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King's College campus planned power outage - weekend of 11 to 12 January
Dear colleagues, There will be a major planned power outage over the weekend of January 11th and 12th 2025 between 7am and 7pm both days on the King’s College campus to allow essential servicing and maintenance to be carried out on high voltage transformers and switchgear. The electrical shutdown affects King’s College...
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Graduation celebrations in Qatar
Last week graduates at AFG College with the University of Aberdeen celebrated their graduation ceremony at the Westin Hotel in Doha, Qatar. Here you can see a gallery of images from the ceremony and the alumni dinner.
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Launch of the 2025 Academic Promotion exercise
Dear colleague, I am delighted to confirm the launch of the 2024/25 Academic Promotion exercise. This follows a review of the last exercise which involved the first use of the revised Academic Promotion Policy/Procedure and Framework of Criteria. The review involved consideration of feedback from staff, Heads of School, University Promotion...
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Institutional research leave scheme
Dear colleagues, I am pleased to announce the launch of the Institutional Research Leave Scheme 2024, a key initiative to enhance our research culture and support the University of Aberdeen's commitment to world-leading research. This scheme provides an opportunity for research and research-related staff across all career stages— including Research Fellows, Advanced...
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QS Sustainability Rankings 2025
Dear colleagues, The University of Aberdeen has been ranked =83rd in the world in the most recent QS World University Rankings: Sustainability 2025 published earlier today. The University has ranked 25th in the UK (from 99 institutions) and 3rd in Scotland. With a growth in participating institutions from 1,403 last year to...
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Festive Arrangements - Estates related services
Dear colleagues, All staff are reminded of the following arrangements with respect to Estates related services over the festive break: 1 - CATERING SERVICES The following arrangements apply to University catering outlets Aberbean Macrobert – closed from Friday 13 December until Monday 6 January 2025 Aberbean Hardback Café - closed from Friday 20 December until...
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New Student Communications & Welcome Week
Dear colleague In preparation for the University's January intake, we are preparing our new student communications which I would encourage Schools to contribute to. These communications guide students through the registration process, and provide information on academic inductions and a brief welcome message from Schools. Members of the Welcome Week Planning Group...
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Accredited ILM Leadership and management Courses for the first half of 2025
Staff Development has prepared the ILM 3 and ILM 5 course schedules for the first half of 2025. ILM 3 Leadership & Management Participants don’t need to be in leadership positions but are aspiring to become leadersILM 3 Project ManagementFor individuals working on projects on behalf of their team, department or...
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Srùbag na Nollaige/Christmas Srùbag
Tha An Comunn Ceilteach aig Oilthigh Obar Dheathain a’ cumail Srùbag na Nollaige air Disathairne 14 Dùbhlachd, le fàilte ron a h-uile duine! Bidh seo ann an Togalach MhicRobert Tha clasaichean còmhraidh eadar 1-2:30f agus bùird còmhraidh bho 2:30-4f Tha am Srùbag saor an-asgaidh, le cofaidh is tì, fàilte mhòr air bèicearachd dachaigh,...
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MacRobert building update
Dear colleague The refuge communication system in the MacRobert Building is now fully operational and building access will revert to normal from 7am on Wednesday, 4 December. Thank you for your patience during the replacement. Many thanks, Robert Philp Deputy Director, Estates and Facilities