“My name is Ilona Chateau and I’m a student from the Engineering school of Purpan in France. I had the opportunity to realize a three-month internship with the Family Dog Project, focused on dogs who exhibit symptoms of a separation-related disorder when separated from their owner.
I’m a very lucky girl to have worked with one of the most highly-reputed dog behaviour research laboratories.
The Department of Ethology has very technologically advanced equipment. Each experiment follows a very precise protocol, most of which have been validated and published in high-ranking scientific journals. Additionnally, some publications appeared in well-known and prestigious scientific magazines in France and around the world.
The researchers in the lab(s) form a cohesive and genuine team. I really enjoyed how they work together. The atmosphere is friendly and relaxed. In addition, owners of dogs are very pleasant partners to work with, especially in Hungary.
Autonomy, trust, partnership and love of dogs are the keywords that best characterize the working environment in the department. I acquired some real workplace experience that I will never forget.”
“Dear All,
Following my presentation last week and right before the weekend, I submitted my Marie Curie grant application. While doing so, I realized that this was not something I could have decently written on my own. So, I wanted to send an e-mail to thank you all for your help. Throughout the week preceding the submission, I was feeling touched by how many of you put your time into advising and helping me and into giving me feedback and information. I feel very grateful for all your support. I’ve been in many beautiful departments that still I love and feel very close to, but I have never experienced the degree of collective help and generosity as I do here. Thank you! Best, Patty”
| International Students (BSc) | ||||||||||
| Name | University | Country | Title of research | Supervisor | Year | |||||
| Andrea Piseddu | Sassari University | Italy | internship | Enikő Kubinyi, PhD | 2017 | |||||
| Meghana Kandlur | Wesleyan University | Amerikai Egyesült Államok | The association between attachment styles and sleep macrostructure in 6-12 month-old puppies | Bunford Nóra, PhD | 2017 | |||||
| Ilona Chateaun | Purpan Engineering School | Franciaország | Separation between dogs and the owners | Miklósi Ádám, Prof. Dr. Gerencsér Linda, PhD | 2017 | |||||
| Doreen Schrimpf | Universität Wien | Austria | Attachment and empathy in dogs | Gácsi Márta, PhD | 2015 | |||||
| Gilmert, Elodie | University Paris 13 | France | Do dogs use emotional expressions to infer preference? | Enikő Kubinyi, PhD | 2015 | |||||
| Sabine Nanuru | Groningen University | The Netherlands | Consistency of parental care during incubation in zebra finches | Ákos Pogány, PhD | 2015 | |||||
| Douwe Mul | Groningen University | The Netherlands | Consistency of parental care during incubation in zebra finches | Ákos Pogány, PhD | 2015 | |||||
| Mari Annukka Kinnunen | University of Oulu | Finland | Dogs’ olfactory capacities | Gácsi Márta, PhD | 2014 | |||||
| Camille Hansart | Maastricht University | The Netherlands | Social Interaction and Clicker Training in the Context of a Nose Touch Exercise on a Touch Screen Device | Gácsi Márta, PhD | 2014 | |||||
| Zita Polgár | US | How do dogs use their olfactory capacities in different contexts? | Gácsi Márta, PhD | 2014 | ||||||
| Ablanedo de Dios, Juan | University of Cordoba | Spain | Leader-follower comparison in dyads of domestic dogs (Canis familiaris) | Enikő Kubinyi, PhD | 2014 | |||||
| van Hoof, Rianne | HAS University | The Netherlands | The link between leadership, social dominance and personality in dog pairs | Enikő Kubinyi, PhD | 2014 | |||||
| Adriana Fernandes M. Oliveira | UFSCaR | Brazil | FOXP2 gene review | Enikő Kubinyi, PhD | 2014 | |||||
| Chris Guggiari-Peel | University of Bath | United Kingdom | Experimental manipulation of parental behaviour in zebra finches (Taeniopygia guttata): is compensation predictable? | Ákos Pogány, PhD | 2014 | |||||
| Diede de Haan | Groningen University | The Netherlands | Social learning of parental sex roles in zebra finches | Ákos Pogány, PhD | 2014 | |||||
| Gerard Lansink | Groningen University | The Netherlands | Social learning of parental sex roles in zebra finches | Ákos Pogány, PhD | 2014 | |||||
