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FW: [sfeca] Assistant Teamleader Primate Department
by Hannah Buchanan-Smith 20 Oct '11

20 Oct '11

Jim sent this on – as he thought this position might interest some graduating students, BERG members etc. Assistant Teamleader Primate Department Hiring Organization: Stichting AAP Position Description: At Foundation AAP we give shape to our ideal in a professional manner: to improve the welfare of abused or neglected exotic apes and small to medium-sized mammals from all over Europe. For one thing we do this by providing shelter for animals from the illegal trade, circuses, animal testing laboratories or simply private owners. For most animals we find suitable new homes in reserves, zoos or in our own permanent shelter in the south of Spain. AAP also works to prevent welfare issues by actively exercising influence through both Dutch and European policy-makers and decision-makers in this area, and working work with domestic and foreign professional parties on an active and strategic level. Furthermore, AAP is an internationally authoritative knowledge centre. There are about 70 people on our pay roll and we have an equal number of volunteers, established on a spacious and modern location in the middle of the green area near Almere. Nowhere else would you be able to see the result of your efforts so directly: each animal taken to our grounds and into our care, recuperates. You will be part of a tight, professional group of colleagues: from caretaker to fundraiser, all with the same ideal purpose. Qualifications/Experience: Your role In this remarkably versatile and fascinating position you coordinate and execute the animal care process in the Primate Department. You conduct this work under the leadership and responsibility of the team leader of this department. Practically your activities will consist of facilitating your team, in order to optimize daily affairs in the department. Now and then you will be cooperative / executive (tending to, cleaning, feeding, observing and help forming primate groups). The team exist of 10 (partially english speaking) experienced animal care takers, trainees and volunteers. Additionally you will have some administrative tasks. Salary/funding: Our offer We offer a job with much individual responsibility in an open international, professional organisation in a natural environment where animals and humans are what it’s all about. Your initial salary varies between € 1.403 and € 1.552 (gross based on 32 hours), and anual growth is possible. Support provided for internship/volunteer positions (travel, meals, lodging): Free lunch Term of Appointment: Carrying out a practical assignment is part of the application procedure. Application Deadline: 7 november 2011 Comments: You can call Huub Vlemmix, team leader primates, for more info: (036)5238755. Send your application letter and CV before November 7th 2011 mentioning number 2011-18-ORATLPR, preferably by e-mail to working.at(a)aap.nl<mailto:working.at@aap.nl> or by mail to Stichting AAP, Kemphaanpad 1, P.O. Box 50313, 1305 AH Almere, The Netherlands, attn. Elly Koppers, Coordinator Personnel Department. Contact Information: Elly Koppers Kemphaanpad 1 Almere 1305 AH Netherlands Telephone Number: 0031 36 5238787 Website: http://www.aap.nl E-mail Address: elly.koppers(a)aap.nl<mailto:elly.koppers@aap.nl> ------ End of Forwarded Message -- The Sunday Times Scottish University of the Year 2009/2010 The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159.

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Animal welfare student scholarship meeting, 7th December University of Cambridge, and BERG
by Hannah Buchanan-Smith 17 Oct '11

