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Brendan Barrett @bjjbarrett.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

I am part of a team guest editing a special issue of the American Journal of Primatology on "Digitization and use of legacy datasets in primatology” and we are seeking out submissions due on 1 September 2027. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/page/journal...

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primatesocietygb.bsky.social @primatesocietygb.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Get your pencils and paintbrushes ready because it’s time for the PSGB T-Shirt Contest! 🎨 Are you skilled with watercolours or experienced with digital art? Want to contribute to the conservation, research, and captive care of primate species? This is your chance! (See 🧵)

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primatesocietygb.bsky.social @primatesocietygb.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

The Wales Ecology & Evolution Network is advertising its annual WEEN conference, featuring PSGB's own @alexvgeorgiev.bsky.social as a Keynote speaker! Don't miss your chance to register!

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primatesocietygb.bsky.social @primatesocietygb.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Our next Primatology Profile is now out, and it's an International Slow Loris Day special! 🤩 We interviewed Prof Anna Nekaris, OBE on her work researching and conserving nocturnal primates, and her career path in primatology! See our website to read the full interview: www.psgb.org/pages/primat...

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primatesocietygb.bsky.social @primatesocietygb.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Thank you from @katyaherberg.bsky.social and all of us at PSGB 🐒 Truly an afternoon of fantastic talks and discussion!

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primatesocietygb.bsky.social @primatesocietygb.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

We are delighted to announce that Sir Stephen Fry is the new patron for the Primate Society of Great Britain! 🎉

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primatesocietygb.bsky.social @primatesocietygb.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

We've updated our speaker list for Wednesday's workshop! 🤩Don't miss your chance to sign up: www.psgb.org/pages/cognit...

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Cognition for Conservation & Captive Care | Primate Society of Great Britain

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primatesocietygb.bsky.social @primatesocietygb.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Our workshop on Cognition for Conservation and Captive Care is NEXT WEEK! 😮 (September 2nd, 1 pm). Check out our full speaker list, and don't forget to sign up to receive your Zoom link! www.psgb.org/pages/cognit...

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primatesocietygb.bsky.social @primatesocietygb.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Our new Primatology Profile is out now! 🎉 We interviewed Early Career Researcher Katya Herberg on her experiences and inspirations in primatology! Check out Katya's profile here! www.psgb.org/pages/primat...

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ASABPSGB2026 @asabpsgb2026.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Reminder - abstract submission for the ASAB & PSGB Winter Meeting will close at 23:59 on 15th August - make sure you don't miss out! Registration is open, with spaces left for PSGB, but will also close on the 15th. asabpsgbwinter.github.io/2026/registr... @asab.org @primatesocietygb.bsky.social

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primatesocietygb.bsky.social @primatesocietygb.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

Save the date! 📅 PSGB is hosting an online workshop on the topic “Cognition for Conservation and Captive Care” (2nd September 2026). Check out the first look for our speakers working across primate behaviour and cognition & register your interest to receive the workshop link! 🐒 shorturl.at/HDvXA

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primatesocietygb.bsky.social @primatesocietygb.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

We're reaching registration capacity for the ASAB/PSGB joint conference - register as soon as possible to ensure your place at our joint meeting!!

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primatesocietygb.bsky.social @primatesocietygb.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

We're delighted to announce the winner of the 2026 Napier Medal, Dr Chloe Coxshall, for their PhD thesis: "Same sex sexual behaviour in primates: Evolutionary origins and social functionality". 🎉 Congratulations Dr Coxshall on this terrific thesis!

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primatesocietygb.bsky.social @primatesocietygb.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

Our new primatology profile is online 📖🌳 We sat down with Harmonie Klein, PhD Student at the University of St Andrews, to hear about her research and her path into primatology! Read Harmonie's interview on our website, alongside our growing collection of profiles! www.psgb.org/pages/primat...

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primatesocietygb.bsky.social @primatesocietygb.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

We are curating resources to support diversity and inclusion within primatology, and these resources can now be found on our website. www.psgb.org/pages/equali...

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Equality, Diversity and Inclusion | Primate Society of Great Britain

Sample resources supporting diversity and inclusion in primatology

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primatesocietygb.bsky.social @primatesocietygb.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

Important information about the ASAB-PSGB joint winter meeting!! 🚨 Make sure to register early!

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primatesocietygb.bsky.social @primatesocietygb.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

Our next primatology profile is ready to read 🥸 We sat down with Praneetha Monipi to hear about her important work with Bonnet Macaques, and her journey into primate conservation. Her message is clear: if you are passionate, never give up! www.psgb.org/pages/profil...

