News in March 2010
£111K grant awarded to Aberdeen students to reduce carbon emissions
31 March 2010 £111K grant awarded to Aberdeen students to reduce carbon emissions The Aberdeen University Students' Association (AUSA) has been awarded a grant of £111K from the Scottish Government's Climate Challenge Fund.
Links between environment and well-being to be explored
30 March 2010 Links between environment and well-being to be explored The relationship between the environment and a person’s sense of well-being will be explored at a two day workshop beginning in Aberdeen today (Tuesday March 30).
Measures to protect peat bogs should include improved compensation for farmers - say scientists
29 March 2010 Measures to protect peat bogs should include improved compensation for farmers - say scientists Peat bogs are the UK’s largest carbon store, keeping 3 billion tonnes of carbon dioxide locked safely away from the Earth’s atmosphere.
Museums Galleries Scotland announce University of Aberdeen successful in securing awards
26 March 2010 Museums Galleries Scotland announce University of Aberdeen successful in securing awards The University of Aberdeen is to share in £750,000 of capital funding from Museums Galleries Scotland.
Ancient meets digital as Aberdeen artefacts go online
24 March 2010 Ancient meets digital as Aberdeen artefacts go online The University of Aberdeen’s museums hold an international collection ranging from Egyptian mummified cats, to an Inuit kayak and a WW II German searchlight later used in Aberdeen to make an early radio telescope.
Competition invites ideas for technology of the future
24 March 2010 Competition invites ideas for technology of the future Ever imagined what it would be like to live in a world with flying cars?
Scottish Government and MSPs asked to consider benefits of more yellow school buses
23 March 2010 Scottish Government and MSPs asked to consider benefits of more yellow school buses MSPs will today hear that the introduction to Scotland of more dedicated school buses to transport children to and from school would have a variety of benefits.
Mexican Ambassador learns of oil and gas links during University visit
17 March 2010 Mexican Ambassador learns of oil and gas links during University visit The Mexican Ambassador to the UK visited the University of Aberdeen today (Wednesday March 17) to learn more about the strong links between the institution and Mexico.
Discover a day of exciting science in Aberdeen
16 March 2010 Discover a day of exciting science in Aberdeen Fancy building your very own robot? Learning how life on earth existed before technology? Or discovering more about how the human skeleton works?
Busking scientists and car boot biologists help launch national celebration of science
11 March 2010 Busking scientists and car boot biologists help launch national celebration of science It’s not everyday you see chemistry being sold from a car boot or street buskers offering bystanders a slice of biology instead of a song.
Ancient microbe reveals clues to early life on Earth
10 March 2010 Ancient microbe reveals clues to early life on Earth Primitive life on Earth could have survived heavy pummelling by large meteorites over four billion years ago, according to new findings by Scottish scientists.
New energy exhibition makes only UK stop in Aberdeen
04 March 2010 New energy exhibition makes only UK stop in Aberdeen A 1million Euro exhibition aiming to educate young people on the future of renewable energy is now on show in Aberdeen.
Aberdeen climate change expert to speak at post Copenhagen conference
03 March 2010 Aberdeen climate change expert to speak at post Copenhagen conference An Aberdeen academic will be amongst those examining what the outcomes of the UN climate summit in Copenhagen mean for Scotland and the UK, at a conference in Edinburgh on Friday (March 5).
Aberdeen and Mexico links strengthened
02 March 2010 Aberdeen and Mexico links strengthened The University of Aberdeen has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico (UNAM), Faculty of Engineering and Earth Sciences to promote collaborative research projects between the two institutions.
