The Evolution of Society

By Professor Tim Clutton-Brock FRS, Professor R A Foley, Professor F L W Ratnieks and Professor S West

The meeting will synthesise our understanding of the evolution of social behaviour, association and cooperation in micro-organisms, invertebrates, vertebrates and man, providing a unified conceptual overview of the mechanisms involved in the evolution of societies, the causes of variation in their structure, the contrasts and similarities between the processes operating in animals and man and the principal questions still unresolved.

The discussion meeting runs from 9am to 5pm on each day, and a welcome will take place on the first day at 8.55am. The registration desk will open at 8.30am on each day.

A draft programme is available (pdf), see below. Please note that the final programme may vary.

Places available: Register for this event

This discussion meeting is intended for researchers in relevant fields and is free to attend, but pre-registration online is essential. An optional lunch is offered each day for £15 per day, and should be booked at registration. Payment is accepted online by Visa, MasterCard, Visa Debit, Maestro, Electron and Solo cards.

Evolution of Society DM01/09 Draft Programme (Adobe PDF File)