PhD Seminar on Animal Behaviour
This PhD Seminar includes guest speakers, discussions and workshops about animal behaviour. Two experts are invited for a seminar and discussions during the seminar.
Description
Behavioural needs are central in animal welfare: animals that cannot fulfil their species specific or individual behavioural needs may suffer from poor welfare. This PhD seminar will address the definition of behavioural needs, its relation to welfare, how behavioural needs can be determined, and methods to assess the strength of the needs. This will be discussed for a broad range of animals: from domesticated animals to wild populations. Understanding behavioural needs is crucial for expanding our knowledge on behaviour of animals and gives us practical handles to improve the welfare of captive animals.
Learning objectives
Deepen the understanding of animal behaviour through open discussion.
Programme
Monday 20 June, 2022
| Time | Programme |
| 09:00 - 10:30 | Opening of the seminar and Introductions |
| 10:30 - 10:45 | Coffee break |
| 10:45 - 12:15 | Group discussion: Behavioural needs, what are those? |
| 12:15 - 13:15 | Lunch break |
| 13:15 - 14:45 | Guest speaker: prof.dr. Margit Bak Jensen (Aarhus 木瓜福利影视, DK) |
| 14:45 - 15:00 | Coffee break |
| 15:00 - 16:30 | Group discussion: Behavioural needs, welfare and ethics |
| 16:30 - 17:00 | Closing remarks |
| Optional (fee) | Dinner in Utrecht |
Tuesday 21 June, 2022
| Time | Programme |
| 09:00 - 10:30 | Guest speaker: prof.dr. Melissa Bateson (Newcastle 木瓜福利影视, UK) |
| 10:30 - 10:45 | Coffee break |
| 10:45 - 12:15 | Workshop: Behavioural observations and predicting behavioural needs (by prof. dr. Liesbeth Sterck) |
| 12:15 - 13:15 | Lunch break |
| 13:15 - 14:45 | Workshop: Methods to assess behavioural needs (by Mandy Beekmans, MSc) |
| 14:45 - 15:00 | Coffee break |
| 15:00 - 16:30 | Group discussion: Determining behavioural needs in a species or individual animal |
| 16:30 - 17:00 | Closing remarks |
| Optional (fee) | Dinner in Utrecht |
Wednesday 22 June, 2022
| Time | Programme |
| 09:00 - 10:30 | Workshop: Abnormal behaviours when behavioural needs are not met (by Chantal Kepteijn, MSc & Edwin de Laat, MSc) |
| 10:30 - 10:45 | Coffee break |
| 10:45 - 11:30 | Group discussion: Bridging the gap between welfare and ecology (by prof.dr. Saskia Arndt, prof.dr. Bas Rodenburg and prof.dr. Liesbeth Sterck) |
| 11:30 - 12:30 | Closing remarks |
| Optional (fee) | Lunch |
Optional: Participants may opt to join our speakers and organizers at dinner on Monday and/or Tuesday for an additional fee (鈧60,- per dinner).
Speakers
Prof.dr. Melissa Bateson (Professor of Ethology, Centre for Behaviour & Evolution, Newcastle 木瓜福利影视)
Prof.dr. Margit Bak Jensen (Department of Animal Science, Aarhus 木瓜福利影视)
Group size
20 participants
Number of credits
1.2 EC
Study load
2.5 day programme (20 hours).
Preparation of seminar (10-12 hours):
Read 10 selected publications
- Prepare a statement or question on behavioural needs that you would like to discuss during the seminar.
- Prepare for a case study by reading an assignment and 2 selected articles.
- Optional literature will be provided as well.
Prepare a short introduction about yourself (3 minutes), including:
- Your name, institute and topic of your PhD.
- How does the topic 鈥渂ehavioural needs鈥 connect to your PhD?
More information
If you have questions, please contact Lisa Fijn: l.b.fijn@uu.nl
Cancellation and No-show policy
Once you have signed up for this seminar, we expect you to attend. For every late cancellation or no-show we have had to disappoint others who would have liked to attend. This is our policy:
- You may cancel free of charge up to 4 weeks before the start of the course. After this date you can only cancel if you have a PhD candidate to replace you in the course. Send the name and contact information of your replacement to l.b.fijn@uu.nl, at least 2 working days before the start of the course;
We expect that you actively attend the full seminar, but at least 80%. It is mandatory to attend the first day.
- Not meeting the above requirements means you will be charged a no-show fee (鈧 150). We will send the invoice after the seminar has ended. We are unable to make any exceptions, unless you have a valid reason (i.e., illness or death in the family 1st/2nd degree or partner). Your supervisor has to send an e-mail to l.b.fijn@uu.nl indicating the reason.
- Start date and time
- End date and time
- Location
- Utrecht Science Park, Kruyt Building
- Entrance fee
- 鈧 200,- for GSLS PhD candidates; 鈧350,- for PhD candidates from outside the GSLS or other universities
- Registration
To register for the webinar, please send an email to l.b.fijn@uu.nl