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primatesocietygb.bsky.social @primatesocietygb.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

Calling All Artists & Creatives! 🐒🎨 We are looking for donated artwork for our annual fundraising raffle! Whether you create paintings, prints, photography, ceramics, textiles, or illustrations, yourcould help protect primates and support the scientists working to understand and conserve them.

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primatesocietygb.bsky.social @primatesocietygb.bsky.social · 09/05/2026

This weekend celebrates the 100th birthday of Sir David Attenborough. 🎉🥳 A huge congratulations from us at PSGB - your lifelong commitment to nature is an inspiration to us all 💐

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primatesocietygb.bsky.social @primatesocietygb.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

A new postdoctoral position is being advertised at Nottingham Trent University! For more information about the project, see the associated website: jamiewhitehouse.github.io/mappingconne...

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primatesocietygb.bsky.social @primatesocietygb.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

Our next Primatology Profile is online! 👏 We sat down with Dr Eléonore Rolland, postdoc researcher at the Anthropology Department of UCL, to hear about her research journey, and work on maternal and attachment styles in non-human primates. Read the full interview here: www.psgb.org/pages/profil...

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Jamie Whitehouse @jamiewhitehouse.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

🐒 PhD Opportunity 🐒 I'm excited to announce that we are now welcoming applications for a 3-year fully funded PhD position at Nottingham Trent University as part of our @leverhulme.ac.uk funded project. More info: jamiewhitehouse.github.io/mappingconne... Apply here: tinyurl.com/PhDNTU

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primatesocietygb.bsky.social @primatesocietygb.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

One of the recent PSGB research grant awardees, Hassan Al-Razi, has published their work on chimpanzee nesting in Current Biology! 🎉 Congratulations Hassan on these exciting new findings, and check out the full paper here: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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Thermal adaptation and the potential anticipation of overnight weather in the nesting decisions of chimpanzees

Animals employ behavioral strategies to buffer environmental stress,1,2,3,4 yet it remains unclear whether such adjustments reflect reactive responses…

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primatesocietygb.bsky.social @primatesocietygb.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

Announcing our 2026 Conservation Cause 📢🥳 Le Groupe d’Etude et de Recherche sur les Primates de Madagascar (GERP). This fantastic organization is working to protect Madagascar's lemur populations: some of the most threatened mammals in the world, with over 95% of species at risk of extinction.

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primatesocietygb.bsky.social @primatesocietygb.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

Job Advert 📢 Research Assistant vacancy to support research related to a Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) research fellowship (to Dr Yuri Kawaguchi).

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Kathelijne Koops @kathelijnekoops.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

📣ATTENTION!!! Postdoc position on Creativity in Wild Chimpanzees and Bonobos 🤩 With the APE Group & Wildminds Lab @nakedprimate.bsky.social Come join us!!! ✨Please RT✨ @efprimatology.bsky.social @ips-primatenews.bsky.social @primatesocietygb.bsky.social

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Evolutionary Cognition Group @evocoggroup.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

We are offering two 4-year PhD positions in our new SNF project "The Evolutionary Roots of Altercentrism"

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primatesocietygb.bsky.social @primatesocietygb.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

We're launching a new initiative: Primatology Profiles! 📢 Each month, we are interviewing a Primatologist to discuss their work and background, ultimately showcasing who they are and what they do. Our first profile is live, featuring an interview with Prof. Jacob Dunn: www.psgb.org/pages/primat...

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primatesocietygb.bsky.social @primatesocietygb.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

We’re deeply saddened by the passing of Biruté Galdikas earlier this week. A pioneer of modern primatology, her lifelong work has shaped the field as we know it today. Our thoughts are with her family, friends, and all those inspired by her legacy. news.mongabay.com/2026/03/biru...

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Birutė Galdikas, primatologist who spent a lifetime studying & defending orangutans, has died at 79

In the early 1970s, orangutans occupied an ambiguous place in science. They were known to exist, of course, but remained poorly understood, rarely observed, and difficult to study in the wild. Their f...

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primatesocietygb.bsky.social @primatesocietygb.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

Support PSGB Through Crafts and Souvenirs! Are you heading into the field this year? If so, we invite you to bring back more than just data and memories. (see 🧵)

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Dr Chris Young @drchrisyoung.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

Job Alert 🚨: We are looking for field assistants to join our research projects in South Africa studying chacma baboons. Expenses coved. Please get in touch if interested and share widely. See attached advert 👇 @tylerbonnell.bsky.social

Description of the field position and duties

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primatesocietygb.bsky.social @primatesocietygb.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

Nominations for the 2024-2026 Napier Medal close on the 31st March 2026. The Napier medal is offered every two years to a new primatologist to provide public recognition of their work. (1/2)

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primatesocietygb.bsky.social @primatesocietygb.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

Participation needed - student surveys! 📝 Two student surveys are currently looking for participants! Please consider finding the time to support these emerging researchers for their dissertation research: (links in 🧵)

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primatesocietygb.bsky.social @primatesocietygb.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

Do you care about primates, and want to help raise funds to support primate conservation, research, and captive care? 🐒We're looking for a Marketing Administrator to support PSGB's work doing exactly that! 🤩 See the News section on our website for further particulars: www.psgb.org/pages/18-lat...

