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University of Aberdeen launches May Festival programme
The programme for a festival set to attract thousands of visitors to the Granite City will be officially launched today (Thursday March 27).
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Birdwatchers' conference flies in to Aberdeen
Hundreds of keen ornithologists from across the UK will descend on the Granite City this weekend for a conference hosted by the University of Aberdeen.
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Ocean's carbon budget balanced
Ocean scientists have, for the first time, successfully balanced the supply of food to midwater organisms with their demands for this food. The depth at which they consume sinking organic material regulates our climate by determining how much carbon is stored by the ocean and how much remains in the...
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Top marks for University in national academic review
The quality of academic standards and processes at the University of Aberdeen has been confirmed by the Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education (QAA) in its latest review.
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Tawny owl under threat due to lack of food
The future of tawny owls could be in doubt because of a dramatic decline in the numbers of field voles - their main prey.
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Scientific insights to be shared in free talks
How sharks are helping scientists make medical advances, the science behind the spectacle of the Northern Lights and the cost of living a 'green' lifestyle, will come under the spotlight in free talks in Aberdeen and Inverness next week.
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Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellowship honour for Aberdeen Professors
Two University of Aberdeen academics have been elected to become Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh (RSE).
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Star names unveiled for May Festival
Intrepid war reporter Kate Adie, Charlatans frontman Tim Burgess, and journalist and award-winning author Tony Parsons are just three of the names lined up for this year's May Festival.
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Deep sea life unpredictable, according to world's first study of deep ocean trench
Scientists from the University of Aberdeen and New Zealand have captured on camera hours of footage of rarely seen animals.