Centre for Culture and Evolution
@brunelcce.bsky.social
Exploring the intersection of culture, evolution, psychology and anthropology. We study how culture and evolution shape human behaviour and society
CCE showed up in force at the mini-conference 🎤✨
Our panel “Gender, sexuality, and relationships research within CCE” spotlighted early-career voices: Hannah Mays, Ssanyu Kayser, and the team of Rubab Ali & Thiluksha Shanmuganathan, who also welcomed attendees and ran registration 🤝🗂️
Our panel “Gender, sexuality, and relationships research within CCE” spotlighted early-career voices: Hannah Mays, Ssanyu Kayser, and the team of Rubab Ali & Thiluksha Shanmuganathan, who also welcomed attendees and ran registration 🤝🗂️
September 5, 2025 at 1:58 PM
CCE showed up in force at the mini-conference 🎤✨
Our panel “Gender, sexuality, and relationships research within CCE” spotlighted early-career voices: Hannah Mays, Ssanyu Kayser, and the team of Rubab Ali & Thiluksha Shanmuganathan, who also welcomed attendees and ran registration 🤝🗂️
Our panel “Gender, sexuality, and relationships research within CCE” spotlighted early-career voices: Hannah Mays, Ssanyu Kayser, and the team of Rubab Ali & Thiluksha Shanmuganathan, who also welcomed attendees and ran registration 🤝🗂️
The recent IARR 2025 mini conference on "Gender, sexuality and relationships" co-led by CCE's Stan Gaines was a great success 🏳️🌈😌🫂
The mini-conference was named for the Gender, Sexuality and Relationships (GSR) theme group within Brunel University of London’s Centre for Culture and Evolution (CCE)
The mini-conference was named for the Gender, Sexuality and Relationships (GSR) theme group within Brunel University of London’s Centre for Culture and Evolution (CCE)
September 5, 2025 at 1:58 PM
The recent IARR 2025 mini conference on "Gender, sexuality and relationships" co-led by CCE's Stan Gaines was a great success 🏳️🌈😌🫂
The mini-conference was named for the Gender, Sexuality and Relationships (GSR) theme group within Brunel University of London’s Centre for Culture and Evolution (CCE)
The mini-conference was named for the Gender, Sexuality and Relationships (GSR) theme group within Brunel University of London’s Centre for Culture and Evolution (CCE)
The Spirits and Sources folks attended the Goddess Conference last week 🧙♀️🪬🧚
lots of fieldwork 🏞️🔍, participant observation and ethnography 🧑🤝🧑📋🖊️, and community building 🌐🤝🏘️ as well as embodied experience 🙏💃🌀
@brunelpsy.bsky.social @brunelgradschool.bsky.social
lots of fieldwork 🏞️🔍, participant observation and ethnography 🧑🤝🧑📋🖊️, and community building 🌐🤝🏘️ as well as embodied experience 🙏💃🌀
@brunelpsy.bsky.social @brunelgradschool.bsky.social
August 6, 2025 at 3:04 PM
The Spirits and Sources folks attended the Goddess Conference last week 🧙♀️🪬🧚
lots of fieldwork 🏞️🔍, participant observation and ethnography 🧑🤝🧑📋🖊️, and community building 🌐🤝🏘️ as well as embodied experience 🙏💃🌀
@brunelpsy.bsky.social @brunelgradschool.bsky.social
lots of fieldwork 🏞️🔍, participant observation and ethnography 🧑🤝🧑📋🖊️, and community building 🌐🤝🏘️ as well as embodied experience 🙏💃🌀
@brunelpsy.bsky.social @brunelgradschool.bsky.social
💪 Ssanya Kayser did an amazing job presenting on “I have been bullied for having dark skin: exploring colorise and it’s effect on African women” 👏🤓
more info here: www.brunel.ac.uk/research/Cen...
more info here: www.brunel.ac.uk/research/Cen...
August 6, 2025 at 1:03 PM
💪 Ssanya Kayser did an amazing job presenting on “I have been bullied for having dark skin: exploring colorise and it’s effect on African women” 👏🤓
more info here: www.brunel.ac.uk/research/Cen...
more info here: www.brunel.ac.uk/research/Cen...
