[BERG] TODAY BERG meeting on Wild Cognition: Wednesday 22nd September, 15-17.00hrs - and a Kudoboard

Dear BERGers REMINDER of our BERG seminar on Wild Cognition today - Wednesday 22nd September. It starts at 3pm - earlier than normal - and will be finished by 5pm latest. Deborah Bruce was initially scheduled to contribute, but sadly she is currently poorly, so please do take a moment to drop her a note on the Kudoboard here: https://www.kudoboard.com/boards/nbiqYwDw<https://eur03.safelinks.protec… [https://media2.giphy.com/media/gEG1j8eBvHVYs/giphy.gif?cid=00340317kyl4daj7… Kudoboard for Deborah Bruce | Kudoboard<https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2… Kudoboard is an online replacement for the greeting card that you pass around and sign! www.kudoboard.com<http://www.kudoboard.com> Wednesday 22nd September 15.00 -17.00hrs on Teams (link below) There will be a series of short presentations, followed by questions and then a discussion Hannah Buchanan-Smith - Introduction: Wild Cognition, Welfare & Cognitive Enrichment Blake Morton (University of Hull) - Understanding brain-behaviour relationships in wild mesocarnivores Clare Andrews - Gulls Eye project: gull behaviour patterns and human perspectives on gulls around the UK Pawel Fedurek and Gema Martin-Ordas - Vocal behaviour and cognition of the carrion crow – some research ideas Potential discussion points 1. Why might captive and wild cognition differ? 2. What are the main benefits of wild cognition studies compared to, or in combination with captive? 3. What are the main challenges from wild cognition studies compared to captive? 4. Are there links/lessons from mobile cognition in humans, and what technology/wearable might be of use (eg eye tracking, wearables for dogs to study dog-human interactions?) 5. What are the potential research opportunities/collaborations? Teams link https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3a9823d93069124396a7a40d99c827… [https://statics.teams.cdn.office.net/hashedassets-launcher/favicon/favicon-… Join conversation<https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/ap/t-59584e8… teams.microsoft.com<http://teams.microsoft.com> Hope to see you there, Hannah PS - Please send on to any new students/colleagues Please subscribe here - and you will receive a few emails a week with things of interest to us. http://lists.stir.ac.uk/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/berg<https://eur03.safe… Remember to check your junk folder to confirm your email address. Hannah M. Buchanan-Smith Professor, Behaviour and Evolution Research Group (BERG) Psychology, Faculty of Natural Sciences University of Stirling Stirling, FK9 4LA Scotland E-mail: h.m.buchanan-smith@stir.ac.uk<mailto:h.m.buchanan-smith@stir.ac.uk> Home page: <https://rms.stir.ac.uk/converis-stirling/person/11925> https://www.stir.ac.uk/people/257464 http://marmosetcare.com/<https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/… Animal Welfare 24/7 across the lifespan<https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F… http://refiningdogcare.com/<https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.c… ________________________________ The University achieved an overall 5 stars in the QS World University Rankings 2020 UK Sports University of the Year 2020 (Times Higher Good University Guide) The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159. ________________________________ The University achieved an overall 5 stars in the QS World University Rankings 2020 UK Sports University of the Year 2020 (Times Higher Good University Guide) The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159.