
Alex Mielke
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Studies cooperation, communication and social relationships in monkeys and apes. Lecturer QMUL. he/him
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Looks like a great opp -PhD Studentship Title: KennelNet - A machine learning approach to postural estimation and behavioural monitoring in kennelled dogs. In partnership with Dogs Trust 💛🐶 – The Dog Welfare Charity Animal Conferences & Science jobs.ac.uk/job/DJT838/phd…


Don't miss this great opportunity: The MuT Foundation offers 2 postdoc fellowships for research on great ape behaviour/conservation, w/ or w/o fieldwork. Deadline: 31 Jan. I'm a member of their advisory board, questions welcome! groups.google.com/a/g-groups.wis… groups.google.com/a/g-groups.wis…





Some chimpanzees, like people, continue social play into adulthood; an activity that helps them better cooperate as a group. Learn more in Current Biology: cell.com/current-biolog…. Liran Samuni, Alex Mielke, Catherine Crockford, & Taï Chimpanzee Project

New paper alert 📢 Chimpanzees playing bouts fosters cooperation in adults! Liran Samuni and colleagues from the Taï Chimpanzee Project show how playing between adult chimpanzees predict cooperation between adults in the group. Enjoy! doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.…


Social play is not only fun but also has important social functions in #chimpanzee societies, promoting bonding & collective cooperation! Current Biology It is also a behavior that is really a pleasure to document Access it here authors.elsevier.com/a/1k8Me3QW8S6G…



🚨 How do faces and hands move in socio-emotional scenarios? In our study w/ Zanna Clay Mariska Kret Anthony Atkinson and co we used automated face tracking and gesture analyses to study nuanced audience effects on emotion expressions in human adults 1/3 cell.com/iscience/fullt…



✨Chimpanzee play and the evolutionary roots of cooperation✨ Dispatch Current Biology commenting on the fabulous paper by Liran Samuni and colleageus Taï Chimpanzee Project link: cell.com/current-biolog…

New steps for Open Science actions at Queen Mary University of London, including the official support to the Peer Community In Initiative elisabetta versace Alex Mielke QM_SBBS seresearch.qmul.ac.uk/news/4917/new-…