3rd in Scotland and Top 20 in the UK in the Guardian University Guide 2026
3rd in Scotland, Wales and N Ireland for student satisfaction in The National Student Survey 2025
3rd in Scotland and 25th in the UK in the QS World University Rankings: Sustainability 2025
Queen's Anniversary Prize for research and teaching in Soil Science in 2021
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£1m investment in geothermal pilot to unlock heat beneath our feet
The University of Aberdeen has secured a £1million public grant for a geothermal feasibility pilot study to unlock the heat beneath our feet.
Shake-up of services needed to ease fibromyalgia pain
People frequently waiting years to be 'taken seriously', postcode lotteries for access to care and a general lack of knowledge are among some of the key findings from a University of Aberdeen investigation into fibromyalgia care.
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