So much to take away from Taylor Hersh’s keynote — taking us deep into the cultural realms of sperm whale vocal clans across the oceans. 🐋 Heartfelt thanks, @taylorhersh.bsky.social!
28.02.2026 08:56 — 👍 15 🔁 3 💬 1 📌 0
So much to take away from Taylor Hersh’s keynote — taking us deep into the cultural realms of sperm whale vocal clans across the oceans. 🐋 Heartfelt thanks, @taylorhersh.bsky.social!
28.02.2026 08:56 — 👍 15 🔁 3 💬 1 📌 0
We started the second day of the conference with a third keynote talk by Erin Wessling, who offered us insights and promising future avenues for the conservation of non-human animal cultures. A huge thank you to @northernlimitpt.bsky.social for this inspiring presentation!
27.02.2026 14:29 — 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
And of course, huge thanks to all presenters for their insightful and thought-provoking talks on social learning strategies and cultural evolution on this first day of the Culture Conference. 🫂
Looking forward to day two and more great cultural discussions! 😁
A huge thank you to Sabine Nöbel for fascinating us with the social learning abilities and cultural insights of fruit flies during her keynote talk! @sabinenoebel.bsky.social
26.02.2026 20:59 — 👍 5 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
It was an honour to welcome Ralf Kurvers, who beautifully kicked off this conference with a keynote talk on collective human foraging in ice fishing. @ralfkurvers.bsky.social
26.02.2026 14:24 — 👍 9 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0Culture conference is officially launched! 🥳
26.02.2026 13:14 — 👍 6 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
The Culture Conference 2026 is already starting next week! 🥳
If you plan to attend in-person, please register ‼️before Sunday 22/02‼️
We are almost full, so don’t wait 😊
Online registration will remain open 💻
See you next week in Utrecht 🌇
To register:👇
culture-conference.com/registration/
We are proud to keep the tradition of this conference going 🥳
18.02.2026 14:07 — 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
For the detailed version of the schedule 👇
culture-conference.com/2026-program/
The Culture Conference 2026 programme is out! 🎉
From keynotes to talks and posters, we are excited to share a diverse and interdisciplinary lineup. A big thank you to all contributors.
With the conference coming up in two weeks, we’re very much looking forward to welcoming you in Utrecht 🙌
Want to gain hands-on experience using STBayes?
Join our pre-conference workshop on 25/02, led by @mchimento.bsky.social 🤩
Want to socialise ahead of the conference? Join the Early Career Researchers drinks on the evening of 25th/02! 🍻 An excellent opportunity to meet fellow researchers in a relaxed way. Contact us to join.
Reminder: conference and workshop registration is still open (forms on our website) 🔎
Happy New Year from the Culture Conference organisers 🎉 We wish you a year filled with kindness, curiosity, and fruitful research.
We still have a few spots available for presentations. Feel free to send us your abstract if you’d like to share your work with us in February!
🎄Early Christmas present: we still have a few presentation spots available!
If you’d like to share your research at the Culture Conference but haven’t submitted yet, you can send us your abstract until this Friday, 19 December.
Submission details are on our website (link in bio).
Registrations are now open 📢 Want to join the conference and/or the workshop? Head to our website: culture-conference.com/registration/
As every year, attendance at the conference is free 🎉 (the workshop has a small fee).
Reminder: Abstract submission closes soon—submit yours before Monday!
The Culture Conference is (once again) indulging in that grand old tradition of EXTENDING the submission deadline‼️
The new deadline for abstract submissions is December 15th.
Registration will open very soon—stay tuned!
culture-conference.com/abstract-sub...
Only a few days left before abstract submission closes!
Don’t forget to submit your work 👉 culture-conference.com/abstract-sub...
⏰ Reminder: 10 days left to submit your abstract for Culture Conference 2026!
🧠 Workshop details are now live! Join us for a hands-on day on cutting-edge tools for analysing social networks & social transmission (registration opens soon).
Find all details here: culture-conference.com/workshop/
@ralfkurvers.bsky.social @sabinenoebel.bsky.social @northernlimitpt.bsky.social @taylorhersh.bsky.social
18.11.2025 07:47 — 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Last keynote announcement: Dr. Taylor Hersh!
She explores how animal communication varies over space and time, with a particular focus on cetacean social communication and the cultural processes that shape group-specific vocal traditions.
Discover her research here 👉 taylorhersh.weebly.com
Meet our 3rd keynote: Dr. Erin Wessling!
Her work connects research on Pan behavioural ecology with conservation practice, with a focus on understanding and protecting chimpanzee cultures.
Learn more about Erin’s work 👉 erinwessling.com
2nd keynote!
Dr. Sabine Nöbel, from Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg!
She studies how socially learned mating preferences spread and persist across generations in Drosophila and explores the evolutionary consequences of animal culture.
Discover her work: sabinenoebel.wordpress.com
Dr. Ralf Kurvers, from the MPI of Human Development & TU, Berlin!
His work explores how individuals process and share information, how social interactions shape group decisions, and how collective intelligence emerges across species.
Learn more about his work 👉 ralfkurvers.com
🎤 The lineup is here!
We are delighted to introduce the keynote speakers for Culture Conference 2026 (26–27 Feb, Utrecht) - to be revealed over the coming days.
Explore the growing list on our website: culture-conference.com/keynote-spea...
🧵And meet them below...
📢 The Call for Abstracts for Culture Conference 2026 is officially OPEN! 📢
🗓️ Deadline: 8 Dec 2025
We welcome submissions from all career stages and relevant disciplines.
🔎Details & submission info: culture-conference.com/abstract-sub...
Keynote speakers & workshop details coming soon!
Hi Lavanya, thanks for your interest in the conference!
The abstract submission and registration will open soon, in the next days or weeks. We will announce it here and on the website as soon as we can, so stay tuned!
‼️SAVE THE DATE‼️
We are excited to welcome you again in Utrecht, NL for the next Culture Conference on the 26th & 27th of February 2026!
And surprise! We will also host a hands-on workshop on the 25th/02 🙌💻
So stay tuned for future announcements here & on the website 🔎
culture-conference.com
A researcher stands next to her poster at Culture Conference, explaining an eye-tracking project with chimpanzees and children.
A nice action shot of the poster session in @cultconf.bsky.social at Utrecht University earlier this year! Thank you for the nice memories 👁️🐵🧒
07.06.2025 10:44 — 👍 19 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
In February, I had the incredible opportunity to be part of the Culture Conference 2025 organising team! A heartfelt thank you to my fellow organisers, the amazing student volunteers, all the brilliant speakers, and every attendee who created a vibrant and memorable atmosphere.
29.05.2025 08:27 — 👍 4 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0
I was lucky enough to present a sneak peak of my results on the evolution of numerical systems at the @cultconf.bsky.social this year ! 🔢🧠
Amazing conference, already looking forward to next year !