| Sofie Lillebo | University of Life Sciences, Ås | Norway | Connection between hair whorls and different type of behavior in dogs (Canis familiaris) | Enikő Kubinyi, PhD | 2013 | |||||
| Joni Delanoeije | Katholieke Universiteit Leuven | The Netherlands | Dogs’ processing of point-light figures | Ádám Miklósi, Prof. | 2013 | |||||
| Eugene Kitsios | Groningen University | The Netherlands | Social transmission of parental sex roles in zebra finches: do chicks pay attention to who takes care of them? | Ákos Pogány, PhD | 2013 | |||||
| Thijs Böhm | Groningen University | The Netherlands | Social transmission of parental sex roles in zebra finches: do chicks pay attention to who takes care of them? | Ákos Pogány, PhD | 2013 | |||||
| Elsa Gilbert | Ecole Nationale Veterinaire | France | Studying dog-robot interaction as a model of interspecific social interaction | Ádám Miklósi, Prof. | 2011 | |||||
| Met Amandine | Université de Rennes | France | Dogs are following a human gaze in a foraging situation | Ádám Miklósi, Prof. | 2011 | |||||
| Estelle Thorel | Université de Rennes | France | Influence of communication on gaze following in dogs (Canisfamiliaris), studied with eye tracking technique | Ádám Miklósi, Prof. | 2010 | |||||
| Erica Ras | Wageningen University | The Netherlands | Comparing the behaviour of three dog breeds | Enikő Kubinyi, PhD | 2007 | |||||
| Bianca Jansen | Wageningen University | The Netherlands | Association between the DRD4 gene of the dog and its behaviour, based on behavioural test and questionnaires | Enikő Kubinyi, PhD | 2006 | |||||
| Jeroen van Dijk | Groningen University | The Netherlands | Mate choice behaviour in a captive population of penduline tits | Ákos Pogány, PhD | 2005 | |||||
| International Students (MSc) | ||||||||||
| Name | University | Country | Title of research | Supervisor | Year | |||||
| Tifenn de Jong | University of Amsterdam | Netherlands | How does age affect the behaviour of dogs in the Strange Situation Test? | Márta Gácsi, PhD | 2017 | |||||
| Lorraine Kraft | Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen | Germany | The association between attachment styles and sleep macrostructure in 6-12 month-old puppies | Nóra Bunford, PhD | 2017 | |||||
| Louis Le Nézet | Université de Rennes | France | Developing a sensory test for elderly dogs | Enikő Kubinyi, PhD | 2017 | |||||
| Anna Bjurgård Compton | Norwegian University of Life Sciences | Norway | Importance of Social Behaviour in Eliciting A-not-B error in Domestic Dogs (Canis lupus familiaris) with “Unidentified Moving Object” (UMO) as Partner | Ádám Miklósi, Prof. | 2014 | |||||
| Héloïse Théro | Ecole Normale Supérieure | France | Transmission of fear towards a stranger in dog-owner dyads using a social referencing paradigm | Gácsi Márta, PhD | 2012 | |||||
| Julia Hecht | University of Edinburgh | England | Anthropomorphism and “guilty” behavior in the dog, Canis familiaris | Gácsi Márta, PhD | 2010 | |||||
| Jennifer Bentlage | Leibnitz University Hannover | Germany | Ethology of dog behaviour | Ádám Miklósi, Prof. | 2010 | |||||
| Sofie Sernekvist | Linköping University | Sweden | The secure base effect in dog (Canis familiaris) – owner relationship | Gácsi Márta, PhD | 2006 | |||||
| Visiting Researchers | ||||||||||
| Name | University | Country | Title of research | Supervisor | Year | |||||
| Fabricio Carballo | Universidad del Sur, Bahía Blanca | Argentina | – | Kubinyi Enikő, PhD | 2019 | |||||
| Celalettin Etkin Safak | University Ankara | Turkey | Cat vocalisation | Márta Gácsi, PhD | 2019 | |||||
| Paula Pérez Fraga | University of Santiago de Compostela, Veterinary Faculty of Lugo | Spain | Automatizált módszerek alkalmazása a kutyák (Canis familiaris) viselkesdésének mérésében | Gerencsér Linda, PhD, Miklósi Ádám, Prof. | 2017 | |||||
| Daniel Tejeda | National Autonomous University of Mexico | Mexico | – | Kubinyi Enikő, PhD | 2017 | |||||
| PhD Students (part time) | ||||||||||
| Name | University | Country | Title of research | Supervisor | Year | |||||
| Andrea Sommese | Czech University of Life Sciences in Prague | Czechia | Endocast measures | Enikő Kubinyi, PhD | 2019 | |||||
| Eda Köşeli | Uludag Üniversitesi | Turkey | Age-related learning-performance in dogs | Enikő Kubinyi, PhD | 2018 | |||||
| Christine Olsen | Norwegian University of Life Sciences | Norway | Animal assisted and robot assisted interventions for elderly people with dementia | Ádám Miklósi, Prof. | 2014 | |||||
| Lullier Maxime | France | Ádám Miklósi, Prof. | 2009 | |||||||