2010 Vol 101.pdf (1.63mb) - Primate Society of Great Britain

Announcement:
Charles A. Lockwood Memorial PSGB Grants
As previously reported, the family of Charles Lockwood generously
donated a sum of money to fund a scheme of special PSGB grants,
dedicated to the memory of the late UCL lecturer and designed to support
the research of PSGB student members. The Society received over 20
applications for Charles A. Lockwood Memorial PSGB Grants. The
standard of applications was exceptionally high, and the awards panel
(comprising Andrew Smith, Robin Dunbar, Simone Pika and Alison
Fletcher) had a tough job making the final decision. The range of proposals
received shows the great breadth and depth of primatological research
amongst students in the UK, and bodes very well for the future of PSGB.
We are pleased to announce that Lockwood grants have been awarded to:
Graham Banes, University of Cambridge: ‘Factors influencing male orangutan
reproductive success’
Conrad Brimacombe, University of Sheffield: ‘Growth and development in
the genus Pan: a life history approach’
Laura Buck, Roehampton University: ‘Craniofacial morphology, paranasal
sinuses and adaptation in Pleistocene hominins’
Camille Coudrat, Oxford Brookes University: ‘Ecology of the red-shanked
douc monkey in Nakai Nam Theun National Protected Area, central-eastern
Laos’
Blake Morton, University of Stirling: ‘Inter-individual differences in
cognitive ability and social networking strategies in brown capuchin
monkeys’
Caroline Phillips, University of Cambridge: ‘Chimpanzee diet:
pyrosequencing DNA from faeces’
Isabelle Winder, University of York: ‘Linking primate foot anatomy,
ecology and landscape use’
Rebecca Wyper, University of Stirling: ‘Ecological drivers of macaque crop
raiding in Buton, Indonesia: human responses and implications for
conservation’
Awardees will present the results of their research at a PSGB meeting, and
are also encouraged to submit their work for publication. The Society would
like to congratulate the grant recipients and thank all the applicants and the
award committee for their time and effort.
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