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An active lifestyle can change how the body burns saturated and unsaturated fat according to new research from the University of Aberdeen.
The University of Aberdeen today awarded an honorary degree to the Archbishop of Canterbury in recognition of his contribution to faith and society.
New research could lead to medication for currently untreatable liver disease.
Seven breakthrough ideas featuring emerging technologies that could change the way we live and safeguard the planet have made it to the semi-finals of Converge, Scotland's springboard for university-born innovators.
Film & Visual Culture Lecturer Dr Barbara Leon outlines five key themes of this year's Eurovision Song Contest and explains the wider context.
An Aberdeen academic is part of a UK-wide research team which has received major funding from Responsible AI UK (RAI UK) to investigate the future use of probabilistic AI in law enforcement.
Humanoid robots are likely to become more commonplace in the future but why do some of us find the idea of them more than a little unsettling?
Language skills are one of the key factors to explain residential segregation and play an important role in understanding immigrant residential environments, new research from the University has found.
A short story competition which celebrates the work of one of the north-east's finest exponents of written Doric has been launched.
Seventeen scholarships are currently available to students studying for degrees within the energy sector as the University of Aberdeen strengthens its links with industry employers.
The University of Aberdeen is a founding partner of The Conversation UK. See below our academics' articles and opinion pieces on various topics of public interest.
Dr William G Naphy is a Professor of Early Modern History at the University of Aberdeen specialising in the Reformation and social control As Halloween approaches, the perennially popular witch costume will be donned by guisers across the country. Images of witches have appeared in various forms throughout history—from evil, wart-nosed women...
Professor Dana Dawson is from the University of Aberdeen’s Cardiology and Cardiovascular Research Unit and a consultant cardiologist at Aberdeen Royal Infirmary Can you die of a broken heart? For those unfortunate enough to have experienced it, it can certainly feel like that. I am part of a group of scientists researching...
Did you eat breakfast this morning, or skip this meal to rush to work, or to sleep longer? If you don’t eat breakfast, is it because you don’t feel hungry and can’t face food first thing? If you prefer to hit the snooze button for a longer sleep, or choose to...