Andrew Whiten

Andrew Whiten is Emeritus Wardlaw Professor of Evolutionary and Developmental Psychology at the University of St Andrews and one of the most cited scientists in cultural evolution and animal behaviour. A pioneer in research into social learning and culture in humans and primates, he has published over 200 peer-reviewed articles in leading journals including Nature and Science. Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh and the British Academy, he created Edinburgh Zoo's Living Links Research Centre, introducing 400,000 annual visitors to primate cognition.

Whiten is currently at work on a book titled The Chimpanzee’s Earring: How Science is Revealing the Rich Cultural Lives of Animals, to be published in 2027 by Princeton University Press (World English).

University of St Andrews faculty page
Living Links Research Centre