🎄Early Christmas present: we still have a few presentation spots available! If you’d like to share your research at the Culture Conference but haven’t submitted yet, you can send us your abstract until this Friday, 19 December. Submission details are on our website (link in bio).

Registrations are now open 📢 Want to join the conference and/or the workshop? Head to our website: culture-conference.com/registration/ As every year, attendance at the conference is free 🎉 (the workshop has a small fee). Reminder: Abstract submission closes soon—submit yours before Monday!

The Culture Conference is (once again) indulging in that grand old tradition of EXTENDING the submission deadline‼️ The new deadline for abstract submissions is December 15th. Registration will open very soon—stay tuned! culture-conference.com/abstract-sub...

Only a few days left before abstract submission closes! Don’t forget to submit your work 👉 culture-conference.com/abstract-sub...

⏰ Reminder: 10 days left to submit your abstract for Culture Conference 2026! 🧠 Workshop details are now live! Join us for a hands-on day on cutting-edge tools for analysing social networks & social transmission (registration opens soon). Find all details here: culture-conference.com/workshop/

🎤 The lineup is here! We are delighted to introduce the keynote speakers for Culture Conference 2026 (26–27 Feb, Utrecht) - to be revealed over the coming days. Explore the growing list on our website: culture-conference.com/keynote-spea... 🧵And meet them below...

📢 The Call for Abstracts for Culture Conference 2026 is officially OPEN! 📢 🗓️ Deadline: 8 Dec 2025 We welcome submissions from all career stages and relevant disciplines. 🔎Details & submission info: culture-conference.com/abstract-sub... Keynote speakers & workshop details coming soon!

‼️SAVE THE DATE‼️ We are excited to welcome you again in Utrecht, NL for the next Culture Conference on the 26th & 27th of February 2026! And surprise! We will also host a hands-on workshop on the 25th/02 🙌💻 So stay tuned for future announcements here & on the website 🔎 culture-conference.com

A nice action shot of the poster session in @cultconf.bsky.social at Utrecht University earlier this year! Thank you for the nice memories 👁️🐵🧒

In February, I had the incredible opportunity to be part of the Culture Conference 2025 organising team! A heartfelt thank you to my fellow organisers, the amazing student volunteers, all the brilliant speakers, and every attendee who created a vibrant and memorable atmosphere.

I was lucky enough to present a sneak peak of my results on the evolution of numerical systems at the @cultconf.bsky.social this year ! 🔢🧠 Amazing conference, already looking forward to next year !

Two fantastic days of knowledge sharing. Feeling more cultured!

"following" the great tits talk from Chimento, Luca Hahn from the University of Exeter is talking about jackdaws and their social relationships helping information gathering 🐦 @cultconf.bsky.social @lucahahn.bsky.social #cultureconference2025

Now, Dharanish Rajendra from the University of Würzburg at #cultureconferencr2025 sharing work on the risks of learning, and the importance of safe parental environments @cultconf.bsky.social

Wanna know about pigeons in a smart barn, which can track who and what they are looking at? Mathilde Delacoux can help you in her talk at #cultureconference2025 @cultconf.bsky.social

Elif Karakoç from the DPZ (German Primate Research Centre) presenting on social learning in redfronted lemurs in Madagascar #cultureconference2025 @cultconf.bsky.social

Learning about those mischievous wild cockatoos with Lisa Fontana from the Australian National University #cultureconference2025 @cultconf.bsky.social

"Hey, hey, you, you, I could be your girlfriend!" The final talk already of #cultureconference2025 on mate copying in wild Drosophilia simulans by Sabine Nöbel @cultconf.bsky.social @sabinenoebel.bsky.social

Extremely honored and happy to have attended this incredible conference—see you next year!

The Culture Conference 2025 is (already) finished after 2 days of amazing discussions! 
Thank you to everybody for attending and presenting, either online or in person! We hope you spent 2 wonderful and exciting days in Utrecht, full of (social) learning and fascinating science discussions 🥳

The final keynote speaker of #cultureconference2025 is Michael Chimento, with his work on methods and models of ephemeral animal cultures 🐦 @cultconf.bsky.social @mchimento.bsky.social

Out of mama's shadow, but not too far... Mawa Dafreville talking about vervet monkeys' socialisation @cultconf.bsky.social @mawadafreville.bsky.social #cultureconference2025

Peering into chimp culture 🐵: Nora Slania on social learning in chimpanzees, from the Max Plank Institute of Animal Behaviour @cultconf.bsky.social @noraslania.bsky.social #cultureconference2025

