Last week at @efp2026.bsky.social I got to share some of my new postdoc research looking at aging and inflammation in rhesus macaques!

Alongside our colleagues working on capuchins, macaques and baboons, the UVP was holding a Symposium on Human-Primate Co-Existence at the European Federation of Primatology conference 2026 in Montpellier. 🐒 @efp2026.bsky.social

At the end of #EFP2026 a great party with everybody ... jolly good 👍 👌 😋

Day 3 #EFP2026 continued with fabulous presentations by students from the Taï Chimpanzee Project talking about chimpa zee self- medication and leaf clipping context variability across the four communities. Well done to Alphonse and Marine for good presentations.

#voxprimato #congres On a été ravi-es de co-organiser, co-financer et participer au congrès @efp2026.bsky.social à Montpellier ! Fantastique événement, bravo! We’re happy to have co-organised, co-funded, and participated to the @efp2026.bsky.social congress in Montpellier! Great event, well done!

@efp2026.bsky.social Great talks and amazing people at the European Conference of Primatology in beautiful Montpellier. Many inspiring conversations and a lot of love for the work we do. Looking forward to the next! See you soon ☀️🐒

@krishsubramaniam.bsky.social showed how host social organisation and microbial worlds are intertwined His comparative work on macaques and meerkats shows that group membership, kinship, and social networks strongly structure microbial communities across different ecological contexts #EFP2026

For our last plenary of #EFP2026, we're honoured to welcome Krishna Balasubramaniam from Anglia Ruskin University. He'll present his work on the links between animal behaviour and microbial ecologies in primates and meerkats

An initiative fully supported by @lasfdp.bsky.social ! 💪🏼

At the gala dinner, the food may not have stolen the show... 😅 but the wine certainly did. 🍷 Fortunately, the dance floor made up for the menu. 💃🕺 #EFP2026 #GalaDinner

Anne Pusey and Mike Wilson have paid tribute to Dr Jane Goodall, celebrating a life that transformed our understanding of chimpanzees and humanity’s place in the natural world She became one of the world’s most influential voices for conservation, animal welfare, with an impact far beyond science

Alison Ashbury wrote a particularly moving obituary in memory of Dr Birutė Galdikas. One of the “Trimates”, she transformed our understanding of orangutans through a lifetime of fieldwork and conservation. Her legacy lives on in the forests she fought to protect and in the generations she inspired.

Great initiative ! An inspiration for next @lasfdp.bsky.social meetings?

Angela (Entropika) shared decades of work on Nancy Ma’s night monkey in the Colombia–Peru–Brazil border region: from fieldwork, genetics to legal action and education, helping uplist it to Endangered and end biomedical use in Colombia Outstanding, relentless, inspiring work #EFP2026 #Conservation

Packed room and great conversations at yesterday’s Paths & Perspectives evening organized by @edi-efp.bsky.social Nice to see exchanges across career stages in an open engaging atmosphere. A space for sharing perspectives and practical insights across the community #EFP2026 #Networking #Primatology

Our plenary speaker of the day is Angela Maldonado from Fundación Entropika! As director of an award-winning NGO, she'll talk about her work combining science, policy and community management in primate conservation #EFP2026

Conference coffee ☕, inspiring talks 💡, and now a well-earned lunch break. A great opportunity to recharge, catch up with colleagues, and continue the conversations sparked this morning. Looking forward to an exciting afternoon of science! #EFP2026 #ConferenceLife #LunchBreak #Networking

The Taï chimpanzees have featured prominently during the talks of the first day at #EFP2026, showing how long-term data greatly support the research of today. Long lasting field sites are important to answer the big questions.

From cooperation to conflict: Liran’s keynote explored how chimpanzees and bonobos reveal the evolutionary roots of cooperation, group identity, tolerance, and violence, offering new insights into the social foundations of human behaviour. 🧠🐒 #EFP2026

What a great Tuesday evening at the Early Career Networking Event organised by @edi-efp.bsk.my.social! 🎉 It was wonderful to see so many early-career researchers making new connections through Bingo. Thanks to everyone who joined—we hope these conversations continue during the conference! #EFP2026

We're pleased to welcome our speaker of the day: Liran Samuni from the Max Planck institute for evolutionary anthropology. She'll present her comparative work on cooperation in ape societies #EFP2026

Wonderful start of the meeting of the European Federation of Primatology in Montpellier, France. Have a look at the spread of representatives from African countries. #EFP2026

The poster session is underway! A fantastic chance to discover innovative research, connect with colleagues, and continue the scientific discussions. #EFP2026

Today at #EFP2026: a fantastic range of parallel sessions exploring ilithology, communication, cognition & social learning, technologies for studying primates, sociality, health and genetics. Now on to the posters! ✨🐒

Come and try our immersive virtual reality headsets and step straight into the tropical rainforest! 🌴🥽 It's an amazing experience! 🤩 Find Victor Ammann in the Botanical Amphi Hall or the MSH Hall.

