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Andrew King @shoalgroup.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

excellent science from @lucahahn.bsky.social's PhD funded by @swbiodtp.bsky.social @swanseauni.bsky.social -- @exeter.ac.uk collaborative PhD programme (with @cornishjackdaws.bsky.social & @inesfuertbauer.bsky.social/) 😍

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Culture Conference @cultconf.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

‼️SAVE THE DATE‼️ We are excited to welcome you for the next Culture Conference, taking place 31 March to 2 April 2027 at the MPI for Evolutionary Anthropology @mpi-eva-leipzig.bsky.social in Leipzig, Germany! Stay tuned for future announcements here & on the website 🔎 culture-conference.com

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Debottam Bhattacharjee @debottam1991.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Join us for your bachelor or master projects on Japanese macaque affect & cognition at the Affenberg Research Station in Austria. Details in the photo 👇 Write to us: affenberg.lewi@univie.ac.at / debottam.bhattacharjee@uni-goettingen.de Project abstract link: gepris.dfg.de/project/5630...

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Zoë Goldsborough @zoegoldsborough.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Imagine you are a white-faced capuchin monkey on Jicarón island learning how to use stone tools 🔨 Your mother does not use tools, so who do you turn to as a model? Our new manuscript answering this question is out now in Animal Behaviour @asab.org. doi.org/10.1016/j.an.... A 🧵 of our findings (1/10)

A juvenile white-faced capuchin monkey eating a coconut. Photo credits Christian Ziegler

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Quentin Bacquelé @quentinbacquele.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

1/ The world's songbirds sing in just 8 basic sounds. And where a bird lives decides which ones it uses. My first PhD paper is out now in @science.org (www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.aee6239) Here is what we found:

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ASABPSGB2026 @asabpsgb2026.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

Registration and abstract submission for the joint ASAB-PSGB winter meeting in Edinburgh (December 8th - 10th) will be opening on the 1st of July! The theme is Social Learning and Culture. More details about the meeting and registration at: asabpsgbwinter.github.io//2026/

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Joint Winter Conference of ASAB and PSGB

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Lauren Brent @ljnbrent.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

The University of Exeter is not in budget deficit. Yet are proposing to cut 150 academic jobs. This include my job. Please sign and share the petition, write our Vice Chancellor, to your MP, and get the word out about the act of self harm this university is about to commit. c.org/yKcx6Zr29H

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Stop Redundancies at the University of Exeter

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Wendel van der Sluis @wendelvandersluis.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

Call for Papers Who chooses whom – and why? From #Birds and #Primates to #Humans and other species, #Attraction and #PartnerChoice influence how #Relationships begin, develop and endure. Yet researchers often study these processes within separate disciplinary and species-specific traditions.

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Zanna Clay @zannaclay.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

Social structure as a form of collective intelligence In our framework, we argue that social structure is a form of collective intelligence shaped by and shaping individual decision-making Out now in @royalsocietypublishing.org w/ J Brooker, E van Leeuwen royalsocietypublishing.org/rstb/article...

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Social structure as a form of collective intelligence: a new framework

Abstract. Collective intelligence arises when group-level cognition exceeds the capabilities of individual members, enabling more effective learning, decis

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Camille Troisi @camilletroisi.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

📢Fully-funded #PhD opportunity with us: 🐦 Quantifying (social) learning and social behaviour in an urbanised world 🐦 Position at @ceec-research.bsky.social 📆29th May deadline More info: tinyurl.com/yz28s96x Apply: tinyurl.com/2wpkb64y #cognition #socialbehaviour #fieldwork #birds 🙏Please Share

Great tit perched on a branch, with beak slightly open.
Photo credit: Alizée Vernouillet

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SFB 1528 - Cognition of Interaction @sfb1528.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

Finally, Julia Fischer (@julxf.bsky.social) at the @primatenzentrum.bsky.social is looking for a motivated field research assistant to join her team at the Simenti Field Site in Senegal to study Guinea baboons www.dpz.eu/karriere/ste...

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Field research assistant for Guinea baboon research in Senegal

Sie befinden sich hier:

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Andy Radford @andyradford.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

📢Fully-funded #PhD opportunity with us ❓Quantifying animal #movement patterns & behavioural #interactions in a changing world 👥Joint position in @bristolbiosci.bsky.social & #MacquarieUniversity 📆19th April deadline tinyurl.com/343acaev #maths #modelling #data #fieldwork #Australia 🙏PLEASE SHARE

Zebra finches in Australia; one of the study organisms for the PhD

Dwarf mongoose staring at a camera in South Africa; one of the PhD study organisms

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Zach Garfield @zhgarfield.com · 15/03/2026

What I find particularly striking is the within-species between-group variation in rates of observed aggression... #BioAnth 🧪 doi.org/10.1126/scia...

Figure from manuscript illustrating distributions of rates of aggression for each group by each species. It shows there's much overlap, but the most and least aggressive groups seems distinct.

Caption from MS:

Fig. 6. Posterior sample distributions for the group intercepts for aggression. (A) shows distribution for total aggression, and (B) shows distribution for contact aggression only. Black lines reflect a 95% CI.

