Posts by Lorna Christie

Rhod Sharp was born and educated in Perth, Scotland before moving to Aberdeen to study English at the University. He graduated in 1975 with an MA (Hons) English and was then selected as scholar of the St Andrews Society of New York, studying at Princeton University and obtaining a Masters…

When Elliott Martens and Lasse Rasmussen were still students at the University of Aberdeen, they hit on the idea of making wine from fruit after being concerned by the amount of soft fruit waste created by local businesses.

Soon after, they co-founded Two Racoons with the intention of making good…

Steve Aitken grew up in Aberdeen and studied at the University, graduating BSc Hons Computing Science in 2001. After spending time working in Canada, he returned to the UK and set up his own business, Intelligent Plant, which specialises in the performance monitoring of equipment and processes through analysis and…

It may be almost 50 years since David Henderson graduated from the University of Aberdeen but the passion he expresses for his time at the University has certainly not diminished.

Much of this passion is focused on his time playing both football and cricket for the University. A third football…

Italian Giulia Marzetti has stated that her MEng in Chemical Engineering from Aberdeen has been pivotal in getting her to where she is today, which has recently included her being named as one of the WISE Top 50 Women in Engineering.

Here she tells us about her time in Aberdeen…

The University of Aberdeen is delighted to have five international alumni shortlisted for the prestigious Study UK Alumni Awards organised by the British Council.

The Awards celebrate the outstanding achievements of alumni from UK universities who are now living outside the UK, and showcase the global impact of these individuals…