Flyer (187 Ko)

Karline Janmaat, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, Leipzig, Germany

Luke McNally, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland

Carel van Schaik, University of Zurich, Switzerland

Amanda Seed, University of St Andrews, U.K.

Alex Thornton, University of Exeter, U.K.

Simon William Townsend, University of Zurich, Switzerland

To introduce doctoral students of all stages to cutting edge research and methodologies in current animal cognition studies.

Students will be exposed to talks by, and participate in discussions with, leading scientists in animal cognition research which will cover both field and captive studies in a variety of taxa.

There will be three working discussion groups:

1) Mechanisms of cognition (including physical, social, and communicative)
2) Evolution of cognition (including evolution of brain size, general intelligence), and
3) Variation in cognition (including individual differences and ontology).

Program (11.3.2013)

Date :  14-15 March 2013

Schedule : 8:55 - 18

Location: University of Neuchâtel, Faculté des sciences, UniMail, building G (chimie), petit auditoire (GPA)

Registration fee : free for CUSO PhD and master students. CHF 10 for all other participants (to be paid at the registration desk)

ECTS : 1.0 (Scientific activities)

Evaluation : Active participation

Information : Please contact the organizers Dr Jennifer McClung (scientific program) or Dr Christiane Bobillier (administration)

Travel expenses : participants of the Interuniversity doctoral program in organismal biology are eligible for reimbursement of incurred travel expenses by train (half-fare card, and 2nd class). 

  MAKE SURE you SIGN the ATTENDANCE LIST EACH AND EVERY DAY
and
TAKE your ATTESTATION of ATTENDANCE at the END of the WORKSHOP

Please send the original train tickets (no copies, except for AG/GA) with the reimbursement form  to Dr Christiane Bobillier.  No reimbursement for bus, taxi or car travel expenses will be paid.

• This course is open to all (Ph.D. students, master students, post-docs, and senior researchers) with priority to PhD students until 20 February 2013.
• It is free for CUSO PhD and master students. All other participants have to pay a registration fee of CHF 10. to be paid at the registration desk.
• Maximum number of participants: 30

Registration through the web only: closed

Please note the cancellation policy (CHF 20).

Deadline: 8 March 2013