Bridget Waller
Professor of Evolution and Social Behaviour | Communication, faces, social interaction | ERC Consolidator grant FACEDIFF www.FACEDIFF.co.uk | NTU 🇪🇺🏳️🌈 |
President, Primate Society of Great Britain @primatesocietygb.bsky.social
- A few more days left to apply for our PhD studentship in primate cognition at NTU - join us!
- Reposted by Bridget WallerPlease help spread the word on this, especially to those who may be feeling cold winds towards their research. We’ve opened the call for our International Fellowships, enabling early career researchers to work for two years at a UK research institution www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/funding/sche...
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- Our Science Perspective on Ianni et al - neural control of facial expressions involves voluntary pathways @jamiewhitehouse.bsky.social www.science.org/eprint/EKJTZ...
- Reposted by Bridget WallerI’m thrilled to announce that I’m recruiting a funded PhD student at Nottingham Trent University to study the cognitive mechanisms underlying individual differences in parenting in rhesus macaques! Deadline: 2 February | Start date: April 2026
- Fully funded PhD position with Yuri Kawaguchi at NTU (and Claire Witham at MRC) - join us! @yurikawaguchi.bsky.social
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- Reposted by Bridget WallerPhD opportunity: MOVE Details: blogs.reading.ac.uk/crocus-dla/c... Deadline: 12/01/26 Supervisors: @shoalgroup.bsky.social, @inesfuertbauer.bsky.social, @wlallen.bsky.social, @nhcooper123.bsky.social, @marinapapa.bsky.social Apply: blogs.reading.ac.uk/crocus-dla/p...
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- Reposted by Bridget Waller📢 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!
- BBS article on mechanisms of group cohesion in primates (Robin Dunbar), with our commentary proposing facial expression as one of those key mechanisms! @eithnekavanagh.bsky.social @jamiewhitehouse.bsky.social www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
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- Fully-funded PhD position with Yuri Kawaguchi at NTU, associated with her BBSRC Fellowship on parenting in rhesus macaques. Join us! @yurikawaguchi.bsky.social @ntupsychology.bsky.social (note - open to UK students only) www.ntu.ac.uk/study-and-co...
- Reposted by Bridget WallerThank 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!
- Reposted by Bridget WallerA 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 ❤️
- Reposted by Bridget WallerDon't forget to enter our raffle! Just £1 a ticket to win some primate-tastic artwork 🎨 raffall.com/404460/enter...
- Reposted by Bridget Waller#Job in #animalwelfare at University of Rhode Island! Tenure-track Assistant Professor position specializing in Animal Health and Welfare. Focus on farm, companion, or zoo/captive wildlife. #academic @universityofri.bsky.social jobs.uri.edu/postings/15931
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- Fully funded PhD studentship on human dominance hierarchies and non-verbal behaviour, with lead Eithne Kavanagh. Join us at NTU! @eithnekavanagh.bsky.social www.ntu.ac.uk/study-and-co...
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- Reposted by Bridget Waller⚠️ New Postdoc or PhD position open (3 years+) ⚠️ 🚩Developmental milestones across cultures 🌍 Based @leuphana.bsky.social , in collaboration with @mpi-eva-leipzig.bsky.social Please share/apply! Link: tinyurl.com/58dsn43u
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- Reposted by Bridget WallerThis position is an ideal starter position for someone interested in gaining experience before applying for PhD funding. For further information: vacancies.ntu.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...
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- Fixed-term Research Assistant post in primate behaviour, likely desk based but good experience before applying for PhD funding. Join us at NTU! @ntupsychology.bsky.social vacancies.ntu.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...
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- Reposted by Bridget Waller📣 Honouring Frans de Waal’s spirit of curiosity & empathy 🧠🐒 The Frans de Waal PhD Dissertation Prize 2026 is now open for submissions. Celebrating #Primatology, #Ethology & the evolution of social behaviour. 🏆 Announced at #CBEN2026 (Leiden, Apr 14) ⏰ Apply by Jan 15, 2026! @ehbea2026.bsky.social
- Reposted by Bridget WallerConversational turn-taking feels effortless, but it's a complex dance. We find social context—who you're talking to and what you're talking about—fundamentally changes conversational dynamics in both autistic & TD children. 1/ onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... w @chrismmcox.bsky.social
- Vote for your favourite t-shirt design for PSGB! Winning designs will be sold to raise money for the charitable work of PSGB! @primatesocietygb.bsky.social
- Voting is open for our t-shirt design contest!! 🎨 Cast your votes, and we will print the winning design on t-shirts in our online shop. All proceeds help us to conduct vital work in primate research, conservation, and captive care. Cast your vote by the 20th of October: forms.gle/HTyHN46spfYD...
- Reposted by Bridget WallerIt is with profound sadness that the Primate Society of Great Britain (PSGB) acknowledges the passing of Dame Jane Goodall, who died on 1 October 2025 at the age of 91.
