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Geography PhD student received scholarship to study environmentally friendly agriculture
Nsongurua Inyang, a second-year PhD student supervised by Katrin Prager, Shadi Hashem, and Tavis Potts, has successfully secured a grant from The William J McLean Scholarship. The scholarship aims to promote environmentally sustainable and economically viable agriculture, mixed farming, and natural land use systems.
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Archaeology and Geography staff contribute to book on landscapes of North-east Scotland
A new community-led archaeology publication featuring contributions by members of the Archaeology Department and Geography Department has recently been released. Cultural Landscapes of North-east Scotland: Collaborative Research in History and Archaeology (Oxbow books), edited by Dr Colin Shepherd, also features contributions from the community and professional collaborators from around the...
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Aberdeen researchers drive £5.7million cross-UK 'whole system' approach to Just Transition
An Aberdeen-led research programme that puts people and communities at the centre of the move to Net Zero is one of two national projects benefitting from a share of nearly £10m investment by UKRI.
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Scotland leads climate dialogue with launch of the SAGES climate science podcast
University of Aberdeen researchers will feature in an innovative series showcasing the work of Scotland's leading scientists.
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Government to support workers to benefit from thousands of clean power jobs
In response to the news the Government is delivering on its longstanding campaign to help oil and gas workers with a 'skills passport' to seize clean energy opportunities, Professor John Underhill, Director of the University's Interdisciplinary Centre for Energy Transition, said: "How we provide energy that is secure, reliable, affordable, sustainable...
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Just Transition Lab's work credited in Commission's annual report
The Just Transition Commission has published its third annual report, highlighting some of the work being carried out by the University's Just Transition Lab in order to deliver Scotland's climate transition in the fairest way.
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Conservation measures to save Atlantic salmon in Scottish rivers 'could do more harm than good'
Scottish river restoration schemes which are currently receiving large sums of public funding are unlikely to be successful, are based on weak scientific evidence and risk significant degradation of salmon habitat, a leading scientist has warned.
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Aberdeen part of consortium awarded £5M for interdisciplinary project
New doctoral students at the University of Aberdeen are set to be supported through a Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) Award as part of a new scheme of awards announced by UK Innovation and Research.
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University of Aberdeen awarded £9M for PhD research and training programme
The UK Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) and Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) have made a combined £9M investment in a PhD research and training programme led by the University of Aberdeen to prepare the next generation of environmental scientists to tackle global environmental grand challenges such as...
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Faster flowing glaciers could help predict nearby volcanic activity
Glaciers that are within three miles of a volcano move nearly 50% quicker than average, a new study has found which could help create early warning of future eruptions.