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What inspired the creation of the 57˚North gin? Were there specific flavours you aimed to capture?
The 57 ° North Gin project is a collaboration between our team at Porter’s Gin and the Cruickshank Botanic Garden. The creation of the recipe required us to work closely with…
When Professor Anne Kiltie came to the University of Aberdeen from Oxford in June 2021 to take up the position of Friends of ANCHOR Clinical Chair in Oncology, she was made to feel very welcome by students and staff and was inspired by their passion and warmth.
On…
Rhod Sharp was born and educated in Perth, Scotland before moving to Aberdeen to study English at the University. He graduated in 1975 with an MA (Hons) English and was then selected as scholar of the St Andrews Society of New York, studying at Princeton University and obtaining a Masters…
When Elliott Martens and Lasse Rasmussen were still students at the University of Aberdeen, they hit on the idea of making wine from fruit after being concerned by the amount of soft fruit waste created by local businesses.
Soon after, they co-founded Two Racoons with the intention of making good…
Steve Aitken grew up in Aberdeen and studied at the University, graduating BSc Hons Computing Science in 2001. After spending time working in Canada, he returned to the UK and set up his own business, Intelligent Plant, which specialises in the performance monitoring of equipment and processes through analysis and…
It may be almost 50 years since David Henderson graduated from the University of Aberdeen but the passion he expresses for his time at the University has certainly not diminished.
Much of this passion is focused on his time playing both football and cricket for the University. A third football…
Italian Giulia Marzetti has stated that her MEng in Chemical Engineering from Aberdeen has been pivotal in getting her to where she is today, which has recently included her being named as one of the WISE Top 50 Women in Engineering.
Here she tells us about her time in Aberdeen…
Have you ever wondered what your university classmates might look like/be like 36 years after you graduated?
This was exactly what the BSc Honours Biochemistry class who graduated in 1987 pondered as seven of the 21 of us met up in Aboyne, Aberdeenshire on Sunday 16 July 2023. I have…
The University of Aberdeen is delighted to have five international alumni shortlisted for the prestigious Study UK Alumni Awards organised by the British Council.
The Awards celebrate the outstanding achievements of alumni from UK universities who are now living outside the UK, and showcase the global impact of these individuals…
Eleonora and Suganth are from opposite sides of the world. In university halls, they not only met each other but formed a tight-knit family with other residents who still gather to attend weddings, birthdays, and just to see each other again. This is their #LoveAtUoA story.
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Eleonora…