@brunelpsy.bsky.social hosted the International Association for Relationship Research (IARR) on the topic of “Gender, Sexuality, and Relationships” last week with amazing representation from Brunel undergrad, MSc and PhD researchers ❤️🤩
all mentored by the 🌟 @loraadair.bsky.social 🌟
all mentored by the 🌟 @loraadair.bsky.social 🌟
August 6, 2025 at 1:03 PM
@brunelpsy.bsky.social hosted the International Association for Relationship Research (IARR) on the topic of “Gender, Sexuality, and Relationships” last week with amazing representation from Brunel undergrad, MSc and PhD researchers ❤️🤩
all mentored by the 🌟 @loraadair.bsky.social 🌟
all mentored by the 🌟 @loraadair.bsky.social 🌟
📣 CCE's final seminar of this year is by the amazing @gillianrbrown1.bsky.social on "Are human mate preferences ‘universal’? A critical evaluation" 🌏👥 📣
📅 21st May / 13:00 - 14:30 / Online and in person (ESGW 111)
Joining info below 👇
🔓 Open to all 🧡💚💙
📅 21st May / 13:00 - 14:30 / Online and in person (ESGW 111)
Joining info below 👇
🔓 Open to all 🧡💚💙
May 12, 2025 at 10:30 AM
📣 CCE's final seminar of this year is by the amazing @gillianrbrown1.bsky.social on "Are human mate preferences ‘universal’? A critical evaluation" 🌏👥 📣
📅 21st May / 13:00 - 14:30 / Online and in person (ESGW 111)
Joining info below 👇
🔓 Open to all 🧡💚💙
📅 21st May / 13:00 - 14:30 / Online and in person (ESGW 111)
Joining info below 👇
🔓 Open to all 🧡💚💙
📣 The next CCE seminar is organised by the amazing @loraadair.bsky.social as part of the Royal Society pairing scheme between academics and civil servants 📣
CCE will be hosting Dr Tansy Arthur, Head of Adhoc social surveys from the ONS
📅 14th May 2025, 12:45 - 14:00 All welcome
joining info 👇
CCE will be hosting Dr Tansy Arthur, Head of Adhoc social surveys from the ONS
📅 14th May 2025, 12:45 - 14:00 All welcome
joining info 👇
May 9, 2025 at 3:12 PM
📣 The next CCE seminar is organised by the amazing @loraadair.bsky.social as part of the Royal Society pairing scheme between academics and civil servants 📣
CCE will be hosting Dr Tansy Arthur, Head of Adhoc social surveys from the ONS
📅 14th May 2025, 12:45 - 14:00 All welcome
joining info 👇
CCE will be hosting Dr Tansy Arthur, Head of Adhoc social surveys from the ONS
📅 14th May 2025, 12:45 - 14:00 All welcome
joining info 👇
🧵1/ new project led by @loraadair.bsky.social is looking for participants for an exciting research project exploring experiences with gender-affirming healthcare in the UK! 🏳️⚧️🏥
In collaboration with Gendered Intelligence, the team are aiming to understand how healthcare can better support YOU.
In collaboration with Gendered Intelligence, the team are aiming to understand how healthcare can better support YOU.
April 3, 2025 at 6:59 PM
🧵1/ new project led by @loraadair.bsky.social is looking for participants for an exciting research project exploring experiences with gender-affirming healthcare in the UK! 🏳️⚧️🏥
In collaboration with Gendered Intelligence, the team are aiming to understand how healthcare can better support YOU.
In collaboration with Gendered Intelligence, the team are aiming to understand how healthcare can better support YOU.
