The Association for the Study of Animal Behaviour (ASAB) is an academic society

What we do

  • We own Animal Behaviour, the leading international scientific journal in its field.

  • We promote the study of animal behaviour by holding conferences and funding research.

  • We care about animals and our Ethical Committee promotes the ethical treatment and conservation of animals.

  • We encourage the teaching of animal behaviour in schools through our Education Committee.

The membership website

The Association for the Study of Animal Behaviour's Membership website is hosted by wildapricot, and is separate from this website. You can renew your membership or update your personal details by following this link.

The ASAB Handbook

We are writing an ASAB Handbook which will include more information about our policies and how the society functions. When it is ready, you will be able to download the handbook here.

The ASAB COuncil

Trustees
President: Prof Melissa Bateson - melissa.bateson[at]newcastle.ac.uk
Secretary: Dr Elisa Frasnelli - elisa.frasnelli[at]unitn.it
Treasurer: Prof Michael Siva-Jothy - ASAB.treasurer[at]proton.me
Executive Editor: Prof Andy Radford - andy.radford[at]bristol.ac.uk

Other Council Officers
Membership Secretary: Prof Anna Wilkinson - asabmembership[at]lincoln.ac.uk
Communications Officer: Dr Sophia Daoudi-Simison - webeditor[at]asab.org Social Media Officer: Jennifer Colbourne - socials[at]asab.org
Secretary of the Education Committee: Dr Julia Myatt - j.p.myatt[at]bham.ac.uk
Secretary of the Ethical Committee: Dr Ines Fürtbauer - i.fuertbauer[at]swansea.ac.uk
Secretary of the Equality, Diversity, Inclusivity, and Accessibility Committee:
Dr Chiara Benvenuto - c.benvenuto[at]salford.ac.uk
Secretary of the Grants Committee: Dr Kate Lessells - klessells.science[at]gmail.com
European Secretary: Dr Tereza Petrusková - kumstatova[at]post.cz
Meetings Secretary: Dr Joah Madden - j.r.madden[at]exeter.ac.uk

Ordinary Members of Council
Dr Sinead English - sinead.english[at]bristol.ac.uk
Dr Christos Ioannou - c.c.ioannou[at]bristol.ac.uk
Dr Stephanie King, University of Bristol - stephanie.king[at]bristol.ac.uk
Dr Harry Marshall - harry.marshall[at]rspb.org.uk
Dr Friederike Hillemann (ECR Representative) - f.hillemann[at]web.de

COMMITTEES
Education Committee
Ethics Committee
Equality, Diversity, Inclusivity, and Accessibility Committee
Grants Committee

Committee for European Societies of Behavioural Biology (CESBB)

French Society for the Study of Animal Behaviour (SFECA)
Polish Ethological Society
Ethologische Gesellschaft
Societa' Italiana di Etologia
Nederlandse Vereniging voor Gedragsbiologie
Sociedad Española de Etología
Czech and Slovak Ethological Society
Magyar Etológiai Társaság
Portuguese Ethological Society

ACCREDITATION (now via CCAB Certification Ltd) For information on accreditation please click here