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University leads new research to save Scotland's capercaille population
A major new research project to find ways to secure the survival of one of Scotland's rarest species, the capercaille, has been launched thanks to a Ј30,000 grant awarded by the Scottish Forestry Trust.The three-year project will bring together a multidisciplinary team from the University of Aberdeen, Forest Enterprise and...
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University of Aberdeen PhD student to meet Nobel Laureates in Medicine
Monday 28 June will be a memorable day for University of Aberdeen PhD student Daniel Gare. Together with another 400 young researchers and students, he will have an opportunity to meet and listen to presentations by the 16 current Nobel Laureates in Medicine at the week-long 17th meeting of the...
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Agriculture Department launches new degree programmes
Equine science, animal care and animal health and welfare will be the subject of a series of new degrees available to Aberdeen students later this year.The Department of Agriculture has set up the new BSc programmes, the first of their kind in Scotland, in response to an increasing public concern...
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Northern politics and culture on Aberdeen conference
Senior politicians and eminent academics from world-renowned institutes and non-government organisations will meet at the University of Aberdeen next week (June 24-27) for The Sixth Circumpolar Universities Association (CUA) Conference.The conference, Northern Development and Sustainable Livelihoods: Towards a Critical Circumpolar Agenda, will explore the development of the Northern regions in...
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NE pupils to see the wonder of chemisty
NE pupils to see the wonder of chemistrySchool pupils from all over Grampian are set to find out how the chemistry they study at school is put into use in the everyday world. Aimed at 14-16 year olds, “Chemistry at Work” will run between 16-18 June on the first floor...
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Sound of the middle ages will ring out again in Aberdeen
Sound of the middle ages will ring out again at AberdeenThe last surviving original bell from King’s College Chapel will be returned to the University of Aberdeen today (Tuesday, June 15), after an absence of 234 years.The bell, which has been hanging at the church in Tough for more than...
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Scottish political expert appointed by University of Aberdeen
An expert in Scottish politics with family connections in North East Scotland will return to his roots later this year when he joins the University of Aberdeen.Professor Michael Keating (49), formerly of the University of Strathclyde and currently Professor of Politics at the University of Ontario, will join Aberdeen’s Department...
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Aberdeen scientists take flight skills to the operating theatre
Aberdeen scientists take flight deck skills to operating theatreCommunication, team working and decision-making between anaesthetists will be the subject of a two-year study by psychologists at the University of Aberdeen.Professor Rhona Flin will head up a team of scientists and medics along with Dr Peter McGeorge, a cognitive psychologist also...
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World expert in property economics and finance appointed by Aberdeen University
The University of Aberdeen has appointed Professor Patric Hendershott, an internationally renowned expert in the field of property economics and finance and one of the two most published real estate authors in the world.Professor Hendershott is currently Professor of Finance and Public Policy and holder of the John W Galbreath...
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Scotland's new mums are receiving better care,says study
Scotland's new mums are receiving better care, says studyA national audit into the care received by Scottish women during pregnancy and childbirth has found that the level of care given to Scotland’s new mums has improved during recent years, according to a new report out today (Thursday, June 3).Maternity Care...
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Conference to discuss the preservation of Scotland's heritage
The contribution made by museums and local heritage centres to the preservation of our national and local culture will be the subject of a one-day conference at the University of Aberdeen on Saturday, June 5.Northern Identities: Preserving and Presenting Culture will bring together academics and curators from some of Scotland’s...
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Aberdeen University to host top-level Irish-Scottish talks
Aberdeen is set to play a leading role in strengthening Irish-Scottish relations when it hosts the first of an annual series of top-level meetings between leaders of the main Irish and Scottish political parties, academics and civil servants.Irish Premier Bertie Ahern has announced pilot funding from the Irish Sailors and...