Posts in January 2019

I’m delighted to have been asked to write a blog about my recent installation as Principal and Vice-Chancellor at the University of Aberdeen and reflect on what has been a busy start to the year. Installation ceremonies are very special occasions for universities. I was delighted that we welcomed more…

Isn’t our university just stunning??

Before I wrote this article, I was struggling to find special places in Aberdeen, that no one has likely heard of. A friend suggested that although places may seem well known to me, they might not be to others. So, I began thinking about how…

My name is Allie and I am a 20 year old student from North Carolina studying at the University of Aberdeen this semester. I am majoring in journalism with a minor in sociology from my home university, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. I have always loved to…

This is it. You know there are only a few weeks left until the exchange year/semester abroad that you’ve been dreaming of for months. Every inch of your body can’t wait to get on that plane and begin a new adventure with your mind open to new experiences, like a…

This is a sentence I sometimes struggle with. How can you develop the skills employers find attractive during your studies? Every co-curricular activity offered usually promotes itself with the claim, “this is good for your CV”. This can be seen so often it can begin to seem unbelievable. However, through…

In the process of preparing for my postgraduate career, I didn’t realise that one of the biggest challenges I would have to overcome as a postgraduate would come before coursework began. This challenge was accepting that I belonged in the program.

I was accepted at the University of Aberdeen in…