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News | Primate Society of Great Britain

The latest in society news

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BES Community Science Group @bes-communitysci.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

The Primate Society of Great Britain (PSGB) @primatesocietygb.bsky.social is advertising a vacancy to join their Conservation Subcommittee. PSGB are looking for applicants who have a background in research/protected area management/community conservation/ conservation education.

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Alex Georgiev @alexvgeorgiev.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

A more detailed story about @zrcp.bsky.social work at the Winter Meeting of the @primatesocietygb.bsky.social in Cardiff last November! www.bangor.ac.uk/sens/news/tw...

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Two Bangor students win prizes at the Winter Meeting of the Primate Society of Great Britain in Cardiff | Bangor University

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primatesocietygb.bsky.social @primatesocietygb.bsky.social · 01/02/2026

The deadline for our next round of grant submissions is in one month (1st March!). 🤩 Submit your proposal for a research, conservation, or captive care grant for up to £1250! More information about grant applications can be found on our website: www.psgb.org/pages/grants

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Grants | Primate Society of Great Britain

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primatesocietygb.bsky.social @primatesocietygb.bsky.social · 05/01/2026

Fully funded PhD project available at Nottingham Trent University. Linked to a BBSRC funded grant, this project will investigate how primates perceive and respond to infants, combining cutting-edge cognitive testing with behavioural data. See 🧵

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Marianne Paisley (she/her) @mariannepaisley.bsky.social · 04/12/2025

Had a wonderful time at my first ever @primatesocietygb.bsky.social Winter Meeting in Cardiff. It was so fun to present my first findings from our fieldwork earlier this year 🐵🇬🇦 Co-authors @perrinetheroude.bsky.social @gillyforrester.bsky.social and the Lekedi park team!

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primatesocietygb.bsky.social @primatesocietygb.bsky.social · 03/12/2025

Have you submitted your PhD since April 1st 2024, or might submit by the 31st March 2026? 📖 Do you know a student who wrote an excellent thesis and deserves some recognition? 🏅Nominations are open for the PSGB Napier Medal - submit a nomination by 31st March 2026: www.psgb.org/pages/95-nap...

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Napier Memorial Medal | Primate Society of Great Britain

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Charlotte Gannon @ckagannon.bsky.social · 01/12/2025

At last week's @primatesocietygb.bsky.social conference it was discussed at length how we need to be supporting the local communities and helping where we can and only a few days later @dranipermana.bsky.social is trying to do just that! Please share or get in touch with her to see how you can help.

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Helen Mylne @helephantmylne.bsky.social · 28/11/2025

Had a fantastic 2 days at my first @primatesocietygb.bsky.social conference in Cardiff. Met so many great new people, saw some fantastic talks, and generally enjoyed my introduction to the world of primatology 🐒

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primatesocietygb.bsky.social @primatesocietygb.bsky.social · 28/11/2025

A heartfelt pant-hoot farewell to dearly departed Jane Goodall, from all of us at PSGB. Thank you Richard Wrangham for your moving Memorial Talk, guiding us through her life and legacy ❤️

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primatesocietygb.bsky.social @primatesocietygb.bsky.social · 28/11/2025

Thank you bringing your knowledge, enthusiasm, and hope to this year's Winter Meeting at National Museum Cardiff. We hope to see you all next year!

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Adam van Casteren @adamvanc.bsky.social · 28/11/2025

Two great biomechanics talks at @primatesocietygb.bsky.social by lab postdocs @savannarhianna.bsky.social and Charlotte King. 👏👏🧗🏼‍♀️🦍🐵🌳

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primatesocietygb.bsky.social @primatesocietygb.bsky.social · 27/11/2025

Don't forget to enter our raffle! Just £1 a ticket to win some primate-tastic artwork 🎨 raffall.com/404460/enter...

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primatesocietygb.bsky.social @primatesocietygb.bsky.social · 27/11/2025

We had a great start to the day with a fascinating and important talk by Prof Jo Setchell, our first Plenary Speaker

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