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Groundbreaking for New World-Class Ocean Research Centre
Groundbreaking for New World-ClassOcean Research CentreThe Principal of the University of Aberdeen will lead the groundbreaking ceremony on Thursday, 31st August for a new centre established as part of the University of Aberdeen’s successful £4.2 million bid for sub-sea research. The new Oceanlab will be built at the University of...
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Arctic Research Studentship Established with Gift to the University
Date: 25 August 2000The University of Aberdeen has received a gift from a Scottish businessman to establish a studentship in the anthropology of the Arctic regions as part of a project entitled Sustainable Use of Living Marine Resources in the Arctic (SULMAR).Mr Angus Pelham Burn has donated a gift of...
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Countdown to Spirit of the Show II
More than 250 graduates from all over the world are set to converge at the University of Aberdeen on tomorrow (1 September 2000) to relive memories of their time as amateur thespians who trod the boards of HM Theatre in the annual Student Show.Mr Roddy Begg, Director of Alumni Relations,...
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University Open Day: The Numbers Say Success
29th August 2000 is set to be another “1st” in the history of the University of Aberdeen when we hold our first pre-application Open Day.But there are even bigger numbers involved. The Open Day will involve 2000 visitors, 40 departments, 300 members of staff, 100 student ambassadors, 10 clubs and...
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A Late Lunch with Clarissa
The celebrity cook and University Rector Clarissa Dickson Wright will join forces with the broadcaster Edi Stark to bring cooking tips to hungry students during the University of Aberdeen’s Open Day on Tuesday, August 29, from 2:15 to 3:15 pm in the Arts Lecture Theatre, William Guild Building.Clarissa and Edi,...
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The Stuff of Science Fiction Made Scientific Reality:
The Stuff of Science Fiction Made Scientific RealityUniversity of Aberdeen and European Partners Develop PioneeringUnderwater Holographic CameraA camera so advanced that it takes three-dimensional photos that can be exactly reproduced by lasers? Not outside of ‘Star Trek’, some might say. But a team of eight European partners led by the...
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A poor diet increases the risk of asthma and other allergies
Date: 18 August 2000Rising prosperity and a resulting change in diet is leading to increased susceptibility to asthma and other allergies.This is the conclusion of a research project described in a paper published today (22 August ) in “Thorax”, a leading medical journal which deals with issues related to respiratory...
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Local Schools and National Schooling: Northern Identities and the Scottish Educational System
Local Schools and National Schooling:Northern Identities and the Scottish Educational SystemThe Elphinstone Institute at the University of Aberdeen is holding a one-day conference on the North-East educational tradition on Saturday, 23rd September, 2000. This conference will be the first to deal with schooling in a historical and geographical context in...
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A poor diet increases the risk of asthma and other allergies
Date: 18 August 2000Rising prosperity and a resulting change in diet is leading to increased susceptibility to asthma and other allergies.This is the conclusion of a research project described in a paper published today (22 August ) in “Thorax”, a leading medical journal which deals with issues related to respiratory...
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Local Schools and National Schooling: Northern Identities and the Scottish Educational System
Local Schools and National Schooling:Northern Identities and the Scottish Educational SystemThe Elphinstone Institute at the University of Aberdeen is holding a one-day conference on the North-East educational tradition on Saturday, 23rd September, 2000. This conference will be the first to deal with schooling in a historical and geographical context in...
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University of Aberdeen Signs Russian Recruitment Agreement
University Signs Russian Recruitment AgreementA delegation from Moscow is in Aberdeen to sign an agreement with the University’s Student Recruitment and Admissions Services to act as agents to recruit undergraduate and postgraduate students to Aberdeen.PARTA are the oldest recruitment agency in Russia and represent institutions from many countries, including the...
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Inuit Studies Conference in Aberdeen
23 – 26th August, 2000Delegates to a major international Inuit conference on the increasingly complex and problematic relationship between the peoples, resources, environment, and global processes in the Arctic start arriving this week at the University of Aberdeen for the opening of the ceremony on Thursday.The conference is devoted to...
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Inuit Studies Conference in Aberdeen
23 – 26th August, 2000Delegates to a major international Inuit conference on the increasingly complex and problematic relationship between the peoples, resources, environment, and global processes in the Arctic start arriving this week at the University of Aberdeen for the opening of the ceremony on Thursday.The conference is devoted to...
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University of Aberdeen Receives £½Million Funding Boost from MRC for Cannabinoid Research
Grants totalling just over £½Million from the Medical Research Council (MRC) are set to expand cannabinoid research at the University of Aberdeen led by the internationally acknowledged expert on cannabis and cannabis-related compounds, Roger Pertwee, Professor of Neuropharmacology at the University of Aberdeen’s Institute of Medical Sciences.The MRC is to...
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In Memory of Dr Allan Macartney
TThe University of Aberdeen has introduced a new scholarship in honour of the late Dr Allan Macartney who was Rector of the University until his sudden and untimely death on 25 August 1998.The Dr Allan Macartney Scholarship will help an undergraduate student access a place at the University of Aberdeen...
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University of Aberdeen Vice-Principal to Take Up Major Post in London
TProfessor Graeme Catto, Vice-Principal at the University of Aberdeen, has been appointed Vice-Principal and Dean of the Guy’s, Kings’ College and St Thomas’s Hospitals Medical and Dental School. Professor Catto takes up his new post on 1 October 2000.A native of Aberdeen, Professor Catto has been Vice-Principal at the University...
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University’s Road Show Comes Home to Aberdeen
University’s Road Show Comes Hometo AberdeenThe University of Aberdeen is continuing its series of Road Shows to promote opportunities for study at the University.Information Stands will be present at the Bon Accord Centre in Aberdeen on Saturday 5 August from 9:00 am – 5:00 pm and also at the Tillydrone...
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Regius Chair of English Appointed
HM the Queen has appointed Dr Peter Robert Keith Andrew Davidson to the Regius Chair of English at the University of Aberdeen.Dr Davidson (42) is presently Reader in the Department of English and Comparative Literary Studies at the University of Warwick. He graduated from the University of Cambridge in 1978...