Dear BERGers
I am delighted to say that I have just been informed that my application to the Universities Federation for Animal Welfare (UFAW) to continue to support our BERG meetings has been successful. Hurrah!
If you are not already a member please consider joining UFAW (http://www.ufaw.org.uk/ ). It is still only £5 for students (£10 others) without access to their journal, Animal Welfare. By joining UFAW you can help make real, practical and lasting advances to animal welfare throughout the world - for companion animals, farm animals, animals used in research, captive wild animals and those living in the wild that are affected by human activities. Please do join to thank them for their continued support of us in BERG and to enhance animal welfare.
We are looking for people to volunteer for BERG meeting slots for this semester.
The first meeting is on Wednesday 18th 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 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.
The sign up is here: http://www.doodle.com/93cv8gw4gfddvu2p
When you sign up for a slot, please send me a brief title BEFORE Friday 13h 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>
http://www.psychology.stir.ac.uk/staff/staff-profiles/academic-staff/hannah…
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The University of Stirling is ranked in the top 50 in the world in The Times Higher Education 100 Under 50 table, which ranks the world's best 100 universities under 50 years old.
The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland,
number SC 011159.
Dear all
I am in charge of setting up the BERG meetings again next semester.
This is just a request to hold Wednesdays, at 5.30pm free in your diaries starting September 18th. I shall send out a Doodle poll in due course to request that folk sign up to present in a slot.
Please start thinking about your contribution to making it another great seminar series for BERG.
If you have new students/colleagues starting please forward this message and ask them to subscribe to the mailing list.
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
Best, Hannah
Hannah M. Buchanan-Smith
Professor, Psychology
School of Natural Sciences
University of Stirling
Stirling
FK9 4LA
e-mail: h.m.buchanan-smith(a)stir.ac.uk
phone: 01786 467674
fax: 01786 467641
Home page: http://www.psychology.stir.ac.uk/staff/staff-profiles/academic-staff/hannah…
Recently launched: http://marmosetcare.com/
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The University of Stirling is ranked in the top 50 in the world in The Times Higher Education 100 Under 50 table, which ranks the world's best 100 universities under 50 years old.
The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland,
number SC 011159.
Reminder
4.30pm in 2A43 - Dr David Sinn from the University of Texas
"Individual differences in behavioural development: fundamental patterns and applied relevance"
David has published extensively on personality from different perspectives and in a diversity of species (octopus, squid, lizard, Tasmanian devil, dog).
Hope to see some of you there, Hannah
Hannah M. Buchanan-Smith
Professor, Psychology
School of Natural Sciences
University of Stirling
Stirling
FK9 4LA
e-mail: h.m.buchanan-smith(a)stir.ac.uk<mailto:h.m.buchanan-smith@stir.ac.uk>
phone: 01786 467674
fax: 01786 467641
Home page: http://www.psychology.stir.ac.uk/staff/staff-profiles/academic-staff/hannah…
Recently launched: http://marmosetcare.com/
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The University of Stirling is ranked in the top 50 in the world in The Times Higher Education 100 Under 50 table, which ranks the world's best 100 universities under 50 years old.
The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland,
number SC 011159.
Should be of interest to some.......
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From: Fhionna Moore [f.moore(a)dundee.ac.uk]
Sent: 18 July 2013 10:52
To: 0900063(a)live.abertay.ac.uk; Amanda Hahn; Ben Jones; Carmen Lefevre; Claire Fisher; Craig Roberts; ijh2(a)st-andrews.ac.uk; Catharine Cross; K.D.Cobey; Kristen Knowles; Lisa DeBruine; l.wright(a)abertay.ac.uk; Mairi Macleod; Michael Stirrat; Milena Dzhelyova; Ross Whitehead; tamsin.saxton(a)northumbria.ac.uk; Anthony Little; V.A.D.Wilson(a)sms.ed.ac.uk; v.kempe(a)abertay.ac.uk; Alice Murray; Andrew Smith; c.watkins(a)abertay.ac.uk; Christine Caldwell; c.cunningham(a)abertay.ac.uk; Corey Fincher; dr296(a)st-andrews.ac.uk; David Perrett; grb4(a)st-andrews.ac.uk; Hannah Buchanan-Smith; Peter Hancock; thom.scottphillips(a)gmail.com; Viktoria Mileva
Subject: Postgraduate Workshop
Hello,
I'm organising the final HBES-funded Scottish Evolutionary Psychology workshop (Thursday 22nd August). This will be a postgraduate workshop, for any postgrad working in evolution and behaviour to attend to listen or present for 15 minute slots.
