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Wednesday 11th November: Agent detection and religious behaviour
by Laura Hall 07 Dec '15

07 Dec '15

Dear BERGers, Tomorrow we will have PhD student Paxton Culpepper giving us a talk entitled "Agent detection and religious behaviour: Sex differences in evolved psychological mechanisms that predispose religiosity”. As usual, we will be meeting in the common room (3A94) from 5.30pm with drinks and nibbles available. Hope to see you all there! Best wishes, Laura ---------------------------------------------------- Dr Laura Hall Research Fellow Behaviour and Evolution Research Group Psychology, School of Natural Sciences University of Stirling Stirling FK9 4LA Email: laura.hall(a)stir.ac.uk<mailto:laura.hall@stir.ac.uk> Tel.:+44 (0)1786 466849 Web.:https://rms.stir.ac.uk/converis-stirling/person/28900 BBSRC Magazine: New methods for monitoring and improving welfare of laboratory dogs<http://www.bbsrc.ac.uk/news/policy/2014/140918-n-animal-welfate-laboratory-…> Open access: Refining dosing by oral gavage in the dog<http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1056871914003074>

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Remove from list
by Danielle Fraser 04 Dec '15

04 Dec '15

Hi there I'm emailing to request to be taken off the BERG mailing list as Psychology is no longer part of my degree so is longer relevant to my studies. Thank you for having me it has been very interesting reading some of your work! Danielle ________________________________ The University is ranked in the QS World Rankings of the top 5% of universities in the world (QS World University Rankings, 2014) The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159.

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FW: Call For Papers for the Regional Environmental Enrichment Conference
by Hannah Buchanan-Smith 04 Dec '15

04 Dec '15

Dear all News of the Regional Environmental Enrichment Conference below. Ally – perhaps you can put poster up at the Park? Best, Hannah From: Eibhlin Foley [mailto:reec2016@yahoo.com] Sent: 04 December 2015 13:35 To: gb397(a)cam.ac.uk; hrtrayford(a)gmail.com; g.law(a)admin.gla.ac.uk; graceturner63(a)googlemail.com; joanne.stewart(a)ntu.ac.uk; kayhfarmer(a)yahoo.co.uk; j.c.litten-brown(a)reading.ac.uk; G.Marvin(a)roehampton.ac.uk; j.lehmann(a)roehampton.ac.uk; grb4(a)st-andrews.ac.uk; Hannah Buchanan-Smith; jean.mckinley(a)forthvalley.ac.uk; j.r.anderson(a)stir.ac.uk; h.chatterjee(a)ucl.ac.uk; k.balolia(a)ucl.ac.uk; J.R.Madden(a)exeter.ac.uk; J.Eddison(a)plymouth.ac.uk; gh2(a)bolton.ac.uk; jo.wrey(a)bbsrc.ac.uk; Jodie.Archer(a)bishopburton.ac.uk; Helen.moreton(a)rac.ac.uk; l.mccarthy(a)reading.ac.uk; ibers(a)aber.ac.uk Subject: Call For Papers Hello We are currently looking for abstracts for presentations or posters for the 6th Regional Environmental Enrichment Conference (REEC). It will be held from the 22nd to the 25th of May 2016 at Fota Wildlife Park in Ireland. We are looking for a range of subjects across all taxa. The conference is a good platform to share enrichment ideas and develop new skills. It is also an opportunity to present your ideas whether they have been successful or may need more work. It’s all in the name of improving welfare for captive species. The REEC is a conference that takes place once every 2 years and is aimed at animal professionals who wish to expand their knowledge and skills in the area of environmental enrichment. The REEC UK and Ireland is operated in conjunction with the Shape of Enrichment Inc. and encourages the development of enrichment programs offers guidance and promoted networking within the region. If you are interested please return the form attached below to reec2016(a)yahoo.com<mailto:reec2016@yahoo.com> and also please pass on this information to anyone you think will be interested. Best Wishes Eibhlín Foley REEC Committee Fota Wildlife Park

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Request from Jim Anderson: Pictures of primates responding to death
by Christine Caldwell 25 Nov '15

25 Nov '15

Dear all, I'm passing on a request from our former colleague Jim Anderson (see below), who is looking for any pictures of primates with dead conspecifics. If you have anything suitable, please send them on to Jim asap! (best address to get hold of him is: jra6655(a)googlemail.com) Many thanks, Christine. An unlikely request: I wonder if anybody in BERG has a picture of a monkey or ape responding to a dead conspecific (infant or mature)... I'm correcting the proofs of an invited Q&A article for Current Biology on "death and dying," and at the last minute the ultimate owners of the two pictures I was going to use (a Japanese female macaque and her dead infant) have withdrawn permission to publish them! This means I have to replace them - urgently - with something else that is relevant. Any chance you could circulate this to BERG staff just in case somebody has something usable? Full acknowledgement to be given, of course... but it is quite urgent. Thanks! Best regards, Jim

