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.
For anyone who thinks I’m being a knob by adding ‘prof’ to my twitter handle, rest assured that I do feel like one. But also: I am a Prof. See @FernRiddell timeline for reasons why #ImmodestWomen are doing this.
— Prof Nichola Raihani (@nicholaraihani) June 15, 2018
Just had presubmission inquiry for review paper rejected with option to resubmit when the ‘unpublished’ papers are ‘published’ - but they are both on @PsyArXiv. WTAF. So this is apparently code for ‘when we can see what impact factor journal they get into’?!
— Prof Nichola Raihani (@nicholaraihani) June 15, 2018
New paper with Vaughan Bell
New paper with Redouan Bshary