Megan Beardmore-Herd
@M_BeardmoreHerd
PhD candidate researching primates in @GorongosaPark @primobevolab ๐ @UniofOxford @ICArEHB ๐ Passionate about educational equity @OxfordshirePP ๐ she/her
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The Paleo-Primate Project Gorongosa has a newsletter which celebrates progress and achievements of the interdisciplinary team studying fossils and living primates in Gorongosa National Park to shed light on human origins ๐๐ฆด๐ฟ
Check out the latest edition here: mailchi.mp/37750fe69ad3/pโฆ
I absolutely admire my student, she is a true force of nature - Megan Beardmore-Herd gave a star talk yesterday on the effects of cyclone Idai on the primate population of Gorongosa National Park & you should tune in to see if if you miss it! I am surrounded by such a group of STARS ๐คฉ!
My first-ever podium presentation on results of my PhD research, and what a conference for it ๐๐ฒ๐พ I am feeling incredibly grateful to be at #IPSKuching presenting my research on the Gorongosa National Park primates and attending so many amazing talks and discussions
On the 22 August, don't miss the important roundtable on the key issues to tackle in primatology led by Prof. Susana Carvalho. Finally, the 23 August will feature talks & a poster by Dr Lucy Baehren โ Dr. Kat Almeida-Warren.
Whether you're attending in person or online we'll see you there! 3/3
Also on the 21 Aug there will be a dedicated symposium on the primates of Gorongosa National Park with Dr Lucy Baehren โ Jana Muschinski Jacinto Mathe Megan Beardmore-Herd d'Oliveira Coelho Renรฉ Bobe Rassina Farassi Lynn Lewis-Bevan & other members of the Paleo-Primate Project 2/3
Our lab is at #IPSKuching ! Keen to know more about our work? Check out this handy lab schedule thread.
IPS Primate
20 & 21 of August will feature Prof. Susana Carvalho Elodie Freymann (Ph.D) Sophie Berdugo Jana Muschinski & Dan Schofield 1/3
From Monday to Wednesday this week, we hosted the Paleo-Primate Project - Gorongosa Workshop at Universidade Algarve. We were honored to host the event, and we would like to thank PI Prof. Susana Carvalho and all researchers for joining us in Faro!
Best of luck to all the prospective Human Sciences students interviewing at University of Oxford this week ๐ซ Here is a super helpful resource including an example Human Sciences interview followed by feedback and commentary from tutors ๐
Antropologists on Strike! Proud to be on the streets today with my new colleagues at Oxford Anthropology. End precarious contracts, end the gender paygap, give us fair pay + pension. Oxford UCU American Anthropological Association asainfo Society for Cultural Anthropology Wenner-Gren Foundation American Ethnologist @anthrotod Anthropology Is Now
Oxford Anthropology staff & students showing strong numbers at the #ucuRISING picket line Oxford HumanSciences Prof. Susana Carvalho Ilse Pit Megan Beardmore-Herd Rhea Arini
Happening this evening! ๐ฏ Very excited to hear from parents and organisers of FenlandParentPower, Cardiff Parent Power and Mansfield Parent Power and share what we've been up to in East Oxford โจ Sign up below to learn all about how we're working together to break down barriers to university access ๐
So much valuable insight shared by parents at our first East Oxford Parent Power meeting! Iโm so excited to be part of East Oxford Parent Power, supporting parents to dismantle barriers to university access and become leaders of change in the community ๐ซ Find out more here ๐
Fancy some coffee break bite-sized research? Check out Megan Beardmore-Herd poster 1๏ธโฃ2๏ธโฃ exploring how Gorongosa National Park vervets responded to an extreme weather event (cyclone Idai) #EFP_GfP2022 @EFP_GfP2022
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We are back with or last #PrimateConversations series of 2021/2022 academic year! Starting tomorrow with Michelle Brown and wrapping up with Dr Robyn Pickering on the 10th. Join us on our YouTube channel: youtube.com/channel/UCaDUFโฆ
Oxford Anthropology St Hugh's College Prof. Susana Carvalho
CALL FOR ANECDOTES ๐๐ฟ
If you have ever seen a wild chimpanzee eat an unusual resource or apply one to a wound when ~potentially~ sick/wounded please let us know!
To submit visit our survey: shorturl.at/otyD4 โจOR โจ
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