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The University of Aberdeen appoints first ever Director of Marketing
The University of Aberdeen has appointed Lori Manders as its first ever Director of Marketing. The new position, which is the first of its kind to be introduced in an ancient Scottish university, will take effect as of December 1, 2001. The appointment signals a milestone in the restructuring of...
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Workplace safety investigated by Aberdeen scientists
Workplace safety investigated by Aberdeen scientistIndustrial psychologists at the University of Aberdeen have been awarded £38,000 for a new research project into the role of managerial leadership in workplace safety.The contract, which is co-funded by the Health and Safety Executive and the oil industry’s Step Change in Safety programme, aims...
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New offshore materials centre to bring commercial benefits to the oil and gas sector
Scotland’s new dedicated facility to undertake fundamental materials testing and development for the oil and gas sector is being opened today (Thursday, November 22, at 2.30pm). The University of Aberdeen’s new Scottish Offshore Materials Centre (SOMC), will be opened by Principal C Duncan Rice, with over 100 distinguished guests and...
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Diary Note - One-day seminar - Unravelling the barriers...to seamless provision
Diary Note:One-day seminar - unravelling the barriers...to seamless provisionThe 3sixtyº University for Children and Communities is holding a one-day seminar at King’s College Conference Centre today (Thursday, November 22) to explore how to raise educational attainment by working with parents in communities with a history of non-participation in post school...
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Leading voices to speak out on Scotland and the world at St Andrew's Night debate
Leading voices to speak out on Scotland and the world at St Andrew’s Night debateAberdeen’s pioneering Research Institute of Irish and Scottish Studies will celebrate St Andrew’s Night with an evening of topical discussion and debate featuring a top-flight line-up of politicians and commentators.The distinguished journalist Magnus Linklater will chair...
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Conference to address issues facing Scottish companies in the wake of September 11
The financial, legal and economic impacts of the September 11 terrorism attacks in the US are key subjects to be discussed at a conference being staged next month by the University of Aberdeen’s Prospect CPD.The all-day event will take place at King’s College Conference Centre on December 12, and comprises...
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Major one-day conference to explore sustainable development and the oil and gas industry
A major conference exploring sustainable development and the oil and gas industry will take place in Aberdeen tomorrow (Tuesday, November 20).The University of Aberdeen has teamed up with BP and Genesis Oil and Gas Consultants to run the conference, which will bring together a number of high profile individuals who...
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Statement: Rector of the University of Aberdeen
Clarissa Dickson Wright has been returned unopposed as Rector of the University of Aberdeen for a further three years from January 2002 and is the first Rector to be returned for a second term since World War II.Clarissa made history in 1998, when she became the first woman Rector at...
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Aberdeen University offers free e-learning course to SMEs
Businesses with fewer than 250 employees are being given the chance to gain a qualification in e-learning.Prospect CPD, the University of Aberdeen’s continuing professional development enterprise launched earlier this year, is offering small to medium sized companies (SMEs) throughout Scotland the chance to get the best out of e-learning for...
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Sustainable rural development policy and practice findings launched
The Rural Transfer Network, a Northern Periphery Programme research project, has today launched its findings (Friday ) at a conference in Stockholm.The Rural Transfer Network aims to document and transfer knowledge on sustainable rural development policy and practice in the northern periphery. By a process of comparative analysis, it hopes...
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Doric teaching tool goes online thanks to Aberdeen University
Next week sees the launch of the Elphinstone Kist – an interactive resource to promote the richness of the Doric dialect to schools across the North-east of Scotland.A Reception is being hosted by Principal C Duncan Rice, University of Aberdeen, at the Aberdeen Art Gallery, on Monday, November 12, and...
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Chemistry comes under the spotlight
The fascinating and exciting world of chemical science will come under the spotlight at the biennial national Chemistry Week in Aberdeen next week, with an exciting programme of events, lectures and a screening of the film Erin Brockovich.The University of Aberdeen, the Robert Gordon University and the Macaulay Land Use...
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Who will pay the price to give Scottish agriculture a future?
An Aberdeen scholar will turn the spotlight on some of the major challenges facing Scottish agriculture at an annual lecture later this month.In the fourth Sir Maitland Mackie Memorial Lecture on Thursday, November 15, Professor Peter English of the University of Aberdeen’s Department of Agriculture and Forestry will talk on...
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Diary Note: Cameron McKenna Lectures Begin
Law for all times: The work and contribution of David DaubeThe first of the CMS Cameron McKenna Lecture will take place at the University of Aberdeen tomorrow (Friday November 2). International legal firm CMS Cameron McKenna, which has offices in Aberdeen and Edinburgh, is sponsoring this series of lectures at...
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Clarissa stands again for Rector of Aberdeen
Clarissa Dickson Wright, Rector for the University of Aberdeen, is to stand again for the post against an old rival, Major Richard Eccles, it has been announced this afternoon (Thursday, ).Celebrity cook Clarissa made history in 1998, when she became the first woman Rector at Aberdeen in more than 500...