Real Estate education and research at the University of Aberdeen, is celebrating its 50-year anniversary in 2024. The Department of Land Economy was established in 1974 with the assistance of the RICS and a generous donation from the MacRobert Trust. 50 years later over 2,500 students have graduated from the various undergraduate and postgraduate programmes in Land Economy, Property and Real Estate. We are proud of our programmes, our graduates and of our research. In 2024, the Centre for Real Estate Research, housed in the Business School, was ranked in the global top 20 for citations - recognition that our real estate research contributes to shaping the future of urban development, investment and sustainability.We are also grateful for all the support we have received from industry over the last 50 years - it has been a true partnership. To celebrate, we are hosting a Real Estate Conference on the afternoon of Thursday 7th November in the King’s College Conference Centre with a celebration dinner in Elphinstone Hall in the evening. The speakers at the Conference, all leaders in their field, will provide insights into the opportunities and challenges facing the various property sectors and the content will be of direct interest to all this involved in the property industry.All alumni and our industry colleagues are warmly invited to join us on 7th November. The conference will take place at the King’s College Conference Centre from 1pm – 5pm.Admission is free of charge.
Speakers
Key note: Lorna Brown, Chief Executive, Birchwood Real Estate Capital
Neil Cable, Head of European Real Estate at Fidelity International
George Aberdeen, Co-founder Kinrise Real Estate
Chris Stewart, Chief Executive, Chris Stewart Group
Alison Fyfe, Chair, Target Healthcare REIT Plc
Dame Alison Nimmo, formerly, Chief Executive, The Crown Estate
Hamish Trench, Chief Executive of the Scottish Land Commission
The dinner is ticketed; Individual tickets are available at £75, alternatively tables of 10 are available at £750.
- Hosted by
- University of Aberdeen Business School
- Venue
- King's Conference Centre
- Booking
- Online booking available