Association for the Study of Animal Behaviour

Association for the Study of Animal Behaviour

Abbreviation	ASAB
Formation	January 1, 1936;89 years ago (1936-01-01)
Location	London
Key people	Pat Monaghan Jane Hurst Julian Huxley Geoffrey Matthews Christopher J. Barnard
Website	asab.org

The Association for the Study of Animal Behaviour (ASAB) is a British organization founded in 1936 to promote ethology and the study of animal behaviour. ^[1] ASAB holds conferences, ^[2] offers grants, ^[3] and publishes a peer-reviewed journal, Animal Behaviour , first published in 1953. ^{[4] [5]} The CCAB accreditation formerly run through ASAB is now managed by a new separate company, CCAB Certification Ltd. For more information, please see the CCAB Certification website. ^[6]

ASAB further recognises excellence in teaching and research with awards including the ASAB medal and Christopher Barnard Award. The annual Tinbergen Lecturer is invited by ASAB Council, and gives an invited presentation at the ASAB Winter Meeting held in London each year.

ASAB was founded in London on 13 March 1936 as the Institute for the Study of Animal Behaviour. Julian Huxley was the first president and Solly Zuckerman the first editor of its earlier publication, Bulletin of Animal Behaviour, which began publishing in October 1938. ^{[1] [7]} Other past presidents include Geoffrey Matthews (1971–1974) ^[8] and Christopher J. Barnard (2004–2007) and Jane Hurst. ^[9]

Pat Monaghan, Regius Professor of Zoology at the University of Glasgow, is President of the ASAB Council as of October 2017. ^[10]

ASAB organises 3 conferences a year (Spring, Summer, and Winter), typically held in the UK. ^[11]

Meeting	Year	Location
Summer	2002	Münster, Germany
Winter	2002	London, England
Spring	2003	Leeds, England
Summer	2003	Grünau, Germany
Winter	2003	London, England
Spring	2004	Sussex, England
Summer	2004	Groningen, Netherlands
Winter	2004	London, England
Spring	2005	Norwich, England
Summer	2005	Lancaster, England
Winter	2005	London, England
Spring	2006	Nottingham, England
Summer	2006	Belfast, Northern Island
Winter	2006	London, England
Spring	2007	Falmouth, England
Summer	2007	Newcastle, England
Winter	2007	London, England
Spring	2008	Edinburgh, Scotland
Summer	2008	Dijon, France
Winter	2008	London, England
Spring	2009	Cardiff, England
Summer	2009	Oxford, England
Winter	2009	London, England
Spring	2010	Exeter, England
Summer	2010	Ferrara, Italy
Winter	2010	London, England
Spring	2011	Cambridge, England
Summer	2011	St. Andrews, Scotland
Winter	2011	London, England
Spring	2012	Aberystwyth, Wales
Summer	2012	Essen, Germany
Winter	2012	London, England
Spring	2013	Lincoln, England
Summer	2013	Newcastle/Gateshead, England
Winter	2013	London, England
Spring	2014	Sheffield, England
Summer	2014	Prague, Czech Republic
Winter	2014	London, England
Spring	2015	Durham, England
Summer	2015	Lincoln, England
Winter	2015	London, England
Spring	2016	Aberystwyth, Wales
Summer	2016	Vienna, Austria
Winter	2016	London, England
Spring	2017	Liverpool, England
Summer	2017	Estoril, Portugal
Winter	2017	London, England
Spring	2018	Plymouth, England
Summer	2018	Liverpool, England
Winter	2018	London, England
Spring	2019	York, England
Summer	2019	Konstanz, Germany
Winter	2019	London, England
Spring	2020	Swansea, Wales
Summer	2020	Virtual
Winter	2020	Virtual
Spring	2021	Virtual
Summer	2021	Belfast, Northern Ireland
Winter	2021	Virtual
Spring	2022	Newcastle, England
Summer	2022	Groningen, Netherlands
Winter	2022	Edinburgh, Scotland
Spring	2023	Bangor, Wales
Summer	2023	Bielefeld, Germany
Winter	2023	Edinburgh, Scotland
Spring	2024	Exeter, England
Summer	2024	Zurich, Switzerland
Winter	2024	Edinburgh, Scotland

References

1. Durant, John (24 July 1986). "From amateur naturalist to professional scientist", New Scientist, 41–44.
2. "Upcoming conferences", Association for the Study of Animal Behaviour.
3. "Grants & Awards Overview", Association for the Study of Animal Behaviour.
4. "Animal Behaviour", Association for the Study of Animal Behaviour.
5. Slater, P. J. B. (2005). "Fifty Years of Bird Song Research", in Jeffrey R Lucas, Leigh W. Simmons (eds.) Essays in Animal Behaviour: Celebrating 50 Years of Animal Behaviour. Butterworth-Heinemann, 301.
6. "CCAB Accreditation". ASAB. Retrieved 2024-12-12.
7. "Bulletin of animal behaviour", WorldCat.
8. "Geoffrey Matthews, The Daily Telegraph, 30 January 2013.
9. "Preface", in H. Jane Brockmann, et al. (2011). Advances in the Study of Behavior, Volume 38, San Diego: Academic Press, xi.
10. "About ASAB", Association for the Study of Animal Behaviour.
11. "Previous Conferences".