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“Can you turn right here? No, the other right.”

“Helen, I’m not sure you meant foot biases in this paper about vegetarian food.”

“Do you realise you’ve spelled lecturer wrong in your email signature?”

“Errr, people are meant to re-sit exams, not resist them.”

These – among many…

So, you've entered the wonderful world of University, where you study into the night, Sir Duncan Rice Library becomes your second home, and late-night pizza orders in your flat are practically a rite of passage. But amidst the fun and frenzy, it's important to keep safety on your radar, especially…

It’s LGBTQ+ History Month! To celebrate members of the LGBTQ+ Staff and Postgraduate Network have come together to share their recommendations for LGBTQ+ entertainment. Whether you’re looking to expand your reading list, find a new podcast or want something to binge on Netflix this weekend. Why not check out what…

Philip was employed by Braemar Castle to work as a Community History Research Leader on their Raising the Standard Project. In this blog, he explains the work he completed, the skills he gained and the influence it had on his career plans.

What was the aim of the project?

Braemar…

Senate is responsible for all academic matters relating to teaching and research. This includes approving teaching and learning (including assessment) policies and practices, regulations that govern students’ programmes of study, their progress and their awards, and admission requirements to the University’s various degrees; and ensuring that appropriate and effective arrangements are…

My name is Kiera. I am studying Zoology, entering my final year, and over the summer, I interned with the Careers and Employability Service and Widening Access team. My job was to create a series of resources directed at pupils aged 10-13 and 17–18 to get them to start thinking…

At the University of Aberdeen, we have a wide range of resources available to students related to the field of Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI). The team from the library have prepared reading lists of available material relating to neurodiversity, mental health, LGBTQ+ and decolonisation, which we have collated into…

The world is becoming more unequal. Social injustices continue at pace often in association with personal characteristics such as race, gender, sexuality, ableness, religion, class and more. We can see the social injustices in the unlawful killings of Black people in the USA, the rise of Islamophobia,…

Follow Student Content Creator, Remi, as he and his friends explore the different cafés around the Old Aberdeen campus - what's your favourite?

*Please note this is not student generated content*

If you’re an EEU/EEA national with a “Pre-settled” or “Settled” Status you are allowed to work without any restrictions.  

If you hold a Student Visa and are a full-time student, you’re usually allowed to work up to 20 hours per week during term…