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!

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...

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...

PhD advert in Berlin with @danaipapageorgiou.bsky.social !

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

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...

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.

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 💐

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...

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...

🐒 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

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...

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.

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

📣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

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

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...

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...

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 🧵)

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

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)

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 🧵)

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...

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.

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...

New research from our members, including our Impact Officer, Vincent Savolainen! www.imperial.ac.uk/news/article...

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

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 🧵

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!

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...

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.

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 🐒

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 ❤️

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!

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

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

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

Good morning! I am @mariannepaisley.bsky.social , your new Student Officer. So excited to meet you all at this week's Winter Meeting! 🐵

In Cardiff for the winter meeting of @primatesocietygb.bsky.social ! #PSGBCardiff2025

Our 2025 Raffle is now live! 🙈 Enter now to win some amazing primate artwork. The winners will be announced at our Winter Meeting in Cardiff, but you can still enter even if you are unable to attend our winter meeting (Prizes can be posted within the UK). To enter: raffall.com/404460/enter...

Applications are now open for 2026 Entry to the Msc/MRes programmes in Primate Conservation at Oxford Brookes University. More information about the course and how to apply is available at: www.brookes.ac.uk/courses/post...

Already planning your trip to our Winter Meeting in Cardiff? 😍 We've updated our website with information about travel, accessibility, and local attractions - check it out, and purchase your ticket by Friday to benefit from an early-bird discount! www.psgb.org/pages/14-mee...

The programme for our Winter Meeting in Cardiff is now live! 🐒The programme can be downloaded from the meetings page on our website, and if you haven't got your tickets yet, you have until Friday to benefit from Early-Bird discounts!! www.psgb.org/pages/14-mee...

The deadline for Early Bird Ticket Sales is this Friday!! 😱 Buy yours now to benefit from an Early Bird discount and to secure your place at our 2025 Winter Meeting! From Friday, tickets will be available on general sale. For more info, and to buy your tickets, go to: www.psgb.org/pages/14-mee...

T-shirt design competition results 🚨 Congratulations to Katarina Piponi (left) who received first place in the public vote🥇. Additionally, Congratulations to Jerome Micheletta (right), who has won the Council’s Choice🎨. Both designs will be made available for printing soon on our online store. (1/2)

External Primate Research Opportunity 📢 Fixed-term (8 months) Research Assistant post in primate behaviour. The post will support a range of projects in the Centre for Interdisciplinary Research on Social Interactions at Nottingham Trent University.

Have you got your tickets to our 2025 winter meeting? Don't miss out on the chance to hear about cutting-edge advances in primatology in the amazing National Museum, Cardiff! Tickets are on sale on our website: www.psgb.org/pages/14-mee...

The deadline to submit abstracts and workshop proposals for our 2025 winter meeting is TOMORROW! 🙈 Submit your abstract/proposal now! www.psgb.org/pages/104-ps...

Early Bird Tickets are now on sale for our 2025 winter meeting! Get yours now, and take advantage of our additional discounts for students and members! 👍 Tickets can only be purchased through our website: www.psgb.org/events/psgb-...

The next deadline to apply for a conservation, research, or captive care grant is on the 1st of November! 🤩 For information on how to apply (and descriptions of previously funded projects), check out the grants page on our website: www.psgb.org/pages/grants