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Chapel organ first in UK
INTERVEW / PHOTO OPPORTUNITY: Members of the media are invited for a photo opportunity of the new organ at King's College Chapel, 28 January, 3:30pm. Roger Williams and Bernard Aubertin will also be available for interview. Also, visiting the chapel today are Professor Nigel Allcoat, Organ Advisor to the Royal...
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Trainee lawyers compete over nuisance neighbours at Scottish Client Counselling Competition
Trainee lawyers compete over nuisance neighbours atScottish Client Counselling CompetitionPHOTO OPPORTUNITY: Margaret Ross, Senior Lecturer and Solicitor, with students will be available for a photo opportunity at 1:45pm, Kings Conference Centre, Wednesday 28 January.The University of Aberdeen's School of Law will host the Scottish Client Counselling Competition(Wednesday, 28 January) in...
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Top 10 Scot to appear in Aberdeen
One of our Greatest Living Scots, Baroness Helena Kennedy QC, will appear in Aberdeen next week (Wednesday, February 4, 7pm). Baroness Kennedy, one of the UK's leading criminal lawyers, cultural commentators and voted 7th Greatest Living Scot in The Sunday Herald (25 January) will deliver a lecture as part of...
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Aberdeen University's acclaimed binder commissioned to bind book for Kofi Annan
An award-winning binder from the University of Aberdeen received an unusual request from the Scottish Executive when he was asked to bind a book for Kofi Annan, Secretary-General of the United Nations.The request came after Mark Ramsden, Head Binder, of the University's Directorate of Information Systems and Services, exhibited some...
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Back to law school for city solicitors
Back to law school for city solicitorsPHOTO OPPORTUNITY: Professor Paul Beaumont, Head of School of Law, Professor Roderick Paisley Course Co-ordinator with Aberdeen solicitors will be available for a photo Thursday 22 January at 11am, in the Law Library, Taylor BuildingThe University of Aberdeen's School of Law has this month...
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Aberdeen is only Scottish University to be awarded two prestigious scholarships worth £30k
Aberdeen is only Scottish University to be awardedtwo prestigious scholarships worth £30kTwo prestigious scholarships - worth £30,000 in total - are up for grabs at the University of Aberdeen, thanks to funding from the Medical Research Council (MRC).The MRC has awarded the Institution two postgraduate studentships for 2004-2005 to the...
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Woodside School pupils try to solve a Prehistoric Mystery at Marischal Museum
PHOTO OPPORTUNITY, Friday 16 January, details at end of release.A new exhibition at the University of Aberdeen's Marischal Museum will explore a prehistoric mystery with the help of local children from Woodside School and of the sculptor Keiji Nagahiro, who lives and works in Aberdeenshire.Some 4000 years ago a series...
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Scientists unlock muscle mystery
Scientists have for the first time pieced together the workings of a mechanism found within nerve endings that detect muscle movements. Their discovery could clear the way for the creation of drugs to tackle a number of conditions including arthritic joint pain, high blood pressure and even tinnitus.
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University Musician of the Year 2004
University Musician of the Year 2004The University of Aberdeen will next week launch academia's version of Pop Idol in the first ever search for the University's Musician of the Year. The competition will be open to all undergraduate students at the University of Aberdeen and students will be able to...
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Re-thinking healthcare: Integrating spirituality into healthcare practices
Re-thinking healthcare:Integrating spirituality into healthcare practicesA major international conference to be held at the University of Aberdeen today and tomorrow (January 12-13, 2004) will set the agenda for good practice in integrating spirituality into healthcare practices.Over the past decade, there has been worldwide recognition that spirituality and health are closely...
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Spanish study gives fresh insight into realities of moving abroad
The realities of adjusting to a new life abroad are the focus of a new report that gives a fascinating insight into how the British integrate with Spanish people and their cultures.
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Prize presentation for model boat builders
Eight talented young craft-workers from the North East who completed a model boat-making apprenticeship will be rewarded for their efforts at a presentation tomorrow (Wednesday, September 6).
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Blue Skies Thinking - Business Ideas Competition
There is still time to enter the University of Aberdeen’s Business Ideas Competition! What you need to win is an outstanding idea and a robust plan that outlines the development of your proposal. Ideas could come from work carried out in the University or from a completely separate...
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Project to promote and preserve the history of the UK oil and gas industry launched in Aberdeen
Former UK energy minister Brian Wilson told a conference in Aberdeen today (March 8) that a project to create an archive of the UK offshore oil and gas industry was essential in the interests of future generations.
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Major oral history project celebrates 30 years of North-east oil
The North Sea oil and gas industry secures its place in history this week as it celebrates two key milestones.
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Robin Harper installed as Rector of the University of Aberdeen
The University community will be given the chance to see the installation of Robin Harper MSP, as Rector for the University of Aberdeen, at a ceremony at King's College Chapel on Monday, September 19.
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University of Aberdeen medical student assists in hurricane relief efforts
A University of Aberdeen medical student, Alison Torrens, travelled to Louisiana to participate in relief efforts providing medical care to people displaced by hurricane Katrina.
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Pupils experiment with Chemistry
Due to popular demand a Chemistry event which has been organised for North-East school pupils this week at the University of Aberdeen will now take place over two days.
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Offshore Europe 2005
Come and visit us at stand 215 where we will have experts on hand to discuss issues from renewable energy to oil and gas, from petroleum geology, to decommissioning. For further details visit: www.abdn.ac.uk/oilgas
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Offshore Europe 2005
Come and visit us at stand 215 where we will have experts on hand to discuss issues from renewable energy to oil and gas, from petroleum geology, to decommissioning. For further details visit: www.abdn.ac.uk/oilgas
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University to host 10th International Conference on Artificial Intelligence in Medicine
Wide-ranging expertise on Artificial Intelligence in Medicine will be on display at an international conference being hosted this weekend by the University of Aberdeen.
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Numbers on the up and up for University’s Open Day
Preparations for the University of Aberdeen’s annual Open Day are well underway and bookings for this year’s event are soaring. It is anticipated that upwards
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Physics teachers develop their skills
Almost 40 physics teachers from secondary schools from the length and breadth of Scotland are gathering at the University of Aberdeen today to enhance their teaching skills.
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Winners of SPARC business competition announced
The potential business talents of Aberdeen students will be showcased today (Friday) as the winners of a new competition to encourage creative thinking are announced at a special awards ceremony.
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Countdown to international renewable energy event
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Osteoporotic fractures not prevented by supplements
Researchers in Aberdeen have found that fractures were not prevented in elderly people who routinely took calcium and vitamin D supplements.
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Students flock to Granite City for University Applicant Day
The distinctive qualities that make the Granite City an attractive place to study will be showcased next month when the University of Aberdeen hosts its fifth annual MA Applicant Day.
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Three Organs - Two Traditions
The world-renowned Royal College of Organists (RCO) will make a rare trip north this weekend to take part in a series of events to mark the arrival of two ancient organs at the University of Aberdeen.