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This week's seminar - and dinner
by Hannah Buchanan-Smith 29 Sep '14

29 Sep '14

There is no BERG seminar on Tuesday, but instead we have Dr Lewis Dean (St. Andrews) giving this week's seminar on cultural evolution at 4pm, Thursday 2nd October, 3A94. Please see attached poster with abstract. For anyone wishing to go to dinner with Lewis, please let Vicki Fishlock (vicki.fishlock(a)gmail.com<mailto:vicki.fishlock@gmail.com>) know before Wed, so we can book a table in the Mediterranean (tapas in town). BERG is on again on 8th October....with Caroline Allen talking about Effects of wearing deodorant on the availability of certain cues from body odour (masculinity & femininity). 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.

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Schedule
by Hannah Buchanan-Smith 25 Sep '14

25 Sep '14

Dear all Thanks to those who came to BERG last night - a nice buzz. Attached is the schedule as promised. Please update me as you firm up details/titles. There is no meeting next week; Caroline Allen will speak on 8th October. Many thanks, Hannah 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. Recently launched: http://marmosetcare.com/ Hannah M. Buchanan-Smith Professor, Behaviour and Evolution Research Group 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

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FW: 2nd call for papers: UFAW Symposium 'Animal Populations – World Resources and Animal Welfare'
by Hannah Buchanan-Smith 22 Sep '14

22 Sep '14

As our BERG seminars are generously funded by UFAW, and as their University link, I shall send on various bits of information about UFAW, and their meetings. Hannah From: Stephen Wickens [mailto:wickens@ufaw.org.uk] Sent: 22 September 2014 12:22 To: 'Stephen Wickens' Subject: 2nd call for papers: UFAW Symposium 'Animal Populations – World Resources and Animal Welfare' Animal Populations – World Resources and Animal Welfare UFAW International Animal Welfare Science Symposium Zagreb, Croatia 14-15th July 2015 Humans and their kept animals (farm and companion animals) comprise the larger part of the world's vertebrate biomass. The world’s resources are limited, and as humans use more of these, fewer resources are available for wild and other animals. Whether like it or not, we humans now control or greatly influence the population sizes of many, and perhaps all, other vertebrate species, and decisions that we make to keep more of some species e.g., domestic, and farm animals have implications on the numbers and welfare of animals of other species that the world can support. How do we apportion resources between kept and wild animals? How do we balance the welfare interests of one species against that of another? Modern veterinary science enables us to keep a high proportion of animals alive to old age (when we wish it), but these occupy niches that would otherwise have been filled by young replacements: but is fewer long-lived animals better than more short-lived ones? Little effort seems to have been made to address how such balances should be struck. It appears that it is time to try to decide how many of which animals we want and how to achieve that most humanely. This meeting will consider issues surrounding the rationales and methodologies of humane control of animal populations (kept and free-living) in pursuit of preserving biodiversity and minimising welfare risks to animals. Programme: The following speakers have already been confirmed: • Professor Donald Broom (University of Cambridge, UK) ‘New directions for sustainable animal production systems and the role of animal welfare’ • Professor David Fraser (University of British Columbia, Canada) ‘Cars, cats, climate change and other neglected problems of animal welfare’ • Professor David Macdonald (University of Oxford, UK) ‘Animal welfare: From rough trade to compassionate conservation’ • Professor Frauke Ohl (University of Utrecht, The Netherlands) ‘Considering animal welfare: Does context matter?’ Contributing to the symposium: UFAW is inviting further contributions to the symposium on subjects related to the theme of humane control of animal populations. Areas that we would be interested in this conference addressing include, but are not limited to, contributions relating to: • Domestic animal/wildlife conflicts, e.g. feral dogs, domestic cats • Welfare aspects of husbandry changes made to reduce livestock greenhouse gas emissions • Humane control of invasive vertebrates • The implications for wildlife and their resources of maintaining unwanted domesticated animals • Humane reintroductions • How do we take decisions regarding the fate of animals that are no longer needed such as research animals, zoo animals? • Farmed livestock population management – how many is enough? Please submit a title and abstract for consideration by email before Wednesday 26th November 2014. Both oral and poster presentations will be accepted. Abstracts of all accepted talks and posters will be placed on UFAW’s website in advance of the symposium. Further details on how to format the abstract can be found on the symposium webpage. Registration details Early registration for the symposium is at the reduced cost of £180 per person until 1st March 2015, registration will be £215 thereafter. Places are limited so please contact us as soon as possible to register your attendance. Prices include attendance at the symposium for the two days, lunch and refreshments and a drinks reception on the evening of the 14th July. Further details on the symposium, including a registration form and booking accommodation can be found on the UFAW website: http://www.ufaw.org.uk/zagreb2015.php Contact details: Dr Stephen Wickens, Zagreb 2015, UFAW, The Old School, Brewhouse Hill, Wheathampstead, Hertfordshire, AL4 8AN, UK. Tel: +44(0)1582 831818; Fax: +44(0)1582 831414; Email: wickens(a)ufaw.org.uk<file:///\\wickens@ufaw.org.uk> The Universities Federation for Animal Welfare (UFAW) is an independent registered charity that works to develop and promote improvements in the welfare of all animals through scientific and educational activity worldwide. Assisting in the organisation of this meeting is Dr Mario Ostović of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Zagreb, Croatia. The Humane Slaughter Association (HSA), UFAW’s sister charity, is holding a symposium at the same venue on the 16-17th July 2015, see www.hsa.org.uk<http://www.hsa.org.uk> for further details. -- The University of Stirling has been ranked in the top 12 of UK universities for graduate employment*. 94% of our 2012 graduates were in work and/or further study within six months of graduation. *The Telegraph The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159.

