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2nd in Scotland and Top 15 in the UK in the Guardian University Guide 2025 and Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2025

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2nd in Scotland, Wales and N Ireland for student satisfaction in The National Student Survey 2024

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10th in the UK and 37th globally in the QS World University Rankings: Sustainability 2024

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Queen's Anniversary Prize for research and teaching in Soil Science in 2021

Enhance your employability

The new MySkills framework will help all students develop skills to complement their academic learning.

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Prestigious Fellowship to explore a 'window onto the eclectic philosophical cultures of antiquity'

A University of Aberdeen biblical scholar has been awarded a Leverhulme Trust Major Research Fellowship.

Just Transition Lab's work credited in Commission's annual report

The Just Transition Commission has published its third annual report, highlighting some of the work being carried out by the University's Just Transition Lab in order to deliver Scotland's climate transition in the fairest way.

Leading the transition in Europe's Energy capital

We spark urgent conversations with experts from around the world and work across borders and disciplines to accelerate the transition to a better energy future.