After a difficult selection process, the GRCDI have selected two workshops which we will be supporting in the coming 12 months. Each workshop will receive up to £16,000 in backing and the support of our centre to make their ideas a reality! diverseintelligences.st-andrews.ac.uk/2026/06/11/a...

Last week, we had Dr. Tom Jenks join us to speak about his work on vocalizations by bottlenose dolphins, watch the full video on our YouTube Channel www.youtube.com/watch?v=MDxl...

Conveying Affective State: Context Specific Vocalizations of Bottlenose Dolphins

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The Global Research Centre for Diverse Intelligences invites applications for Small Research Project Grants. Up to £40,000 is available for six interdisciplinary projects on Diverse Intelligences. Find out more and apply here: diverseintelligences.st-andrews.ac.uk/grcdi-small-...

How do spider monkeys share information while foraging? A new paper in NPJ Complexity (2025) shows how with higher-order spatial networks and simplicial complexes. www.youtube.com/watch?v=PIAh... Read the paper: rdcu.be/eYgMo #CollectiveIntelligence #AnimalBehavior #NetworkScience

Uncovering complementary information sharing in spider monkey collective foraging

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Funding Call Open! We are looking for people interested in organising an interdisciplinary workshop related to Diverse Intelligences with opportunities for up to £16,000 funding. Find out more by following the link below: diverseintelligences.st-andrews.ac.uk/grcdi-interd...

As 2025 draws to a close, the team at the GRCDI would like to wish you all a very festive holiday season and a fantastic start to the new year! diverseintelligences.st-andrews.ac.uk/2025/12/15/h...

Upcoming funding call! The GRCDI will be launching a new funding opportunity in 2026 for small projects studying any aspect of Diverse Intelligences. Applications will open in mid-January. Find out more at our website below: diverseintelligences.st-andrews.ac.uk/2025/12/03/p...

What if plants could think? The Forgan Arts Centre will be hosting a screening of 'Indexed Beings' this weekend at the St Andrews Botanic Gardens, followed by an artist talk exploring plant sentience, indigenous knowledge, and more-than-human intelligence. www.forganartscentre.co.uk/whats-on/ind...

Indexed Beings | Forgan Arts Centre

Sat 29 Nov, 6-8:30pm St Andrews Botanic Garden

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On Tuesday, we hosted Dr Tom Smulders from @affect-evo.bsky.social for a discussion of the COST Action's progress and future plans for developing a framework to better understand affective states across species. Read more on our website (diverseintelligences.st-andrews.ac.uk/news)

A new study has found that Critically Endangered African penguins are significantly more likely to forage in the same areas as commercial fishing vessels during years of low fish abundance. Read more... 👇 https://ow.ly/3u8H50XsXFW #EverToExcel

#teamSTRANGE goes to Switzerland! @mikemwebster.bsky.social talking @ Uni Bern about sampling biases in animal behaviour research and how acknowledging them helps us improve replications and ask cool new questions! www.nature.com/articles/d41... 🧪

PhD scholarship alert! Are you interested in cognitive evolution? Do you want to know how development influences cognitive traits? Do you love hanging out with birds in the forest? If the answer to these questions is yes, please apply to work with us! 1/2 🧪 www.wgtn.ac.nz/scholarships...

A new paper in science shows that chimpanzees are able to rationally evaluate evidence of different strengths and revise their beliefs accordingly, an ability that was once thought unique to humans. www.youtube.com/watch?v=W9lu...

Chimpanzees Rationally Revise Their Beliefs

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A new paper published in Animal Cognition shows that capuchin monkeysare able to seek out both food and functional information. youtu.be/Oc3PwQblKN8?...

Peek a boo! Information seeking about food and functionality in capuchin monkeys

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🌍 For the first time, we asked the world what they want from AI that can decode animal communication. The answer? 70% want to know what animals think and feel. The world is ready to listen. Read the report for more insights: www.earthspecies.org/blog/what-th...

What the World Thinks About AI and Animal Communication: Findings from Our First Global Survey - Earth Species Project

For the first time, we asked the world what it wants from a future where AI helps us understand animal communication. Surveying 1,057 people across 67 countries, we discovered remarkable global consen...

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Upcoming funding opportunity for those looking to run interdisciplinary projects to use data science and AI approaches to tackle critical environmental challenges www.ukri.org/opportunity/...

Artificial intelligence (AI) for environmental science phase one

Secure funding to deliver new world-leading data science and AI approaches to tackle critical environmental challenges. Interdisciplinary collaboration within and beyond environmental science is encou...

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Dogs extend verbal labels for functional classification of objects @currentbiology.bsky.social www.cell.com/current-biol...

New research from the School of Psychology and Neuroscience has revealed the brain’s built-in distance tracker, and its link to early Alzheimer's diagnosis. DOI 10.1016/j.cub.2025.08.011 Read more... 👇 ow.ly/HL5S50WZh2l #EverToExcel

Scientists have created the first ever viruses designed by AI, and they’re capable of hunting down and killing strains of E. coli go.nature.com/3Khz3aR

World's first AI-designed viruses a step towards AI-generated life

Scientists used AI to write coherent viral genomes, using them to synthesize bacteriophages capable of killing resistant strains of bacteria.

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David Silver of Google DeepMind thinks AIs that ‘learn by experience’ are the future of AI – but maybe not in particle colliders or nuclear arsenals. #HLF2025 ⚛️🧪 physicsworld.com/a/the-pros-a...

The pros and cons of reinforcement learning in physical science – Physics World

David Silver of Google DeepMind thinks AIs that ‘learn by experience’ are the future of AI – but maybe not in particle colliders or nuclear arsenals

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The Cognitive Science Society is running a challenge to create a five-minute video about this year's topic “How do different minds learn language, if at all?” with a top prize of $1000. See more details about the challenge below: cognitivesciencesociety.org/cogsci-mind-...

CogSci Mind Challenge - Cognitive Science Society

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The GRCDI has been named as one of the new Global Diverse Intelligence Hubs by the Templeton World Charity Foundation. You can read more about it on our blog. diverseintelligences.st-andrews.ac.uk/2025/09/16/g...

Scientists pioneer ‘animal internet’ with dog phones & touchscreens for parrots. Experiments enabled several species, from parrots & monkeys to cats & dogs, to enjoy long-distance video & audio calls. 🧪🦜😺🐶☎️ #TGIF www.ft.com/content/10dc...

Scientists pioneer ‘animal internet’ with dog phones and touchscreens for parrots

Glasgow university researcher aims to ‘fundamentally reshape how animals implement control over their environment’

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Funding opportunity for those looking to put humanities insights and methodologies at the heart of artificial intelligence (AI) tech design. Maximum award: £625,000 Closing date: 30 Oct 25 www.ukri.org/opportunity/...

Expressions of interest: artificial intelligence humanities sandpits: Canada, UK and US

AHRC and SSHRC invite expressions of interest to attend a humanities-led, interdisciplinary research sandpit looking to put humanities insights and methodologies at the heart of artificial intelligenc...

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New paper on precise tool use learning in carrion crows @currentbiology.bsky.social. We show that—like New Caledonian crows—expert carrion crows pay close attention to the working end of their tool, suggesting tool integration into their peripersonal space. 🧵 & vids! 👇 www.cell.com/current-biol...