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Aberdeen well represented at annual innovation awards
The University of Aberdeen will be well represented at this year's Converge Challenge with four innovative ventures reaching the final of the competition.
Scottish organisations struggle to realise benefits of major change programmes, study finds
Scotland's First Transformation Readiness Index 2026 finds many organisations are struggling to realise the full benefits of major change programmes.
Navigating food system dilemmas: collective action key to success
Project carried out by team from the University of Aberdeen has found that one of the biggest obstacles to creating a more sustainable food system is a lack of collaboration between the people and organisations involved in producing, processing, selling, regulating and researching food.
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New partnerships expand the University of Aberdeen's presence in China
The University has further enhanced its global presence through new partnerships with China University of Geosciences (Beijing) and Northwest University, which will see more than 300 new students enrolled.
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University strengthens international leadership in carbon capture and industrial decarbonisation
A University Chemical Engineering Reader has been awarded a top green energy position.
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Celebrating an insulin pioneer: New biography edition marks 150 years since his birth
'JJR Macleod Co-discoverer of Insulin' will be published by Aberdeen University Press
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Viking South positioned to support industrial renewal in the Humber, report says
New research provides evidence that a former North Sea gas field could play a critical role in helping the UK reach net zero emissions while safeguarding thousands of jobs in Britain's most carbon intensive region.
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Is your trust in Tinder un'Hinge'd? Psychologists discover why first impressions can be misleading
First impressions of whether someone appears trustworthy are influenced by the faces we have just seen, according to new research from psychologists at the University of Aberdeen.
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Jaffrey Chair Inaugural Lecture: The Political Economy of Transitions
Professor Keith Bender will deliver the Jaffrey Chair Inaugural Lecture at King's College Conference Centre Auditorium on 23 September.
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Skin cancer survivors invited to help evaluate new follow-up phone app
Researchers behind an app designed to support people after skin cancer treatment are inviting former early-stage melanoma patients to take part in its final evaluation tests.
The Conversation
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Los neandertales utilizaban dientes de rinoceronte para tallar la piedra
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Did Neanderthals use rhinoceros teeth as tools?
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Why coping with heavy rain in Scotland’s whisky country shows how to save water for the summer
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Nigeria’s former election umpire has been appointed an ambassador: why this is a red flag
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Nigeria has jailed Biafra separatist leader Nnamdi Kanu: why it risks backfiring
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Jane Austen’s friendships defied social class – and empowered her writing
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Nigeria at 65: a long road to economic freedom
Opinion
Stick or Twist? Why Net Zero will stall unless we change how we govern it
For over a decade, the UK was regarded as a climate leader. The Climate Change Act created a durable cross‑party mandate, and emissions fell to less than half their 1990 levels - largely through cleaning up the power sector, a shift that required little from the public directly as we...
Driving innovation for Scotland's future
As Scotland comes together to celebrate its first National Innovation Week, the University of Aberdeen is proud to highlight our ambitious vision for shaping the future of enterprise, entrepreneurship, and societal impact. We kicked off the week by launching a brand-new course, ‘The Founder’s Journey’, to inspire and help students and staff turn...
Decarbonisation is not deindustrialisation - it's the UK's best chance for economic renewal and a just transition
There is a substantive amount of debate about the nature and shape of the future UK economy in the context of achieving Net Zero. This has, rightly so, been focused on the regions, places and sectors that have been dependant on fossil fuel industries for generations and how we can...
