Senior lecturer in psychology at Nottingham Trent University, research focus on primate social behaviour and endocrinology

Joined January 2015
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🚨Our longitudinal study tracking cognitive development in wild meerkat pups into adulthood is out ‼️Couldn’t be prouder of @tommaso_sacca for publishing his 1st PhD chapter in @royalsociety Proceedings B: doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2026.16… @KalahariRC @snsf_ch Read more of what we found👇🏼
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Dr Chris Young retweeted
New paper! Patchy food and bachelor males can bring primate groups together and promote greater intergroup tolerance. Using a spatial agent-based model, we show how ecology and social pressures can shape complex patterns of animal sociality. brill.com/view/journals/ijfp…
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Have you gotten your FREE (for non-commercial uses, including Butlerian Jihad) PDF of Bayesian Workflow? The second half of the book is detailed case studies. avehtari.github.io/Bayesian-…
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🧾 ورقة علمية مفيدة جدًا للمبتدئين في مجال البحث العلمي! تشرح بشكل مبسط ومنظم الخطوات الأساسية لكتابة ورقة علمية من الفكرة وحتى النشر، بما يشمل كتابة أقسام البحث المختلفة، اختيار المجلة المناسبة، والتعامل مع عملية المراجعة العلمية. ننصح بقراءتها لكل من يرغب في تطوير مهاراته البحثية أو يستعد لكتابة بحثه الأول 📚✨ 🔗 رابط المقال: bit.ly/4fJEsF1
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Someone emailed me to ask if my lectures are online anywhere, so yes here is the link to most recent lectures. These lectures are free and free of Cyclospora
Statistical Rethinking 2026 is done: 20 new lectures emphasizing logical & critical statistical workflow, from basics of probability to causal inference to reliable computation to sensitivity. It's all free, made just for you. Lecture list & links: github.com/rmcelreath/stat_r…
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We've added to the website a free PDF of the Bayesian Workflow book (for non-commercial purposes, like research and exorcism). We put so much work into this book, hope you all find value in it. avehtari.github.io/Bayesian-…
The Bayesian Workflow book is out in print now, just in time to distract you from *gestures all around*. Some links below to code and other resources:
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Dr Chris Young retweeted
New paper in Current Zoology! Our 10-year study of black-and-white snub-nosed monkeys shows that male takeovers create sex-specific social pressures on mothers and offspring, likely helping reduce aggression, future male competition or infanticide risk. doi.org/10.1093/cz/zoag046
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Do you really only use 10% of your brain? Are bigger brains better? Do you have an inner chimp? Three brain myths that need to die - new post from me: nicholaraihani.substack.com/…
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The Bayesian Workflow book is out in print now, just in time to distract you from *gestures all around*. Some links below to code and other resources:
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Dr Chris Young retweeted
New paper out! We found that high-altitude snub-nosed monkeys lose more body mass during the mating season than during winter. For these primates, reproduction appears to be even more energetically costly than surviving the cold. 🐒❄️ @IntPrimate
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My image is in the final public vote of the Nottingham Trent University Images of Research competition, please vote for me here: ntu.ac.uk/research/research-…
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Dr Chris Young retweeted
Retweet ❗️ This is a Swift. sometimes they can end up on the ground. This is where they need YOUR help! Swifts arrive back to the UK from April/May to nest. 🪺 (A THREAD)
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Job Alert 🚨: We are looking for field assistants to join our research projects in South Africa studying chacma baboons. Expenses coved. Please get in touch if interested and share widely. See attached advert 👇
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The #MaxPlanckPostdocProgram offers a guaranteed contract of at least 3 years, targeted mentoring, and career workshops. The call for applications is open now! 🚀 Take advantage of this opportunity and browse the job vacancies. mpg.de/en/max-planck-postdoc…
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Dr Chris Young retweeted
📢We’re recruiting! 🌳Assistant Professor in Ecology, Evolution & Conservation A permanent teaching-focused position in our vibrant, welcoming and intellectually stimulating academic community. Deadline: 7 September. Apply here: bit.ly/3HKtNeZ
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Individual circumstances & social context influence aggressive behaviour of female #gorillas towards group members. New study by Nikolaos Smit & Martha Robbins now out in @eLife. @MPI_EVA_Leipzig @UniTurku More: tinyurl.com/3baw5dr7 & elifesciences.org/reviewed-p…
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Dr Chris Young retweeted
Rare footage of a mother gorilla soon after giving birth. This is Rukundo from Habinyanja gorilla family eating her placenta after giving birth on 29th June 2025. Both mother and baby are in good health; and breastfeeding normally. (1/2)
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To mark our 100th anniversary, the Trust Board is pleased to announce the Leverhulme Centenary Awards – a £100 million investment to support pioneering research centres, doctoral scholars and rising academic leaders. Read more here: leverhulme.ac.uk/news/100mil…
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