Projects

The aim of the Capturing the Energy project is to promote wider recognition of the technical and cultural importance of the offshore oil, gas and renewable industry and encourage retention of significant records for research and education.

Duncan Liddel left his library to Marischal College, Aberdeen on his death in 1613. Marischal College was a new institution founded in 1593 and Liddel's bequest, which included monies for bursaries and academic posts, was vital to the university's continuing growth.

The Oral History Archive is the only one of its kind in the United Kingdom. The interviews were intended to aid historians working on monographs for the University's Quincentenary. Interviewing continues, and the archive now contains over 200 interviews with 170 individuals.

University Collections received funding from the Wellcome Trust’s ‘Research Resources in Medical History’ scheme to catalogue our extensive medical records, which date from the 15th to 20th centuries.