Sign in

Durham Cultural Evolution Research Centre

@durhamdcerc.bsky.social
1.2K followers 100 following 135 posts

DCERC is a highly interdisciplinary research centre using evolutionary models to study cultural change and diversity. Based at Durham University, England.

PostsRepliesMedia
Reposted by Durham Cultural Evolution Research Centre
Lynda Boothroyd @drboothroyd.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
#ehbea #hbes #EvPsych #SocialPsychology #PsySciSky #Anthropology @durham.ac.uk
001
Reposted by Durham Cultural Evolution Research Centre
Alberto Acerbi @acerbialberto.com · 05/03/2026
Looking forward to Jamie Tehrani's guest lecture in my cultural analytics course, open to everybody. If you are in Trento and want to know more about cultural evolution, that is a great opportunity! eventi.unitn.it/en/origins-s...
1155
Reposted by Durham Cultural Evolution Research Centre
Andy Radford @andyradford.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
🚨JOB alert🚨 We have three (yes, THREE) 🌟lectureships🌟 advertised in the School of Biological Sciences, University of Bristol. Broad remit, including #AnimalBehaviour & #GlobalChangeBiology ⏱️Deadline: 8th March 2026 🙏Please circulate widely 😊Come join us! Full #job details: tinyurl.com/y3us95rc
bristol.ac.uk
Details | Working at Bristol | University of Bristol
06497
Reposted by Durham Cultural Evolution Research Centre
Comparative Cognition Society @compcogsoc.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
#Postdoc #Job opportunity in #AnimalBehaviour with Jorg Massen at @utrechtuniversity.bsky.social. Check out the position here: www.uu.nl/en/organisat...
uu.nl
Postdoc Position in Animal Behaviour
Does intergroup conflict shape intragroup (parochial) prosociality in primates? If so, what behavioural, neuroendocrine, and (epi)genetic mechanisms drive it.
02237
Reposted by Durham Cultural Evolution Research Centre
Olivier Morin @oliviermorin.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
CALL: a PhD grant (3 years) to do a PhD with me at @cognitionens.bsky.social on the evolution of graphic codes. euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/410213
euraxess.ec.europa.eu
PhD student grant (3 years) on the evolution of written communication
My team recruits a PhD student to work under the supervision of Olivier Morin on the evolution of written communication, within a project jointly led by Olivier Morin, Hugo Mercier, and Marc Allassonn...
02638
Durham Cultural Evolution Research Centre @durhamdcerc.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
read the full thread to see some opportunities to submit proposals for activities at CES2026!
000
Reposted by Durham Cultural Evolution Research Centre
Durham University Anthropology @durhamanthropology.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
Our Prof Rob Barton has been elected as a fellow of the @rsb.org.uk! Fellows of the RSB demonstrate a distinctive and notable contribution to the advancement of the biological sciences, with min. 5yrs' influential experience throughout their career. More about Rob: www.durham.ac.uk/staff/r-a-ba...
Photo of Prof Rob Barton, speaking at a panel event. He holds a wireless microphone and behind him is a large photo full of green plants.
061
Reposted by Durham Cultural Evolution Research Centre
Tim Waring @twaring.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
Looking for #culturalevolution methods advice. We will run a survey to estimate the degree and nature of #sociallearning in a local population (a US country). Are there any standard survey instruments or social psychology scales for this? I can find only partly relevant stuff. Please help!
216
Reposted by Durham Cultural Evolution Research Centre
Cognitive Science Society @cogscisociety.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
Friendly reminder: #CogSci2026 submissions close on Feb 2. And don't forget: we're planning a fully synchronous hybrid conference for 2026, with options to present in Rio de Janeiro or virtually. cognitivesciencesociety.org/submissions/
Graphic announcing the CogSci 2026 submission deadline. On the left, a calendar page shows “FEB 2.” On the right, the text reads “COGSCI 2026 – Cognitive Inefficiency, July 22–25, Rio de Janeiro” with gear icons above and the phrase “Deadline for Submissions” highlighted below, all on a dark teal background.
074
Reposted by Durham Cultural Evolution Research Centre
Lynda Boothroyd @drboothroyd.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
Had a good chat with the folks at BBC Radio 4 about what science actually says about attraction and appearance ideals. A key point to emphasise: most of the male appearance pressure in the media is about what MEN think men should be. Not women. 10 mins in here: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
bbc.co.uk
AntiSocial - Men and Loneliness - BBC Sounds
Should society intervene to help lonely men?
