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International athletes to share secrets of life in the fast lane
Some of the UK’s top international athletes will share their experiences on the field with members of the public at the University of Aberdeen tomorrow (April 24).World and Commonwealth Games champion Liz McColgan and Olympic silver medallist Peter Elliott will team up with Stephan Franke, Chris Robison and Peter Thompson,...
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Scottish Writers Festival will put City on the literary map
The word is out on what promises to be Aberdeen’s biggest ever literary event as the programme for the City’s first Scottish Writers Festival is launched today (Thursday, April 22).For three days in May, Festival-goers will be able to indulge their passion for the written word with a series of...
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Aberdeen Principal appeals to Scottish Parliament
The new Scots Parliament could contribute significantly to the future of the country’s higher education system by using its tax-varying powers.Vice Chancellor and Principal of the University of Aberdeen, C Duncan Rice, in an open letter to all prospective members of the Scottish Parliament, calls on the Parliament to help...
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Merger discussions move forward
The next step towards the merger of Northern College with the Universities of Aberdeen and Dundee is taken today with the distribution of the formal Merger Document for widespread consultation.The documentation will be available to all members of staff in the three organisations as well as their governing bodies –...
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UK Participation Encouraged
Conference to focus on the future of forestryContemporary challenges facing forestry and rural development in developed countries will come under the spotlight at a major conference in Aberdeen this summer.International experts from Australia, New Zealand, Japan, Canada, the US and eight European countries will discuss all aspects of forestry-related rural...
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Aberdeen University enters the Devolution debate
Major issues facing Scotland’s first Scottish Parliament in almost 300 years will come under the spotlight at a series of Debates for Devolution Day starting next week.The University of Aberdeen has brought together major political players and academic commentators for lively evening discussions and debates on topics ranging from the...
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"Hit Squad" to target local retail, hospitality and manual employers
Wednesday 14 April will be a day to remember for many employers in Aberdeen. A student “hit-squad” will be out and about delivering leaflets to employers in the retail, hospitality and manual employment sectors giving details on the University of Aberdeen’s Joblink employment service. The service is free to all...
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Educating Women
An expert on the education of women in Britain is to argue that there is a need to study the ‘private’ domain (family and community) when looking at the history of how women in Britain have been educated since they are largely absent from male historical accounts and from standard...
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Spotlight turns on the history of infant and maternal welfare
A unique workshop to generate ideas and enthusiasm for new research around the history of infant and maternal welfare in Scotland, particularly in the North East, takes place tomorrow at the University of Aberdeen. This signals the current role played by the University in promoting high quality research in the...
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Aberdeen scientists play major role in £6 million Soil Biodiversity Research Programme "Discovering
Scientists at the University of Aberdeen and Scottish Office-funded Macaulay Land Use Research Institute (MLURI) are to play a major role in a new Soil Biodiversity Research Programme. Launched today (7 April) at the Edinburgh International Science Festival, the 5-year £6million Programme is funded by the Natural Environment Research Council...
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Historical pointers for new Food Standards Agency ? How food policy has been shaped by science and m
The role of science and medicine in shaping food policy worldwide in the twentieth century is the topic of an international conference being held at the University of Aberdeen between 9-11 April 1999.More than 80 historians and scientists from the UK, Europe and the USA will look at historical forerunners...
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Pictish stones give up secrets of centuries old puzzle
A major new discovery by a researcher from the University of Aberdeen has unlocked the secret of writing on standing stones which has baffled scholars for hundred of years.Dr Richard Cox, a lecturer in the University’s Department of Celtic has discovered that the inscriptions on the Pictish symbol stones characteristic...