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FW: PDF list
by James Anderson 14 Oct '13

14 Oct '13

From: James Anderson <j.r.anderson(a)stir.ac.uk<mailto:j.r.anderson@stir.ac.uk>> Date: Monday, 14 October 2013 11:25 Subject: PDF list Dear Bergers, I came across this interesting publications list. Every paper appears to be available as a pdf; just click on the paper! Some interesting old primate papers (from the 60s)! Jim http://pinnipedlab.ucsc.edu/publications/index.htm -- 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 LINK scheme - applications now invited for the 2014 UFAW animal welfare student scholarships.
by Hannah Buchanan-Smith 08 Oct '13

08 Oct '13

Here is an opportunity for funding for undergraduate and MSc students. We have had success in the past, so worth considering.... All details in attached. Best, Hannah -------------------------------------------- Dear LINK, You will be pleased to hear that applications are now being invited for this year’s UFAW Animal Welfare Student Scholarships awards. As a LINK university your students are eligible to apply for this scholarship, the closing date for applications for which is: 28th February 2014. The aim of this scheme is to enable students to pursue their interests in animal welfare and to provide them with the opportunity to conduct their own relevant research or other (e.g. educational) projects. Students will usually be undertaking courses in the agricultural, biological, psychological, veterinary or zoological sciences. However, we would also welcome applications from students from other disciplines and who are interested in carrying out a project in animal welfare. MSc students are also welcome to apply. Projects must be relevant to improving the welfare of farm, laboratory, companion, zoo, or free-living wild animals whose welfare is compromised by human factors, and may be carried out within the UK or overseas (the project undertaken may be part of the students course). Successful applicants will be awarded up to UK £1600 to cover subsistence and project expenses. Please visit the following UFAW website for further information or to download an application form: http://www.ufaw.org.uk/vacationScholarshipawards.php. In addition, applications are also being invited for Dorothy Sidley Awards, offered by UFAW’s sister charity the Humane Slaughter Association. Details of these awards can be found here: http://www.hsa.org.uk/Dorothy%20Sidley%20Home.htm Please feel free to circulate this email to any students or supervisors at your university/institution that you think may be interested. Finally, if you haven’t already let me know how many copies of our annual report you would like for the new academic year, I would be grateful if you could. Thank you. With best wishes Steve Stephen Wickens, PhD Development Officer Universities Federation for Animal Welfare The Old School, Brewhouse Hill, Wheathampstead, Herts AL4 8AN, UK Email: wickens(a)ufaw.org.uk<mailto:wickens@ufaw.org.uk> Direct Tel: +44(0)1276 500880 Office: +44(0)1582 831818 (tel), 831414 (fax) www.ufaw.org.uk<https://owa.stir.ac.uk/owa/UrlBlockedError.aspx> Registered Charity No 207996 (Registered in England) and Company Limited by Guarantee No 579991 The Universities Federation for Animal Welfare (UFAW) is an independent registered UK charity that works to develop and promote improvements in the welfare of all animals through scientific and educational activity worldwide. Science in the service of animal welfare -- 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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This week's BERG meeting: Wednesday 9 October
by Christine Caldwell 07 Oct '13

07 Oct '13

Hello all, This week we have Lara Wood coming over to give us a talk. Lara has recently started as the new postdoc/research coordinator at Living Links in Edinburgh, having finished a PhD at Durham earlier this year. Lara is going to be telling us about some of her PhD work on social learning in her talk: "Who shall I copy? Model-based biases in children and chimpanzees' social learning". If anyone would like to join us for some food after the talk, please let me know. We'll probably just go to the Macrobert to keep it convenient for everyone. The meeting will start as per usual at 5.30pm in the Psychology common room (3A94), with drinks and nibbles. Christine. Dr Christine Caldwell Senior Lecturer in Psychology School of Natural Sciences University of Stirling FK9 4LA -- 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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Next week's BERG
by Phyllis Lee 24 Sep '13

24 Sep '13

Dear all, I'm hosting the BERG on 2 Oct. I wanted to let you know that the venue will be downstairs in the MSc room, as there are meetings in the common room that may run over our start time. Join us regardless! Best Phyllis Phyllis C. Lee Professor of Psychology Behaviour and Evolution Research Group School of Natural Sciences University of Stirling Stirling FK9 4LA UK Direct line: +44 (0)1786 467656 phyllis.lee(a)stir.ac.uk<mailto:phyllis.lee@stir.ac.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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First meeting today
by Hannah Buchanan-Smith 18 Sep '13

18 Sep '13

I look forward to seeing you all for our introductory meeting at 5.30pm this evening in the common room. I attach our seminar schedule - which looks very exciting! I am still looking for presenters for 6, 13 and 20 November. 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. Go on - please volunteer!! (see original message below). See you later, Hannah From: berg-bounces(a)lists.stir.ac.uk [mailto:berg-bounces@lists.stir.ac.uk] On Behalf Of Hannah Buchanan-Smith Sent: 19 August 2013 14:50 To: berg Mailing List Subject: [BERG] BERG sign up please 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… -- 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: Lawrence Jacobsen Library Survey
by Hannah Buchanan-Smith 10 Sep '13

10 Sep '13

Please complete the very short (< 3 min) survey if you study primates and value the Lawrence Jacobsen Library services. Thanks, Hannah Hello, The staff of the Lawrence Jacobsen Library of the Wisconsin National Primate Research Center is evaluating the current usefulness of its digital resources and services to plan a grant application to meet users’ needs. Please help us by completing this short but important survey regarding your use of the Lawrence Jacobsen Library services. Your input is vital for sustaining and possible revamping of this aspect of our program. Clicking on the web link below will take you directly to our survey. We encourage you to invite your colleagues and co-workers to participate, by simply forwarding this email with the web link below. https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/jacobsen_library_survey We ask that you please complete the survey within a week's time. Thank you for you help. Sincerely, The staff of the Lawrence Jacobsen Library (Wisconsin National Primate Center) -- 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 sign up please
by Hannah Buchanan-Smith 19 Aug '13

19 Aug '13

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… -- 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.

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BERG meetings next semester
by Hannah Buchanan-Smith 02 Aug '13

02 Aug '13

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/ -- 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.

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Seminar today - Monday 29th July
by Hannah Buchanan-Smith 29 Jul '13

29 Jul '13

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/ -- 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.

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FW: Scottish Evolutionary Psychology Workshop
by Hannah Buchanan-Smith 21 Jul '13

21 Jul '13

Should be of interest to some....... ________________________________ 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 -- 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.

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