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Research Fellow, Institute of Aquaculture
PhD Researcher, Psychology
Professor Hannah Buchanan-Smith
Professor, Psychology
Professor Christine Anna Caldwell
Professor, Psychology
Tutor (ASF), Psychology
Lecturer in Psychology, Psychology
Research Fellow, Social Work
Lecturer in Psychology, Psychology
Lecturer in Psychology, Psychology
Research Fellow, Dementia and Ageing
Professor, Institute of Aquaculture
Professor of Social Psychology, Psychology
Lecturer in Psychology, Psychology
Forth-ERA SEPA Project Coordinator, Biological and Environmental Sciences
Tutor (ASF), Psychology
Honorary Professor, Psychology
Book Chapter
Buchanan-Smith H (2024) Marmosets and tamarins.. In: Golledge H & Richardson C (eds.) The UFAW Handbook on the care and management of laboratory and other research animals. 9th ed. New Jersey: Wiley, pp. 683-706. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781119555278.ch37
Article
Williamson E, Farmer K & Sherman J (2024) Applying best practice to feasibility assessment and strategic planning for great ape translocation: a case study of Grauer's gorilla (Gorilla beringei graueri). Biological Conservation, 292, Art. No.: 110521. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2024.110521
Article
Iyer N, Kahlenberg SM, Williamson EA, Kyungu J, Syaluha EK, Mbeke JK, de Merode E & Caillaud D (2023) Viability analysis for population reinforcement of Grauer's gorillas at Mount Tshiaberimu, Democratic Republic of Congo. Journal of Wildlife Management, pp. 1-17, Art. No.: e22384. https://doi.org/10.1002/jwmg.22384
Book Chapter
O'Sullivan E & Caldwell CA (2022) Imitation. In: Vonk J & Shackelford T (eds.) Encyclopedia of Animal Cognition and Behavior. Cham, Switzerland: Springer International Publishing. http://www.springer.com/gb/book/9783319550640
Article
Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Primate Research and Conservation
Reuter K, Andriantsaralaza S, Friis Hansen M, LaFleur M, Jerusalinsky L, Louis EE, Ratzimbazafy J, Williamson E & Mittermeier RA (2022) Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Primate Research and Conservation. Animals, 12 (9), Art. No.: 1214. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani12091214
Article
Cohort consequences of drought and family disruption for male and female African elephants
Lee PC, Moss CJ, Njiraini N, Poole JH, Sayialel K & Fishlock VL (2022) Cohort consequences of drought and family disruption for male and female African elephants. Behavioral Ecology, 33 (2), pp. 408-418. https://doi.org/10.1093/beheco/arab148
Article
Renner E, Kean D, Atkinson M & Caldwell CA (2021) The use of individual, social, and animated cue information by capuchin monkeys and children in a touchscreen task. Scientific Reports, 11 (1), Art. No.: 1043. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-80221-4
Article
Dunstone J, Atkinson M, Grainger C, Renner E & Caldwell CA (2021) Limited evidence for executive function load impairing selective copying in a win-stay lose-shift task. PLOS ONE, 16 (3), Art. No.: e0247183. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0247183
Book Chapter
Arcus Foundation (2021) Ape socioecology. In: State of the Apes: Killing, Capture, Trade and Ape Conservation. State of the Apes, 4. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, pp. xviii-xxxi. https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108768351
Article
Renner E, Somai RS, Van der Stigchel S, Campbell C, Kean D & Caldwell CA (2021) Adaptation of the Missing Scan Task to a touchscreen format for assessing working memory capacity in children. Infant and Child Development, 30 (6), Art. No.: e2277. https://doi.org/10.1002/icd.2277
Review
Singh M, Acerbi A, Caldwell CA, Danchin E, Isabel G, Molleman L, Scott-Phillips T, Tamariz M, van den Berg P, van Leeuwen E & Derex M (2021) Beyond social learning. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 376 (1828), Art. No.: 20200050. https://doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2020.0050
Article
Atkinson M, Renner E, Thompson B, Mackintosh G, Xie D, Su Y & Caldwell CA (2021) Robust, source-independent biases in children's use of socially and individually acquired information. Journal of Experimental Psychology: General, 150 (4), pp. 778-791. https://doi.org/10.1037/xge0000959
Article
Wilks CEH, Rafetseder E, Renner E, Atkinson M & Caldwell CA (2021) Cognitive Prerequisites for Cumulative Culture are Context-Dependent: Children's Potential for Ratcheting Depends on Cue Longevity. Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 204, Art. No.: 105031. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jecp.2020.105031
