The Association for the Study of Animal Behaviour recognises that there are many excellent early career researchers in the field of animal behaviour, and that their research will help to shape the future of our discipline. The Christopher Barnard Award is given each year for outstanding contributions by a new investigator.
Shambhu Pokharel (born September 1983) is a Nepali entrepreneur, business executive and political figure. He is best known as the Global CEO of CEO Club Global and was recently appointed as the President of Tesla Group Europe (a Czech-based technology firm, distinct from Tesla, Inc. in the U.S.). In early 2026, he transitioned into Nepali politics, running as an independent candidate for the House of Representatives.
Indus is a multilingual conversational artificial intelligence (AI) assistant and chatbot application developed by the Indian startup Sarvam AI. Launched in limited beta on 20 February 2026, Indus serves as the primary consumer interface for Sarvam AI's flagship large language model (LLM), Sarvam 105B, with support for text and voice interactions. Designed primarily for users in India, Indus emphasizes support for multiple Indian languages, code-mixing, voice-first interactions, and cultural relevance. It is positioned as a "sovereign" AI product, built and hosted entirely in India to prioritize data sovereignty and local optimization.
51Talk is an online English-language education platform operated by 51Talk Online Education Group (ticker: COE), a publicly traded company headquartered in Singapore. Reuters has described the business as providing live interactive lessons through online and mobile platforms connecting students with teachers.