17 Oct '11

Please find attached details of the UFAW animal welfare student scholarship meeting, with many interesting talks. This is a free meeting, but it is important you let Steve know if you plan to go to it (see message below). It's a packed week: On Wednesday we have Dr Jim Anderson with a presentation entitled: Monkeys judge reciprocity between humans 5.30pm - in 3A94, Cottrell Building. On Thursday we have Dr Susanne Schultz (Oxford University) presenting on: Investigating evolutionary trends in brain size and architecture (4pm, 3A94) Later on Thursday Prof Andy Whiten (St Andrews University) is talking at Edinburgh Zoo (7.30pm) in the Living Links to Human Health, Mind, and Medicine lecture series 20th October 2011 - "Culturally transmitted information, nutrition and health in the great apes" by Professor Andrew Whiten, University of St Andrews. Professor Whiten is Scientific Director of the Living Links Centre and an international authority on social learning and culture in human and non-human primates. This talk will also give an overview of what the talk series is about. We have no BERG talks the following week as it is our mid semester break, but note: 27th October 2011 - "Putting our past into the present: the emerging field of evolutionary medicine" by Professor Gillian Bentley, Durham University. Professor Bentley is a leader in this field in the UK. Her theme is that many sources of our illness and health may be better understood using an evolutionary perspective, with the implications this yet to be fully recognised and exploited by modern medicine. If you are planning to go please let us know at BERG in case a car share is possible. See here for how to get your ticket (£3). http://rzss.wordpress.com/2011/09/09/living-links-to-human-health-mind-and-… Hannah 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 From: Stephen Wickens [mailto:wickens@ufaw.org.uk] Sent: 14 October 2011 09:45 Subject: UFAW link and animal welfare student scholarship meeting, 7th December University of Cambridge 2012 Dear UFAW link, Please find attached the programme for our forthcoming UFAW animal welfare student scholarship meeting, which this year is very kindly being hosted by Dr David Williams at the Department of Veterinary Medicine at Cambridge. I would be grateful if you could make your colleagues and students aware of it. As usual, this meeting will feature talks from those students who were awarded UFAW animal welfare student scholarships in 2011 and a couple of guest speakers, Dr Louise Buckley (Harper Adams) on broiler breeders and assessing their hunger and Rowena Packer (RVC) on breathing problems in brachycephalic breeds of dog. These meetings are free and open to all who wish to attend, with lunch and refreshments provided. If you or any of your students are thinking of attending however I would be grateful if they could let me know in advance so that I can ensure sufficient catering is laid on. Hope to see some of you at the meeting. Thank you for your support of UFAW and the promotion of animal welfare science. Regards, 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: +(0)1276 500880 Office: +(0)1582 831818 (tel), 831414 (fax) 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 Sunday Times Scottish University of the Year 2009/2010 The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159.

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Wednesday's BERG
by Hannah Buchanan-Smith 03 Oct '11

03 Oct '11

Dear all We have Andrew Bagnall, who teaches Higher Biology at St Thomas school in Edinburgh, is coming on Wednesday to give a slide show and tell us about his recent adventures on A visit to Seram Island, Indonesia 5.30pm - but change of usual venue to room 2A73 Andrew has asked me to emphasise the presentation is lacking in data, but I am confident it will be packed with interest! See you then, Hannah 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 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 Sunday Times Scottish University of the Year 2009/2010 The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159.

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First meeting on Wednesday - 5.30pm
by Hannah Buchanan-Smith 24 Sep '11

24 Sep '11

Dear all I am looking forward to seeing you all on Wednesday at our first BERG meeting -5.30 pm in the Psychology Common Room (3A94, Cottrell Building). This will be introductions, social catch up and a show of photos by Peter Hancock from his trip to Shetland. We shall also use this opportunity to take new photos of the group for the BERG website! We shall also make an effort to finalise the programme which is already looking excellent - thanks to all those who have signed up. We still have slots free (note that Bethan may move her presentation to December due to popular demand), and are looking for volunteers. Remember that you don't need a polished talk - you can offer to lead a discussion on a journal paper, or present research ideas etc. Date Person Responsible Speaker and Topic 21 September Hannah Introductions - drinks, nibbles, catch up Peter Hancock will show photos from Shetland 28th September Hannah Roman Wittig (presenting) & Cathy Crockford (University of St Andrews) - Social bonds among chimpanzees - physiological evidence 5 October 2A73 Hannah Andrew Bagnall (Edinburgh) - A visit to Seram Island, Indonesia Change of location - 2A73 12 October (HBS away) 19 October Jim Jim Anderson - Monkeys judge reciprocity between humans 26 October MID-SEMESTER 2 November 9 November (HBS away) Rob Rob Burriss - Mate-preference versus mate-choice in humans 16 November Hannah Emily Messer (St Andrews) - Squirrel monkey social learning 23 November Louise Louise Lock - Chimpanzees' preferred nesting materials 30 November Hannah Bethan Morgan - Chimpanzee conservation 7 December 14 December Hope to see you on Wednesday, Hannah 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 Sunday Times Scottish University of the Year 2009/2010 The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159.

