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Save the date: Course Fundamentals of Animal Emotion in March 2025

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December 20, 2024

From Tuesday March 11 to 13, the course Fundamentals of Animal Emotion will be organised in Wageningen for the fourth time. Registration will be open from January 6 - 24. The goal of this course is to acquire in-depth knowledge about defining and assessing emotion in non-verbal animal species.

Content and aim

The course covers a variety of topics, all related to the emotions of animals. Through a combination of lectures and discussions with both trainers and peers working in this field, the course will cover concepts and indicators of animal emotion. The goal of this course is to acquire in-depth knowledge about defining and assessing emotion in non-verbal animal species.

More details on the programme will follow.

Location and registration

The course is in-person at Wageningen University campus, Wageningen, the Netherlands and is open to PhD-students, Postdocs and other professionals. Registration will be open 6-24 January through this link.

Organisation and contact

The organisation of the course is by Jeanine Baars (contact person), Dr Inonge Reimert (Adaptation Physiology group), and Dr Laura Webb (Animal Production Systems group).

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