>; jade.hooper(a)stir.ac.uk<mailto:jade.hooper@stir.ac.uk> ) 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 new folk must complete the form available here: http://lists.stir.ac.uk/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/berg You can also use this link to unsubscribe. Many thanks, Hannah and Jade 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 presentation morning - 28th April 9.30-12.30
by Hannah Buchanan-Smith 12 Aug '19

12 Aug '19

Dear all Please find attached the schedule for the BERG presentation day on Wednesday 28th August, 9.30-12.30 in the Psychology common room (3A94). All welcome. Best, 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 on 3rd July
by Sagarika Phalke 03 Jul '19

03 Jul '19

Hello Everyone, I hope this email finds you well! I wanted to request for a BERG meeting on the 3rd of July either at 5:00 or 5:30 pm (whatever is most convenient). I am presenting at the BIAZA conference on the 9th of July and wanted some feedback on my talk. Its just a 10 minute talk, but I would really appreciate the critical feedback since this is my first experience presenting at an academic conference. The title of the talk is 'Captive Elephant Welfare- A case study of an Indian Zoo'. I do hope that some of you will be able to make it. Of course drinks and snacks will be provided! Look forward to seeing some of you Warm regards Sagarika

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BERG fun and games - 12th June
by Hannah Buchanan-Smith 05 Jun '19

05 Jun '19

Zsuzsa has asked me to send the following message - I presume the usual slot of 5.30pm..... Dear BERGers, Hope you are all well! I was thinking of bringing a few board games around next week (12th of June) so we can have some fun and catch up! I have games about the mind, forests, clouds or even planets, so what would tickle your fancy? Please let me know if you are interested and I will arrange nibbles and drinks accordingly! Kind regards, Zsuzsa zsl00001(a)students.stir.ac.uk

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PTNCE Conference Invitation
by Zsófia Csajbók 29 May '19

29 May '19

Dear BERGers, I would like to raise your attention to a nice conference in Prague in September about evolution and human behavior: http://2019.ptnce.pl/. Christine Caldwell will be one of the invited plenary lecturers, and Craig Roberts is the head on the scientific board. The conference is usually small-scale, with friendly atmosphere and plenty of opportunities for networking and sharing ideas. The abstract submission is open until 16 June. We are looking forward to seeing many new faces on our yearly conference. Best wishes, Zsófia

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BERG on Wednesday 22 May - can you help me?
by Hannah Buchanan-Smith 17 May '19

17 May '19

?Dear BERGers I am giving a keynote presentation at the International Conference on Environmental Enrichment in Japan next month. The talk title is: Enrichment for primates in laboratories and zoos: Same principles, different constraints The talk is supposed to be about 25 minutes long. I am looking for an audience for a practice presentation - to help me with timing, and to get feedback on content, flow etc. If you are able to come along and give feedback I'd appreciate it. I can supply drinks and nibbles to entice! Wednesday 22nd May, 5.30pm prompt, Psychology Common room - 3A94. I'll need to be away by 6.30pm. Hope to see a few folk there! Best wishes, Hannah PS I have booked the common room every Wednesday from 5.15-7pm for BERG activities - so please feel free to use this slot as you see fit (academic or otherwise - Rosyl set a good precedent last week!) 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 Meeting - Wednesday 24th April
by Deborah Bruce 15 May '19

15 May '19

Dear BERGers, Our last meeting of the Spring Semester is tomorrow (Wednesday 24th April). Hannah Buchanan-Smith will be hosting Sabrina Brando who will be giving a presentation titled, "Global Collaboration for Animal Welfare". Please find further details in the attached PDF file. Please note that this will be a full seminar starting at our usual time of 5.30 p.m. in the Common Room (3A94). Drinks and nibbles will be provided as always. Look forward to seeing you all tomorrow. Best, Deborah

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Hannah Buchanan-Smith awarded 2019 Osman Hill Medal
by Liz Williamson 14 May '19

14 May '19

Hearty congratulations to Hannah! From: List for members of the Primate Society of Great Britain <PSGB(a)JISCMAIL.AC.UK> on behalf of Lewis Dean <lewis.g.dean(a)GMAIL.COM> Date: Tuesday, 14 May 2019 at 09:17 To: "PSGB(a)JISCMAIL.AC.UK" <PSGB(a)JISCMAIL.AC.UK> Subject: Osman Hill Medal 2019 Dear all, We are delighted to announce that Professor Hannah Buchanan-Smith has been awarded the 2019 Osman Hill Medal for her research on animal welfare, her service to PSGB and her contributions to primatology. Hannah will be delivering the Osman Hill Lecture at the EFP/ PSGB conference in Oxford in September. Best wishes, Lewis PSGB Secretary

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BERG Meetings - 17th and 24th April 2019
by Deborah Bruce 15 Apr '19

15 Apr '19

Dear BERGers, Just a reminder that there is no BERG Meeting this week (17th April), but we do have one final date for this Semester. On Wednesday 24th April 2019 Hannah Buchanan-Smith will be hosting Sabrina Brando who will give a talk on, "Global Collaboration for Animal Welfare". Please note that this will be a full length seminar but will start at our usual time of 5.30 p.m., in the common room (3A94). Best, Deborah

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BERG Meeting - Wednesday 10th April 2019
by Deborah Bruce 09 Apr '19

09 Apr '19

Dear BERGers, This week at BERG our meeting is devoted to Final year dissertation opportunities at the Safari Park, when we will be joined by our colleagues from Blair Drummond. Our meeting is at the usual time and venue: 5.30 p.m. in the Common Room (3A94), with the usual drinks and nibbles. It would be good to see as many regular BERGers come along as possible. An up to date copy of our schedule can be found at: https://stir.app.box.com/s/rwzik2tsai3kausdtekqvgayv34otmgt Best Wishes, Deborah

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