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Aberdeen University's Younger Engineers to attend Reception at the House of Commons
Aberdeen University’s Younger Engineers to attendReception at the House of CommonsA team of students from the University of Aberdeen have been successful in reaching the final stages in an inaugural event of “Britain’s Younger Engineers in 2000”, part of the SET (Science, Engineering and Technology) initiative. The six postgraduate students...
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Dr Isobel Murray Wins Research Book Prize
At a 1:00 pm ceremony at the National Library of Scotland in Edinburgh, it was announced that Dr Isobel Murray, a Reader in the Department of English at the University of Aberdeen, has won the National Library of Scotland/Saltire Research Book of the Year for her work Jessie Kesson: Writing...
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University offers KEY to continuing education opportunities
TFinding the key to access higher and continuing education will be easier from Monday 27 November when the University of Aberdeen launches KEY Learning Opportunities, its new-look unit dealing with continuing education.The launch of this centre follows on the announcement earlier this week of a £340,000 support package for widening...
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Jamming with the Best in Strings
Avoid the traffic jams and come and listen to this free tea-time concert as part of a new exciting initiative between the City of Aberdeen and the University of Aberdeen.University String Ensemble, directed by Roger Williams, will team up with the Edinburgh Quartet to perform Bach's Double Violin Concerto and...
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PRINCIPAL RICE CALLS ON GRADUATES TO RISE TO THE OPPORTUNITIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OFFERED BY A DEV
In his Graduation Address this afternoon, Principal C Duncan Rice will congratulate all the students who are receiving their degrees at the same time as Mr Jack Webster is awarded his Honorary Degree of Master of the University.Principal Rice will say: “We are here today to congratulate a group of...
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Valuable Microbes Saved by Aberdeen Company
The National Collection of Industrial, Food and Marine Bacteria (NCIMB) based on the University of Aberdeen campus which houses the major UK collection of non-pathogenic bacteria, is playing a leading role in the custodianship of privately owned bacterial collections whose survival is under threat.As a first step in a new...
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Our Jobs, Our Lives
The changing nature of work and family life will be examined – past, present and future – during a day-long seminar at the University of Aberdeen’s Linklater Rooms tomorrow, Thursday, .The day will bring together policy makers, including Ceridwen Roberts, Director of the Family Policy Studies Centre, Barnados, Children in...
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Marischal College - An Open Letter from C Duncan Rice
Marischal College:An Open Letter from C Duncan RicePrincipal and Vice Chancellor, University of AberdeenI am aware that a number of letters and comments have been published expressing concern over the proposed development of a hotel within the Marischal College building.Many of the concerns and comments are based on mistaken assumptions...
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The Socialist Project – Revisiting The Red Paper on Scotland
The University of Aberdeen plays host to a major event on Friday, 1st December, at 1.00 pm in the King’s College Conference Centre, marking the 25th anniversary of Gordon Brown's first and seminal book, the Red Paper on Scotland.Written while Brown was a 24 year-old student Rector of Edinburgh University,...
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ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND £340,000 SUPPORT PACKAGE FOR UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN SUMMER SCHOOL FOR ACCESS
PPrincipal of the University of Aberdeen, C Duncan Rice, has warmly welcomed the Royal Bank of Scotland support, announced today by Chancellor Gordon Brown at Lochgelly High School in Fife: “I am delighted that The Royal Bank of Scotland has made such a major contribution to this important area of...
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University of Aberdeen wins Queen’s Anniversary Prize for Higher and Further Education
IThe University of Aberdeen has been awarded The Queen’s Anniversary Prize for Higher and Further Education in recognition of the achievements of its Department of Biomedical Physics and Bioengineering in developing new techniques for medical imaging . The award will be announced formally at a ceremony in St James’s Palace,...
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INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE MARKS LAUNCH OF MAJOR NEW UNIVERSITY CENTRE FOR EUROPEAN LABOUR MARKET RESE
ISome 60 academics and policy makers from around Europe and the USA are set to gather at the University of Aberdeen on 17 and 18 November to discuss the role of mobility for low and high earnings in the European Union and the United States.The two-day Conference, marks the formal...
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The Sound of the Stars and Stripes
With Renowned Conductor Dennis AssafSunday, November 19, 7:45 pmIn time for America’s Thanksgiving celebrations, a festival of American music is set for Sunday, November 19th in the elegant setting of the Mitchell Hall, Marischal College. The programme will feature popular pieces from Aaron Copland, Samuel Barber, John Philip Sousa, Rodgers...
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University announces major donation for Phase II of its Institute of Medical Sciences (IMS)
As Principal Rice tomorrow () formally marks the construction work on Phase II of its IMS facility, the University of Aberdeen announces a major £500,000 boost to its fund-raising activities for its major medical research facility.The Garfield Weston Foundation has confirmed its donation to the University, one of the largest...
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Korean Zither Concert at the Chapel
The Music Research Group, in association with the Elphinstone Institute, presents its inaugural lecture recital by Yeonok Jang (SOAS, University of London) on 'The Kayagum and its Repertoire' on Thursday 16 November at 5.15 p.m. at the King's College Chapel. The Kayagum is a twelve-string Korean zither invented in the...
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University comes to the rescue of Scottish Rugby Union
At the 11th hour, the University of Aberdeen has come up trumps for the Scottish Rugby Union by offering the use of its King’s College Playing Fields this afternoon for their Scottish Development Squad match against the USA. The match has been threatened as a result of water-logged pitches in...
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UNIVERSITY LINK PROJECT WITH ETHIOPIA
Three staff members from the Department of Agriculture & Forestry, University of Aberdeen, have recently returned from a week’s work in Ethiopia with colleagues in Jimma Agricultural College under the British Council funded Academic LINK Programme.The Aberdeen University contingent of Professor Peter English, Mr Adam Wardrop and Mr Owen McPherson...
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UNIVERSITY’S FUND-RAISING CAMPAIGN GOES TRANS-ATLANTIC
The University of Aberdeen’s Sixth Century Fundraising Campaign is to have its USA launch in New York on Thursday 9 November 2000.Hosted by Mr Christopher Forbes in the Forbes Magazine Galleries at 60 Fifth Avenue, invited guests will gather at a reception and dinner at which Principal of the University,...