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University of Aberdeen offers sympathetic response and practical aid packages to students affected b
University of Aberdeen offers sympathetic response and practical aid packagesto students affected by South-East Asian financial crisisThe University of Aberdeen has responded sympathetically to the financial crisis in South-East Asia offering current and prospective students from the area practical aid packages to help them complete their studies.Dr Adrian Marshall, the...
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Brass Masterclass, Recital and Concert from Pioneering Ensemble
A pioneering brass ensemble with an international reputation for innovative programming and outstanding performances are to host a masterclass with workshops for local musicians and play a free recital for schoolchildren when they visit the University of Aberdeen early next month.The Wallace Collection, founded by virtuoso trumpet player John Wallace...
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How Aberdeen is helping to fight the Scourge of Leprosy
The Principal Investigators of an International Research programme funded by the European Commission will be meeting at the University of Aberdeen on 19 and 20 January to discuss applying the latest medical technologies to an age old problem.The Partners in the project, which is being co-ordinated by Professor Cairns Smith...
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University of Aberdeen appoints New Lecturer in Structural Design
The University of Aberdeen has appointed a new senior lecturer in Engineering specialising in Structural Design. Paul Davidson (39), joins the University from Imperial College, London where he was a lecturer in Engineering Structures for ten years.Looking forward to his new role, Paul Davidson says:“The Oil and Gas Industry in...
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February Book Launch planned for ‘Decommissioning Offshore Structures’
The University of Aberdeen is to host the launch of a new book entitled: “Decommissioning Offshore Structures” at the King’s Conference Centre in Old Aberdeen on 11 February. Co-ordinator of the University’s Oil and Gas Institute, Peter Meenan says:“There is an increasing awareness of the complexity of the task over...
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Half Million secures New MRI System for University of Aberdeen
unding for a new MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging System) for research at the University of Aberdeen’s Medical School was announced today [13 January] by the Scottish Higher Education Funding Council.The grant of £216,000 from SHEFC secures further collaborative funding from the University Development Trust and the instrument manufacturers totalling half...
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Aberdeen-Trained Doctor appointed to New University Chair of Primary Care
former pupil of Aberdeen Grammar School who studied medicine at the University of Aberdeen has returned to Aberdeen to take up a key role in shaping the health services to take Grampian into the next millennium.Dr Philip Hannaford (38) has been appointed to the newly-endowed Grampian Health Board Chair of...