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FW: Blair Drummond Animal Welfare and Sustainable population conference.
by Hannah Buchanan-Smith 22 Apr '14

22 Apr '14

Please see attached the programme for an exciting meeting at the Safari Park.....and reduced registration making it very good value. Best, Hannah From: Large Mammals [mailto:LargeMammals@blairdrummond.com] Sent: 20 April 2014 15:10 To: Hannah Buchanan-Smith Subject: Blair Drummond Animal Welfare and Sustainable population conference. Hi Hannah, I was wondering if you could please distribute the agenda and student registration form for our upcoming conference in May. We are now offering a special discounted rate for students and researchers. If anyone requires any further information then please do not hesitate to contact me. Kind Regards, Chris Lucas Team Leader: Elephants. Blair Drummond Safari Park Stirling Scotland FK9 4UR Tel: 01786 843100 Mob: 07788400738 [cid:image001.jpg@01CF5CAA.97506DA0] -- 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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Jane Goodall event
by Hannah Buchanan-Smith 18 Apr '14

18 Apr '14

Apologies for cross postings....Jane Goodall is always worth hearing. Jane Goodall: Reasons for Hope Thursday 1 May 7pm - 9pm Edinburgh University New College Assembly Hall 1 Mound Place, Edinburgh, EH1 2LU BUY TICKETS: Visit www.edinburghzoo.org.uk/events<http://www.edinburghzoo.org.uk/events> The Jane Goodall Institute (JGI), Royal Zoological Society of Scotland (RZSS) and The University of Edinburgh are proud to bring you one of the most revered and much loved conservationists of our time - Dr. Jane Goodall Ph.D., DBE. Jane will speak from the heart about the world of the Gombe chimpanzees, drawing on a lifetime of challenges and unique experiences she has encountered in the field. She will also outline the work of the Jane Goodall Institute, dedicated to continuing her pioneering research and to spearheading projects to protect chimpanzees and their habitats. The Institute is also widely recognised for establishing innovative community-centred conservation and development programmes in Africa, and Jane Goodall's Roots and Shoots, a global environmental and humanitarian youth programme. Jane will share her thoughts on the future of chimps in the wild, as well as touching upon illegal trade in ivory and rhino horn, an issue very close to her heart. Finally, she will offer her vision for the future of conservation, guidance in navigating the current threats facing the planet, and her reasons for hope in these troubled times. Jane brings the perfect blend of wisdom, humour, insight and challenge to the podium, and has the amazing ability to spark creative and expansive thought around complex conservation issues. This event is brought to you through a collaboration with: Jane Goodall Institute www.janegoodall.org<http://www.janegoodall.org>, www.rootsnshoots.org.uk<http://www.rootsnshoots.org.uk> Royal Zoological Society of Scotland www.rzss.org.uk<http://www.rzss.org.uk> The University of Edinburgh www.ed.ac.uk<http://www.ed.ac.uk>. Proceeds from the evening will be donated to the Jane Goodall Institute UK, so by coming to this event you are helping the charity to continue its vital conservation work. Tickets cost £15 (£12 for students and RZSS members). Buy tickets: visit www.edinburghzoo.org.uk/events<http://www.edinburghzoo.org.uk/events> -- 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 16 April
by Christine Caldwell 15 Apr '14

15 Apr '14

Dear all, Just a reminder about tomorrow's BERG meeting. Debra Lynne will be giving a talk on: "Reward sensitivity and welfare in laboratory-housed beagles". We start at 5.30pm as per usual in the Psychology common room (3A94). 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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Dinner with Seminar Speaker Thursday
by Phyllis Lee 15 Apr '14

15 Apr '14

Anyone who would like to come to dinner with Mark Adams after the seminar or Thursday, Please let me know. Best Phyllis Phyllis C. Lee Professor of Psychology School of Natural Sciences University of Stirling Stirling FK9 4LA UK direct line +44 (0) 1786 467656 fax+44 (0) 1786 467641 mobile +44 (0) 7802 427132 -- 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: Research Seminar on 17 April - Dr Mark J Adams
by Phyllis Lee 14 Apr '14

