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The SPRG was formed in 1987, with a core membership of fieldworkers from the triangle of Edinburgh, St Andrews and Stirling Universities, each about an hour's travelling time from the others. Regular joint research meetings and seminars by national and international visitors are held and a network of associates swells attendance at these meetings. Field studies by core Group members are carried out at several sites in Africa, Asia and South America; studies of captive primates rely on well-housed breeding groups at Edinburgh Zoo, as well as major primate centres in France, Japan and U.S.A.
The focus of SPRG research is the natural behaviour, mentality and ecology of primates. Results are often of a kind that inform welfare and conservation policies, and members of the SPRG do not conduct invasive primate research.
Postgraduate Opportunities
Those interested in applying for a Ph.D. or M.Sc position should write to "Postgraduate Admissions" at the relevant institution: School of Psychology, University of St Andrews, St Andrews, Fife KY16 9JP, Scotland; Department of Psychology, University of Stirling, Stirling FK9 4LA, Scotland; Dr.S.Hardie, Division of Psychology, Abertay University, Marketgait House, Marketgait, Dundee DD1 1NG, Scotland; Posgraduate Secretary, Department of Psychology, University of Edinburgh, 7 George Square, Edinburgh EH8 9J2.