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£250,000 Heritage Lottery Fund awarded to Town House
£250,000 Heritage Lottery Fund awarded to Town HouseOne of Old Aberdeen's most famous landmarks is set to be restored to its former glory, thanks to the University of Aberdeen and the Heritage Lottery fund - who today announced a grant of £250,000.The 200-year-old Town House, which has lain unused for...
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University raises the bar for top New York judge
University raises the bar for top New York judgeOne of the most esteemed High Court Judges in America will address law students and legal professionals at the 2004 Ledingham Chalmers Law Lecture, at the University of Aberdeen, next week.The Hon A Gail Prudenti is a highly respected New York State...
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Noisy Nature
Noisy NatureIt may not seem the most obvious place but a University of Aberdeen garden has all the makings of a mini- orchestra.The Cruickshank Botanic Garden has a wonderful variety of plants and trees which could provide parts for a range of instruments. These include the sycamore tree which is...
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Prestigious accolade for University of Aberdeen academic
Prestigious accolade for University of Aberdeen academicAn academic from the University of Aberdeen has been awarded a prestigious honour from the leading European-based international organisation of geoscientists and engineers.Andrew Hurst, Professor of Production Science, from the School of Geosciences, has been presented with the European Association of Geosciences and Engineers'...
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University of Aberdeen wins £1.8m for teacher training initiatives and research
University of Aberdeen wins £1.8m for teacher training initiatives and researchTEACHER training initiatives at the University of Aberdeen are set to be revolutionised thanks to a £1.8million cash award from the Scottish Executive and The Hunter Foundation (THF)The University has been awarded sole preferred bidder status for its 'unique, radical,...
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Mountain of Money
Mountain of MoneyThree mountain walkers struggled through hail, snow showers and poor visibility to scale all four 4,000 foot Cairngorm peaks in one day.Now the British Heart Foundation and a fund to build a new community church in Westhill will benefit from the trio's endeavours.Dr Arthur Stewart, Sports Studies Degree...
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Opening of New Medical Practice
Opening of New Medical PracticeA brand new purpose-built medical practice officially throws open its doors today (June 21) to the community of Old Aberdeen.Representatives of the area are joining patients and medical staff later this morning for the opening of the £1 million surgery which was funded by the University...
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Looking through the lens at Uni's Open Day
Looking through the lens at Uni's Open Day(Photo opportunity: Tuesday, 22 June - details at the end of this press release)On Tuesday 24 August upwards of 4,000 people will descend on King's College campus when the University of Aberdeen hosts its fifth annual Open Day. A packed programme of events...
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Speaking for Itself Language, Place and the Public Interest
Speaking for ItselfLanguage, Place and the Public InterestThe role of language in society and how it shapes identity will be the focus of a series of talks by two of the world's leading linguists when they visit the University of Aberdeen next week.Husband and wife James and Lesley Milroy are...
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Honorary Graduands - Summer 2004
Honorary Graduands - Summer 2004The Irish Premier, a New York State Supreme Court Judge, and a leading Scottish actor are among those to be honoured by the University of Aberdeen at its Summer Graduation Ceremonies. In all, the University will award honorary doctorates to 11 leading figures in the arts,...
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Charity Mountain Climb
Charity Mountain ClimbThree intrepid mountain walkers are gearing up for a gruelling challenge which they hope will raise a mountain of money.Dr Arthur Stewart, Sports Studies Degree Co-ordinator with the University of Aberdeen, Sports Studies student Andrew West and one of their friends, Dr Glenn Corr, are involved in the...
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Pollutants in the sea - a threat to dolphin and porpoise populations?
Pollutants in the sea - a threat to dolphin and porpoise populations?A major European project on contaminant levels in marine mammals has discovered high levels of chemicals known to affect reproductive rates in harbour porpoises from Dutch waters and along the coasts of North West Scotland and Ireland, and in...
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"Bloody" good idea awarded for Innovation
"Bloody" good idea awarded for InnovationAberdeen business Brinker Technology was awarded the "Sir Ian Wood Award for Innovation" at last night's "Grampian Awards 2004 for Business Enterprise" which was held in the city.Picking up the award, Brinker Technology's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Bernie Anson said: "Winning this award means...
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Figuring that maths is fun!
Figuring that maths is fun!Enterprising youngsters from schools across the North-east will be figuring out this week that maths is fun!Pupils from around 20 secondary schools in Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire will be taking part in the regional heats of the 2004 Enterprising Mathematics in Scotland competition.The event, which is being...
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Mysterious medieval pots found in King's College Chapel
Mysterious medieval pots found in King's College ChapelMedieval pots dating back to between the 14 and 16th centuries have been discovered by masons at one of Aberdeen's most historic buildings.While masons were re-pointing the west wall of one of the University of Aberdeen's oldest buildings they came across four broken...
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Scottish transport research to be showcased at the University of Aberdeen
Scottish transport research to be showcasedat the University of AberdeenA showcasing event to celebrate Transport Research at the University of Aberdeen and other Scottish universities, and to mark the award of an Honorary Chair in Transport to Moir Lockhead, OBE, is to be held tomorrow evening (Wednesday, June 9) at...
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Chemistry at work
Chemistry at workOver 850 third year pupils from Aberdeen City, Aberdeenshire and Moray schools will be attending this year's three-day festival of Chemistry to be held at the University of Aberdeen.One of the aims of the event will be to provide encouragement to some pupils to consider continuing with chemistry,...
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Expertise on show at global event
Pioneering research underway at the University of Aberdeen is to be showcased at one of the most prestigious events in the biotechnology and life sciences calendar.BIO 2004 is the world's largest biotechnology event and this year it takes place in San Francisco. More than 18,000 biotech executives, scientists, venture capitalists...
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Maths whizz kids
Maths whizz kidsPupils from schools across the north of Scotland will be attending a prize-giving ceremony next week (Monday, June 7) as part of an annual maths competition being hosted by the University of Aberdeen.Around 60 award winners from 20 secondary schools across the north of Scotland will attend the...
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New College Head for University
The University of Aberdeen has appointed its very first female Vice-Principal in its 500 year history.Professor Neva Haites is to become the new Head of the College of Life Sciences and Medicine - the largest College in the University.She will take over from Professor Stephen Logan who is succeeding Lord...