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A University of Aberdeen graduate has been given a chance to work across Europe thanks to a new graduate scheme at global logistics company Peterson SBS. ]]> Mon, 20 May 2013 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.abdn.ac.uk/news/details-13861.php http://www.abdn.ac.uk/news/details-13851.php
The North Sea oil and gas industry’s pursuit of new oil reserves has contributed to a greater understanding of where life exists on Earth and may even help us look for life on other planets.]]> Fri, 17 May 2013 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.abdn.ac.uk/news/details-13851.php http://www.abdn.ac.uk/news/details-13855.php
A series of public talks and events to accompany a current exhibition at the University of Aberdeen’s Sir Duncan Rice Library will kick off next week (Tuesday, May 21).]]> Fri, 17 May 2013 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.abdn.ac.uk/news/details-13855.php http://www.abdn.ac.uk/news/details-13850.php
In an unlikely collaboration, marine chemists at the University of Aberdeen who search the sea bed for new drugs have teamed up with the Scottish Association of Flower Arrangement Societies (SAFAS) for the Chelsea Flower Show.]]> Thu, 16 May 2013 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.abdn.ac.uk/news/details-13850.php http://www.abdn.ac.uk/news/details-13852.php
Staff and students from across the University have been recognised for their significant efforts in engaging members of the public with research at a recent awards ceremony.]]> Thu, 16 May 2013 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.abdn.ac.uk/news/details-13852.php http://www.abdn.ac.uk/news/details-13849.php
A fiddler from the Moose Cree First Nation in Canada is to perform at the University of Aberdeen as part of a one-off visit to the city. ]]> Wed, 15 May 2013 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.abdn.ac.uk/news/details-13849.php http://www.abdn.ac.uk/news/details-13844.php
Professor Marian Wiercigroch FRSE has been awarded the degree of Doctor Honoris Causa by Lodz University of Technology (LUT) in Poland, joining an elite group of leading scientists and political dignitaries who have been honoured by the Polish university. ]]> Tue, 14 May 2013 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.abdn.ac.uk/news/details-13844.php http://www.abdn.ac.uk/news/details-13843.php
Thousands of people descended on the University of Aberdeen at the weekend (Friday, May 10 - Sunday, May 12) for the first ever May Festival.]]> Tue, 14 May 2013 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.abdn.ac.uk/news/details-13843.php http://www.abdn.ac.uk/news/details-13837.php
Plants use underground fungal networks to warn their neighbours of aphid attack, UK scientists have discovered. The study, published this week in Ecology Letters, is the first to reveal plants’ ability to communicate underground in this way.]]> Fri, 10 May 2013 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.abdn.ac.uk/news/details-13837.php http://www.abdn.ac.uk/news/details-13842.php
The hidden histories of Bennachie’s crofter colonists will be revealed at the Cafe Scientifique Aberdeenshire discussion, which will be held at the Acorn Centre, Inverurie tonight (Tuesday, May 14). ]]> Tue, 14 May 2013 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.abdn.ac.uk/news/details-13842.php