That's a wrap on the Culture Conference 2026! 🎉 Three days packed with fascinating ideas and research, and the kind of conversations you don't want to end. Thank you to every speaker—talks and posters alike—and to every attendee who joined us in Utrecht or online. You made it unforgettable! 🤩

What a pre-conference workshop on Bayesian statistical methods—a powerful toolkit for our community! 📊 Many thanks to Daniel Redhead and Ramona Roller for guiding us through STRAND and to Michael Chimento for the introduction to STbayes. And thank you to all participants for their energy! 🙌

So much to take away from Taylor Hersh’s keynote — taking us deep into the cultural realms of sperm whale vocal clans across the oceans. 🐋 Heartfelt thanks, @taylorhersh.bsky.social!

We started the second day of the conference with a third keynote talk by Erin Wessling, who offered us insights and promising future avenues for the conservation of non-human animal cultures. A huge thank you to @northernlimitpt.bsky.social for this inspiring presentation!

And of course, huge thanks to all presenters for their insightful and thought-provoking talks on social learning strategies and cultural evolution on this first day of the Culture Conference. 🫂 Looking forward to day two and more great cultural discussions! 😁

A huge thank you to Sabine Nöbel for fascinating us with the social learning abilities and cultural insights of fruit flies during her keynote talk! @sabinenoebel.bsky.social

It was an honour to welcome Ralf Kurvers, who beautifully kicked off this conference with a keynote talk on collective human foraging in ice fishing. @ralfkurvers.bsky.social

Culture conference is officially launched! 🥳

The Culture Conference 2026 is already starting next week! 🥳 If you plan to attend in-person, please register ‼️before Sunday 22/02‼️ We are almost full, so don’t wait 😊 Online registration will remain open 💻 See you next week in Utrecht 🌇 To register:👇 culture-conference.com/registration/

We are proud to keep the tradition of this conference going 🥳

The Culture Conference 2026 programme is out! 🎉 From keynotes to talks and posters, we are excited to share a diverse and interdisciplinary lineup. A big thank you to all contributors. With the conference coming up in two weeks, we’re very much looking forward to welcoming you in Utrecht 🙌

Want to gain hands-on experience using STBayes? Join our pre-conference workshop on 25/02, led by @mchimento.bsky.social 🤩

Want to socialise ahead of the conference? Join the Early Career Researchers drinks on the evening of 25th/02! 🍻 An excellent opportunity to meet fellow researchers in a relaxed way. Contact us to join. Reminder: conference and workshop registration is still open (forms on our website) 🔎

Happy New Year from the Culture Conference organisers 🎉 We wish you a year filled with kindness, curiosity, and fruitful research. We still have a few spots available for presentations. Feel free to send us your abstract if you’d like to share your work with us in February!

🎄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 🥳