📣 Last minute addition to the CCE seminar schedule 📣
The amazing David Coall will be presenting on grandparental investment 🤩
📅 29th April 2025, 13:00 - 14:30 in person and online
🔓 Open to all - staff, students and public @brunelgradschool.bsky.social @brunelpsy.bsky.social
🔗👇
The amazing David Coall will be presenting on grandparental investment 🤩
📅 29th April 2025, 13:00 - 14:30 in person and online
🔓 Open to all - staff, students and public @brunelgradschool.bsky.social @brunelpsy.bsky.social
🔗👇
April 2, 2025 at 9:07 AM
📣 Last minute addition to the CCE seminar schedule 📣
The amazing David Coall will be presenting on grandparental investment 🤩
📅 29th April 2025, 13:00 - 14:30 in person and online
🔓 Open to all - staff, students and public @brunelgradschool.bsky.social @brunelpsy.bsky.social
🔗👇
The amazing David Coall will be presenting on grandparental investment 🤩
📅 29th April 2025, 13:00 - 14:30 in person and online
🔓 Open to all - staff, students and public @brunelgradschool.bsky.social @brunelpsy.bsky.social
🔗👇
Lovely recent CCE social in the *always sunny* London 🌞🤩🎡
If this doesn't sell us.... 🤷♀️
@loraadair.bsky.social @aiyanakoka.bsky.social @rebeccasear.bsky.social @nicolewen.bsky.social @michelleakline.bsky.social @matthewmgervais.bsky.social ❤️
If this doesn't sell us.... 🤷♀️
@loraadair.bsky.social @aiyanakoka.bsky.social @rebeccasear.bsky.social @nicolewen.bsky.social @michelleakline.bsky.social @matthewmgervais.bsky.social ❤️
March 12, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Lovely recent CCE social in the *always sunny* London 🌞🤩🎡
If this doesn't sell us.... 🤷♀️
@loraadair.bsky.social @aiyanakoka.bsky.social @rebeccasear.bsky.social @nicolewen.bsky.social @michelleakline.bsky.social @matthewmgervais.bsky.social ❤️
If this doesn't sell us.... 🤷♀️
@loraadair.bsky.social @aiyanakoka.bsky.social @rebeccasear.bsky.social @nicolewen.bsky.social @michelleakline.bsky.social @matthewmgervais.bsky.social ❤️
📣 The next CCE talk is by 🤩 Dr Willem Frankenhuis 🤩 on "The evolution of plasticity and learning"
📅 26th March - 12:45 (In person for food, 13:00 online) to 14:15
🔓 Open to all online or in person - come join us
Teams link 👇 or DM for an invite
📅 26th March - 12:45 (In person for food, 13:00 online) to 14:15
🔓 Open to all online or in person - come join us
Teams link 👇 or DM for an invite
March 12, 2025 at 10:05 AM
📣 The next CCE talk is by 🤩 Dr Willem Frankenhuis 🤩 on "The evolution of plasticity and learning"
📅 26th March - 12:45 (In person for food, 13:00 online) to 14:15
🔓 Open to all online or in person - come join us
Teams link 👇 or DM for an invite
📅 26th March - 12:45 (In person for food, 13:00 online) to 14:15
🔓 Open to all online or in person - come join us
Teams link 👇 or DM for an invite
📣 The next CCE seminar is up TODAY with @viveknityananda.bsky.social
📅 12:45 - 14:15 ESGW 111 🤩
Joining info 👇 it's open to all online or in-person 🔓🌐👥
📅 12:45 - 14:15 ESGW 111 🤩
Joining info 👇 it's open to all online or in-person 🔓🌐👥
February 19, 2025 at 8:54 AM
📣 The next CCE seminar is up TODAY with @viveknityananda.bsky.social
📅 12:45 - 14:15 ESGW 111 🤩
Joining info 👇 it's open to all online or in-person 🔓🌐👥
📅 12:45 - 14:15 ESGW 111 🤩
Joining info 👇 it's open to all online or in-person 🔓🌐👥
CCE member Antonin Atger recently presented his research on 🦎🦎 How do conspiracy beliefs and politics interact? 🦎🦎 at the Brunel Uni CHMLS postgrad conference 🤩
February 14, 2025 at 9:15 AM
CCE member Antonin Atger recently presented his research on 🦎🦎 How do conspiracy beliefs and politics interact? 🦎🦎 at the Brunel Uni CHMLS postgrad conference 🤩
📣 CCE's next talk is coming up next week 📣
@viveknityananda.bsky.social from Newcastle University is presenting on 'Comparing minds: from bees to humans"
📅 19th Feb 13:00 - 14:15 GMT
🔓 Open to everyone online or in person in Brunel
Online joining info 👇
@viveknityananda.bsky.social from Newcastle University is presenting on 'Comparing minds: from bees to humans"