This will be an informal day for students to present their work and meet other people in their field.
If you'd like to come along (everybody welcome!), and if you're a postgrad who'd like to give a talk, please let me know.
Also, please could you also forward this any postgrads whose addresses I might not have on my list.
Thanks, and look forward to seeing everyone,
Fhionna
Dr Fhionna Moore
Lecturer
School of Psychology
University of Dundee
http://blog.dundee.ac.uk/ebr/home/
The University of Dundee is a registered Scottish Charity, No: SC015096
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The University of Stirling is ranked in the top 50 in the world in The Times Higher Education 100 Under 50 table, which ranks the world's best 100 universities under 50 years old.
The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland,
number SC 011159.
Dear Bergers, and Psychology staff and research students
On Monday 29th July, Blake Morton and I will practice conference presentations before David Sinn's seminar. If anyone wishes to join us for either or both of these presentations, and to provide feedback, please do.
Otherwise - hope to see you for Dr David Sinn's seminar at 4.30pm - which will be followed by wine, nibbles and dinner. Please let me know if you'd like to join us for dinner.
Monday 29th July, 2A43 Cottrell Building, Stirling
2.45pm Hannah Buchanan-Smith - "Feeling good: Assessment and importance of primate health & welfare" (~50 min and 5-10min for comments and questions - practice of presentation to be given at the XV Brazilian Primatological Congress and II Latin American Primatological Congress in Recife, Brazil).
Please join here if you wish.....
3.45pm Blake Morton - "Personality and Social Networks in Brown Capuchin Monkeys" (~15min and 5-10min for comments and questions - Behaviour 2013/ASAB conference in Newcastle presentation practice).
Short break before the MAIN event
4.30pm in 2A43, - Dr David Sinn from the University of Texas
"Individual differences in behavioural development: fundamental patterns and applied relevance"
David has published extensively on personality from different perspectives and in a diversity of species (octopus, squid, lizard, Tasmanian devil, dog).
Best, Hannah
Hannah M. Buchanan-Smith
Professor, Psychology
School of Natural Sciences
University of Stirling
Stirling
FK9 4LA
e-mail: h.m.buchanan-smith(a)stir.ac.uk<mailto:h.m.buchanan-smith@stir.ac.uk>
phone: 01786 467674
fax: 01786 467641
Home page: http://www.psychology.stir.ac.uk/staff/staff-profiles/academic-staff/hannah…
Recently launched: http://marmosetcare.com/
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The University of Stirling is ranked in the top 50 in the world in The Times Higher Education 100 Under 50 table, which ranks the world's best 100 universities under 50 years old.
The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland,
number SC 011159.
It was 23 degrees before the start of the race, there many hills to battle up but we all won our finisher medals.
Our race times do not appear to strongly associate (positively or negatively) with age, intelligence, looks, or size of any parts of our anatomies!
Very well done to Ronan who beat both Laura and me (and he finished within an hour).
Best, Hannah
http://www.justgiving.com/Laura-Hall8
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From: Hannah Buchanan-Smith
Sent: 12 July 2013 12:38
To: Psychology Staff; Psychology PhD Students
Cc: berg Mailing List
Subject: A race......
Dear all
Three members of Psychology plan to run/jog/joggle the Edinburgh10km on Sunday.
Laura Hall and I are doing it to raise money for the Universities Federation for Animal Welfare. UFAW is an excellent scientific organisation that fund research (including ours) and promote understanding of animal welfare. They also generously sponsor our BERG meetings.
Thanks to all those who have already sponsored us – but if you have not yet, please do - no matter how small an amount....
http://www.justgiving.com/Laura-Hall8
The identity of the third member of the Psychology “runners” will likely only be identified to everybody if he beats us! He’ll be quite unbearable – as might I be if I beat him!
Best wishes, 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>
http://www.psychology.stir.ac.uk/staff/staff-profiles/academic-staff/hannah…
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The University of Stirling is ranked in the top 50 in the world in The Times Higher Education 100 Under 50 table, which ranks the world's best 100 universities under 50 years old.
