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The Student Learning Service and the Library are offering a series of workshops and sessions for Taught Postgraduate students, designed to support you in your project or dissertation research. 

Information Skills sessions include:

Thursday 21st May 2026 7pm

Aberdeen Medico Chirurgical Society Room 402 Suttie Centre, Foresterhill

The University of Aberdeen 2026 MBChB Graduates, who were awarded Elective Bursaries by the Society to facilitate their final year studies, will be invited to compete for the Adam Quaich by presenting their elective findings to…

Due to essential maintenance that will likely be loud, it has been decided to close the Sir Duncan Rice Library completely on Saturday, 4 April.

There is never a perfect time to close the building, but as this work will be noisy and very disruptive for visitors, the decision has…

Library staff need your help to maintain an environment conducive to study, especially during times that our libraries are busy.  
 
All our library users are expected to act responsibly and respectfully towards their peers by observing the rules on noise, food consumption and general behaviour. 

Brains, Bytes and Bedside: The Doctor-AI partnership

Aberdeen Medico Chirurgical Society

Room 402, The Suttie Centre, Foresterhill

Professor Gerald Lip is a leading figure in breast screening and medical innovation, holding key roles as the Clinical Director for Breast Screening in the North East of Scotland and is the current…

We would like to advise the university community that due to staff shortages, Taylor Library will be closing at 5 pm today (the 17th of March 2026). 

The Sir Duncan Rice Library and Medical Library will be open as usual.

We apologise for any inconvenience caused.

Taylor Library Team

The Library is running a short series of Spring Sessions designed to give you a quick, confidence‑boosting refresh on the skills that matter most for your coursework and revision. These short, interactive sessions are a great way to top up your library skills before the spring break. All sessions will…

Following our previous book giveaway, we’ll be offering another opportunity for students and staff to pick up free books from the 16^th to the 22^nd of March.

The selection will include titles withdrawn from our collections. Come browse the range and take home anything that interests you.

This giveaway will…

Due to essential building maintenance, the Sir Duncan Rice Library will be closed this weekend, on both Saturday, 7 February and Sunday, 8 February. This vital work needs to take place and has been scheduled as early in the term as possible to minimise the disruption to our students. We…

Starting this coming Monday, February 9, 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…