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Job satisfaction tops poll of life happiness
Job satisfaction is the most critical factor for life satisfaction and well-being, according to new research by a team of economists at the University of Aberdeen.
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University centre relocates for exploration of rainforests and deserts
Young explorers are to get a fun-packed insight next month into the amazing environments of rainforests and deserts.
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Boost for MS research thanks to birthday fundraisers
Research into a disease that is particularly prevalent in the North-east has received a boost – thanks to the big-hearted family and friends of an Aberdeenshire couple.
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‘Harry Potter’ author JK Rowling to receive Honorary Degree from Aberdeen
One of the world’s most popular writers, a space pilot, and the leader of one of the UK’s leading food manufacturers, Baxters of Speyside, are among those to be honoured by the University of Aberdeen at its Summer Graduation Ceremonies next month.
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Pupils given helping hand with French
Almost 400 pupils from ‘feeder’ primary schools to Kincorth, Northfield, St Machar and Torry Academies are getting a helping hand with learning French from the University of Aberdeen this week.
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Queen's Birthday Honours
Two leading academics and a graduate from the University of Aberdeen have been honoured this weekend in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List. Two esteemed professors have been made an OBE in recognition of their services – one to healthcare, the other to the oil and gas industries - and...
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Aberdeen’s Glover Scholar to sample culture of Japan
A student from the University of Aberdeen will be travelling to Japan on a study tour later this year as part of this year’s Thomas Blake Glover Scholarship.
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Developing medicine for future generations
PHOTO OPPORTUNITY: Monday, June 19, at the Linklater Rooms, King’s College Campus, University of Aberdeen, at 4.30pm
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University gears up for National Liftshare Day
If cars are looking a lot cleaner in Old Aberdeen over the next two days, it’s because University staff are doing their bit for the environment.
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UK’s biggest fiddle event announces full line-up Burns – Out of His Box
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Global health issues to be explored in new courses at Aberdeen
A unique partnership between the University of Aberdeen’s Business and Medical Schools has resulted in two new courses aimed at inspiring healthcare managers and researchers to explore the delivery of healthcare in other countries in a bid to enhance the UK’s healthcare systems.
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Talented vocalist awarded music scholarship
A gifted music student at the University of Aberdeen has been awarded a prestigious scholarship to continue her studies into Kodály - a unique style of teaching school children how to sing.
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Aberdeen top in UK for pharmacology
The University of Aberdeen is the top institution in the UK for its first class pharmacology research, according to a new report which shows the impact scientists are making in their field.
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Flagship library project to match academic ambitions
The University of Aberdeen has embarked on a major flagship library project worth £55.5M ($96.4M) which will consolidate the institution’s position as a leader among world universities.
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Murder in the Mist? New exhibition explores a medieval 'whodunit'
A new exhibition launching today (Wednesday, June 7) at Marischal Museum displays the bones of a young man who died around 1650 and whose body was discovered buried in a peat bog along with an extremely rare piece of clothing to have survived from this period.
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UK's biggest fiddle event to build bridges in international music scene
DIARY DATE/PHOTO OPPORTUNITIES: North Atlantic Fiddle Convention Launch Concert – Thursday, June 22, 2006 – details below
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City to host careers conference for international students
Overseas students urged to live and work in Scotland
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New funding targets greater understanding of China, Japan, Eastern Europe and Arabic-speaking world
Today, the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE), the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC), and the Scottish Funding Council (SFC) announce the launch of five new collaborative centres as part of their joint £25million Language Based Area Studies initiative.
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Research on history of plagues and human sexuality appeals to global readership
Research by a leading historian at the University of Aberdeen on the history of plagues and the history of human sexuality has proved its wider appeal to an international market.
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Robots that help youngsters to help themselves
Action Medical Research is certainly earning its place as the ‘Forward Thinking Charity’ with its latest project.
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Music scholarship hits the right note at Aberdeen
Talented music graduates are being given the chance of gaining support to undertake further study at the University of Aberdeen through a new scholarship fund set up by Professor Derek Ogston, a graduate of the University.