📅 19th Feb 13:00 - 14:15 GMT
🔓 Open to everyone online or in person in Brunel
Online joining info 👇
February 12, 2025 at 10:08 AM
📣 CCE's next talk is coming up next week 📣
@viveknityananda.bsky.social from Newcastle University is presenting on 'Comparing minds: from bees to humans"
📅 19th Feb 13:00 - 14:15 GMT
🔓 Open to everyone online or in person in Brunel
Online joining info 👇
@viveknityananda.bsky.social from Newcastle University is presenting on 'Comparing minds: from bees to humans"
📅 19th Feb 13:00 - 14:15 GMT
🔓 Open to everyone online or in person in Brunel
Online joining info 👇
The (Mis)conceptions exhibition with a session led by CCEs amazing @loraadair.bsky.social, Julieta Barker and Ayesha Ali has been a massive success 🥳❤️💅
January 24, 2025 at 1:30 PM
The (Mis)conceptions exhibition with a session led by CCEs amazing @loraadair.bsky.social, Julieta Barker and Ayesha Ali has been a massive success 🥳❤️💅
📢 The next CCE seminar is TOMORROW
Open to all ❤️ online and in-person at @brunelpsy.bsky.social
@michael.muthukrishna.com will be presenting on the "Cultural evolution of intelligence" 🧠
📆 11am GMT 15th Jan 2025
joining 🔗 below
Open to all ❤️ online and in-person at @brunelpsy.bsky.social
@michael.muthukrishna.com will be presenting on the "Cultural evolution of intelligence" 🧠
📆 11am GMT 15th Jan 2025
joining 🔗 below
January 14, 2025 at 2:11 PM
📢 The next CCE seminar is TOMORROW
Open to all ❤️ online and in-person at @brunelpsy.bsky.social
@michael.muthukrishna.com will be presenting on the "Cultural evolution of intelligence" 🧠
📆 11am GMT 15th Jan 2025
joining 🔗 below
Open to all ❤️ online and in-person at @brunelpsy.bsky.social
@michael.muthukrishna.com will be presenting on the "Cultural evolution of intelligence" 🧠
📆 11am GMT 15th Jan 2025
joining 🔗 below
Pleasure to have @djsmith90.bsky.social giving the last CCE seminar of the year ❄️🎄
Talking on religion and mental health: a causal Christmas carol 🤩
Talking on religion and mental health: a causal Christmas carol 🤩
December 18, 2024 at 1:08 PM
Pleasure to have @djsmith90.bsky.social giving the last CCE seminar of the year ❄️🎄
Talking on religion and mental health: a causal Christmas carol 🤩
Talking on religion and mental health: a causal Christmas carol 🤩
💫 The CCE seminar series is continuing in the New Year 💫
📆 Dates to save into your calendar now
Further information and joining links available closer to the time 🤩
📆 Dates to save into your calendar now
Further information and joining links available closer to the time 🤩
December 5, 2024 at 1:00 PM
💫 The CCE seminar series is continuing in the New Year 💫
📆 Dates to save into your calendar now
Further information and joining links available closer to the time 🤩
📆 Dates to save into your calendar now
Further information and joining links available closer to the time 🤩
📢 The final CCE seminar of 2024 is coming up soon with @djsmith90.bsky.social leading us into the 🎄 festive 🎄season with a presentation on
*Religion and mental health: a causal Christmas carol* 🎅
📆 18th Dec 2024 - 12:45 in person start with food, 13:00 online talk start
🔓Open to all
*Religion and mental health: a causal Christmas carol* 🎅
📆 18th Dec 2024 - 12:45 in person start with food, 13:00 online talk start
🔓Open to all
December 5, 2024 at 12:58 PM
📢 The final CCE seminar of 2024 is coming up soon with @djsmith90.bsky.social leading us into the 🎄 festive 🎄season with a presentation on
*Religion and mental health: a causal Christmas carol* 🎅
📆 18th Dec 2024 - 12:45 in person start with food, 13:00 online talk start
🔓Open to all
*Religion and mental health: a causal Christmas carol* 🎅
📆 18th Dec 2024 - 12:45 in person start with food, 13:00 online talk start
🔓Open to all
📢 Next up in the CCE seminar series is @garybrase.bsky.social presenting on "how to incite a scientific revolution" 📢
📆 THIS Wed 4th Dec 2024 - 14:30 GMT
💫 ONLINE ONLY - all welcome - joining info 👇
www.brunel.ac.uk/news-and-eve...
