GRCDI Selected as Global Hub for Diverse Intelligences Research by TWCF

The Global Research Centre for Diverse Intelligences (GRCDI), co-directed by Josep Call and Amanda Seed at the University of St Andrews has been selected by the Templeton World Charity Foundation (TWCF) as one of three global hubs advancing research into Diverse Intelligences. The TWCF has also named Princeton University and Macquarie University as Diverse Intelligence …

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Edinburgh Zoo Research Engagement Day

On 21 July 2025, we welcomed visitors to the Budongo Research Unit and Living Links at Edinburgh Zoo for our Research Engagement Day. This event offered an opportunity for the public to get a closer look at the fascinating work that researchers from the Budongo Research Unit and Living Links perform with chimpanzees and capuchin …

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Diverse Intelligences Summit 2025

From 18–20 July, the Global Research Centre for Diverse Intelligences brought together researchers from a wide range of disciplines including animal cognition, artificial intelligence and machine learning, collective behaviour, and developmental psychology for the Diverse Intelligences Summit 2025.

Hosted over three days at the University of St Andrews, this annual event offered delegates the chance to hear from leading experts studying intelligence in all its forms and hold discussions with opportunities to build meaningful collaborations that will help shape the future of intelligence research.

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International workshop: Accelerating Research Collaboration between Artificial and Natural Intelligences (ARCANI)

On 29 and 30 May 2025, the GRCDI hosted a group of eighteen researchers from across the globe for a workshop on accelerating collaboration between artificial and natural intelligences.   The residential meeting took place at a beautiful mansion called The Burn House in the rural Scottish village of Edzell. The Burn House is managed by …

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Welcoming Patrick Wood

We are excited to welcome Patrick Wood, a new Coordinator at the Global Research Centre for Diverse Intelligences who joins the team from 19 June 2025. Below is some information about Patrick. Patrick earned his Bachelor of Communication (with distinction) from the University of Newcastle, Australia. He initially worked in audio visual systems and event …

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Hello World!

Welcome to the Global Research Centre for Diverse Intelligences. We hope that you find this website helpful for finding out about our work and keeping up with Centre news! Pictured is the door to our Centre’s premises which are located on 91 North Street in St Andrews.