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BERG tomorrow
by Hannah Buchanan-Smith 18 Sep '14

18 Sep '14

Dear all Tomorrow is our first BERG meeting - with a talk from Eoin O'Sullivan entitled "Examining the mechanisms of social contagion: A study of behavioural and emotional contagion in capuchin monkeys (Sapajus sp.)". 5.30pm in 3A94 (Psychology common room) as usual. Drinks and nibbles as usual. Still places to sign up - please! I have set up a Doodle sign-up, so just fill out one date to indicate the week that you would like to present. ONE person per week, please. 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 research paper etc. You might also like to invite a post-grad student or colleague from a nearby University - we have some funds to pay for local travel/dinner for external speakers. The sign up is here: http://doodle.com/d6gu3tbsui72ydwz<%20http:/doodle.com/d6gu3tbsui72ydwz> When you sign up for a slot, please send me a brief title so I can circulate the programme in advance. Many thanks, Hannah Kelly/Phyllis - for new MSc students: 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. Recently launched: http://marmosetcare.com/ Hannah M. Buchanan-Smith Professor, Behaviour and Evolution Research Group 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 -- The University of Stirling has been ranked in the top 12 of UK universities for graduate employment*. 94% of our 2012 graduates were in work and/or further study within six months of graduation. *The Telegraph The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159.

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BERG meetings - Autumn semester
by Hannah Buchanan-Smith 08 Sep '14

08 Sep '14

Dear all Please find the draft BERG programme attached - thanks to those wo have signed up - PLEASE - we meed more offers to lead sessions. Plweease note Eoin has taken the first slot as a practice talk for a conference so the Intro been pushed on to the next week. Please sign up on Doodle - as below. http://doodle.com/d6gu3tbsui72ydwz<%20http:/doodle.com/d6gu3tbsui72ydwz> Thanks, Hannah From: BERG [mailto:berg-bounces@lists.stir.ac.uk] On Behalf Of Hannah Buchanan-Smith Sent: 05 August 2014 13:10 To: berg Mailing List Cc: 'Roxanne Hawkins' Subject: [BERG] BERG meetings - Autumn semester Dear BERGers Semester will be upon us again soon, so please get the BERG meetings in your diaries - from 5.30pm on Wednesday on the following dates: 17, 24 Sept, 1,8,15,22 Oct, 5,12,19,26 Nov, 3, 10 Dec Obviously the meetings are as good as we make them, so we are looking for people to volunteer for BERG meeting slots for this semester. The first meeting is on Wednesday 17th September at 5.30pm in 3A94 (Psychology common room). We shall use the 2nd meeting for introductions and updates from the summer...please come prepared to share news of any grants awarded, papers published, exciting conferences attended etc. I shall give a Pecha Kucha of my holidays in the Rwenzori mountains, Uganda (6 min, 40 secs) - anyone else wishing to share photos, please let me know. I have set up a Doodle sign-up, so just fill it out one date to indicate the week that you would like to present. ONE person per week, please. 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 research paper etc. You might also like to invite a post-grad student or colleague from a nearby University - we have some funds to pay for local travel/dinner for external speakers. The sign up is here: http://doodle.com/d6gu3tbsui72ydwz<%20http:/doodle.com/d6gu3tbsui72ydwz> When you sign up for a slot, please send me a brief title BEFORE Friday 12h September so I can circulate the programme in advance. 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 Recently launched: http://marmosetcare.com/ Hannah M. Buchanan-Smith Professor, Behaviour and Evolution Research Group 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 ________________________________ The University of Stirling has been ranked in the top 12 of UK universities for graduate employment*. 94% of our 2012 graduates were in work and/or further study within six months of graduation. *The Telegraph The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159. -- The University of Stirling has been ranked in the top 12 of UK universities for graduate employment*. 94% of our 2012 graduates were in work and/or further study within six months of graduation. *The Telegraph The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159.

