Integrating human and animal personality research
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Masterclass

Integrating Human and Animal Personality Research

Personality is a fundamental characteristic of both humans and animals. Differences in personality define individuality, shape life courses and affect well-being, performance and social relationships. This Masterclass takes an innovative cross-species approach to promote a unified understanding of personality. Providing the opportunity to engage closely with experts in the field, it will focus on sharing knowledge of methods and experimental designs for assessing and analysing personality across disciplines. The aim is to facilitate stimulating exchanges and initiate future collaborations between participants.

Target group: Master’s and doctoral students, early postdocs

Programme

Date: Thu, 2 October 2025, 10:00–17:30
Location: University of Münster
Institute for Evolution und Biodiversity
Hüfferstr. 1
48149 Münster
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  • Public talks

    No registration is required to attend the public talks.

    University of Münster, Lecture Hall HHü, Hüfferstr. 1
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    10:00–10:30 »Easy, tiger: personality structure in the world’s largest feline«
    Rosalind Arden
    Philosophy of Natural and Social, Science London School of Economics
    10:30–11:00 »Assessing personality in non-human animals«
    Samuel Gosling
    Personality Psychology, University of Texas, Austin
    11:15–11:45 »Personality psychological approaches to individual differences and an attempt of interdisciplinary integration«
    Lars Penke
    Biological Personality Psychology, University of Göttingen
    11:45–12:15 »Evolutionary genetics of animal personality: can we link micro- and macro-evolutionary perspectives?«
    Alastair Wilson
    Ecology and Conservation, University of Exeter