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Welcome to the Voic:E
Welcome to the August edition of Voic:E, the University of Aberdeen's alumni e-zine.
We want to continue sharing information about alumni benefits, volunteering opportunities, events and news with you! If you would like to continue receiving information from us then please complete our Stay in Touch form.
We love to hear from our alumni to find out what you are doing now and we hope you enjoy hearing from us! |
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Voice Magazine
We hope that you've received a copy of our annual Voice magazine which was sent to you in July. If you're wondering where it is, we might not have your current address. If you’d like to receive future editions it would be great if you could update your address through our Alumni Hub.
If you haven't had a chance to read through the magazine, a range of featured articles can be found on our website. In future if you would only like to receive an online edition please let us know by emailing alumni@abdn.ac.uk.
We hope you enjoy reading it and we’d love to hear your feedback. |
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Alumni Groups Return to Campus
On 12 August we welcomed back USA-based Class of ’57 alumni and long-term supporters of the University Ken and Anne Young who visited the Sir Duncan Rice Library where they saw Book Conservator Brannah Mackenzie at work in our Special Collections Conservation Studio.
The 17 August saw a reunion of 1960s alumni who were delighted to be shown around a much-changed campus, then a week later a reunion group of alumni from the early 1990s enjoyed a similar tour.
Are you planning a reunion? Email alumni@abdn.ac.uk to see if we can help. |
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Coming Soon – Aberdeen Connect Autumn / Winter 2019
The autumn / winter series of Aberdeen Connect events will be launched in the next few days. This programme includes a range of events for local alumni - there’s something for everyone so be sure to keep an eye on the events section of the Alumni Relations webpage!
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Inspire Now - Become a Volunteer
Our alumni volunteer programme launched in June with opportunities to mentor current students, support prospective students, lead international networks, coordinate reunions and much more! We hope that you will feel motivated to get involved and inspire others. Thank you to everyone who has already volunteered their time!
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Created by two alumni and distilled in Aberdeen, Porter's Gin uses a unique low-temperature distillation process to retain a light and natural flavour from its botanicals. The team at Porter's Gin would like to offer a 10% discount to all alumni.
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For more alumni benefits click here. |
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Only a couple of months ago we welcomed our annual crop of summer graduates into the alumni family and we would like to share some of their stories as well as others detailing unlikely meetings in far flung corners of the world. Where’s the strangest place that you have met an Aberdeen graduate? Get in touch by emailing alumni@abdn.ac.uk and let us know! |
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Family Delight for Law Graduate Anna and Dame Sue Black
When Anna Black graduated from the University of Aberdeen in June with a first-class honours degree in Law, she also saw her mum – the internationally-recognised forensic anthropologist Professor Dame Sue Black DBE – receive an honorary degree.
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Life-Changing Scholarship for Law Graduate Nicole Loen
Shortly after joining University Nicole Loen was accepted for the Robertson Trust Scholarship. The Trust offered a range of opportunities including being part of an overseas home building expedition to Tanzania in 2017.
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Mary Patience and Khin Ma Ma Myo - Surprise Alumni Meeting in Myanmar
Mary Patience was in her office in Myanmar when the consultant for the urban safety programme, the Founder and Chief Executive of the Myanmar Institute of Gender Studies (MIGS), Khin Ma Ma Myo, appeared for her briefing. Upon hearing Mary's accent, Ma Myo asked which part of Scotland she was from and through the conversation that followed the two realised they were both alumni of the University of Aberdeen!
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Kieran Dodds and Meg Lowman's Ethiopian Encounter
During his time photographing a conservation project in Ethiopia, Kieran Dodds met Dr Meg Lowman, an MSc Plant Science/Ecology alumna who herself also happens to be an Aberdeen University graduate. Discovering this strong mutual connection so far from Scotland was quite a surprise, and the pair are now working together to secure the funds for the future conservation of these rare and ancient forests.
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University Leads 30th Annual Doors Open Day
The University will lead this year's 30th annual Doors Open Day event in Aberdeen on Saturday 7 September and more buildings than ever before will be open to the public.
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University Joint 15th for Student Satisfaction
The University has been ranked joint 15th in the UK for overall student satisfaction in this year’s National Student Survey (NSS), a rise of ten places.
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Walter Scott: The Man Behind the Monument
University of Aberdeen alumni are invited to discover the work, writing practices and legacy of Sir Walter Scott. Professor Alison Lumsden has collaborated with the Walter Scott Research Centre and experts at Abbotsford, Scott's home in the Scottish Borders, to design a short online course examining Scott’s significance as a poet and novelist. Starting on 7 October 2019 and lasting four weeks, the course is free and there are no entry requirements. For more information, please email ondemand@abdn.ac.uk.
