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BERG cancelled this week
by Paxton Culpepper 12 Feb '18

12 Feb '18

Dear BERG folks, In light of the fact that this Wednesday is Valentine's Day and many people will be spending the evening with their partner (or partners - see the evolution of polygamy), I think it's best that we cancel BERG this week. Also, we could not arrange for a speaker this week, which may be due to the same reason. However, I will be adding an extra BERG talk slot to the end of the BERG calendar (April 18th) to make up for this lost week. Anyone interested in this added slot please contact me directly. Next week (Feb 21st) is mid-semester break so we will not be convening for that week either. But, we will be back for Wednesday Feb 28th to enjoy Jade Hooper's talk. I will make the necessary announcement for her talk at the beginning of that week. From that week on we will be enjoying the BERG talks weekly, uninterrupted until April 18th. Until Feb 28th, have a happy Valentine's Day and a relaxing yet fruitful mid-semester break. Please contact me anytime with any BERG-related questions. Kind regards, Paxton ______________________________ Paxton Culpepper, BSc, MSc PhD Candidate | Psychology Department of Psychology Behaviour and Evolution Research Group Faculty of Natural Sciences, University of Stirling, UK Office: 3B134 Cottrell Building Phone: +44 (0) 1786 466852 Fax: +44 (0) 1786 467641 Email: p.d.culpepper(a)stir.ac.uk<mailto:p.d.culpepper@stir.ac.uk>

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Fw: Call for abstracts - YSLR workshop
by Christine Caldwell 11 Feb '18

11 Feb '18

Hello all, In case it is of interest, please see below for details of the Young Social Learning Researchers network meeting, to be held in St Andrews this year.? Christine. [cid:7500937c-f0dd-42fa-be03-201aff63e482] On the 21st & 22nd June this year, the Young Social Learning Researchers (YSLR) network<https://eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.yslr.c…> will be hosting its 2nd annual workshop! The workshop will be held at the historic University of St Andrews, located on the beautiful east coast of Scotland. YSLR aims to bring together early career researchers from all corners of the broad and diverse field of Social Learning, to promote interdisciplinary collaborations and form an international community. The workshop will provide a platform for discussion on the state-of-art in the field, and will help participants develop interdisciplinary thinking and build a support network of fellow researchers. All participants are invited to present their work in the form of a poster, and you will also have the opportunity to network with colleagues and senior researchers from the University of St Andrews in an open-doors event. The workshop will conclude with a panel of senior researchers discussing the topic "Learning in the field - 20 years of Social Learning", followed by a Q&A session. Confirmed panel guests so far are: Prof Malinda Carpenter, Prof Kevin Laland, Dr Luke Rendell and (TBC) Dr Ellen Garland. More information and a workshop programme can be found on the workshop website<https://eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.yslr.c…> (further details will be posted there as they are confirmed). At this stage we are inviting applications from students and researchers from Masters to Postdoc level. To apply please use the 'apply' link on the workshop website<https://eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.yslr.c…>, where you will need to submit a brief (250 word) statement of interest. The application deadline is March 31, 2018, but please submit your application ASAP, as the maximum number of attendees is limited to 50. Applicants will be selected on the basis of the statement and, when equal, on a first-come-first-served basis. Please see the website for details on bookable accommodation. There is a small£10 registration fee for the workshop, to help cover catering costs. If you have any questions at all, please contact the organisers at workshop2018(a)yslr.co.uk<mailto:workshop2018@yslr.co.uk>. We look forward to hearing from you! [https://ssl.gstatic.com/ui/v1/icons/mail/images/cleardot.gif] The YSLR workshop committee [cid:d8af7391-e33e-4ddc-9bdf-4c5cad21cc2e]

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For anyone interested
by Paxton Culpepper 06 Feb '18

06 Feb '18

Dear BERG colleagues, One of our thoughtful members has kindly brought our attention to a free-access seminar being presented at Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh, which aims to explore human-animal interactions across tourism, events, animal assisted activities and interventions, and employment contexts. For those of you interested, please see attachment. Best, Paxton ______________________________ Paxton Culpepper, BSc, MSc PhD Candidate | Psychology Department of Psychology Behaviour and Evolution Research Group Faculty of Natural Sciences, University of Stirling, UK Office: 3B134 Cottrell Building Phone: +44 (0) 1786 466852 Fax: +44 (0) 1786 467641 Email: p.d.culpepper(a)stir.ac.uk<mailto:p.d.culpepper@stir.ac.uk>

