Dear All, The BERG/SHAIR organisers decided to postpone this week's social on Wednesday until the end of this semester so that those interested in understanding the benefits of interacting with companion animals could attend a talk in Edinburgh on Wednesday evening: Dr Steve Loughnan & Dr Roxanne Hawkins Pets: Their Role in Mental Health of Children and Adults Talk open to all, please register via the link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfQnzBEFNy9XqrvJK9vPEv8IM8jAuezFtI… [Image] We look forward to seeing you next week: please see the upcoming programme here<https://stir-my.sharepoint.com/:w:/g/personal/ac112_stir_ac_uk/EQ3i…Sq>. Best wishes, Clare Students: book to talk with me here<https://outlook.office365.com/owa/calendar/PsychologyY1PersonalTute…s/>. Dr Clare Andrews (preferred pronouns: she/her) MA, MSc, DPhil, FHEA Lecturer in Psychology and Course Director for MSc/MA Human-Animal Interaction Psychology Division University of Stirling Stirling FK9 4LA ResearchGate<https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Clare_Andrews> Twitter<https://twitter.com/clarepandrews?lang=en> My working days are Monday to Friday. I aim to read and respond to email within 3 working days, but during busy periods my response may take longer. I check my emails at varying times of day and I do not expect an immediate response from my correspondents. [First Aider for Mental Health logo] [cid:image003.jpg@01D9F51F.BE8DB6D0] [Facebook icon]<https://www.facebook.com/universityofstirling/> [Twitter icon] <https://twitter.com/StirUni> [LinkedIn icon] <https://www.linkedin.com/edu/university-of-stirling-12676> [Instagram icon] <https://www.instagram.com/universityofstirling/> [Youtbue icon] <https://www.youtube.com/user/UniversityOfStirling> [Banner]<https://www.stir.ac.uk/> ________________________________ Scotland's University for Sporting Excellence The University of Stirling is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC 011159