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Sue Taylor Parker passed away from Parkinson’s disease at the age of 85 on August 26, 2023. Sue was a Biological Anthropologist who taught at Sonoma State University in Northern California until she retired in 2002 as Full Professor Emeritus. She was a notable scholar of comparative cognitive development and gained international recognition for her […]

The Education Committee received 21 nominations this year.  Seven nominees were women, 13 men and there was one nomination for a group of indigenous people; 14 from African countries, 4 from South American countries and 3 from Asian countries.  The 4 top-ranking nominations evaluated by seven members of the Education Committee are Comfort Davies, from Liberia; Henry Didier […]

We are delighted to announce that Professor Mewa Singh has been awarded the IPS Lifetime Achievement Award for his over 50-years of substantial service to the field of primatology. His work includes the behavioural ecology of wide range of primate species from langurs to lorises, and his painstaking long-term work with bonnet macaques was key […]

We are delighted to announce the 2023 recipient of the IPS Galante Family Winery Conservation Scholarship is Gaspard Nzayisenga affiliated with Gorilla Doctors Rwanda. His award will support travel during a training fellowship at the California National Primate Research Center U C Davis where he will learn the latest techniques and best practices in non-human […]

“Animating ancient trade routes through primate lifeways,” workshop at the Institute for Advanced Study (Zukunftskolleg) in Konstanz, Germany (June 12-14, 2023). With generous funding from the Wenner-Gren Foundation, the goal is to assemble primatologists, biogeographers, and archaeologists with the intent of developing new research programs focused on the cultural significance and life histories of nonhuman […]

The Charles Southwick Conservation Education Commitment Award is maintained by the Southwick family in honor of Dr Charles’ longstanding commitment to conservation education. This award is dedicated to recognizing individuals living in primate habitat countries that have made a significant contribution to formal and informal conservation education in their countries. The amount of the award […]

We welcome applications from citizens of primate habitat countries for the Galante Family Winery Conservation Scholarship, deadline April 1st, 2023. The scholarship amount (up to $2,500) is to be used for primate conservation education and training. This may include such activities as transportation to a training course or educational program, course or event fees (including online […]

Many of you got in touch to let us know that our online fee structure for the meeting created substantial barriers to access. We heard you and we are making changes to address this issue. We’re working on a range of actions for IPS Madagascar in 2025 but, in the mean-time, everyone who is an […]

Following the IPS Congress, the inaugural ceremony of the International Centre of Biodiversity and Primate Conservation at Dali University, China (http://www.icbpc.org), will be held on August 28th, including a 3-4 day field trip to visit primate conservation areas in Mt. Hengduan, near Tibet. The inaugural ceremony concludes with a feast on September 2nd, 2023. Despite […]

IPS has been asked to let the society’s membership know about two National Institute on Aging (USA National Institutes of Health) Requests for Applications (RFAs) with targeted funding for research on determinants of differences among human and nonhuman primate species in life spans, life histories, and other aging-related outcomes. The expertise of researchers in the […]