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This week's BERG: Dr Liz Renner will be discussing hominin brain size evolution!
by Paxton Culpepper 06 Feb '18

06 Feb '18

Dear BERGers, This Wednesday (Feb 7thth) we have Dr Liz Renner giving a talk entitled: Pattern and process in hominin brain size evolution. Brief blurb: Human brain evolution is a hotly debated topic in palaeoanthropology. How should patterns of brain size change through time be characterised? I describe a study in which fossil hominin brain size was evaluated via the proxy of endocranial volume. Six models of evolution were evaluated, including punctuated equilibrium, gradualism, and stasis. Results will be discussed in the context of the existing literature and debates. We look forward to seeing you at 5:30pm sharp! Munchies and drinks provided. Kind regards, Paxton ______________________________ Paxton Culpepper, BSc, MSc PhD Candidate | Psychology Department of Psychology Behaviour and Evolution Research Group Faculty of Natural Sciences, University of Stirling, UK Office: 3B134 Cottrell Building Phone: +44 (0) 1786 466852 Fax: +44 (0) 1786 467641 Email: p.d.culpepper(a)stir.ac.uk<mailto:p.d.culpepper@stir.ac.uk>

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Fwd: Please sign: tell Netflix to stop endangering howler monkeys
by Hannah Buchanan-Smith 01 Feb '18

01 Feb '18

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FW: Line up of speakers: UFAW Animal Welfare Science Conference 28th June 2018, Newcastle UK
by Hannah Buchanan-Smith 29 Jan '18

29 Jan '18

Dear BERGers As UFAW kindly sponsors our BERG seminars, I share information about them and their upcoming meetings. Please see the line up for their next meeting which looks very interesting - registration is a very reasonable £60. If you are not a member - and wish to find out more, please see www.ufaw.org.uk<http://www.ufaw.org.uk/> All good wishes, Hannah From: Stephen Wickens [mailto:wickens@ufaw.org.uk] Sent: 29 January 2018 13:55 To: Hannah Buchanan-Smith <h.m.buchanan-smith(a)stir.ac.uk> Subject: Line up of speakers: UFAW Animal Welfare Science Conference 28th June 2018, Newcastle UK UFAW conference 2018: "Recent advances in animal welfare science VI" Centre for Life, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK, 28th June 2018 Dear colleague, The line up of speakers for the UFAW conference 2018 has now been announced. The conference will feature the following talks: * Andrews C, S Desire and M Bateson (Newcastle University, UK) Time flies when having fun: Could time perception offer a window on affective state? * Clegg ILK, HG Rödel, B Mercera and F Delfour (Université Paris 13, France) Anticipatory behaviour as a welfare measure? Cognitive bias linked to anticipatory behaviour in captive dolphins * Green J and C Witham (Newcastle University, UK) Developing new techniques to assess mental wellbeing in captive primates * Hewson CJ "Come back when it's time": The A-B-C yardstick for veterinary euthanasia decision-making * Khoo SY-S (Concordia University, USA) Local anaesthetic refinement of pentobarbital euthanasia reduces abdominal writhing without affecting immunohistochemical endpoints in rats * Kittelsen KE, EG Granquist, AL Aunsmo and E Tolo (The Norwegian Meat and Poultry Research Centre, Norway) An evaluation of two different methods to manually catch broilers prior to