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Paws for Progress fundraising Quiz Night
by Suzanne Ruby 24 Nov '15

24 Nov '15

Hello BERGers, Paws for Progress CIC is a local organisation based at the University of Stirling. We work with young people and rescue dogs most in need of support through our prison based rescue dog training programme and our community services. Find out more about the services provided by Paws for Progress on our website www.pawsforprogress.com http://pawsforprogress.com/ We’re hosting a fundraising quiz night on Wednesday the 2nd December at the Allanwater Brewhouse in Bridge of Allan. With a festive dog theme it should be a fun night in aid of a good cause and we would love to see some familiar faces there. Poster with more details attached! It would be great to have a BERG team at the quiz night, hopefully see you soon! Best wishes, Suzanne Suzanne Ruby Operations Manager Paws for Progress Psychology, School of Natural Sciences University of Stirling Stirling, FK9 4LA Telephone: 07908 261502 Web: www.pawsforprogress.com Facebook and Twitter: @pawsforprogress

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BERG - Wednesday 14th October - Giant pandas!
by Hannah Buchanan-Smith 04 Nov '15

04 Nov '15

Dear BERGers I am excited to remind you that on Wednesday 14th October, we have the Dr Iain Valentine, from the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland Edinburgh Zoo, talking about giant pandas. As usual, we will meet in room 3A94 (Psychology common room) at 5:30pm, and will have drinks and nibbles available. You are welcome to join us for a bite to eat afterwards. I hope to see you all on Wednesday night! Hannah If you wish to subscribe (or unsubscribe) to the BERG mailing list please follow instructions here: http://lists.stir.ac.uk/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/berg Behaviour and Evolution Research Group (BERG) seminar programme: http://www.stir.ac.uk/natural-sciences/research/seminars/psychology/berg-se… Hannah M. Buchanan-Smith Professor, Behaviour and Evolution Research Group Director of Learning and Teaching in School of Natural Sciences Psychology, School 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://rms.stir.ac.uk/converis-stirling/person/11925 http://marmosetcare.com/ http://www.247animalwelfare.eu/index.html

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SPRG at the Burn - 4-6th March 2016
by Emily Messer 29 Oct '15

29 Oct '15

Dear BERGers, Apologies for cross posting but I've had a lot of mail returned to sender and I wanted to make sure the following information had reached you all. Please do get in touch if you would like to attend what is shaping up to be a great meeting. Best wishes, Emily *From:* Emily Messer *Sent:* 27 October 2015 09:23 *To:* 'sprg(a)st-andrews.ac.uk' *Subject:* FW: SPRG at the BURN – 4-6th March 2016 Dear all, Just a reminder for those of you who wish to attend the Burn next year to reply to this message as outlined below. Those of you who have already responded (and that I have confirmed your slot), you all have your places secured already. With very best wishes, Emily and Nicola *From:* Emily Messer *Sent:* 08 October 2015 12:43 *To:* 'sprg(a)st-andrews.ac.uk' *Cc:* McGuigan, Nicola *Subject:* SPRG at the BURN – 4-6th March 2016 Dear SPRGers - Core members, current research staff and PhD students, Associates (Apologies to Hannah for slight copyright of her email from last year’s meeting) The time has come again for SPRG (Scottish Primate Research Group) to plan their annual gathering at The Burn in Glenesk, Angus. For those of you who are new to SPRG, the meeting is a chance for all members to get together in the beautiful surroundings of The Burn, to discuss research that is going on within our group, and of course to walk, chat, play games, eat, drink, and be (very) merry. You can find more details about the venue on their website (http://www.goodenough.ac.uk/the-burn) This year’s meeting has moved from the usual post-Christmas gathering in January to March, so please do not the change of dates to *4th-6th of March 2016.* *We can arrive from 4pm on Friday 4th – and leave 2pm on Sunday 6**th** March 2015* Nicola McGuigan and I will be organising this year’s meeting which also happens to be the 20th anniversary of SPRG meeting at the Burn. As always, there will be a series of research talks given throughout the weekend, please do consider giving a talk. These do not need to be polished talks and the Burn is a great place to discuss recent studies. Timing will depend upon number of offers, and we can negotiate! The costs of staying at The Burn are heavily subsidised by the Charitable Trust, and so remain very reasonable. The prices for this year are £160 for staff (those in full time employment, and who wish to have a single occupancy room – limited availability) and £124 for students, unwaged members, and/or those who share rooms. This price includes accommodation and all meals. To confirm your place at the Burn, please could you send a deposit of £60 to Nicola McGuigan by the end of October (31/10/15), her bank details are as follows. On the bank reference could you include your name and Burn, this will help us to track those who have paid. Account number: 00645345 Sort code: 80-05-28 Bank reference: Burn*your name* By signing up you are confirming that you will pay £60 should you cancel after 1st February 2016 and we are unable to fill your place. To help keep things as organised as possible, please then send me an email at- E.Messer(a)hw.ac.uk and include the following details in your email: *Use the subject header*: The SPRG Burn meeting *Give your name*: *If you prefer a single room* (noting additional cost, and no promises): *Dietary requirements*: (if any) *This statement* “I confirm that I will pay £60 should I be unable to attend and my place is not filled”. *If you are interested in giving a talk: *(provide topic-specific titles can be firmed up later) Places are limited, so don't miss your chance. In the first instance, bookings are restricted to members and associates of SPRG. However, should places be left unclaimed from mid-January onwards, invitations will be opened up to colleagues from further afield. Reply early to avoid disappointment. If you have a non-SPRG colleague whom you know would like to come and give a talk please discuss with me – we usually have one or two external folk to spice things up! We will follow up with more details about the anniversary meeting nearer the time. Best wishes, Emily and Nicola -- *New paper out: http://www.nature.com/articles/srep15030 <http://www.nature.com/articles/srep15030> * *Emily. J. E. Messer PhD* *Postdoctoral Research Associate* Room 1.56D David Brewster Building School of Life Sciences Heriot Watt University Edinburgh EH14 4AS Tele: +44 (0) 131 451 8009 Email: emily.j.e.messer(a)gmail.com Twitter: @emilyjemesser Personal website: http://emilymesser.weebly.com/

