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An evening of song and dance
The Greig-Duncan Celebration Ceilidh, to be held in the New Deer Public Hall, Aberdeenshire will be a celebratory evening, especially for those who value the wonderful North-East heritage of song or would like to find out more about it. And there's dancing too, with the Greig-Duncan Ceilidh Band.North-East singers who...
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Chairs for our 6th Century
The University of Aberdeen is launching a £9million investment programme to ensure that the Institution maintains its position as one of Britain's leading research-led Universities and that Aberdeen remains one of the strongest research communities in the UK.Over the next three years, the University will recruit outstanding scholars who have...
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James Scott Skinner's music comes to life
The University of Aberdeen will next week (Monday, September 29), be launching an exciting new web resource covering the life, music and dance of James Scott Skinner the 'Strathspey King', who was a key figure in Scottish traditional music.About 200 people, including groups from several North-east schools, will attend the...
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Hop, Skip and Jump to the Museum
Hop, Skip and Jump to the MuseumHopscotch a new exhibition of games will open at Marischal Museum next week (Monday, September 22). The exhibition will invite people not just to look, but also to take part - either by playing some of the games- or by sharing their memories of...
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Live a new language
The University of Aberdeen's Language Centre will be saying bonjour, Guten Tag, buongiorno, buenos dias to a new term of language courses starting from September 23. The courses include day and evening courses in French, Italian, Spanish, Dutch, German, and Russian and are open to everyone across the North-east from...
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University to host innovative senior schools Conference
Over 180 senior school pupils from across North-east Scotland and Fife will attend the second Religious, Moral and Philosophical Studies Conference at the University of Aberdeen School of Education this week (Thursday September 18).Religious, Moral and Philosophical Studies (RMPS) is an increasingly popular subject at school with over 1500 entries...
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University hosts Celebratory Lunch
In celebration of the University of Aberdeen becoming an Institutional Member of the British Association a special lunch is being hosted by the two organisations tomorrow (Thursday September 18) at Elphinstone Hall, King's College campus.The British Association (BA) is a unique nationwide organisation dedicated to the communication and appreciation of...
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New technology could improve breast cancer detection
A JOINT STUDY OF COMPUTER AIDED DETECTION (CAD) IN BREAST SCREENINGAT THE UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN, THE UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER &QUEEN MARY COLLEGE, LONDONFunded by CANCER RESEARCH UK and the NHS Breast Screening ProgrammeA study, which could potentially increase the detection rate of breast cancer by using the latest Computer Aided...
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Principal C Duncan Rice to receive an Honorary Fellowship of UHI Millennium Institute
of UHI Millennium InstituteHer Excellency Mary McAleese, President of Ireland will today (Monday ) be delivering the UHI Millennium Institute annual lecture. President McAleese's visit to Sabhal Mòr Ostaig on Skye will mark a celebration of the cultural, social and linguistic links between Scotland and Ireland.Among the highlights of the...
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Walking with history at King's College
Visitors to King's College will be able to take a step back in time in one of the city's most historic districts.The University of Aberdeen has produced Walking with History, a self-guided walking tour of King's College, which takes visitors around 14 Old Aberdeen landmark buildings, including the magnificent King's...
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University of Aberdeen opens doors to medical research
One of the country's leading research institutes will be opening its doors to the public for the first time tomorrow (Saturday, 13 September).The University of Aberdeen's pioneering Institute of Medical Sciences (IMS) houses 400 scientists searching for treatments and cures for some of our most common and life-threatening illnesses.The first...
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Pupils to conduct Chemistry experiments
Around 50 final year secondary school pupils from throughout the North-east will attend a special Chemistry seminar tomorrow (Thursday September 11) at the University of Aberdeen as part of their Advanced Higher studies in the subject.Around 50 S6 pupils from 12 North-east secondary schools will visit the undergraduate laboratories of...
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One of Scotland's best known journalists to be guest speaker at annual Ladies' Luncheon
Over 350 women from throughout the North-East of Scotland will attend this year's fully subscribed University of Aberdeen Ladies' Luncheon to be held tomorrow (Thursday, September 11) at The Marcliffe at Pitfodels.This year's guest speaker will be Jack Webster who has had a long and distinguished career as a journalist,...
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University of Aberdeen expands Moray Firth Research Station
** embargo: not for publication before Friday September 12**New marine research facilities at the University of Aberdeen's Lighthouse Field Station are to be opened this week (Friday September 12) by the Rt Hon Charles Kennedy, MP.The Field Station, best known for its studies of the Moray Firth's bottlenose dolphins, is...
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Women's History Network Conference
"Men make history; women are history"Oswald Spengler, Historian and Philosopher (1880 - 1936)One of the primary functions of women's history has been to contest Oswald Spengler's notorious quote. 136 historians from across the world will meet at the University of Aberdeen to do just that at the Women's History Network...