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Scotland's 21% woodland cover target: can agroforestry make a difference?
Trees are important people and nature. They provide shade on hot summer days, timber for commercial forestry, and provide a diverse range of other benefits, including carbon sequestration, flood control, shelter for people and livestock, and habitat for a plethora of fauna. However, the UK remains one of the least...
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Aberdeen climbs into UK top 10 and World Top 50 in new Impact rankings
The University of Aberdeen has been named within the top 10 universities in the UK and top 50 in the world in the new Times Higher Education Impact Rankings.
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University awarded £1 million to address inequalities in rural and island healthcare
Researchers from the University of Aberdeen have been awarded £996,081 from the Scottish Government's Chief Scientist Office to fund a 5-year project that will examine healthcare inequalities in rural and island areas.
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Aberdeen researchers present at the SAGES Annual Science Meeting in Glasgow
Last week many researchers from the School of Geosciences attended and presented at the Scottish Alliance for Geoscience, Environment and Society (SAGES) Annual Science Meeting at the University of Glasgow. Among those presenting was Dr Miracle Israel Nazarious from the Department of Planetary Sciences, who delivered a presentation on “exploring the...
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University sparks social change with £134,000 funding award
An innovative University of Aberdeen project focused on nurturing the next generation of social entrepreneurs has been awarded £133,887 from the UK Shared Prosperity Fund.
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Aberdeen Human geographers present research in Hawai'i
Human geographers Paula Duffy, Flurina Wartmann and Kirsten Gow attended the AAG Conference in Honolulu last week contributing to sessions with their papers on solar planning, nature recovery and return migration, respectively.
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Building Structural Resilience For Climate Change Mitigation In Baspa Basin, Western Himalaya
Geography staff Shaktiman Singh and David Haro travelled to the Western Himalayas to conduce fieldwork to improve flood risk assessment in Baspa Basin
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Local secondary students take part in Dragon's Den Experience with the School of Geosciences
A number of S3 pupils from Old Machar Academy showcased their work on a tourism project through a Dragon’s Den Experience at the University of Aberdeen. As part of ongoing outreach activity between Schools within the University and local schools Pam Cumming, Schools Engagement Officer, visited Old Machar Academy a number...
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Links with industry see over a dozen energy sector scholarships open to students
Seventeen scholarships are currently available to students studying for degrees within the energy sector as the University of Aberdeen strengthens its links with industry employers.
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Improving evidence for river woodland restoration initiatives
Researchers at the Geography Department at University of Aberdeen and the James Hutton Institute are leading efforts to advance the evidence-base for river woodland restoration in Scotland.