The Chimpcam Project

Presentations

6 July 2011. Ethical considerations in captive chimpanzee research: Animal welfare and public perception. 13th Annual BIAZA Research Symposium, Bristol Zoo, Bristol, England.

2 March 2011. Snog, Marry, Avoid? Chimpanzee Introductions. Behaviour and Evolution Research Group (BERG), University of Stirling, Stirling, Scotland.

2 February 2011. The Chimpcam Project: Training chimpanzees to use touchscreens. Department of Psychology Seminar Series, University of Portsmouth, Portsmouth, England.

22 January 2011. Lights, Chimpcam, Action: A multi-organisational partnership with a zoo, university, and wildlife filmmakers. The Burn, Scottish Primate Research Group (SPRG), Glenesk, Angus, Scotland.

29 September 2010. Assessing welfare: A new cognitive research programme for the chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) of Budongo Trail, RZSS. Behaviour and Evolution Research Group (BERG), University of Stirling, Stirling, Scotland.

15 September 2010. Assessing welfare: A new cognitive research programme for the chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) of Budongo Trail, RZSS*. International Primatological Society XXIII Congress, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan.
*Symposium: Do investigations of primate cognition promote primate welfare?
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8 July 2010. Lights, camera, action: A multi-organisational partnership with a zoo, university, and wildlife filmmakers. 12th Annual BIAZA Research Symposium, Chester Zoo, Chester, England.

6 April 2010. Training chimpanzees for touch screen tasks. Primate Society of Great Britain’s Spring Meeting Workshop (Training Primates for Cognitive Research: Principles and Practice). Royal Zoological Society of Scotland (RZSS), Edinburgh, Scotland.

17 January 2010. The Chimpcam Project, an overview. The Burn, Scottish Primate Research Group (SPRG), Glenesk, Angus, Scotland.

9 December 2009. RZSS Centenary Celebrations — Budongo Trail: The Chimpcam Project. Royal Zoological Society of Scotland (RZSS), Edinburgh, Scotland.

2 December 2009. Is training for cognitive testing stressful? A comparison of self-directed behaviours of chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes).
Primate Society of Great Britain, Winter Meeting, London, England.

10 November 2009. Adult Education Class — Ex-situ research in RZSS: The Chimpcam Project. Royal Zoological Society of Scotland (RZSS), Edinburgh, Scotland.

13 October 2009. Is training for cognitive testing stressful? A comparison of self-directed behaviours of chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes). Behaviour and Evolution Research Group (BERG), University of Stirling, Stirling, Scotland.

2 June 2009. Training for cognitive testing as a method of enrichment in Budongo Trail, Edinburgh Zoo. International Conference on Environmental Enrichment (ICEE), Torquay, England.

18 April 2009. Training chimpanzees for cognitive testing at Budongo Trail, Royal Zoological Society of Scotland. Scotland Conference on Animal Behaviour, Glasgow, Scotland. (Poster)

23 September 2008. An exploration of self-recognition in captive chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes). Behaviour and Evolution Research Group (BERG), University of Stirling, Stirling, Scotland.

20 June 2008. Chimpcam Project: An examination of chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes) cognition. Postgraduate Presentation Day, Department of Psychology, University of Stirling, Stirling, Scotland.

Future presentations: TBD