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On Thursday 14 April 2022, MDPI and the Journal Animals organised their 2nd webinar, entitled “Primatology and the Achievement of the UN 2030 Sustainable Development Goals” ; check out the presentations by IPS President Prof. Jonah Ratsimbazafy and others here!

The International Primatological Society is heartbroken by the sudden loss of our VP for Welfare and Captive Care, Dr Steve Ross. Steve’s lifelong contributions to the care, welfare, and study of chimpanzees in particular are incalculable, as was his generosity, warmth, and kindness to so many of us in the primatological community. Our thoughts are […]

Save the date! IPS 2023 is scheduled for the 19th to the 25th of August in beautiful Kuching, Malaysia. Further details soon!

The American Society of Primatologists’ 44th meeting is going hybrid! Held on the 25-28th August in Denver, Colorado, conference sessions and other content will also be made available for virtual attendance. For more information click here.

In 2022, the American Society of Primatologists in partnership with Re:wild have launched their ‘Saving Primates Where They Live’ Partnership Initiative Grant Application. They will provide small grants of up to $5000 for habitat country students, researchers, and communities, to study and conserve primates and their habitats. For full details click here.

We’re delighted to announce the winners of the IPS-SLAPrim 2022 Congress student competition. We are very grateful to everyone who submitted their hard work, and to the committee for their amazing work in assessing the many presentations, the panel was built with both geographic and gender based diversity in mind, the panel are listed in […]

New Facebook participant bulletin board for all things #IPSQuito congress related – get in touch with other participants and leave your own tips/questions/ideas for Quito!

The deadline for bid submissions to host for IPS 2025 is December 10th, 2021. If you’re interested in submitting or would like to find out more about what’s involved please contact the Secretary General, Júlio César Bicca-Marques.

SLAPrim have provided lots of helpful detail on Covid 19 mitigation measures on a dedicated page on the congress website. Take a look and stay tuned there for more news and updates!

Update from SLAPrim about Covid protocols in the Congress venue for #IPSQuito. According to national regulations, the venue has a 50% capacity limit (total capacity 3000 people) In each session room, the physical distance between chairs will be at least 1.5m Rooms will be cleaned and disinfected twice a day (early morning and late evening) […]