The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland,
number SC 011159.
Dear all
Three members of Psychology plan to run/jog/joggle the Edinburgh10km on Sunday.
Laura Hall and I are doing it to raise money for the Universities Federation for Animal Welfare. UFAW is an excellent scientific organisation that fund research (including ours) and promote understanding of animal welfare. They also generously sponsor our BERG meetings.
Thanks to all those who have already sponsored us - but if you have not yet, please do - no matter how small an amount....
http://www.justgiving.com/Laura-Hall8
The identity of the third member of the Psychology "runners" will likely only be identified to everybody if he beats us! He'll be quite unbearable - as might I be if I beat him!
Best wishes, 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>
http://www.psychology.stir.ac.uk/staff/staff-profiles/academic-staff/hannah…
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The University of Stirling is ranked in the top 50 in the world in The Times Higher Education 100 Under 50 table, which ranks the world's best 100 universities under 50 years old.
The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland,
number SC 011159.
Dear all
Another exciting event - a one day workshop (free) on 3rd August at Edinburgh Zoo, entitled Comparative Cognition: Bringing primates and corvids together.
If you wish to go, please book asap following instructions on the flier (and not worrying that you missed the deadline. Spaces are limited).
Best, Hannah
Hannah M. Buchanan-Smith
Professor, Psychology
School of Natural Sciences
University of Stirling
Stirling
FK9 4LA
e-mail: h.m.buchanan-smith(a)stir.ac.uk
phone: 01786 467674
fax: 01786 467641
Home page: http://www.psychology.stir.ac.uk/staff/staff-profiles/academic-staff/hannah…
Recently launched: http://marmosetcare.com/
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The University of Stirling is ranked in the top 50 in the world in The Times Higher Education 100 Under 50 table, which ranks the world's best 100 universities under 50 years old.
The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland,
number SC 011159.
Dear BERGers
I am excited to let you know about a summer seminar on Monday, 29th July at 4.30pm in 2A43 in the Cottrell Building, Stirling.
Dr David Sinn from the University of Texas will talk on "Individual differences in behavioural development: fundamental patterns and applied relevance".
David will be working with Alex Weiss in Edinburgh. He has published extensively on personality from different perspectives and in a diversity of species (octopus, squid, lizard, Tasmanian devil, dog).
The seminar will be followed by drinks and nibbles and then we plan to go out for early dinner afterwards – will send details nearer the time.
We might like to take this opportunity to get together to practice conference talks – would anyone like to present earlier on the afternoon of 29th July, and get feedback on their talks? Please let me know before noon on Monday 15th July so I can send around a schedule.
Best, Hannah
Hannah M. Buchanan-Smith
Professor, Psychology
School of Natural Sciences
University of Stirling
Stirling
FK9 4LA
e-mail: h.m.buchanan-smith(a)stir.ac.uk
phone: 01786 467674
fax: 01786 467641
Home page: http://www.psychology.stir.ac.uk/staff/staff-profiles/academic-staff/hannah…
Recently launched: http://marmosetcare.com/
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The University of Stirling is ranked in the top 50 in the world in The Times Higher Education 100 Under 50 table, which ranks the world's best 100 universities under 50 years old.
The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland,
number SC 011159.
Dear all,
Apologies for the spam, but it's for a good cause! As some of you know, I am running the Edinburgh BUPA Great Run 10k in July to raise money for UFAW.
UFAW not only sponsor our BERG meetings, but also conduct research into, and promote understanding of, animal welfare - a topic which is important to many of us and our research.
Any and all donations will be gratefully received and many thanks to those who have already volunteered donations. I now have a JustGiving page set up at http://www.justgiving.com/Laura-Hall8 so please consider donating to support UFAW in continuing their work!
Many thanks for reading,
Laura
Laura Hall
PhD Student
Psychology, School of Natural Sciences
University of Stirling
Stirling FK9 4LA
laura.hall(a)stir.ac.uk<mailto:laura.hall@stir.ac.uk>
+44 (0)1786 466849
www.psychology.stir.ac.uk/staff/lhall<http://www.psychology.stir.ac.uk/staff/lhall/>
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The University of Stirling is ranked in the top 50 in the world in The Times Higher Education 100 Under 50 table, which ranks the world's best 100 universities under 50 years old.
The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland,
number SC 011159.