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Spring BERG seminars
by Kristin Descovich 07 Oct '15

07 Oct '15

Dear BERGers, Happy new year and welcome back! It's time to start planning our BERG seminars for the Spring semester. Please add the following seminar dates to your diary at the usual time of 5:30pm in the Psychology common room. February: 4th and 11th March: 11th, 18th and 25th April: 1st, 8th and 15th We already have some great speakers lined up, but have plenty of space for more, so please consider giving a seminar this semester. Presenting at BERG is an excellent way to practice talks, hone presentation skills, get feedback on grant application ideas, or lead discussion of a research paper. You can sign up by following this link to the doodle poll. https://doodle.com/5kc3zpst4bs2aty2 Please add your name and select a date that is vacant, then email me your presentation title (kristin.descovich(a)stir.ac.uk<mailto:kristin.descovich@stir.ac.uk>). You might also like to host a post-graduate student or colleague from a nearby University. We have some funds to support local travel and dinner for external speakers. Also note the upcoming divisional seminars which are likely to be of interest to BERG members. These are held on Thursdays at 4pm in the Psychology common room. January 22nd - Dr Susan Cheyne January 29th - Dr Ian Peers March 5th - Dr Jo Williams Our BERG meetings are only as good as we make them, so please encourage any students or colleagues interested in behaviour and evolution to come along to a meeting, or sign up to the BERG mailing list at http://lists.stir.ac.uk/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/berg. You can also use this link to unsubscribe. I look forward to seeing you all at BERG this semester! Cheers and regards, Kris Dr Kris Descovich Research Fellow in Animal Welfare Psychology, School of Natural Sciences University of Stirling Stirling, FK9 4LA Scotland Tel: 01786 467643 E-mail: kristin.descovich(a)stir.ac.uk

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FW: 1st call for papers: UFAW Conference 2016, 23rd June, York UK - £35 registration
by Hannah Buchanan-Smith 11 Sep '15

