Research in this group explores the evolution of cooperation in nature. In particular, we ask what mechanisms can maintain cooperation in interactions where partners may otherwise be tempted to exploit one another. In parallel, we investigate the ecological causes and evolutionary consequences of individual variation in social behaviour.
We work on a variety of model species; and use real-world and lab-based methods to tackle these questions. If you’re keen to come and work with in the Social Evolution and Behaviour Lab at UCL, please get in touch.
Principal investigator
Nichola Raihani is PI of the Social Evolution and Behaviour Lab. She is Professor in Evolution and Behaviour and a Royal Society University Research Fellow.
Nice! ASAB has launched childcare grants to help parents / carers attend conferences https://t.co/91ZQIeWSQi
— Nichola Raihani (@nicholaraihani) April 20, 2018
This is interesting: on the distinction between proactive (premeditated, predatory) aggression and reactive (emotional) aggression in humans. https://t.co/6alExO3VT8
— Nichola Raihani (@nicholaraihani) April 19, 2018
*Penny drops* The first time I saw this article I thought it was based on some weird social psych study where people ATE a pepper then rated their professors. This kind of makes more sense. https://t.co/c60HlaPDaA
— Nichola Raihani (@nicholaraihani) April 19, 2018
New paper with Vaughan Bell
New paper with Redouan Bshary