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Announcing the 18th Student Environmental Enrichment Course - October 28th-31st.
by Hannah Buchanan-Smith 05 Sep '14

05 Sep '14

Message from Mark Kingston Jones, Instructor, The Shape of Enrichment. The dates for our next course have now been announced. Information on this course can be found on our website: http://enrichment.org/miniwebfile.php?Region=Workshops&File=seec.html&File2… The deadline for registration is the 29th September, 2014. Please pass on to anyone who might be interested. Yours sincerely, Mark Mark Kingston Jones, Instructor, The Shape of Enrichment. A selection of feedback from previous SEEC delegates: 'Myself and two course mates attended the 1st SEEC and because it teaches you to think differently about enrichment, when it came to completing our coursework we covered different areas to everyone else and our marks were much better because of it.' Fiona Fern, BSc student - now Keeper. 'SEEC turned out to be my foot in the door of the zoo world, as meeting the right people and gaining useful knowledge and skills has ultimately allowed me to achieve my dream job! This course is an opportunity not to be missed and I recommend it to anyone looking to get into zookeeping.' Poppy Mcgoldrick - now Keeper. -- The University of Stirling has been ranked in the top 12 of UK universities for graduate employment*. 94% of our 2012 graduates were in work and/or further study within six months of graduation. *The Telegraph The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159.

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FW: UFAW Conference 2014 - Programme details
by Hannah Buchanan-Smith 22 Aug '14

22 Aug '14

Perhaps in interest to some. Best, Hannah From: Stephen Wickens [mailto:wickens@ufaw.org.uk] Sent: 16 January 2014 13:24 To: 'Stephen Wickens' Subject: UFAW Conference 2014 - Programme details Recent advances in animal welfare science IV UFAW Animal Welfare Conference York Merchant Adventurers' Hall, 26th June 2014 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 holding the fourth of a series of one day conferences on 'Recent advances in animal welfare science' on 26th June 2014. Programme details: The following speakers will be contributing talks to the conference: · Bickell SL and D Blache (The University of Western Australia, Australia) Stock-handling training improves sheep behaviour, stress and productivity · Burn CC (The Royal Veterinary College, UK) Why are some animal welfare problems perceived as 'normal'? · de Haas EN, JE Bolhuis, B Kemp and TB Rodenburg (Wageningen University and University of Groningen, The Netherlands; Institute National de Recherche, Nouzilly, France) Consistent differences in behaviour and stress sensitivity in brown and white type laying hens requests a custom-made approach to improve bird welfare · Di Martino G, W McCormick, F Buniolo, G Berto, F Agnoletti and L Bonfanti (Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale delle Venezie, Italy; Moulton College, UK) The effect of stocking density and feed formulation on the behaviour, health and growth of meat rabbits · Dixon LM, I Dunn, S Brocklehurst, V Sandilands, M Bateson, T Boswell, B Tolkamp, P Wilson and RB D'Eath (Scotland's Rural College, University of Edinburgh, Biomathematics and Statistics Scotland and University of Newcastle, UK) New measures of hunger in broiler breeder chickens · Friend TH, WR Binion and JA Haberman (Texas A&M University, USA) The use of reflective films to improve the comfort of dairy calves during hot and cold weather · Hall LE, S Robinson and HM Buchanan-Smith (University of Stirling and AstraZeneca, UK) Refining oral gavage: Assessing and improving welfare in the laboratory-housed dog · Henry S, M Hausberger, C Fureix and M Bateson (Université de Rennes1, France; University of Guelph, Canada; Newcastle University, UK) Do horses with poor welfare show "pessimistic" cognitive biases? · Jacobs L, E Delezie, L Duchateau, X Gellynck, K Goethals, E Lambrecht, J Viaene and FAM Tuyttens (The Institute for Agricultural and Fisheries Research and Ghent University, Belgium) The welfare of broiler chickens during transport to slaughter plants · McLennan KM, J Littlemore and W McCormick (University of Cambridge and Moulton College, UK) The effects of a dynamic group system on the social bonds of dairy cattle · O'Neill DG, DB Church, PD McGreevy, PC Thomson and DC Brodbelt (The Royal Veterinary College, UK; University of Sydney, Australia) Post-Bateson: have pedigree dogs become exposed? · Ortolani A, J Gonggrijp, R Putman and F Ohl (Utrecht University, The Netherlands) Assessing dog welfare: A new perspective · Paranhos da Costa MJR, LC Magalhães Silva, LP Silva and MFM Guimarães (Universidade Estadual Paulista, Brazil) Effects of good practices of handling on the welfare of dairy calves · Tribe A, A Bouchon-Small and M Torregrosa Rocabado (University of Queensland, Australia) Wildlife rehabilitation in Queensland In addition, there will be a poster session during the lunch break which will feature over 60 presentations. Further details, including the full programme of speakers and a registration form, can be found on the UFAW website http://www.ufaw.org.uk/recent%20advances%20york%202014.html. Registration is from 8.30, with talks starting at 9.20 and ending at 17.30. Other details: UFAW intends these regular conferences provides a forum at which the broad community of scientists, veterinarians and others concerned with animal welfare can come together to share knowledge and practice, discuss advances and exchange ideas and views. As part of UFAW's commitment to providing a forum for the exchange of ideas and to ensure that the meeting is accessible to widest range of those with an interest in animal welfare, the registration fee to attend this conference is kept low, this time at £28. Note: This price includes refreshments but delegates will need to make their own arrangements for lunch. Venue: The conference is being held in York, in the medieval Merchant Adventurers' Hall<http://www.theyorkcompany.co.uk/>, Fossgate YO1 9XD, UK. Located next to the pedestrianised centre of York and built in 1357, the timbered Hall and Undercroft make up one of the best preserved medieval Guild Halls in the world. 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. Any questions about the conference should be directed to: Dr Stephen Wickens, Development Officer, 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> -- The University of Stirling has been ranked in the top 12 of UK universities for graduate employment*. 94% of our 2012 graduates were in work and/or further study within six months of graduation. *The Telegraph The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159.

