Research outputs per year
Research outputs per year
Organisation profile
Organisation profile
The Centre for Comparative and Evolutionary Psychology (CCEP) is a multidisciplinary team of psychologists (developmental, cognitive, social and biological) and behavioural biologists.
Comparative and Evolutionary Psychology is the scientific study of the origins of mind and behaviour, and our work explores the evolutionary processes underpinning human behaviour and the comparison of humans with other animals. We have particular expertise in comparative social and spatial cognition, emotion, communication and facial expression.
Within the Centre we are exploring the origins of mind and behaviour through the consideration of evolutionary processes and the comparison of humans with other animals. We're interested in how social structures are formed and how we can apply evolutionary thinking to understand today's problems.
And through a deeper understanding of the minds and behaviours of animals, we're exploring how humans have evolved – from how social structures are formed, to the ways in which evolutionary thinking can help solve the problems of today.
Our research covers the following topics:
- Human evolutionary psychology
- Primate cognition
- Human-animal interaction, conservation and welfare
- Domestication and cognition
UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. Our work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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Profiles
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Olivia Barber
- Faculty of Science & Health, School of Psychology, Sport and Health Sciences - Teaching Fellow
- Centre for Comparative & Evolutionary Psychology
Person: Academic, Doctoral Student
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Kim A. Bard
- Faculty of Science & Health, School of Psychology, Sport and Health Sciences - Professor of Comparative Developmental Psychology
- Centre for Comparative & Evolutionary Psychology
- Centre for Interaction, Development and Diversity
Person: Academic
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Animal Welfare: Perspectives from Comparative Psychology
Lewis, K. E. (ed.) & Crump, A. (ed.), 2024, (Accepted for publication) Routledge.Research output: Book/Report › Book
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Elephant calves have been found buried – what does that mean?
Bates, L. A. & Proops, L., 15 Mar 2024, The Conversation.Research output: Contribution to specialist publication › Article
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Functional fixedness in chimpanzees
Ebel, S. J., Völter, C. J., Sánchez-Amaro, A., Helming, K. A., Herrmann, E. & Call, J., 28 May 2024, In: Scientific Reports. 14, 9 p., 12155.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile
Student theses
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Understanding the Role of Environmental and Human Factors in Working Equid Welfare
Author: Haddy, E. C., 27 Sept 2022Supervisor: Proops, L. C. (Supervisor), Brown, J. C. (Supervisor) & Kaminski, J. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis
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Inhibitory control in macaque species: validation of a task battery, individual differences in performance and effect of social tolerance
Author: Loyant, L., Mar 2022Supervisor: Joly, M. M. (Supervisor) & Waller, B. M. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis
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Individual differences in the social network sizes of older adults
Author: Rollings, J., Mar 2022Supervisor: Van Laar, D. (Supervisor) & Waller, B. M. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis
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Datasets
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Dataset: 'Working Equid Welfare Mexico Data'
Haddy, E. (Creator), Burden, F. (Contributor), Prado-Ortiz, O. (Contributor), Zappi, H. (Contributor), Raw, Z. (Contributor) & Proops, L. (Contributor), University of Portsmouth, 25 Oct 2019
DOI: 10.17029/86cb3171-f0c7-45b7-bb39-4958a6663e40
Dataset
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Dataset for 'Belief in Animal Sentience and Affective Owner Attitudes are linked to Positive Working Equid Welfare across Six Countries. '
Haddy, E. (Creator) & Proops, L. (Creator), University of Portsmouth, 6 Jul 2023
DOI: 10.17029/2d0c1082-e106-4d69-b85e-9422d315462b
Dataset
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Data For Health Warnings on Alcoholic Beverages: Perceptions of the Health Risks and Intentions towards Alcohol Consumption
Stafford, L. (Creator), Public Library of Science, 22 Apr 2016
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0153027.s006
Dataset
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Understanding Factors Affecting Working Equid Welfare: Developing Engagement and Impact
Haddy, E., Proops, L. & Bradley, T.
1/10/23 → 30/09/24
Project: Research
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Activities
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Speaker at the European Federation for Primatology
Louise Loyant (Speaker) & Marine Joly (Speaker)
5 Jun 2024 → 7 Jun 2024Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation
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Grant review - Agence Nationale de la Recherche
Teresa Romero (Reviewer)
May 2024Activity: Grant Peer-Review › Grant Peer-Reviewer (External)
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Routledge, U.S. (Publisher)
Kim A. Bard (Referee)
2024Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Publication peer-review
Prizes
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2018 Ursula Gielen Global Psychology Book Award
Bard, Kim A. (Recipient) & Keller, Heidi (Recipient), Aug 2018
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Associate Fellow at British Psychological Society
Bard, Kim A. (Recipient), 2000
Prize: Fellowship awarded competitively
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Cozzarelli Prize
Proops, Leanne (Recipient), McComb, Karen (Recipient) & Reby, David (Recipient), 26 Apr 2009
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)