- Very sad to hear about Jane Goodall’s passing. 🌿 An inspiration whose legacy in primatology will live on. @primatesocietygb.bsky.social #JaneGoodall
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- Interested in creative design AND supporting primates? Enter our competition to have your primate design featured on PSGB t-shirts! @primatesocietygb.bsky.social
- Calling all artists! 🧑🎨🎨 We are running a t-shirt design competition - craft some primate artwork and submit it to us by the 1st October. The winning design will be sold on our online store, with generated funds used to support our work promoting primate conservation, research and captive care. See 🧵
- Reposted by Bridget WallerDo you have a passion for primates and a precise editorial eye? We’re looking for a new editor for the PSGB Primate Eye Newsletter. 🦧 📝 Curate Issues; highlight members’ achievements, and act as a critical mouthpiece for PSGB. 📧 editor@psgb.org for more information about how to apply.
- Reposted by Bridget WallerWe are delighted to announce that our 2025 Winter Meeting will be hosted at the National Museum in Cardiff, Wales (27th & 28th Nov). Proposals for workshops are now open! Submit a workshop proposal in any area of primate research, conservation or captive care. www.psgb.org/pages/104-ps...
- Reposted by Bridget WallerPrimate Society of Great Britain (PSGB) Meeting National Museum Cardiff, 27-28 November www.psgb.org/pages/14-mee... Registration and abstract submission coming soon! Please share! @mckinneymonkey.bsky.social @inesfuertbauer.bsky.social @willallennz.bsky.social @primatesocietygb.bsky.social
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- Reposted by Bridget Waller🧠 What?! A meeting just on disgust?! Yes!! 📍 @iast.fr, France | 🗓 Dec 4–5, 2025 💥 Keynotes by Paul Rozin @upenn.edu, @cr-amo.bsky.social, Philip Powell @sheffielduni.bsky.social & Cindy Kam 🌍 From Psychology to Politics, Biology & beyond 🎓 Abstract submissions until Aug 31: forms.gle/QBmkUB3aLDjY...
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- Reposted by Bridget WallerCalling all artists! 🧑🎨🎨 We are running a t-shirt design competition - craft some primate artwork and submit it to us by the 1st October. The winning design will be sold on our online store, with generated funds used to support our work promoting primate conservation, research and captive care. See 🧵
- Reposted by Bridget WallerWe need your help to raise money for our Field Skills Workshop! 🤝 Our workshop provides critical training for emerging primatologists who otherwise would not have opportunities to gain field experience. Consider donating to support this goal via the 🔗: www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding...
- See below links for auctioned art work to support PSGB - thank you Trentham Monkey Forest!
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- Reposted by Bridget Wallerthe journal Animal Behaviour, which is run by @asab.org, is looking to hire a new Managing Editor. Please share advert with folks with a Life Sciences degree (ideally postgrad) who might be interested www.asab.org/opportunities
- Reposted by Bridget Waller📣 Join the K/Creative Ape Team 🤓 2 PhDs on Creativity in Wild Chimpanzees & Bonobos; w myself & the v awesome @kathelijnekoops.bsky.social @snf-fns.ch Uni Zurich @uniofstandrews.bsky.social @efp2026.bsky.social @ips-primatenews.bsky.social @primatesocietygb.bsky.social @primbehavecol.bsky.social 🐵🧪
- Reposted by Bridget WallerSelection Shapes Diverse Animal Minds: our special issue of @royalsocietypublishing.org Phil Trans B on the diverse evolutionary processes underlying cognitive evolution is out today. Thanks to all our contributors! royalsocietypublishing.org/toc/rstb/202...
- Reposted by Bridget WallerWe're hiring📢📢📢 To complement our team we're currently looking for a postdoctoral researcher with expertise in animal communication and behaviour, ideally canids but not a must! Position is based in Vienna, Austria, and available for 4 years. Please check the attachment for details 🐺🐶😊
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- Fab review forcing us to think differently about facial expression in conversation
- New review paper on primate facial expression! 🙈🙊🙉 with @jamiewhitehouse.bsky.social @jmicheletta.bsky.social and Olivia O’Callaghan @ntupsychology.bsky.social
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- Reposted by Bridget Waller1/3 www.swansea.ac.uk/postgraduate... PhD studentship! Comparative Analysis and Modelling of Collective Behaviour in Natural and Artificial Systems. **this scholarship for UK residents only, as defined by UKCISA regulations** Details below! Please RT (AI-generated image)
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- Please consider donating to support the PSGB Field Skills Workshop! Link below! :)
- Apply for the 2025 field skills workshop at London Zoo (28-30th Aug)! 🤓 🦧 More info @ www.youtube.com/watch?v=TA-b... and our website: psgb.org/pages/psgb-f.... Want to help us raise money to create opportunities for future primatologists? Consider a donation: www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding...
- Reposted by Bridget WallerApply for the 2025 field skills workshop at London Zoo (28-30th Aug)! 🤓 🦧 More info @ www.youtube.com/watch?v=TA-b... and our website: psgb.org/pages/psgb-f.... Want to help us raise money to create opportunities for future primatologists? Consider a donation: www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding...
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