Be good like those around you! Saein Lee talking about prosociality and conformity in adults of different ages, across the USA and South Korea @cultconf.bsky.social @saeinlee.bsky.social #cultureconference2025

🧠 Brains and bonds 🫂: Wouter Wolf next, to talk about cultural cognition shaping social bonding activities @cultconf.bsky.social #cultureconference2025

Claudia Kupelian from the University of Toulouse on communication skills in non-verbals: infants in urban and rural Mozambican communities @cultconf.bsky.social #cultureconference2025

Lucas Molleman from the University of Amsterdam reeling us back in from coffee to talk about social learning strategies and traits @lucasmolleman.bsky.social at #cultureconference2025 @cultconf.bsky.social 🇳🇱

Day 2 begins for the fantastic Culture Conference at Utrecht University! Dr. Maleen Tiele kicking it off as a keynote speaker on the nature of joint attention 👀 @maleenthiele.bsky.social #cultureconference2025

Georgia Tuohy joining @cultconf.bsky.social online to talk about mother's experience of gender roles and children's socio-emotional development in Uganda @utrechtuniversity.bsky.social #cultureconferencr2025

Laura Simone Lewis at @cultconf.bsky.social talking about curiosity, particularly cultural curiosity in children 👧👦🎁 @utrechtuniversity.bsky.social #cultureconference2025

The Culture Conference 2025 is almost there 🥳 We hope you are as excited as we are!! But beware of joining the right places 👀 Learn more below 👇🧵

Today is the ‼️last‼️ day to register for the Culture Conference 2025. Attendance is FREE. Don’t miss out 🙌 ⬇️⬇️ culture-conference.com/registration/

‼️ REMINDER ‼️ Only a few days before the registration deadline, this Friday 14/02 (💕) for the Culture Conference 2025… We are almost complete, so register quickly! And attendance is still FREE 😉 ⬇️⬇️ culture-conference.com/registration/

I love conferences an opportunity to meet potential collaborators & ppl across career stages 👨‍🔬 hear about recent research in the field & varied perspectives 🧠 but BONUS when you read the program & squeal with excitement to see names of friends you've not seen in years 😀 @cultconf.bsky.social

See you all in Utrecht in a month! I will present findings that show how norms shape prosociality across cultures. #cultureconference #prosociality

‼️ We are only one month away from the Culture Conference 2025 🗓️‼️ Still doubting if you want to join? Hopefully the program will now convince you to attend this exciting interdisciplinary conference 🙌 Thanks to everybody for submitting your work and presenting 👏 See you in Utrecht, NL 🥳

Are you eager to socialise ahead of the conference? Then join the Early Career Researchers drinks on the evening of 26th/02! 🍻 An excellent opportunity to meet fellow scientists and to kick off the conference in a relaxed way. Contact us if you want to join, and plan your trip accordingly 😉

‼️Announcements‼️ 👉 The 2025 edition of the Culture Conference has been awarded the "NWO Scientific Meetings and Consultations Domain Science WBO 2024" grant 🥳 Thanks NWO for financing this event! 👉 We announce a registration deadline: 14/02/2025. 
Please register soon so you don't miss out ‼️

🧐 Reminder: The registration for the Culture Conference (27 and 28th Feb 2025) in Utrecht is still open! Attendance is FREE, in-person or online. Don’t miss out! ⬇️⬇️ culture-conference.com/registration/

Registration now open for Culture Conference! Speakers seem like a fantastic mix with a focus on comparing observations in humans and other animals. The location alone would make this a worthwhile trip: Utrecht is a fabulous city!

The call for abstract is now closed, thanks for all your submissions 🙌 If you have submitted something, you will get an answer by the end of the week. ‼️ Now, it's time to open the registration‼️ And as every year, attendance is free 🥳 If you wish to attend: ⬇️⬇️ culture-conference.com/registration/

For everyone else who is planning to submit to #CultureConference but hasn’t yet been able to: deadline is TODAY! 😱

‼️The abstract submission deadline for the Culture Conference is in 3 days, don't forget to submit your work ‼️ Registration is also opening very soon, stay tuned 🙌 ⬇️⬇️⬇️ culture-conference.com/call-for-abs...

The Culture Conference is now on BlueSky! 🙌 The next edition of this (free) interdisciplinary conference specialised in Cultural Evolution will take place on Feb 27th and 28th in Utrecht, NL. Interested? ⬇️ Please submit your abstract before December 12th ⬇️ culture-conference.com/call-for-abs...