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Swim sensation Faye Rogers returns to campus clutching gold
Paralympic gold medalist and biochemistry student Faye Rogers returned to campus this week following a life-changing summer in Paris.
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GPs join University to train the next generation of doctors
GPs from across the north-east are helping to support the next generation of doctors at the University of Aberdeen.
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Groundbreaking study revises the origins of biodiversity
An international team of scientists has made a groundbreaking discovery that could reshape our understanding of how global biodiversity evolved.
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Thousands of deaths could be avoided with new vaccine
Older people should take a new vaccine to protect them against Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) according to new research from the University of Aberdeen and the MRC-University of Glasgow Centre for Virus Research.
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£1million research project to improve understanding and reduce risks from deadly landslides
Images of landslides devastating communities, destroying homes and infrastructure and claiming lives have become a more familiar sight as the impacts of climate change are felt around the world.
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New smartphone skin cancer app could save lives
An AI-enabled smartphone app to help skin cancer patients is being developed by scientists at the University of Aberdeen, thanks to funding of £421,000 from Cancer Research UK.
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Aberdeen rises to highest university ranking
The University of Aberdeen has achieved its highest ever UK position in one of the country's most prestigious university league tables.
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WayWORD Festival opens this week with a stellar line-up of local, national and international perform
Opening on 21 September, WayWORD will host former Scots Makar Liz Lochhead and a live concert with SC&T Youth, Ross Couper and Tom Oakes.
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'A' surprising new target for MND drugs identified
Drugs that 'switch on' vitamin A in the body may also help stave of conditions such as motor neuron disease (MND).
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Aberdeen Professor joins nutrition advisory body
Alex Johnstone, Professor in Human Nutrition, Theme Lead for Nutrition, Obesity and Disease at the Rowett Institute, is to join The British Nutrition Foundation Advisory Committee.
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WayWORD Festival launches livestream programme
Boosting its vibrant in-person and existing online programme, the WayWORD Festival has extended its livestream offering to include an additional eight live events.
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Hundreds attend event designed to help parents prepare for university transition
A special event for parents and carers of young people planning to go to university next year saw over 200 people gather on campus in Old Aberdeen last night to find out more.
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School uniform study author welcomes publication of Scotland's 1st national school uniform guidance
A University of Aberdeen lecturer who has led influential studies looking at the regulation and cost of school uniforms in Scotland has welcomed today's publication of national guidance on school uniform by the Scottish Government.
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The value of Scotland's school-college partnerships to be explored in new study
Educational pathways which give young people the opportunity to combine their schoolwork with college classes are the focus of a new study led by researchers at the University of Aberdeen.
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BlackRock senior executive will focus on crisis, resilience and growth in prestigious lecture
A senior executive at one of the world's leading investment, advisory and risk management firms will take to the stage next month to deliver the prestigious Watt Hepburn Lecture.
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Popular research festival back for its 10th year
Ideas about death, Scotland's Prehistoric Geometry and the Orkney and Shetland Cancer Gene are all on the agenda this month as Explorathon is back at the University of Aberdeen for its 10th year.
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University aims to break the taboo of suicide and launches Suicide Safer commitment
Please note that the below information mentions the topic of suicide, please keep yourself safe - if you need to talk to someone you can visit the student support pages and the Employee Wellbeing support pages to access support. Alternatively, visit http://preventsuicideapp.com/ The University of Aberdeen is marking World Suicide...
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Aberdeen retains 12th place ranking in Guardian University Guide
The latest Guardian University Guide has reaffirmed that the University of Aberdeen is amongst the top ranked universities in the UK.
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Professor Alex Kemp recognised as 'outstanding social scientist' with Fellowship
The University of Aberdeen's Professor Alex Kemp is one of 45 outstanding social scientists welcomed as new Fellows by the Academy of Social Sciences.
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£1.6 million for University of Aberdeen-led team to trial new drug for ectopic pregnancy
A trial of a new drug for the treatment of ectopic pregnancy, led by the University of Aberdeen, could help hundreds of women every year avoid emergency surgery.
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Why do we have ten toes, two arms, but only one head?
A University of Aberdeen scientist has received European Union funding of 1.5million Euros through the European Research Council (ERC) initiative to enable talented young researchers to pursue their most promising ideas.
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'Remarkable' Pictish ring discovered at Moray fort after more than 1000 years in the ground
A 'remarkable' Pictish ring with an intricate setting has been uncovered at a Moray fort previously thought to have been 'archaeologically vandalised' by the construction of a new town.
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Industry invests £600,000 to support acceleration of the energy transition
Companies operating in the energy sector are backing the University's research into the Energy Transition to the tune of £600,000 to support the creation of a new research initiative focused on decarbonising the oil and gas sector and advancing the shift to clean energy.