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Eythan Cousin @eythancousin.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

New great paper from my friends and colleagues‼️ Pan species may be more similar than previously thought... 👀 Congrats @emilebryon.bsky.social on your first 1st authored paper 👏🍻 Check it out👇

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Eythan Cousin @eythancousin.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

Can't believe the Culture Conference 2026 is already finished! I am happy and proud to have organised it in Utrecht 2 years in a row with my colleagues and friends from the PriCog team 🙌 and I hope the attendees and presenters enjoyed it as much as we did 🎉 See you next year in a new location 👋

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Culture Conference @cultconf.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

What a pre-conference workshop on Bayesian statistical methods—a powerful toolkit for our community! 📊 Many thanks to Daniel Redhead and Ramona Roller for guiding us through STRAND and to Michael Chimento for the introduction to STbayes. And thank you to all participants for their energy! 🙌

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Culture Conference @cultconf.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

The Culture Conference 2026 is already starting next week! 🥳 If you plan to attend in-person, please register ‼️before Sunday 22/02‼️ We are almost full, so don’t wait 😊 Online registration will remain open 💻 See you next week in Utrecht 🌇 To register:👇 culture-conference.com/registration/

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Registration

Registrations for the conference and the pre-conference workshop are now OPEN! Register for the conference (26-27/02): Culture Conference 2026 – Registration form Register for the worksh…

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Culture Conference @cultconf.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

The Culture Conference 2026 programme is out! 🎉 From keynotes to talks and posters, we are excited to share a diverse and interdisciplinary lineup. A big thank you to all contributors. With the conference coming up in two weeks, we’re very much looking forward to welcoming you in Utrecht 🙌

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Eythan Cousin @eythancousin.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

If you want to get hands-on experience using STBayes, come join the Culture Conference workshop, animated by @mchimento.bsky.social! 👉 culture-conference.com/workshop/

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Methods in Ecology and Evolution @methodsinecoevol.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

New blog post!!🚨 Michael Chimento gives an overview of the new R package STbayes, designed for creating, fitting and understanding Bayesian models of social transmission 🌍 🧪 Read the blog here 👇

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Studying social transmission using STbayes

Post provided by Michael Chimento. When studying animal culture, it’s important to establish whether novel behaviours or information have spread through social contact, or are rather innovated or p…

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Eythan Cousin @eythancousin.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

Join us for a few drinks in Utrecht just before the conference! 🙌🍻

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Culture Conference @cultconf.bsky.social · 15/01/2026

Happy New Year from the Culture Conference organisers 🎉 We wish you a year filled with kindness, curiosity, and fruitful research. We still have a few spots available for presentations. Feel free to send us your abstract if you’d like to share your work with us in February!

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Culture Conference @cultconf.bsky.social · 10/12/2025

Registrations are now open 📢 Want to join the conference and/or the workshop? Head to our website: culture-conference.com/registration/ As every year, attendance at the conference is free 🎉 (the workshop has a small fee). Reminder: Abstract submission closes soon—submit yours before Monday!

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Registrations for the conference and the pre-conference workshop are now OPEN! Register for the conference (26-27/02): Culture Conference 2026 – Registration form Register for the workshop (2…

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Eythan Cousin @eythancousin.bsky.social · 05/12/2025

Still 10 days to submit your abstract 👇👇

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Eythan Cousin @eythancousin.bsky.social · 03/12/2025

‼️Reminder‼️ 5 days left to submit an abstract and come present your work in Utrecht in February for the Culture Conference 2026! 👇

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Eythan Cousin @eythancousin.bsky.social · 28/11/2025

Come join this exciting workshop on social network analysis and social transmission, all within a Bayesian framework!! 💻 And many thanks to @danielredhead.bsky.social and @mchimento.bsky.social for conducting it, I'm looking forward 🤩 More information below 👇

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Primate Behavioral Ecology @primbehavecol.bsky.social · 25/11/2025

Come and join our lab! We have TWO fully funded PhD positions AND a paid field assistant opportunity in our Behavioral Ecology group @uni-goettingen.de & @primatenzentrum.bsky.social. Projects will be part of @rtg2906-curiosity.bsky.social & @sfb1528.bsky.social!! Details in thread. Please re-post!

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Erin Wessling @northernlimitpt.bsky.social · 18/11/2025

Excited to present next year among this wonderful group!

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Culture Conference @cultconf.bsky.social · 18/11/2025

Last keynote announcement: Dr. Taylor Hersh! She explores how animal communication varies over space and time, with a particular focus on cetacean social communication and the cultural processes that shape group-specific vocal traditions. Discover her research here 👉 taylorhersh.weebly.com

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Culture Conference @cultconf.bsky.social · 13/11/2025

Meet our 3rd keynote: Dr. Erin Wessling! Her work connects research on Pan behavioural ecology with conservation practice, with a focus on understanding and protecting chimpanzee cultures. Learn more about Erin’s work 👉 erinwessling.com

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Culture Conference @cultconf.bsky.social · 07/11/2025

2nd keynote! Dr. Sabine Nöbel, from Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg! She studies how socially learned mating preferences spread and persist across generations in Drosophila and explores the evolutionary consequences of animal culture. Discover her work: sabinenoebel.wordpress.com

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Culture Conference @cultconf.bsky.social · 22/10/2025

‼️SAVE THE DATE‼️ We are excited to welcome you again in Utrecht, NL for the next Culture Conference on the 26th & 27th of February 2026! And surprise! We will also host a hands-on workshop on the 25th/02 🙌💻 So stay tuned for future announcements here & on the website 🔎 culture-conference.com

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Culture Conference 2026

26th & 27th February, Utrecht, The Netherlands

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