152
Reposted by Durham Cultural Evolution Research Centre
Culture Conference @cultconf.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
Want to socialise ahead of the conference? Join the Early Career Researchers drinks on the evening of 25th/02! 🍻 An excellent opportunity to meet fellow researchers in a relaxed way. Contact us to join. Reminder: conference and workshop registration is still open (forms on our website) 🔎
055
Reposted by Durham Cultural Evolution Research Centre
Conference on Language Modeling @colmweb.org · 18/01/2026
Call for papers -- due March 31, 2026 (abstracts due March 26) colmweb.org/cfp.html Call for workshops -- due April 14, 2026 colmweb.org/cfw.html
colmweb.org
COLM 2026: Call for Papers
0187
Reposted by Durham Cultural Evolution Research Centre
Liz Renner @lrrenner.bsky.social · 17/01/2026
Just one week left to apply!
037
Reposted by Durham Cultural Evolution Research Centre
Cultural Evolution Society @culturalevolsoc.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
Due to the the high volume of submissions received, abstract decision notifications for the upcoming Cultural Evolution Society 2026 Conference in Rabat are slightly delayed. Expect to see it in your inbox in ~ 1 week, and fingers crossed you got your presentation of choice!
0164
Reposted by Durham Cultural Evolution Research Centre
Zanna Clay @zannaclay.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
A new study in @nature.com demonstrates the prevalence of same-sex sexual behaviour in primates (59 species) and its possible ecological and social functions. My comments on the study feature at the end of this coverage in @theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/science/2026...?
theguardian.com
Primates’ same-sex sexual behaviour ‘may reinforce bonds amid environmental stress’
Behaviour among non-human species could help keep groups together in face of social challenges, says study
0116
Reposted by Durham Cultural Evolution Research Centre
Cultural Evolution Society @culturalevolsoc.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
CE paper alert 🚨! Innovation and copying in speed climbers ->
073
Durham Cultural Evolution Research Centre @durhamdcerc.bsky.social · 04/12/2025
Theme Issue alert! Featuring awardees and the grant team of the CES Transformation Fund grant scheme, including DCERC members @rachkendal.bsky.social, @sheinalew.bsky.social, @amandinevisine.bsky.social, and @sarahewright.bsky.social
062
Reposted by Durham Cultural Evolution Research Centre
EHBEA @ehbea.bsky.social · 16/11/2025
🚨 ABSTRACT SUBMISSION 🚨 #EHBEA2026 will be held in Leiden! Do not forget to submit your abstract before December 15th in order to attend and share your research! More in the official account: @ehbea2026.bsky.social 👇👇👇
01613
Durham Cultural Evolution Research Centre @durhamdcerc.bsky.social · 17/11/2025
Abstract submission for CES 2026 in Rabat has been extended to 30th November! @ces2026.bsky.social
043
Reposted by Durham Cultural Evolution Research Centre
Sheina Lew-Levy @sheinalew.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
Sustainable education should include Indigenous knowledge "In our research with hunter-gatherer communities in the Global South, we see that participation in education often undermines Indigenous knowledge systems and cultural integrity." www.nature.com/articles/s41...
nature.com
Sustainable education should include Indigenous knowledge - Nature Human Behaviour
Formal education systems rarely include the knowledge and skills of hunter-gatherer societies. This can lead to cultural erosion and knowledge decline. For education to be both high quality and sustai...
082
Reposted by Durham Cultural Evolution Research Centre
Royal Society Publishing @royalsocietypublishing.org · 20/10/2025
We are pleased to announce that throughout Open Access Week, from 20 – 26 October, all Royal Society journal content is freely available. Explore our journals here: royalsociety.org/Journals/ #OAWeek #OAWeek25
14934
Reposted by Durham Cultural Evolution Research Centre
EHBEA @ehbea.bsky.social · 15/10/2025
🚨 AWARD ANNOUNCEMENT 🚨 For the first time, EHBEA is giving an award for this members who excel in public outreach and communication of the evolutionary human sciences 📣 📣 📣 Deadline: December 19, 2025 Check the form below 👇 docs.google.com/document/d/1...
docs.google.com
EHBEA-Public-Communication-Award-nomination-form 2026.docx
2026 EHBEA Excellence in Public Communication award Nomination Form Please submit this application form by e-mail to the EHBEA Secretary ehbea.secretary@gmail.com Next Deadline: 5pm (GMT), 19th DEC...