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For more University News click here. |
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New Head of School
We’re delighted to announce that Professor Siladitya Bhattacharya, has taken up the post of Head of School of Medicine, Medical Sciences and Nutrition, re-joining the University as Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology after a spell at Cardiff University where he was Head of the School of Medicine. Professor Bhattacharya recently wrote a column for the Aberdeen Press and Journal, in which he encourages the North-east to ‘blind the world with our scientific brilliance’.
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Physiology 2019 comes to Aberdeen
In July we were delighted to welcome Physiology 2019, the annual conference of The Physiological Society, to Aberdeen. As well as being part of the local organising committee, many of our academics attended and presented at the event including Professor Lora Heisler from The Rowett Institute, who delivered the public lecture about how we can conquer the obesity epidemic. View the full conference programme here.
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£4.5 million raised for cancer research
With the amazing support of local charity Friends of Anchor, as well as other donor contributions and many fundraising efforts – including University and NHS Grampian staff raising £30,000 by cycling the North Coast 500 – we have reached our target of raising £4.5 million to help transform cancer research in the North-east of Scotland. The funds have already been put to good use by expanding our team of cancer researchers including the appointment of breast cancer specialist, Professor Valerie Speirs, who joined us last year from Leeds.
Read more about our plans here.
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Run Balmoral Participants Raise Over £16,000 for Medical Research
The total raised by our amazing runners who took part in Run Balmoral in April has been announced as £16,278 for our Cancer Research Programme and our Centre for Women’s Health Research. Seventy friends of the University and staff ran 10K and 5K races and we thank them all very much.
Read more about our cancer research here and our women’s health research here. |
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Cormack Family Meet New Scholarship Recipients
On 29 July Dave and Fiona Cormack and their family met the new scholars who will benefit from the Cormack Family Foundation Scholarship Programme along with those who are about to enter their second year. Their £270,000 donation will benefit students for years to come.
Find out more about their support here. |
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Students to Benefit From Great Aberdeen Run
On Sunday 25 August a group of University runners took part in the Great Aberdeen Run to raise funds for widening participation scholarships.
Find out more about life-changing scholarships here. |
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Call for Student Experience Bloggers
Our Student Experience team are looking for alumni volunteers to contribute blogs and videos for the Student Blog. Create content offering advice to current and prospective students and further your own professional development by gaining some voluntary experience!
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Porter’s Gin Tasting, Paris, 4 September, 7pm-9pm
Sample some delicious gin creations, along with some canapés, whilst learning more about the history of Porter’s Gin in the gardens of the British Embassy.
For more information or to register, please click here. |
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University Lunch 2019, Aberdeen, 12 September, 12pm-3pm
Join us for an afternoon of excellent food, company and music, and hear from inspirational speaker and alumnus Josh Rennie, co-founder of Porter’s Gin at this year's University Lunch .
For further information and to buy tickets click here. |
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Brussels Brewery Tour
Our alumni ambassadors in Belgium will be joining the Brussels Beer Project Flash Tour in September. If you'd like to join the tour, tickets will be available through their website. Even if you can't make the tour, why not join them for a beer afterwards?
More information confirming the date will be available soon. |
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Athens Alumni Gathering, 20 September
Our alumni ambassadors have organised another social gathering for alumni based in Athens on the evening of Friday 20 September.
More information will be available shortly - we hope to see you there!
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Medical Class of 1969 Reunion Lectures, Aberdeen, 24 September, 10.15am-12.15pm
Join the medical class of 1969 for two anatomy lectures in Marischal College from celebrated anthropologist Dr Elizabeth Hallam and the University's Chair in Anatomy Professor Simon Parson!
For more information and to book click here. |
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The Songs and Music Traditions of Moray, 28 September, 2.30pm-4.30pm
Hear from Dr Thomas McKean who will give an informal talk exploring the ‘Songs and Music Traditions of Moray’. There will be music, songs and some audience participation.
For more details and to register click here. |
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Light up the Sky: Fireworks Night, Aberdeen, 5 November
The ever-popular family-friendly Fireworks Reception is back this year, providing our alumni with a wonderful view of Aberdeen City Council’s sensational annual fireworks display. Look out for ticket information nearer the time! |
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Aberdeen in America, November
We’re working on an exciting series of events for alumni across the United States of America for November 2019.
We look forward to sharing further details with you shortly! |
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Qatar Alumni Reception, November
Our first group of students will be graduating from our Qatar campus in November 2019 and during our time there we will be holding an alumni reception.
More information will be available in the near future. |
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