Hope to see a good turn out for our external speaker today.
From: Hannah Buchanan-Smith
Sent: 16 December 2013 10:18
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Subject: Final BERG - Wednesday 18th December
Dear all
Please try to come on the last BERG of the year - Wednesday 18th December.
We have an external speaker, Sayuri Takeshita presenting on
"Environmental, biological, and social factors influencing adrenal hormones in Japanese macaques".
5.30pm in 3A94 (Psychology common room) as usual.
There will be mince pies....
Hannah
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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>
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*The Telegraph
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Dear all
Please try to come on the last BERG of the year - Wednesday 18th December.
We have an external speaker, Sayuri Takeshita presenting on
"Environmental, biological, and social factors influencing adrenal hormones in Japanese macaques".
5.30pm in 3A94 (Psychology common room) as usual.
There will be mince pies....
Hannah
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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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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.
Dear colleagues (inc. members of the BERG, Jimmy Turnbull, Aquaculture, and Owen Adams)
Paul Dudchenko and I have been asked to respond to the Understanding Animal Research public consultation on a Concordat on Openness on the Use of Animals in Research in the UK.
The concordat has been drafted by a consortium of 40 organisations involved with life sciences in the UK (which includes broad representation, e.g. pharmaceutical companies, research councils, BIS and animal welfare organisations). It sets out four commitments which signatories will make. These are:
1. We will be clear about when, how and why we use animals in research
2. We will enhance our communications with the media and the public about our research using animals
3. We will be proactive in providing opportunities for the public to find out about research using animals
4. We will report on progress annually and share our experiences
The consultation closes is 16 December 2013 and is in the form of a survey. Full details of the consultation are available here http://www.understandinganimalresearch.org.uk/policy/concordat-on-openness-….
The response questionnaire is to be completed by individuals rather than groups, and hence I shall respond as an individual. In case you are interested, in a nutshell - I am very supportive of the principles of the concordat, but I am not clear of the mechanism to get people to commit and adhere to them. I expect the devil will be in the detail, and will suggest templates are put in place to ensure consistency in reporting.
There are some 66 questions with Likert scale responses, plus space for open comments. If you have views, please complete the questionnaire yourself (I suggest you get the coffee and biscuits to hand first!).
Best, Hannah
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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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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.
Dear all
Please see attached an opportunity for up to £1000 for undergraduate and MSc students for projects that promote the conservation of biodiversity and provide a capacity building opportunity for student scientists.
There is no BERG meeting next week, but please try to come on the last BERG of the year – 18th December. We have an external speaker, Sayuri Takeshita presenting on "Environmental, biological, and social factors influencing adrenal hormones in Japanese macaques".
There will be mince pies….
Hannah
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Sent: 06 December 2013 09:02
Subject: 2014 Chester Zoo Studentship Grants
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The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159.
Dear all
Dr Alex Weiss from the University of Edinburgh will give the seminar on Wednesday.
Personality development in orang-utans
We'll be starting quite promptly!!
5.30pm in 3A94 (Psychology common room) as usual.
See you there I hope.
Many thanks, Hannah
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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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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.
Dear all
Professor Phyllis Lee will give her Osman Hill Memorial Lecture in the BERG slot on Wednesday 27th November - it's about 45 minutes long.
Her lecture is entitled:
Reproductive costs and social evolution in primates and other mammals
If you are unable to go to the PSBG meeting on 11th December (details - http://www.psgb.org/meeting_detail.php?ID=PSGB%20Winter%202013 ), where she will deliver the prestigious lecture for real, please come along tomorrow.
5.30pm in 3A94 (Psychology common room) as usual.
See you there I hope.
Many thanks, Hannah
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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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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.
Hi all,
Tomorrow we have Chris Watkins coming to speak at our BERG meeting. Chris is a lecturer at The University of Abertay (http://facelab.org/People/watkins) who works on faces.
He will be speaking to us on the topic of "Competition-related factors and social judgements".
If you would like to join for dinner after, please let me know.
Cheers,
Kelly
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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.
Dear all
I am delighted to say that Professor Phyllis has saved the day and will give her Osman Hill Memorial Lecture in the BERG slot on Wednesday 27th November.
Her lecture is entitled:
Reproductive costs and social evolution in primates and other mammals
If you are unable to go to the PSBG meeting on 11th December (details - http://www.psgb.org/meeting_detail.php?ID=PSGB%20Winter%202013 ), where she will deliver the prestigious lecture for real, please come along on 27th.
I am sure it will be worth your while.
Best, 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
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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.
Dear all
Debra Lynn is no longer able to present the BERG seminar on Wednesday 27th November, due to her data collection schedule. She will present next semester instead.
There will be no BERG meeting on Wednesday 27th November.
Best, 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
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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.
Hi all,
This week Amanda Hahn will be giving our BERG talk. Amanda is a postdoc at The University of Glasgow who takes a strong evolutionary approach to her research. She will speak to us about her research on motivational salience of facial attractiveness (see abstract below).
After the talk we plan on heading to town for dinner (most likely at Brea). Please let me know if you would like to join us for the meal so that I can appropriately reserve a table.
Cheers,
Kelly
Abstract:
People will expend more effort to view attractive faces than they will to view unattractive faces, suggesting that facial attractiveness holds motivational salience. Using a key-press paradigm to measure the extent to which individuals will expend effort to alter the viewing time of face images, we find that attractiveness has a greater effect on the motivational salience of opposite-sex faces than own-sex faces in both men and women. We also find evidence for individual differences in the motivational salience of own-sex attractiveness. Men, but not women, who score higher on a measure of relationship jealousy will expend more effort to view (i.e., 'monitor'), attractive own-sex individuals. Increased monitoring of attractive own-sex individuals among men reporting greater relationship jealousy may function to facilitate efficient allocation of mate-guarding effort. The sex difference in the link between relationship jealousy and monitoring of attractive own-sex individuals may occur because, unlike women, men are susceptible to paternity uncertainty costs if their mate engages in extra-pair sex.
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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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