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Aberdeen's boundary breakers highlighted in new podcast series
The University of Aberdeen has launched a new podcast series exploring the groundbreaking research and teaching being carried out by its academics.
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Birds of a feather flock together but great white sharks have swum apart 'forever'
Great white sharks separated into three distinct population groups up to 200,000 years ago and continue to mix only within these separate groups, new research has found.
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Greenland science expedition aims to unveil critical climate insights
University of Aberdeen geoscientist Brice Rea will be onboard the UK's polar research vessel the RRS Sir David Attenborough as it makes its first science expedition to the Arctic.
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Shetland residents urged to have say about population decline across island communities
Householders in parts of Shetland are being asked to give their views on what would help make the islands' population sustainable as part of a new research project.
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Key Scottish sectors warned of doubling of drought events by 2050
Key Scottish industries are being encouraged to do more to adapt to climate change after researchers found that the number of water scarcity events in Scotland could double by 2050.
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University supports response to largest whale mass stranding event in 100 years
On 11 July 2024, the largest mass stranding event in nearly 100 years occurred on the Island of Sanday, Orkney. A pod of 77 pilot whales, including juveniles and neonates ultimately died.
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Aberdeen academic charged up after receiving Future Leaders Fellowship for battery research
An Aberdeen academic has been recognised as one of the most promising future science and research leaders in the country by being awarded a coveted Future Leaders Fellowship by UK Research and Innovation (UKRI).
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Could eating little and often be the key to weight loss?
Scientists from the University of Aberdeen Rowett Institute will investigate whether eating two or five meals within the same time frame has an impact on appetite control and obesity in women.
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RSE award success for University of Aberdeen
Seven University of Aberdeen research projects have been selected at the spring 2024 RSE Research Awards open call.
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Viking raiders in Orkney found 'plough was mightier than the sword'
Vikings in the far north of Scotland prospered through handing in their swords and swapping raiding for farming and fishing, a new study has found.
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New study reveals high rates of missed GP appointments among patients with ADHD
Patients with ADHD (Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) are 60-90 percent more likely to miss appointments with their doctors, compared to the general population, according to the first study to examine this issue within general medical practice.