transport and slaughter * O'Neill D, J Summers, D Church, L Collins, D Sargan and D Brodbelt (Royal Veterinary College, UK) New era of evidence-based, comparative welfare-scoring for canine disorders using veterinary clinical record data * Osthaus B, L Proops, S Long, N Bell, K Hayday and F Burden (Canterbury Christ Church University, UK) Weathering the weather: Effects of the environment on donkey, mule and horse welfare * Packer RMA, F Fletcher and MJ Farnworth (Royal Veterinary College, UK) "Could not live without one". Factors driving repeated purchase and recommendation of brachycephalic dog breeds * Petow S, B Eusemann, A Patt and L Schrader (Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut, Germany) The influence of age, egg production and 17ß-estradiol on keel bone length and fractures * Roughan JV and T Sevenoaks (Newcastle University, UK) Welfare versus scientific costs of mouse identification methods * Sandercock DA, JE Coe, MW Barnett, TC Freeman, P Di Giminiani and SA Edwards (SRUC, UK) Coexpression analysis of dorsal root ganglia from tail amputated pigs at different ages reveals long-term transcriptional signatures associated with wound healing and inflammation, and neuropathic pain pathways * Sinclair ARL, A Renouard, C Tallet, PJ Brunton, RB D'Eath, DA Sandercock and A Prunier (SRUC, UK) Long-term effects of piglet tooth resection on molecular markers of inflammation and pain in tooth pulp * Telkanranta H, E Paul and M Mendl (University of Bristol, UK) Measuring animal emotions with infrared thermography: How to realise the potential and avoid the pitfalls * Williams DL (University of Cambridge, UK) Using the Extended Welfare Assessment Grid to evaluate welfare in clinical settings The conference will start at 9.10, with registration from 8.30, and end at 17.30. In addition, during the lunch break there will be a poster sessions that will feature over 65 presentations. In due course abstracts for all the presentations will be made available on the conference webpage. Further details, including how to register, can be found on the UFAW website www.ufaw.org.uk/recentadvances2018<http://www.ufaw.org.uk/recentadvances2018>. The cost of registration, including lunch and refreshments, is £60. Regards, Stephen Wickens, BSc PhD UFAW Development Officer Contact details: Stephen Wickens, Newcastle 2018, UFAW, The Old School, Brewhouse Hill, Wheathampstead, Hertfordshire, AL4 8AN, UK. Tel: +44 (0) 1582 831818; Fax: +44 (0) 1582 831414; Website: www.ufaw.org.uk<http://www.ufaw.org.uk/>; Email: wickens(a)ufaw.org.uk<mailto:wickens@ufaw.org.uk> Follow us: [Facebook] <http://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fufaw.…> ; [Twitter] <http://twitter.com/home?status=%40UFAW%5F1926-%20https%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%…> About UFAW: The Universities Federation for Animal Welfare (UFAW), the international animal welfare science society, is a UK registered scientific and educational charity that brings together the animal welfare science community, educators, veterinarians and all concerned about animal welfare worldwide in order to achieve advances in the well-being of farm, companion, laboratory and captive wild animals, and for those animals with which we interact in the wild. 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BERG Spring 2018 schedule (so far)
by Paxton Culpepper 22 Jan '18