01712
Reposted by Durham Cultural Evolution Research Centre
EHBEA 2026 @ehbea2026.bsky.social · 10/10/2025
🚨𝗔𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗲𝘃𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗵𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗮𝘀𝘁𝘀! www.ehbea2026.com is now live for our 2026 European Human Behaviour & Evolution Association (EHBEA) conference in Leiden (NL🇳🇱) Check for 𝗮𝗯𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝘀𝘂𝗯𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻, first 𝗽𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 & the [𝗔𝗜]𝘃𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺𝗲 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗸! 🗓️ 14–17 Apr 2026 | CBEN pre-conf 14 Apr 📍Pesthuis #EHBEA2026
ehbea2026.com
Overview | EHBEA2026
11919
Durham Cultural Evolution Research Centre @durhamdcerc.bsky.social · 13/10/2025
Congratulations to all the prize winners! Especially to our own Sally Street for her course on the Cultural Evolution of Music!
060
Reposted by Durham Cultural Evolution Research Centre
Ercenur Ünal @ercenurunal.bsky.social · 08/10/2025
Know someone whose excellence in research and contributions to the CogSci community should be recognized? Nominate them to be a Fellow of the Cognitive Science Society! Deadline: Nov 1 More info: cognitivesciencesociety.org/fellows/
0169
Reposted by Durham Cultural Evolution Research Centre
Tobias Rüttenauer @ruettenauer.bsky.social · 18/09/2025
@sriucl.bsky.social is HIRING 2 permanent Lecturers 🚀 in #QuantitativeSocialScience! It comes with smart and lovely colleagues🌟, a central London office, and many big ideas and questions 🧐 Apply now! www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...
ucl.ac.uk
UCL – University College London
UCL is consistently ranked as one of the top ten universities in the world (QS World University Rankings 2010-2022) and is No.2 in the UK for research power (Research Excellence Framework 2021).
02123
Reposted by Durham Cultural Evolution Research Centre
HBES2026 @hbes2026.bsky.social · 22/09/2025
We’re delighted to share that the 37th annual Human Behavior and Evolution Society conference (HBES2026) website is now live! #HBES2026
187
Durham Cultural Evolution Research Centre @durhamdcerc.bsky.social · 24/09/2025
Congratulations again to @emilymljeffries.bsky.social and all the other @ehbea.bsky.social award winners!
010
Durham Cultural Evolution Research Centre @durhamdcerc.bsky.social · 24/09/2025
🚨New paper!🚨 (And don't forget, it's not too late to apply for a PhD supervised by Lynda www.durham.ac.uk/departments/...)
durham.ac.uk
Fees and Funding - Durham University
010
Reposted by Durham Cultural Evolution Research Centre
John Drury @profjohndrury.bsky.social · 22/09/2025
Come and work with us! Assistant Professor in Psychology (Fixed Term, Maternity Cover) Please share! jobs.sussex.ac.uk/job/c54c4570...
jobs.sussex.ac.uk
Assistant Professor in Psychology Ref: 40866 (Fixed Term, Maternity Cover) - Job page - University of Sussex Job Search
1712
Durham Cultural Evolution Research Centre @durhamdcerc.bsky.social · 22/09/2025
Abstract submissions are open for CES 2026! The deadline is 16th November. Make sure to follow @ces2026.bsky.social for updates.
020
Reposted by Durham Cultural Evolution Research Centre
Jorge Peña 🇵🇸 @jorgeapenas.bsky.social · 22/09/2025
📢 Apply to our (2-year) research fellowships at @iast.fr Join a multidisciplinary, interdisciplinary, transdisciplinary, and indisciplinary group of scholars in Toulouse, walkable/cyclable pink city of chocolatines in the South of France. Deadline: November 15, 2025. www.iast.fr/research-fel...
iast.fr
Research Fellowships
Each year, IAST invites applications for post-doctoral Research Fellowships, which offer candidates an opportunity to devote themselves full-time to their research at the start of their careers. Fello...
24038
Reposted by Durham Cultural Evolution Research Centre
Cognitive Science Society @cogscisociety.bsky.social · 18/09/2025
⏳4 weeks left! Submissions for the CogSci Mind Challenge close Oct 17! Make a 5-min video answering: “How do different minds (i.e. different groups of humans, animals, artificial systems) learn language, if at all?” 💰Prizes up to $1000! Learn more at cognitivesciencesociety.org/cogsci-mind-...
Graphic with teal background and green text that reads: ‘Submissions for the CogSci Mind Challenge will close in 4 weeks.’ To the right, there is the CogSci Mind Challenge 2025 logo featuring a brain icon.