@efp2026.bsky.social is underway, if you missed our workshop yesterday, fret not! Our poster will be hanging in the hall the whole week!

Some talks feel like little earthquakes, unraveling how our biases fuel our views of the world and our research. Christine Webb @christinewebb.bsky.social gave a great plenary at #EFP2026! Her book will be the next addition to my bookshelf 📚

Christine Webb presented The Arrogant Ape. Drawing on primatology and animal cognition, she argues that human exceptionalism is more a cultural belief than a scientific fact. Seeing ourselves as part of—not above—the living world is a timely call for humility. #Evolution #AnimalBehaviour #EFP2026

For today's plenary at #EFP2026, we're really pleased to welcome Christine Webb from New York University! She'll present her work on how the myth of human exceptionalism shapes animal science.

Today, we tried to build a bridge between the various fieldwork stakeholders. Thank you to all our panelists and the audience for this rich exchange. A perfect way to open this 11th @efp2026.bsky.social meeting

Surviving the Montpellier heat deserves a welcome drink! ☀️🥂 The #EFP2026 Welcome Cocktail is officially underway, bringing together colleagues and friends. Here’s to a fantastic congress ahead and see you tomorrow for the science!

Kick start of the #EFP2026 with the plenary of Patricia Izar!

Do register to these events if you can! Great opportunities for people who want to build or strengthen their professional network 😎 #EFP2026 #ECR

🇫🇷📣 Annonce 📍 Montpellier | 29 juin – 3 juillet 2026 Nous serons présent·es à la conférence de @efp2026.bsky.social ! À cette occasion, nous contribuerons à deux temps d’échange 👇

The Primate Comedy Club was full of great stories this afternoon. Thanks to all the participants for making it such a fun session!

A full amphitheatre for the opening plenary by Patrícia Izar! #EFP2026

Official launch of #EFP2026 with a welcome address from the organising committee. Welcome to Montpellier !

Our team of volunteers moving fans around to avoid melting in the heat!

Great discussions with fieldwork practitioners about the challenges of field research at the workshop Cross Perspectives on Building a Foundation of Trust for Fieldwork #Fieldwork #Primatology #ResearchEthics #efp2026

Looking forward to presenting our work on primate seed dispersal at the European Federation for Primatology meeting @efp2026.bsky.social ! If you are in Montpellier, I would be delighted to see you there. 🗓Tuesday June 30 🕒3.45 pm @pmforget.bsky.social @mecadev.bsky.social

Studious atmosphere at the Social Network Workshop! Ben and Dan are presenting generative social network analysis using the Strand software. Great discussions and exciting methodological insights! #SocialNetworks #NetworkScience #Strand #Workshop #efp2026

Today we open #EFP2026 with our first amazing plenary: Patrícia Izar from the University of São Paulo. A leading researcher in Neotropical primatology, she'll share her work on gender, power and decolonial perspectives in the context of her research !

Registration is open!

Are you attending #EFP this year? Don't forget to register for the EDI events! Places are very limited. You should have received the registration link in your inbox. A huge thank you to the @efp2026.bsky.social Organizing Committee, who are generously offering a drink for every participant. 🍹

🇬🇧📣 Announcement 📍 Montpellier | June 29 – July 3, 2026 We’ll be attending the @efp2026.bsky.social conference! We’ll contribute to two discussion sessions 👇

You may already be on your way! 🐒 We hope your journey goes smoothly despite the heat ... Come prepared for the heat 💦👒🧢🧴 The program is here: www.alphavisa.com/efp/2026/pro... Registration at the Botanical Institute (163 Rue Auguste Broussonnet) maps.app.goo.gl/AfJe5v4fWmWt...

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🚄✈️🐒 EFP2026 Mobility Grants are open! Funding available for students, PhD, and postdocs to join the conference. Deadlines: – 15 Jan 2026: primate-range countries – 13 Feb 2026: Europe Apply here: Primate-range countries: www.alphavisa.com/efp/2026/pri... Europe: www.alphavisa.com/efp/2026/pri...

📢 Calling all primatologists 📢 EFP2026 in Montpellier is now open for abstracts & registration! 🗓 Deadline for abstract : 13 March 2026 (before if mobility grant application) Submit: www.alphavisa.com/efp/2026/abs... Register: www.alphavisa.com/efp/2026/reg... All abstracts will be accepted!

📢 Call for Symposia is open! Submit your symposia proposals for EFP2026! Share innovative primatology topics and help shape the scientific programme. 🗓 Deadline: 17 Nov 2025 🔗 Submit: forms.gle/WmGZHwviZB7C... 🌐 Conf website: www.alphavisa.com/efp/2026/ 📩 Mailing list: forms.gle/jcZKhJj6KdVv...