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Apply now for QUADRAT-funded PhD opportunities (UK/EU students)
The University of Aberdeen and Queen's University Belfast are bringing together their environmental research and teaching centres of excellence to deliver a unique PhD opportunity for 100 students based both in Biological Sciences and in Geosciences. The programme, Queen's University Belfast & University of Aberdeen Doctoral Research and Training (QUADRAT),...
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Prof Kevin Edwards awarded Royal Scottish Geographical Society's Coppock Research Medal
Prof Kevin Edwards honoured by award of the Royal Scottish Geographical Society's Coppock Research Medal
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In Memory of Prof Chalmers Clapperton
It is with great regret that we announce the death on October 23rd of Chalmers Clapperton, a member of the Department of Geography from 1963 to 1999, and Professor of Physical Geography from 1992. Chalmers had been a scholar at Hawick High School and captained the Scottish Schools rugby team. This...
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Dr Katrin Prager joins editorial board of the Scottish Geographical Journal
Dr Katrin Prager, senior lecturer in the Geography and Environment Department, has accepted the invitation to join the editorial board of the Scottish Geographical Journal. The SGJ combines physical and human geography in a unique way that makes it stand out from other international journals in the field.
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Dr Tavis Potts contributes to the UK's Marine Science Coordination Committee
Dr Tavis Potts recently attended the UK Government Marine Science Coordination Committee (MSCC) Executive meeting in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in London. The remit of the MSCC is to plan, coordinate and strategically enhance UK marine science; link science and policy activities across the UK and devolved nations and...
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Aberdeen-Curtin Alliance PhD studentships are coming to Geography!
We proudly announce that Geography & Environment has secured two competitive PhD studentships out of the pool of 12 studentships to be funded by the Aberdeen-Curtin Alliance. The successful applicants have been Dr Piotr Niewiadomski (jointly with Dr Tod Jones from Curtin) and Dr Lorna Philip (jointly with Dr Amanda...
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MLE Student Field Excursions
The current cohort of Master of Land Economy (MLE) students enjoyed their first field trips last week (20th and 21st Sep 2018). The Forestry Management course (led by Louise Page) took them to Kirkhill Forest, where they learned to recognise different tree species, dug a soil pit to identify soil...
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Leading hydrologist honoured with prestigious Fellowship
A leading hydrologist from the University of Aberdeen's School of Geosciences has been elected as a Fellow of the prestigious American Geophysical Union (AGU).
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Lorna Philip addresses Scottish Parliament's Cross Party Group on Rural Policy
Lorna Philip and Mags Currie (James Hutton Institute) addressed the Cross Party Group on Rural Policy on the 5th June 2018. This group informs MSPs and the wider Scottish Parliament about issues relating to rural policies and policy-making in Scotland. The theme of the June meeting was Technology and Rural...
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New research reveals British Isles buried under ice sheets from 2.5 million years ago
University of Aberdeen Geoscientists have published a new paper in Science Advances that demonstrates that European ice sheets reached the middle of the North Sea much earlier in the Pleistocene than previously acknowledged. The study, led by Dr Brice Rea and co-authored by Dr Matteo Spagnolo, Dr David Cornwall and...