086
Reposted by Durham Cultural Evolution Research Centre
Friederike [freddy; she/her] Hillemann @fhillemann.bsky.social · 15/09/2025
👇 interview on collaborative (research 🧪) cultures Thanks to @humboldt-foundation.de for funding my work on cooperative subsistence across cultures, w/ @sheinalew.bsky.social, and my network at @durhamdcerc.bsky.social: @mandolinguist.bsky.social @amandinevisine.bsky.social @chimpanzeve.bsky.social
Seven people standing outside Durham University's Department of Psychology, smiling for a group photo. Lab PI Sheina is on the right in wearing a mint green jumper; I am third from the left wearing a burgundy jumper
1226
Reposted by Durham Cultural Evolution Research Centre
Cultural Evolution Society @culturalevolsoc.bsky.social · 13/09/2025
The count down starts for #CESRabat! Follow @ces2026.bsky.social and join us May 11-13 next year for an exciting meeting in Rabat, Morocco. Massive thanks to the #CESRabat organising committee: Sarah Alami (co-chair) Mathieu Charbonneau (co-chair) Zachary Garfield Edmond Seabright
26145
Reposted by Durham Cultural Evolution Research Centre
LMU Open Science Center @lmu-osc.bsky.social · 10/09/2025
💡 Explore how practices from distributed, open-source software can make science more professional, open, and collaborative! Attend the “Science as amateur software development” lecture by Prof. Dr. @rmcelreath.bsky.social on Wed 17 Sept, 9:00. 👉 Register here: www.pretix.osc.lmu.de/lmu-osc/OSSS...
Promotional poster for the LMU Open Science Center Summer School 2025 Public Lecture. The poster features a photo of speaker Prof. Dr. Richard McElreath. The text states the lecture focuses on science as amateur software development, time and date of lecture being 9:00-10:00 CEST on Wednesday September 17 2025, and instructions to register online. Logos of LMU Open Science Center, LMU, and Universitätsbibliothek München are displayed at the bottom.
21213
Reposted by Durham Cultural Evolution Research Centre
Lynda Boothroyd @drboothroyd.bsky.social · 10/09/2025
PhD post! 2 students sought to join the BIRES project, taking a body image intervention developed in Nicaragua and Colombia and examining how (and if!) It can be adapted in other LatAm and African youth. Please share with your students. #PsychSciSky #Anthropology www.durham.ac.uk/departments/...
Title of Project: Examining school-based body image interventions in Africa and/or Latin America

Start Date: January, April or October 2026

Application Deadline: 20th October 2025

For more information including how to apply please see: PhD advert BIRES studentship
01416
Durham Cultural Evolution Research Centre @durhamdcerc.bsky.social · 11/09/2025
Apply now to study at Durham! Not only would you be working with Sheina or Lynda, both fantastic scholars, but you'd be part of a department with a thriving PGR community, and a member of DCERC!
041
Reposted by Durham Cultural Evolution Research Centre
Zanna Clay @zannaclay.bsky.social · 10/09/2025
Woo new paper! Cross-cultural investigation into maternal responses to infant distress How babies are soothed may be more important than how quickly, which vary cross-culturally w/Carlo Vreden & team in #DevelopmentalPsychology! Open-access link + thread 👇 psycnet.apa.org/fulltext/202...
163
Durham Cultural Evolution Research Centre @durhamdcerc.bsky.social · 09/09/2025
Can't believe it's already been a whole year since we hosted the CES 2024 Conference here at Durham! Such a fantastic week hearing about diverse and fascinating research @culturalevolsoc.bsky.social 1/4
Photo is taken from the back of a large lecture theatre, showing people entering and taking their seats whilst the logo for the CES 2024 Conference (a landscape of Durham city with the Cultural Evolution Society's tree logo included) is displayed on screens at the front.
141
Reposted by Durham Cultural Evolution Research Centre
Hetan Shah @hetanshah.bsky.social · 03/09/2025
Ooh we've opened our call for small research grants. £10k for any humanities or social sciences research. Open to independent scholars. We use partial randomisation to allocate the funding: random allocation between all that meet the quality threshold www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/funding/ba-l...
thebritishacademy.ac.uk
British Academy/Leverhulme Small Research Grants
The BA/Leverhulme Small Research Grants are available to support primary research in the humanities and social sciences. These awards, up to £10,000 in value and tenable for up to 24 months, are provi...