22 Jan '18

Dear BERGers, I have attached this semester's BERG seminar schedule. As you can see, there are still available slots so if you would like to give a talk or know of someone who would, please sign up via the doodle poll (https://doodle.com/poll/pa33ypah8bmchuau) After you sign up, please send me the title of your talk and a short blurb about it for the BERG emails/posts. It's also helpful to attach a topic/talk-related image that I can include in the posts - images look nice and they are helpful in advertising the talks. We all look forward to some great speakers (and topics) this semester. It could be you! Best, Paxton ______________________________ Paxton Culpepper, BSc, MSc PhD Candidate | Psychology Department of Psychology Behaviour and Evolution Research Group Faculty of Natural Sciences, University of Stirling, UK Office: 3B134 Cottrell Building Phone: +44 (0) 1786 466852 Fax: +44 (0) 1786 467641 Email: p.d.culpepper(a)stir.ac.uk<mailto:p.d.culpepper@stir.ac.uk>

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This week's BERG: Prof Hannah Buchanan-Smith discusses primate welfare
by Paxton Culpepper 22 Jan '18

22 Jan '18

Dear BERGers, This Wednesday (Jan 24th) we have Prof Hannah Buchanan-Smith giving a talk entitled: Welfare of Primates: Why Should we Care? She gave this presentation at the prestigious PSGB 50th anniversary meeting in London back in November 2017 - it will to be very interesting and informative. Abstract: Welfare of Primates: Why Should we Care? We are primatologists, and as such we are all ambassadors for these animals. Through our own research, action, and interactions we can influence the welfare of primates, directly and indirectly, and both positively and negatively. The 3Rs (Replacement, Reduction and Refinement - the basic principles underpinning humane science) are generally considered with invasive research but they apply beyond the laboratory. In this presentation, I shall describe how primatologists from a range of backgrounds have informed welfare-related legislation and practice. For example, findings from cognitive research on primates has positively impacted on legislation (e.g. great apes are no longer used in invasive research - with few exceptions globally); understanding natural adaptations from field research has informed how we treat primates, their enclosure design and husbandry. Studying primate welfare is also of interest in its own right. There is a range of exciting new technologies and methodologies to explore affective states, the links between welfare and biological markers, and how these are connected over the lifespan. We look forward to seeing you there at 5:30pm sharp! Best, Paxton ______________________________ Paxton Culpepper, BSc, MSc PhD Candidate | Psychology Department of Psychology Behaviour and Evolution Research Group Faculty of Natural Sciences, University of Stirling, UK Office: 3B134 Cottrell Building Phone: +44 (0) 1786 466852 Fax: +44 (0) 1786 467641 Email: p.d.culpepper(a)stir.ac.uk<mailto:p.d.culpepper@stir.ac.uk>

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Information for interested BERGers
by Paxton Culpepper 19 Jan '18

19 Jan '18

Dear BERGers, I hope everyone is safely enjoying the snow. I will send out the weekly BERG email on Monday as usual, but for now I'm sending out this message to provide interested persons with a short list of upcoming related conferences and workshops. * Mar-April: Edinburgh Science Festival. Details: https://www.sciencefestival.co.uk/ * April 2018: The 13th Conference of the European Human Behaviour and Evolution Association (EHBEA). Details: http://psychology.pte.hu/ehbea2018 * April 2018: The Association for the Study of Animal Behaviour (ASAB). Details: http://www.asab.org/conferences/ * May 2018: Future Directions on the Evolution of Rituals, Beliefs, and Religious Minds. Details: http://schools.centromajorana.it/relmind2018/ * June 2018: Culture Conference and Young Social Learning Research Group (see Christine Caldwell for details on both) * July 2018: The 30th annual Human Behavior and Evolution Society (HBES) conference. Details: https://www.hbes.com/conference/hbes2018/ * September 2018: International Society for Human Ethology (ISHE) Congress. Details: http://ishe.org/chile-2018/ * Sophia Marieangela St Claire has kindly brought this calendar of talks on primate conservation to our attention. Details: https://www.facebook.com/PrimConsOBU/posts/2047196768623839 * Jade Hooper has kindly brought this workshop on pets and children to our attention. Details: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-pet-effect-a-reflective-workshop-tickets… It's not a comprehensive list but hopefully useful nonetheless. If you know of other conferences not mentioned here, please feel to speak up/share. Enjoy your weekend - see you on Wednesday! Paxton ______________________________ Paxton Culpepper, BSc, MSc PhD Candidate | Psychology Department of Psychology Behaviour and Evolution Research Group Faculty of Natural Sciences, University of Stirling, UK Office: 3B134 Cottrell Building Phone: +44 (0) 1786 466852 Fax: +44 (0) 1786 467641 Email: p.d.culpepper(a)stir.ac.uk<mailto:p.d.culpepper@stir.ac.uk>

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First Spring Semester BERG meeting
by Paxton Culpepper 16 Jan '18

16 Jan '18

Dear BERGers, Unfortunately, we do not have a speaker this week. However, instead, we will take the time to discuss/answer questions regarding potential BERG speakers or topics (e.g. discussing a journal article, or potential grant proposal), as well as any other BERG-related issues. I'm sure Hannah, Christine, Phyllis, Eoin, and/or others will have some updates on things such as UFAW, animal welfare, related-conferences, etc. It will be fun and informal, and I am sure very informative. BERG time/location: Wednesday, Jan 17th (5:30-6:30) Common room, Psychology Department, Cottrell Bring your brain and your enthusiasm, I'll bring the nibbles and drinks. Best wishes, Paxton ______________________________ Paxton Culpepper, BSc, MSc PhD Candidate | Psychology Department of Psychology Behaviour and Evolution Research Group Faculty of Natural Sciences, University of Stirling, UK Office: 3B134 Cottrell Building Phone: +44 (0) 1786 466852 Fax: +44 (0) 1786 467641 Email: p.d.culpepper(a)stir.ac.uk<mailto:p.d.culpepper@stir.ac.uk>

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