Commentary
Thornton A, Happé F & Caldwell CA (2020) Supporting the weight of the elephant in the room: Technical intelligence propped up by social cognition and language. Commentary on: Osiurak, F., & Reynaud, E. (2020). The elephant in the room: What matters cognitively in cumulative technological culture. Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 43, E156. doi:10.1017/S0140525X19003236. Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 43, Art. No.: e179. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0140525x20000114
Article
The value of teaching increases with tool complexity in cumulative cultural evolution
Lucas AJ, Kings M, Whittle D, Davey E, Happé F, Caldwell CA & Thornton A (2020) The value of teaching increases with tool complexity in cumulative cultural evolution. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 287 (1939), Art. No.: 20201885. https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2020.1885
Article
Atkinson M, Blakey K & Caldwell C (2020) Inferring behavior from partial social information plays little or no role in the cultural transmission of adaptive traits. Cognitive Science, 44 (10), Art. No.: e12903. https://doi.org/10.1111/cogs.12903
Project Report
Animal welfare prosecutions reported by the Scottish SPCA (2011-2019)
Hooper J (2020) Animal welfare prosecutions reported by the Scottish SPCA (2011-2019). Scottish Government. https://www.gov.scot/publications/animal-welfare-prosecutions-reported-scottish-spca-2011-2019/
Article
Havlicek J, Winternitz J & Roberts SC (2020) Major histocompatibility complex-associated odour preferences and human mate choice: near and far horizons. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 375 (1800), Art. No.: 20190260. https://doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2019.0260
Monograph
Regional action plan for the conservation of western chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes verus) 2020–2030
(2020) Regional action plan for the conservation of western chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes verus) 2020–2030. IUCN SSC Primate Specialist Group (Editor). Gland, Switzerland: IUCN, International Union for Conservation of Nature. https://doi.org/10.2305/iucn.ch.2020.ssc-rap.2.en
Monograph
(2020) Plan d'action régional pour la conservation des chimpanzés d'Afrique de l'Ouest (Pan troglodytes verus) 2020-2030. IUCN SSC Primates Specialist Group (Editor). Gland, Switzerland: IUCN, International Union for Conservation of Nature. https://doi.org/10.2305/iucn.ch.2020.ssc-rap.2.fr
How evolution affects me
PI: Dr Rebecca Boulton
Funded by: The British Ecological Society
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BIOMIX: Assessing the impacts of tank-mixing on biopesticide efficacy
PI: Professor Matthew Tinsley
Funded by: Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB)
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Assessing the market potential of a novel resistance management framework for fungal biopesticides in the UK glasshouse horticulture sector
PI: Professor Matthew Tinsley
Funded by: Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council
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Engaging Industry to develop best practice for laboratory-housed dogs, improving welfare and quality of scientific output
PI: Professor Hannah Buchanan-Smith
Funded by: Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council
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Validating reward-related behaviour for welfare assessment, and improving welfare through increased predictability of events
PI: Professor Hannah Buchanan-Smith
Funded by: National Centre for the Replacement, Refinement & Reduction of Animals in Research
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The Macaque Website
PI:
Funded by: National Centre for the Replacement, Refinement & Reduction of Animals in Research
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The Macaque Website
PI: Professor Hannah Buchanan-Smith
Funded by: Medical Research Council
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The Link Between Laboratory Primate Welfare and the Quality of Science
PI: Professor Hannah Buchanan-Smith
Funded by: Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council
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Positive reinforcement training for primates
PI: Professor Hannah Buchanan-Smith
Funded by: Universities Federation for Animal Welfare
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