New tools are transforming #canine #cognition! This symposium covered eye-tracking and scent-based research, as well as soundboards and touchscreens. Through these methods, this symposium showed us innovative ways to study how dogs perceive, learn, and communicate across various contexts. #CO32026

Get ready for #CO32026! This week #ComparativePsychology and #AnimalBehavior researchers will gather in Montréal for the 33rd International Conference on Comparative Cognition, we've got a very exciting lineup of talks and posters! Stay tuned here for highlights 🤩 🧪

Looking forward to co-chairing a symposium on 'Methods to study curiosity-like behaviours in animals' with @monteirotiago.bsky.social at the European Conference for Behavioural Biology (@ecbb2026.bsky.social). Consider applying by 30th April if your work is curiosity/information-seeking related!

Point of View: An easy way to improve lab meetings doi.org/10.7554/eLif... I'm really happy to see this one out @elife.bsky.social. Awesome Cara Glynn and I describe and reflect on a year-long, low-cost practice that transformed our group meetings. #researchculture #ECR #labmeetings

From wag to affect: Tail kinematic signatures of canine emotional states in computer-controlled environments https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.03.01.708848v1

Online survey for dog owners on cold and heat stress and its implications for dog welfare (in English or Portuguese): survey.vetmeduni.ac.at/index.php/83... Please share, participation is anonymous, and we hope to identify indicators and risk factors of thermal stress in dogs

We are hiring at the Wytham Woods for the upcoming field season. 4 roles available. Please share with anyone who might be interested. #UKbirds #birdringing

Looking for a Postdoc position and have a background in bioacoustics and animal cognition? Interested in whether other animals might have something akin to language? Join our team: www.oeaw.ac.at/en/oeaw-home...

There's still time to submit your abstract for #CO32026! 🙌 The submission deadline is on Friday Dec 12th, all information about registration, membership, and the conference is on the website: www.comparativecognition.org/conference.php 🧪 See you in Montréal! 🐶🐝🐟🐦🐀🐍🦧🦝🐢🐘🐬🦦🕷️🐖🐆 #CompCog #AnimalBehavior

Nearly ready to go! Mechanistic Basis of Foraging 2025!

📣 @asab.org grants BOOSTED! 📣 We've increased most of our research-related grants by 50%, effective from the next deadline of 1st Feb 2026. Check out what we offer here: www.asab.org/grant-overview

Pleased to have this review out in @cp-trendsneuro.bsky.social. In it we discuss various aspects of the intersection between foraging behaviors and neuroscience, and offer some future directions: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Demonstrating inferential reasoning through behavioural choices: an experimental analysis https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.09.23.678036v1

Please share!🙏 🚨 PhD Oportunity in Avian Behavioural Ecology in Spain The BirdBond Project (MNCN & IREC) studies how pair bonds form, change & affect reproduction/survival in the spotless starling 🐦

This new #RSOS study compares computer vision, statistical analysis and #dog experts’ evaluation in the classification of detection dogs’ tails movement when identifying target scents: royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...

The Psychonomic Society is pleased to announce that Victor Ajuwon has been honored with the 2025 Best Article Award for L&B. Congratulations on this well-deserved recognition. Read the paper here: bit.ly/45CAn06 #psynomLB @victorajuwon1 @Dr_AlexSchnell @_MonteiroTiago_ @nickyclayton22

We are seeking a full-time Managing Editor for our journal Animal Behaviour. This editor will be involved in all stages of the publication process & must have a general understanding of the topics covered. Position starts Oct 1, application deadline July 31. More details: www.asab.org/opportunities

Super excited to announce a follow-up to the Janelia 'mechanistic basis of foraging' conference - this time held in Birmingham, UK! Join us from the 3rd - 5th November to discuss all things foraging: uobevents.eventsair.com/the-mechanis...

Goldfish aren't very curious - and this means that curiosity and seeking out information aren't necessarily ubiquitous across vertebrate species. Do goldfish like to be informed? TLDR: No Paper by @victorajuwon1.bsky.social, @monteirotiago.bsky.social: royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/... 🧪🐠🌍

All Souls College, University of Oxford is advertising a senior academic position in philosophy. Closing date: 19 September 2025. #PhilJobs, #Philosophy, @jowolff.bsky.social, @birchlse.bsky.social www.asc.ox.ac.uk/senior-resea...

Today I came across a delightful paper titled "Do goldfish like to be informed?" The short answer is "no" but the (slightly longer) answer is more interesting. In the experiment, goldfish were given a choice between two lanes, both resulting in a 50% chance of snacks after a short delay. 🧪🧠 (1/n)

Previous studies have shown that some bird and mammal species prefer access to advance information about their future - a trend that may be related to associative processes or to a special appetite for knowledge.

Ever wondered whether other animals are curious? Check out our new paper: Do goldfish like to be informed? Now out in Proceedings of the @royalsociety.org! Co-lead by @monteirotiago.bsky.social during my PhD @biology.ox.ac.uk with Mark Walton and Alex Kacelnik doi.org/10.1098/rspb...

Thanks to @biology.ox.ac.uk for wonderful write-up: "Goldfish aren’t curious – but this makes curiosity special" www.biology.ox.ac.uk/article/gold...

Curiosity is a feature we share with several animals - but new research shows goldfish aren't curious This suggests curiosity isn't just a consequence of basic learning mechanisms & is instead a distinct trait 👇 bit.ly/43nWR2K w/ @victorajuwon1.bsky.social @monteirotiago.bsky.social

Check out our Digital Transformation of Animal Science Research (DTAS) workshop, which will be held on the afternoon of Tuesday, July 8, 2025, during the AIRoV 2025 Symposium at Alpen-Adria University Klagenfurt, Austria. We look forward to your participation! Details 👇🏼

✨What an incredible CO3 we had this year #CO3_2025 ! Thank you to all joined us and contributed your insights and energy to the talks, posters, events and great discussions. It was a truly inspiring event. Until next time💙🏳️‍🌈🌍🤝

Special issue #PsynomLB In honor of the contributions of Prof. Nicky Clayton FRS Download for free until the end of May 25 https://bit.ly/3FpnQ5B#PsynomLB @nickyclayton22 @ComparativeCog @compcogsoc.bsky.social @Psychonomic_Soc Please re-post and download! 1/2

🚨Fully-funded PhD studentship on insect behaviour, cognition & muscles with me & @viveknityananda.bsky.social at @newcastleuni.bsky.social 🐝🍀🎓🙌Application deadline April 30, start date in September. Drop me an email if you have questions! www.ncl.ac.uk/postgraduate...

🚨New PDRA position available at the Healy Lab🚨 Project on avian nest construction. Duties will include conducting behavioural experiments with zebra finches on nest building. Post available for 24 months starting ASAP. Closing date 18 March www.vacancies.st-andrews.ac.uk/Vacancies/I/...

We have an exciting new position in our lab for a PhD on parrot tool use! See below