Dear BERGers, This is a reminder that we have a meeting this Wednesday (29 September), with Chris Young (Nottingham Trent University) giving a seminar entitled “The benefits of social relationships in different primate societies”. Please find the abstract attached. I hope to see you on Wednesday! Link to the seminar, as well as a list of the forthcoming seminars, are below this email. Best wishes, Pawel Forthcoming speakers: Date Time Speaker Affiliation Seminar title 29/09/2021 16:00 Chris Young Nottingham Trent University TBC, social relationships and stress physiology in primates 06/10/2021 16:00 Nicolas Gray University of Stirling Overcoming loneliness through call and touch 13/10/2021 16:00 Sarah Weir University of Stirling A Post-Covid World for Dogs: The effects of societal change on dog ownership and welfare 20/10/2021 16:00 Ronja Bartlome/Jessica De La Mare University of Stirling Paternal effort and facial masculinity / Assortative mating for personality and online dating 03/11/2021 16:00 Liran Samuni Harvard University TBC 10/11/2021 16:00 TBC TBC 17/11/2021 16:00 Leveda Cheng Harvard University Physiological underpinnings of intergroup behaviour in bonobos 24/11/2021 16:00 Kim van Dijk Utrecht University TBC 01/12/2021 16:00 Kris Sabbi Tufts University Development of aggression in chimpanzees 08/12/2021 16:00 Eva Holden University of York Predictors of joint attention Link to the meetings: https://teams.microsoft.com/dl/launcher/launcher.html?url=%2F_%23%2Fl%2Fmee… ________________________________ 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.