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FW: 1st call: UFAW Conference 2012, 21st June, York UK - £25 registration
by Hannah Buchanan-Smith 16 Sep '11

16 Sep '11

For your information and interest.... ________________________________ From: Stephen Wickens [wickens(a)ufaw.org.uk] Sent: 15 September 2011 09:20 To: 'Stephen Wickens' Subject: 1st call: UFAW Conference 2012, 21st June, York UK - £25 registration Recent advances in animal welfare science III UFAW Animal Welfare Conference York Merchant Adventurers’ Hall, 21st June 2012 As part of its on-going commitment to improving the way we understand and care for animals, the Universities Federation for Animal Welfare (UFAW) is pleased to announce the third of its series of unthemed one day conferences on ‘Recent advances in animal welfare science’ which is to be held on 21st June 2012 in York, at the UK city’s medieval Merchant Adventurers’ Hall , Fossgate. The conference aims to provide 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 views. In keeping with this aim, registration for this meeting has been kept low - £25.00 (lunch not included). Call for papers: We would like to hear from anyone interested in making a contribution to the conference on the open subject of recent advances in applied ethology, veterinary and physiological science and the other disciplines that inform our understanding of animals and their welfare; both from those who are well established in this area and from those just beginning to make a contribution. Submission of interest should include the title of the proposed contribution, the nature of the contribution – talk or poster, the name and full contact details of all contributors and an abstract, which must be in English, and should be no longer than 400 words. The deadline for submission of abstracts is 1st November 2011. Further details, including a registration form can be found on the UFAW website: http://www.ufaw.org.uk/animal-welfare-conference.php We hope that it looks of interest. 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/fax: +(0)1276 500880 Office: +(0)1582 831818 (tel), 831414 (fax) 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 Sunday Times Scottish University of the Year 2009/2010 The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159.

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Talks series / pot luck supper with Mike Huffman
by Hannah Buchanan-Smith 07 Sep '11

07 Sep '11

Dear all May I remind you of the talks series "Living Links to Human health, Mind and Medicine" . The first talk is on Monday 12th September at 7.30pm and you should reserve a place....(simply e-mail: development(a)rzss.org.uk<mailto:development@rzss.org.uk> or call 0131 314 0334). Also - Andy and Susie Whiten are kindly inviting ALL SPRG folk to a potluck supper on Sunday evening at their place, Mayfield Craigrothie If you are able to accept their invitation please email Andy (aw2(a)st-andrews.ac.uk<mailto:aw2@st-andrews.ac.uk> ) to say so and let him know what contribution (e.g. salad/veggie-side/dessert) you will take. Andy will then send directions. Sadly I am not able to go so cannot offer lifts etc. I am going to the talk though and hope to see many of you there. Hannah [cid:image001.jpg@01CC688B.03B3A730] -- The Sunday Times Scottish University of the Year 2009/2010 The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159.

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New SEEC - Oct 24th - 27th
by Mark Kingston Jones 05 Sep '11

05 Sep '11

Dear Bergers, I hope you are all well! I will be sending through some suggested research topics in the next couple of weeks if anyone is interested. In the mean time, I would be grateful if you would distribute this poster to any potentially interested parties? Many thanks and best wishes, Mark

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BERG sign up
by Hannah Buchanan-Smith 05 Sep '11

05 Sep '11

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 support our BERG meetings has been successful. If you are not already a member please consider joining UFAW (http://www.ufaw.org.uk/ ). It is 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. It's that time of year again, and we are looking for people to volunteer for BERG meeting slots for this semester. The first meeting is on Wednesday 21st September at 5.30pm in 3A94 (Psychology common room). We shall use this meeting for introductions and updates from the summer. If you have any photographs (Peter?) or adventurous/exciting tales you'd like to share with us, please let me know and I'll coordinate. I have set up a Doodle sign-up, so just fill it out to indicate the week that you would like to present. 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://doodle.com/grwa293pnf2aiaep When you sign up for a slot, please send me a brief title BEFORE 16th September so I can circulate the programme in advance. If you have new students who wish to be on the BERG mailing list, please send them this e-mail (and my earlier message on the Edinburgh talks on Living Links to Human Health, Mind and Medicine). 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 Many thanks, Hannah 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 Sunday Times Scottish University of the Year 2009/2010 The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159.

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Talks series in Edinburgh
by Hannah Buchanan-Smith 01 Sep '11

01 Sep '11

An exciting series of talks. Please note you must reserve your place.... More on BERG meetings from me soon..... [cid:image001.jpg@01CC688B.03B3A730] -- The Sunday Times Scottish University of the Year 2009/2010 The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159.

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FW: Festival fun for BERGers!
by Christine Caldwell 15 Aug '11

15 Aug '11

I've been sent a link to a review of a show at the Edinburgh Festival, which might be of interest to BERGers: a musical based on The Selfish Gene! Link is below, if anyone wants to take a look. Christine. http://www.newscientist.com/blogs/culturelab/2011/08/the-selfish-gene-a-mus… -- The Sunday Times Scottish University of the Year 2009/2010 The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159.

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