11 Sep '15

FYI - A call for papers for the annual conference from UFAW, the BERG seminar sponsors. From: Stephen Wickens [mailto:wickens@ufaw.org.uk] Sent: 08 September 2015 13:38 To: Hannah Buchanan-Smith Subject: 1st call for papers: UFAW Conference 2016, 23rd June, York UK - £35 registration Recent advances in animal welfare science V UFAW Animal Welfare Conference York Merchant Adventurers' Hall, York, UK - 23rd June 2016 The field of animal welfare is a cross-disciplinary area of study that seeks to offer guidance and find solutions to the challenges raised by our caring for and interactions with both kept and wild animals. As part of its on-going commitment to improving animal welfare through increased scientific understanding of animals' needs and how these can be met, UFAW is pleased to announce the fifth of a series of unthemed one day conferences on 'Recent advances in animal welfare science', which is to be held on 23rd June 2016 in York, UK. This regular meeting, which will be held at the city's medieval Merchant Adventurers' Hall, aims to provide a forum at which the broad and growing international community of scientists, veterinary surgeons and others concerned with animal welfare can come together to share knowledge and practice, discuss advances and exchange views. In keeping with this aim, registration for this meeting has been kept low - £35.00 (tea and coffee will be provided but lunch is not included). Call for papers: We would like to hear from anyone interested in making a contribution to the conference on the subject of recent advances in applied ethology, veterinary and physiological science and the other disciplines that inform our understanding of animals and their welfare. We are keen that this meeting will feature contributions both from established animal welfare scientists and others and from those at the beginning of their research careers. Submissions should feature the title of the proposed contribution, the nature of the contribution - talk or poster, the name and full contact details of all contributors and an abstract, which must be in English and should be no longer than 400 words. The deadline for submission of abstracts is 27th November 2015. Further details on the conference, including a registration form, submitting a paper and booking accommodation in York can be found on the UFAW website: www.ufaw.org.uk/York2016.php<http://www.ufaw.org.uk/York2016.php> Any questions about the conference should be directed to: Dr Stephen Wickens, York 2016, UFAW, The Old School, Brewhouse Hill, Wheathampstead, Hertfordshire, AL4 8AN, UK. Tel: +44 (0) 1582 831818; Email: wickens(a)ufaw.org.uk<mailto:wickens@ufaw.org.uk> Background to UFAW: UFAW, the International Animal Welfare Science Society, is an independent, scientific and educational animal welfare charity. The organization promotes high standards of welfare for farm, companion, laboratory and captive wild animals and those with which we interact in the wild. Facebook: Universities Federation for Animal Welfare - UFAW Twitter: @UFAW_1926 To stop receiving these emails, click here<mailto:?subject=Unsubscribe>

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FW: BOOK NOW: Chester Zoo's 'Labelling Sustainability' Symposium - Early bird discount ending soon!
by Hannah Buchanan-Smith 10 Sep '15

10 Sep '15

FYI The attached symposium looks interesting.... Subject: BOOK NOW: Chester Zoo's 'Labelling Sustainability' Symposium - Early bird discount ending soon! Good morning, Please find attached a flyer for Chester Zoo’s ‘Labelling Sustainability’ Symposium being held on Saturday 24th October. Book by the 14th September to save 10% on ticket prices. Please forward on to anybody who may be interested in attending. Best wishes, Naomi Naomi Matthews Conservation Assistant 01244 389426 www.chesterzoo.org<http://www.chesterzoo.org> [Lantern Magic at Chester Zoo]<http://www.chesterzoo.org/attractions-and-exhibits/christmas?utm_source=sig…> Cedar House, Caughall Road, Upton by Chester, Chester CH2 1LH 01244 380280. Chester Zoo is a registered conservation and education charity. Our charity number is 306077. [http://www.chesterzoo.org/img/fb.jpg]<https://www.facebook.com/chesterzoo1> [http://www.chesterzoo.org/img/tw.jpg]<https://twitter.com/chesterzoo> [http://www.chesterzoo.org/img/gp.jpg]<https://plus.google.com/100441230203957063235/posts> [http://www.chesterzoo.org/img/yt.jpg]<https://www.youtube.com/user/OfficialChesterZoo> [http://www.chesterzoo.org/img/fl.jpg]<http://www.flickr.com/photos/chesterzoo> ________________________________ This electronic message contains information which may be privileged or confidential. The information is intended to be for the use of the individual(s) or entity named above. If you are not the intended recipient be aware that any disclosure, copying, distribution or use of the contents of this information is prohibited. If you have received this electronic message in error, please notify us by telephone or e-mail immediately and delete it from your system. Activity and use of our e-mail system is monitored to secure its effective operation and for other lawful business purposes. Communications using this system will also be monitored and may be recorded to secure effective operation and for other lawful business purposes. Internet e-mails are not necessarily secure. We do not accept responsibility for changes made to this message after it was sent. You are advised to scan this message for viruses and we cannot accept liability for any loss or damage which may be caused as a result of any computer virus. For information about how we process data and monitor communications please see our privacy policy and for terms of use please see our terms of use policy. The North of England Zoological Society, a private company limited by guarantee in England and Wales, with company number: 00287902, registered office: Cedar House, Zoological Gardens, Caughall Road, Upton-by-Chester, Chester, CH2 1LH, registered charity number: 306077. ________________________________

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