Animal Cognition | Professor Anna Wilkinson

University of Lincoln
Joined September 2014
The tortoises and I are moving to bluesky, my new handle there is coldbloodedcog, if you feel inclined please do follow us there.
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Reminder that the call is open for our special collection on Corvid Vocal Communication. Deadline 31st March. Any questions please get in touch.
🚨Collection Alert🚨 Do you research Vocal Communication in Corvids? We have an Open Call waiting for you --> shorturl.at/igD3p. Proudly edited by our Editor @WascherClaudia and guest Valerie Dufour. Submission open July 1st @springer1842 @SpringerNature #OpenAccess #OA
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Anna Wilkinson retweeted
CSIR Nehru Post Doctoral Fellowships @CSIR_IND offer 100 fellowships to PhD holders within 3 years, or those who have submitted PhD theses and < 32 years could apply. Details at csirhrdg.res.in/Home/Index/1… Apply any time but applications would be considered in June and December.
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Anna Wilkinson retweeted
PhD position assessing the impact of extreme climate events on bumblebees at @BristolBioSci Position with me, @englishse & @HugoBHarrison Fully funded position for students of black heritage. #blackinSTEM Please RT and circulate. shorturl.at/Iv1Yc
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Want to get more involved with ASAB? We're looking for a Meetings Secretary and an ECR Ordinary Council Member - more information can be found on our opportunities page below. Please spread the word! Deadline Sept 16. asab.org/opportunities
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Perception of Cognitive Abilities, Suffering & Emotional Attachment in Different Pet Species The study explores perceptions of pets cognitive & emotional abilities & how these views affect opinions on their capacity to suffer & form bonds spkl.io/60124Ccbr @coldbloodedcog
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Female-female pairings of feral pigeons (Columba livia f.urbana) successfully raise offspring comparable to female-male pairs 🩷🩷🕊️🕊️🪺 photo by ania_718 on flickr #marvellousmatingstrategies #ASAB_EDIA @asab_org @nickiloki2 nature.com/articles/s41598-0…
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A huge congratulations to the 2026 CCS Research Award recipient, Prof. Bob Cook, for his contributions to our understanding of comparative cognition! There will be a symposium in his honour at CO3, and a special issue in Learning & Behaviour in 2027.
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A hearty congratulations to our former president, Professor Patricia Monaghan, who has been elected as a Fellow of the @royalsociety. A well deserved honour! 🏆
We are very happy to announce the more than 90 exceptional researchers from across the world who have been elected to the Fellowship of the Royal Society this year, recognised for their invaluable contributions to science. Meet the new Fellows here: royalsociety.org/news/2024/0…
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Report in Nature on the New York Declaration on Animal Consciousness nature.com/articles/d41586-0…
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What an incredible CO3 we had this year! Outstanding science, a fantastic new location, and lots of new faces and old. We hope you all found it as stimulating and fun as we did #CO3_2024 🐍🐒🦎🐀🐣🕷🐕 🦜🦍🐠🐿🦐🐬🙋‍♀️
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Here's the link to the advert! Deadline 15th May! swansea.ac.uk/postgraduate/s… Due to funding restrictions, this scholarship is open to applicants eligible to pay tuition fees at the UK rate only (ukcisa.org.uk/Information--A…)
I will soon be (officially) advertising this PhD position (deadline early April). Please RT!
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Wonderful talk by @birgit_szabo on spatial cognition in geckos, and great to hear this work was supported by an @asab_tweets grant! Check out our funding opportunities here asab.org/grants-and-awards Or come and speak to ASAB council members at #ASABwinter2023!
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Plugging the @ComparativeCog conference at @asab_conference
Replying to @asab_conference
Also a reminder from @laurenguillette that registration for CO3 is still open!
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Interested in #animalwelfare and #behaviour? Less than 3 weeks to apply for our #fishsci @SWBio_DTP @BristolBioSci project: swbio.ac.uk/files/2023/10/sw… Please repost and forward to those looking for a PhD, especially from underrepresented groups @AnimalOpps
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Fully funded MSc positions available in my lab in 2024 @stfxuniversity . Bugs, behaviour, evolution, all in small town Nova Scotia 🐞🇨🇦 Please share!
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Job Alert 🚨Assistant Prof. We begin reviewing applications in two weeks (15 Nov deadline)
Job Alert: Assistant Prof. Comparative Cognition & Behaviour (animal cognition, animal behaviour) @Psych_UAlberta @ualbertaScience bit.ly/ComCogBeh Deadline: 15 Nov Open to domestic & international applicants Come work with me in amazing Edmonton, Alberta, Canada!
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Postdoc position on a newly funded social and environmental aging project with me, co-mentored by @nyuprimatology and @SMack_Lab. APPLY by Nov 26th. Details from @UoE_Jobs here: jobs.exeter.ac.uk/hrpr_webre… More info here: docs.google.com/document/d/1…
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🌟Come work with us🌟 Theoretical #PDRA post on @NERCscience project investigating provision & value of public goods in biological #markets. @AndyDHigginson Working alongside empiricists with long-term & experimental data. Deadline 12th Nov jobs.ac.uk/job/DDP488/resear… PLEASE RT #job
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