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Two-speed Britain: Major study reveals impact of gap in Internet access between rural and urban area
The gap between urban and rural Internet speeds risks damaging business, adding to farming costs, driving young people away from areas in which they have grown-up, and deterring retirees from moving to some areas of the country.
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Human Geographers present research at XXVI Congress of the European Society for Rural Sociology
Research on the contributions of older people to rural communities (Andrew Maclaren), new technologies to support social interaction amongst housebound older rural residents (Gillian Dowds, Lorna Philip and Mags Currie) and enabling Internet connectivity to commercially ‘hard to reach’ very remote rural communities (Fiona Williams, John Farrington and Lorna Philip)...
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The Guardian calls Geography the "must-have A-level"
A Guardian editorial has named Geography the must-have A-level, citing both a recent jump in popularity (up 13% from last year) and a renewed realisation of the benefits the subject can offer. According to the article, '...geography is a subject for our times. It is inherently multidisciplinary in a world...
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New project award: Esprit
CTR staff (John Nelson, Jillian Anable, Richard Mounce) will work on ESPRIT : The Easily diStributed Personal RapId Transit project aims to develop a purpose-built, light weight L category electric vehicle that can be stacked together to gain space. Thanks to pioneering coupling systems, up to 8 ESPRIT vehicles can...
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New project award: SocialCar
CTR staff (John Nelson, Caitlin Cottrill and Steve Wright) will embark on a new 3 year project to develop a new communication network for intelligent mobility, in order to share and integrate car-pooling information with existing transport and mobility information systems.
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Applications invited for PhD Studentship: ADVENT (ADdressing Valuation of Energy & Nature Together)
Applications are invited for a 3 year NERC PhD Studentship linked to the project ‘ADVENT (ADdressing Valuation of Energy and Nature Together)’. Department: University of Aberdeen - Environmental & Biological Sciences/ The Centre for Transport Research Supervisors: Dr Astley Hastings & Professor Jillian Anable Closing Date: Friday 31st July 2015 Eligibility: Only open to UK nationals (or EU...
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Dr Ramón Pellitero wins Dudley Stamp Memorial Award
Dr. Ramón Pellitero, postdoctoral researcher in the Glaciology group, has been awarded a Dudley Stamp Memorial Award of £500 by the Royal Geographical Society (with IBG). The funded project, titled “Ice climate relations during the Late Quaternary in Northern Spain” will investigate the evolution of glaciers during the Late Pleistocene...
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Public exhibition on the vegetation history of Bennachie
A new exhibition has opened to the public at the Bennachie Visitor Centre near Inverurie, northeast Scotland, to showcase a palaeoecological study undertaken on ‘the hill’ by researchers from the School of Geosciences, University of Aberdeen. The display features posters containing the results from pollen analysis and radiocarbon dating of...
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University edges world top 50 for research in global top journals
The impact on the world of research conducted at the University of Aberdeen has been confirmed in the latest international rankings of research-intensive universities.
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Aberdeen students receive BP Student Tutoring Awards
Students from the University of Aberdeen have successfully completed a volunteering programme which has seen them work as student tutors in primary and secondary schools throughout the north-east.