14 Apr '14

Dear All, Mark's main seminar should be of interest to all BERG-ites too. Please pass the word on. Best Phyllis _____________________________________________ Dear All We invite you to come along to our next Research Seminar, to be held on Thursday, 17th April, at 4pm in the Psychology Common Room 3A94. Dr Mark J Adams, of the University of Sheffield, will be giving a talk with the title Evolved differences: The social ecology and genetics of primate personality. Please see attached poster and the Research Seminar Programme with upcoming events in the Series. We would like to encourage academics, research staff and postgraduate students to please make every effort to attend these seminars. We look forward to seeing you. Thank you. Kind Regards Roswitha Roswitha Lucht Division Secretary Psychology School of Natural Sciences University of Stirling FK9 4LA E: roswitha.lucht(a)stir.ac.uk<mailto:roswitha.lucht@stir.ac.uk> T: +44 (0)1786 467640 -- 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 9th April
by Christine Caldwell 08 Apr '14

08 Apr '14

Dear all, Just a reminder about tomorrow’s BERG meeting. Malavika Narayana will be giving a talk entitled: “Use of coffee estates by Asian elephants in Kodagu”. The meeting will start at 5.30pm as per usual in the Psychology common room (3A94). Drinks and nibbles will be provided. I am away this week, so I have to miss this one which I’m really disappointed about. But I’m sure it will be a great talk and I hope you all enjoy it! 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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Tomorrow's BERG meeting: Wednesday 2 April
by Christine Caldwell 01 Apr '14

01 Apr '14

Dear all, Just a reminder about tomorrow's BERG meeting. Hayley Ash will be giving a presentation on: "How breeding and rearing practices affect welfare in the common marmoset (Callithrix jacchus)". We start at 5.30pm as per usual in the Psychology Common Room (3A94). 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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Tomorrow's BERG meeting: Wednesday 12th March
by Christine Caldwell 24 Mar '14

24 Mar '14

Dear all, Just a reminder about tomorrow's BERG meeting. Eoin O'Sullivan will be presenting on the topic of: "Behavioural and emotional contagion in capuchin monkeys". We start at 5.30pm as per usual in the Psychology common room (3A94). 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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BERG meeting tomorrow: Wedneday 19th March
by Christine Caldwell 18 Mar '14

18 Mar '14

Dear all, Just a reminder about tomorrow's BERG meeting. We have Dr Emily Messer coming over from St Andrews to give us a talk on "Heterospecific social learning in capuchin and squirrel monkeys?". We start at 5.30pm as per usual in the Psychology Common Room (3A94). 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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Dinner following Cat Hobaiter's seminar on Thursday
by Hannah Buchanan-Smith 10 Mar '14

10 Mar '14

Aopologies for cross postings.... Would anyone like to join us for dinner after Cat Hobaiter's seminar on Thursday, 13th February, at 4pm in the Psychology Common Room 3A94. Please let me know by Wednesday noon so I can book a table. We are thinking of Smiling Jacks (dinner usually < £12/head). http://www.smiling-jacks.co.uk/ Best, Hannah Gesture in the Chimpanzees of Budongo and Beyond: Current Research and New Directions. Great apes employ a rich repertoire of gestures in intentional communication. I will describe the gesturing of the wild chimpanzees of the Budongo forest, Uganda, discussing the evidence that they are used intentionally by individuals of all ages, across a range of contexts, including 'evolutionarily urgent' ones. I will examine possible reasons for their combination into sequences, including any evidence for persistence towards a goal, or syntactic-like structures. I will then address the big question: what does it all mean? I will describe how we can try to study meaning in the communication of another species, whether individual gesture forms can be said to have specific meanings, and, if so, whether these are consistent across signallers. I will discuss whether or not the high levels of flexibility regularly reported in previous captive studies remains valid in the light of evidence from a wild population, and to what extent any flexible use involves the use of several gesture forms for a single meaning, or a single gesture form for several meanings. I will end with a brief introduction to our most recent research: (i) comparing gesturing in East and West African chimpanzees, and (ii) exploring beyond gesture into multimodal communication. Is multimodal communication simply redundant repetition of the same message in different channels? Or could it provide the opportunity to refine or modify the communication? -- 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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