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BERG meetings - Autumn semester
by Hannah Buchanan-Smith 05 Aug '14

05 Aug '14

Dear BERGers Semester will be upon us again soon, so please get the BERG meetings in your diaries - from 5.30pm on Wednesday on the following dates: 17, 24 Sept, 1,8,15,22 Oct, 5,12,19,26 Nov, 3, 10 Dec Obviously the meetings are as good as we make them, so we are looking for people to volunteer for BERG meeting slots for this semester. The first meeting is on Wednesday 17th September at 5.30pm in 3A94 (Psychology common room). We shall use this meeting for introductions and updates from the summer...please come prepared to share news of any grants awarded, papers published, exciting conferences attended etc. I shall give a Pecha Kucha of my holidays in the Rwenzori mountains, Uganda (6 min, 40 secs) - anyone else wishing to share photos, please let me know. I have set up a Doodle sign-up, so just fill it out one date to indicate the week that you would like to present. ONE person per week, please. 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 research paper etc. You might also like to invite a post-grad student or colleague from a nearby University - we have some funds to pay for local travel/dinner for external speakers. The sign up is here: ttp://doodle.com/d6gu3tbsui72ydwz<http://doodle.com/d6gu3tbsui72ydwz> When you sign up for a slot, please send me a brief title BEFORE Friday 12h September so I can circulate the programme in advance. 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 Recently launched: http://marmosetcare.com/ Hannah M. Buchanan-Smith Professor, Behaviour and Evolution Research Group 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 -- The University of Stirling has been ranked in the top 12 of UK universities for graduate employment*. 94% of our 2012 graduates were in work and/or further study within six months of graduation. *The Telegraph The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159.

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"Virunga" movie in Edinburgh tomorrow
by Liz Williamson 25 Jun '14

25 Jun '14

Hi all, "Virunga" is showing at the Edinburgh International Film Festival tomorrow evening (http://virungamovie.com) The screening will be followed by a Q&A with the film's director and is likely to sell out, so if you want to see it before general release, buy your tickets today: http://www.edfilmfest.org.uk/films/2014/virunga Best wishes, Liz -- The University of Stirling has been ranked in the top 12 of UK universities for graduate employment*. 94% of our 2012 graduates were in work and/or further study within six months of graduation. *The Telegraph The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159.

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Tomorrow's BERG meeting: Wednesday 7th May
by Christine Caldwell 06 May '14

06 May '14

Dear all, Just a reminder about tomorrow's BERG meeting. We have staff from Blair Drummond Safari Park coming over to tell us about research projects that will be available for next year's final year dissertation students. Obviously the meeting will be of most interest to our current third year undergraduates (who have already been invited along), but please do feel free to come along as per usual and join in the discussion about the planned projects. We start at 5.30pm as usual in the Psychology common room, and drinks and nibbles will be provided. Hope to see you there! Christine. -- The University of Stirling has been ranked in the top 12 of UK universities for graduate employment*. 94% of our 2012 graduates were in work and/or further study within six months of graduation. *The Telegraph The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159.

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