📆 THIS Wed 4th Dec 2024 - 14:30 GMT
💫 ONLINE ONLY - all welcome - joining info 👇
www.brunel.ac.uk/news-and-eve...
December 2, 2024 at 9:10 AM
📢 Next up in the CCE seminar series is @garybrase.bsky.social presenting on "how to incite a scientific revolution" 📢
📆 THIS Wed 4th Dec 2024 - 14:30 GMT
💫 ONLINE ONLY - all welcome - joining info 👇
www.brunel.ac.uk/news-and-eve...
📆 THIS Wed 4th Dec 2024 - 14:30 GMT
💫 ONLINE ONLY - all welcome - joining info 👇
www.brunel.ac.uk/news-and-eve...
🌟 CCEs @loraadair.bsky.social is on a upcoming panel on Reproductive Justice as part of the APA International Psychology Webinar series 🌟
📅 3rd Dec 12pm ET, 18:00 CET
To Register, Please Visit: div52.net//webinars
📅 3rd Dec 12pm ET, 18:00 CET
To Register, Please Visit: div52.net//webinars
November 29, 2024 at 3:04 PM
🌟 CCEs @loraadair.bsky.social is on a upcoming panel on Reproductive Justice as part of the APA International Psychology Webinar series 🌟
📅 3rd Dec 12pm ET, 18:00 CET
To Register, Please Visit: div52.net//webinars
📅 3rd Dec 12pm ET, 18:00 CET
To Register, Please Visit: div52.net//webinars
📢Happening now 🤩
November 27, 2024 at 1:02 PM
📢Happening now 🤩
2/ 🎤 Titled "Muxes, ¿Qué nos dice la Ciencia?" (Muxes, what does science tell us?), Francisco summarised the current scientific research with the muxe community, exploring their unique roles 📚✨
November 25, 2024 at 9:17 AM
2/ 🎤 Titled "Muxes, ¿Qué nos dice la Ciencia?" (Muxes, what does science tell us?), Francisco summarised the current scientific research with the muxe community, exploring their unique roles 📚✨
The 🌍 2nd most gifted in atheism @wgervais.bsky.social is background reading for @michaelhobbes.bsky.social excellent postcast If books could kill.
Both are full of sass, snark and top quality critiques 💅
🎧 find it here 👇
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/i...
Both are full of sass, snark and top quality critiques 💅
🎧 find it here 👇
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/i...
November 19, 2024 at 9:08 AM
The 🌍 2nd most gifted in atheism @wgervais.bsky.social is background reading for @michaelhobbes.bsky.social excellent postcast If books could kill.
Both are full of sass, snark and top quality critiques 💅
🎧 find it here 👇
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/i...
Both are full of sass, snark and top quality critiques 💅
🎧 find it here 👇
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/i...
🔊 CCE's next seminar is sticking with the topic of sustainability with a talk by UCLs Rafael Chiaravalloti 🤩
📆 27th Nov - 12:45 in person for food, 13:00 online start
🔓Open to all - come and learn about citizen science in Brazil 🇧🇷
Joining information below 👇
www.brunel.ac.uk/news-and-eve...
📆 27th Nov - 12:45 in person for food, 13:00 online start
🔓Open to all - come and learn about citizen science in Brazil 🇧🇷
Joining information below 👇
www.brunel.ac.uk/news-and-eve...
November 14, 2024 at 10:06 AM
🔊 CCE's next seminar is sticking with the topic of sustainability with a talk by UCLs Rafael Chiaravalloti 🤩
📆 27th Nov - 12:45 in person for food, 13:00 online start
🔓Open to all - come and learn about citizen science in Brazil 🇧🇷
Joining information below 👇
www.brunel.ac.uk/news-and-eve...
📆 27th Nov - 12:45 in person for food, 13:00 online start
🔓Open to all - come and learn about citizen science in Brazil 🇧🇷
Joining information below 👇
www.brunel.ac.uk/news-and-eve...