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Publishing for Undergraduate Students: A Step-by-Step Guide

As an undergraduate student, you're probably embarking on your first significant research project. You might find yourself working with your tutors on a project that turns out to be suitable for publication in an academic journal. If this happens, it's a great opportunity to engage with the broader academic community…

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Why International Perspectives can help the NHS

Aberdeen Medico-chirurgical Society

Thursday 27th March, Room 402, The Suttie Centre, Foresterhill, 7pm

Professor Amanda Howe was a practising GP for almost 40 years, as well as pursuing an academic career and holding various professional leadership roles. She is Emeritus Professor of Primary Care at the University of East Anglia,…

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Social Prescribing Day 2025

As Social Prescribing Day approaches on 19th March 2025, it's a great time to think about different ways to stay healthy and happy. Social prescribing is a way for people to get support for their wellbeing outside of traditional medical care. It helps with things like stress, loneliness, and financial…

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What is the role of Doctors in addressing health inequalities

Aberdeen Medico-chirurgical Society

Room 402, The Suttie Centre, Foresterhill, 7pm

Dr Carey Lunan has worked as an NHS GP for 20 years, mostly in areas of high socio economic deprivation, including homeless services. She is the Chair of the Scottish Deep End Project, and is currently on secondment from clinical…

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Taylor Library - UG Law Dissertation Reading List

Are you not sure how to start your dissertation? Or struggling with legal writing? Maybe do you need something specific on legal research and Scots law?

If the answer is yes to any of these questions, or to all of them, do not hesitate to check out our new UG…

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Own Your Words: Publish Your Research with Rights Retention

Dive into Rights Retention in our blog.

What is Rights Retention?

The Rights Retention Strategy (RRS) is a valuable tool that empowers authors to keep control over the rights to their accepted manuscripts when publishing journal articles, conference papers, and long-form works.

Traditionally, when an author signs a copyright agreement…

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Free Book Giveaway happening soon

Starting next Monday, February 10, we will be giving away some books for free to students and staff of the University of Aberdeen

These are titles that have either been withdrawn from our collection, or they are donations we have gratefully received but which we have chosen to not add…

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Dr RD Lawrence: the life and work of Aberdeen's other insulin hero

Due to unforseen circumstances, the original lecture for the the 6th of February has been cancelled. The following lecture will take place instead.

 

DR RD Lawrence: The life and work of Aberdeen's other insulin hero

Room 402, the Suttie Centre, Foresterhill, 7pm

Dr Ken McHardy is an Aberdonian who…

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OSCOLA Clinic - help with law referencing is available at Taylor Library

OSCOLA Clinic is reopening at Taylor Library to provide help to law students with OSCOLA Referencing Style. If you need advice, please, pop in Project Room 1 on any of the dates listed below between 12.00 and 1.00 pm:

Monday, 3rd of February Monday, 10th of February Monday, 24th of February Monday,…
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Infection in conflict, wounds and fractures: old lessons and new challenges

Aberdeen Medico-chirurgical Society

Room 402, The Suttie Centre, Foresterhill, 7pm

Colenel Mike Stewart is a native of Aberdeen where he attended Robert Gordon's College, and in 1979, graduated from Aberdeen University Medical School.

Inspired by his early years with the late Mr Norman Mathieson, he trained in General Surgery in…

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