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By Georgia Kartsagkouli and Valerie Safira

Do you know what sounds good after assignments and exams? A vacation! Whether you are staying in Aberdeen over the winter break or having some spare time before your departure to your home countries, why not explore some fantastic places in Aberdeen City and…

We’ve been in touch with some of our Careers Service Ambassadors to ask them what they’ve learned from attending the online sessions we ran throughout October as part of our Aberdeen Employability Boost Award. We hope that their insight will encourage you to check out some of our exclusive resources and…

Allow us to begin by introducing ourselves.

Some of our members of AIESEC in Aberdeen

We are the world’s largest youth-run organisation. We help to achieve the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and provide young people with opportunities to develop skills relevant for their future.

We offer both…

We’ve been in touch with some of our Careers Service Ambassadors to ask them what they’ve learned from attending the online sessions we ran throughout October as part of our Aberdeen Employability Boost Award. We hope that their insight will encourage you to check out some of our exclusive…

Christine (centre) with Ed Balls at a talk about his book "Lessons in Life and Politics". During this talk Ed Balls spoke about his own 'coming out' about having a stammer while he was Shadow Chancellor.

Back in the 80s…

Yes, it’s November. Yes, you have a lot of assessments and lectures to catch up with (at least I know I do XD) but that does not mean that you should not have some time for yourself! Grab yourself a cup of hot cocoa and maybe some snacks because it’s…

Stephanie Kevin Halim graduated from the University of Aberdeen in 2018 with an MSc in Sex, Gender and Violence (Sociology). In this blog Stephanie gives an insight into a recent research report she worked on, which explored the experience of conversion therapy on transgender and gender diverse people in Indonesia.

It’s Movember and it’s time to raise awareness!

Society has made mental illness a taboo subject and despite the fact that it affects all genders, we don’t have to study researches and statistical analyses to realize that mental health in those who identify as men’s is more often overlooked.

But…

Transgender people still face many extreme difficulties and experiences of discrimination in the workplace despite the Equality Act 2010 extending to protect transgender people. A report in 2018 by Stonewall discovered that 1 in 3 UK employers admitted they would be less likely to hire a transgender person. The report…