Association for the Study of Animal Behaviour

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]

Association for the Study of Animal Behaviour

Abbreviation	ASAB
Formation	January 1, 1936; 88 years ago (1936-01-01)
Location	London
Key people	Pat Monaghan Jane Hurst Julian Huxley Geoffrey Matthews Christopher J. Barnard
Website	asab.org

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

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".