5124122
Reposted by Durham Cultural Evolution Research Centre
wennergrenorg.bsky.social @wennergrenorg.bsky.social · 03/09/2025
The Wenner-Gren Foundation is now accepting proposals for our Spring 2027 symposium. Deadline: October 10, 2025. wennergren.org/article/call...
wennergren.org
Call for Proposals, Wenner-Gren Symposium 2027
The Wenner-Gren Foundation is now accepting proposals for our Spring 2027 symposium.
056
Reposted by Durham Cultural Evolution Research Centre
Tim Waring @twaring.bsky.social · 21/08/2025
🧠 Want to integrate cultural evolution into your course using award winning materials created by the field's experts, and get paid $2000 to do it? 💵 🚨 The Cultural Evolution Society is seeking applications for the ACE Teaching Innovation Awards. 🔖 Apply here: vuw.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
vuw.qualtrics.com
Qualtrics Survey | Qualtrics Experience Management
The most powerful, simple and trusted way to gather experience data. Start your journey to experience management and try a free account today.
12025
Reposted by Durham Cultural Evolution Research Centre
Georgia Tuohy (she/her) @georgiamt.bsky.social · 21/08/2025
Excited to share our new paper investigating Ugandan mothers' experience of gender roles and how it impacts their children's socio-emotional development! dx.doi.org/10.1002/icd.... @drboothroyd.bsky.social @zannaclay.bsky.social @durhampsych.bsky.social @durhamdcerc.bsky.social
dx.doi.org
The Impact of Maternal Experience of Gender Roles on Children's Socio‐Emotional Development in Uganda: A Qualitative Study
Cultural learning environments and gender roles play a key role in shaping children's development, particularly regarding their social and emotional skills. However, most work on this topic relies on...
063
Reposted by Durham Cultural Evolution Research Centre
Jeremy Kendal @jeremykendal.bsky.social · 27/08/2025
Physical copies of this 71-chapter tome now exist. Do encourage your library to buy a copy…also doubles as excellent door stop! Co-edited with Jamie Tehrani and @rachkendal.bsky.social. @oxunipress.bsky.social @durhamanthropology.bsky.social
The Oxford Handbook of Cultural Evolution hard copy
26228
Reposted by Durham Cultural Evolution Research Centre
Sheina Lew-Levy @sheinalew.bsky.social · 03/09/2025
🚨 New paper led by ‪@asatsa.bsky.social‬! We show that participation in Luhya mourning rituals overall increases well-being and cooperation among the bereaved, yet qualitative findings show they can also be perceived negatively by some community members royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...
royalsocietypublishing.org
Mourning ritual participation, subjective well-being and prosocial behaviour among the Luhya people of Kenya | Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences
This study explores the relationship between participation in mourning rituals, well-being and prosociality within the Luhya community of western Kenya. Cooperation, essential for human success, is of...
1156
Reposted by Durham Cultural Evolution Research Centre
Prof. Gillian Brown @gillianrbrown1.bsky.social · 16/04/2025
Interesting talk at #ehbea2025 by Robin Watson on human prestige and hierarchical societies: strength of prestige learning bias can potentially produce structured or hierarchical populations.
Speaker standing in front of projected slide.
043
Reposted by Durham Cultural Evolution Research Centre
Alberto Acerbi @acerbialberto.com · 16/04/2025
8 PhD scholarships in Sociology and Social Research - University of Trento - deadline 15th May www.unitn.it/en/phd/socio...
unitn.it
[SRS] Sociology and Social Research | Università degli Studi di TrentoGroup
046
Reposted by Durham Cultural Evolution Research Centre
Amandine Visine @amandinevisine.bsky.social · 15/04/2025
EHBEA 2025 is going wonderfully. Can't wait to present my work and observations on BaYaka Women and girls engaging on 'Relay Cooperation' in the Congo, and hear your questions and insights. 🌿 @ehbea.bsky.social @ehbea2025.bsky.social @durhampsych.bsky.social @durhamanthropology.bsky.social
1157
Reposted by Durham Cultural Evolution Research Centre
EHBEA 2026 @ehbea2026.bsky.social · 14/04/2025
✨️The EHBEA 2025 Starter Pack is Here! ✨️ - Follow #EHBEA2025 conference presenters & attendees! 👩‍🔬👨‍🔬 - Attending EHBEA?? Comment bellow or send us a message to be added! #CoolEvoScience #HumanBehaviour #SharingResearch @ehbea.bsky.social go.bsky.app/83e84Ca
42215