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By way of introduction, my name is William P. "Paddy" Rice and I was a B.Sc (Agric) graduate in 1960. I have been overseas most of my working life - in Guyana, Bahamas and much of the Caribbean, and came to live in the USA with my wife Dorothy in…
Following on from our article on the beginnings of the University's Student Show, we take a look at how Show changed in the 1940s and get the reminiscences of an alumna who was heavily involved at the time...
The start of the 1940s heralded changes for the Student Show, largely…
Over the centuries, several alumni and staff of the University of Aberdeen have been awarded Fellowship of the Royal Society of London for Improving Natural Knowledge, commonly referred to simply as the Royal Society. Founded in 1660, it is the oldest national scientific institution in the world and was awarded…
Today is World Theatre Day, so it seemed like a good opportunity to have a brief look back at our magnificent Student Show through the years! We have selected a picture from one show per decade since Show began in the 1920s right through to last year's spectacular 'Sister Echt'.…
A few months ago the son of a University of Aberdeen alumnus got in touch about returning some of his late father's university papers to us, specifically a box full of material pertaining to the Student Show in the 1930s, with which the alumnus, James Mackay, had…
In the summer of 2017, Thomas Armstrong revisited the University of Aberdeen where 50 years previously he had spent a month attending summer school as part of a study abroad programme for students from the United States. 1967 was a fascinating year; the world was going through a…
Once again we round up a few of the success stories featuring our graduates both around the globe and here in Aberdeen!
Alumna launches platform for learning endangered languagesA Social Anthropology graduate has founded the world's first platform for learning rare and endangered languages. Inky Gibbens, who graduated in…
Cearúil Swords graduated in 2009 with a Master of Arts in Gender Studies & Anthropology. A native of Dublin, he has penned this brief letter to Aberdeen about a few of the things he learned about life during his time at the University.
Dear Aberdeen,
It's been a while; how are…
The University of Aberdeen Student Show is unique. A brand new show has been performed every year without fail ever since 1922's 'Stella the Bajanella' began the tradition of the Student Show; indeed, on a couple of occasions there have even been two shows a year! Through the decades, the…
Here are a few of the latest stories featuring some of our University of Aberdeen graduates all around the world. If you have your own interesting news to share then please get in touch!
Stars lend their voices to Aberdeen teaching graduate's new singleAs a renowned bagpiper who has…
