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Aberdeen REF results highlight leading research in the School of Geosciences
Aberdeen’s School of Geosciences has achieved major success in the Research Excellence Framework (REF2014): Earth Systems and Environment is ranked top in Scotland Archaeology and Palaeoecology is ranked top in Scotland Geosciences is top in Scotland for societal impact Architecture and the Built Environment is ranked 5th in the UK for ‘world leading’ or...
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Research at University of Aberdeen confirmed as leading the world
The University of Aberdeen has been ranked as 'world leading' for significant areas of its research in a UK-wide assessment, which is the first of its kind to examine the impact of university outputs on society, business and culture.
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Dr Tavis Potts establishing collaborative ties between Aberdeen and Xiamen Universities
Dr Tavis Potts, Senior Lecturer in Geography & Environment, has recently returned from China where he is building a collaboration with Dr Qinhua Fang from Xiamen University. Both researchers have a mutual interest in sustainable coastal management and marine governance. During the exchange Dr Potts presented to the Xiamen University...
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Mark Beecroft to chair ITS-UK Security and Resilience Interest Group
ITS (UK), the Intelligent Transport Society for the United Kingdom, has relaunched its Security and Resilience Interest Group, led by Chairman Dr Mark Beecroft. The Group was formerly known as the Security Interest Group and the new name reflects a new focus on using Intelligent Transport Systems to improve the...
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Call open for 2015 ESRC doctoral studentships competition
Human Geography staff invite enquiries from well qualified potential PhD students who wish to develop applications to be put forward to the 2015 Scottish Graduate School of Social Science Doctoral Training Centre (SGS-DTC) studentship competition. Please note that full awards are only available to applicants with UK residency and fees-only awards...
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Prof Anable gives evidence to the Scottish Government Infrastructure & Capital Investment Committee
Professor Jillian Anable was invited to give evidence to the ICI Committees inquiry ‘Scrutiny of the Draft Budget 2015-16’. The Committee’s remit is transport, housing, broadband and water and sewerage infrastructure and this inquiry is focussing its scrutiny on the extent to which the draft budget is likely to contribute...
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Human Geography staff submit evidence to the Environment, Food & Rural Affairs Committee
Fiona Williams, Lorna Philip and John Farrington from Geography and Gorry Fairhurst from Engineering have made a written submission to the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee rural broadband inquiry. Drawing upon research being undertaken as part of the Rural Public Access WiFi Service project, funded by the dot.rural Digital...
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Hydrology group experiences a busy fall
Doerthe Tetzlaff received £20K in funding from the IGB Leibniz Institute (Institute for Freshwater Ecology) in Germany to support a PhD studentship. Jason Lessels, Postdoc on the NERC-funded HYDRA project, and Claire Tunaley, PhD student in the hydrology group, have successfully completed field work in Canada and Aberdeen, respectively. Marjolein...
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ClimateXChange Fellowship on Transport and Energy begins
Dr Craig Morton is welcomed back to the Centre for Transport Research to begin a three year postdoctoral fellowship on transport and energy funded by ClimateXChange. Dr Morton will be working on new areas of interdisciplinary investigation including bringing behavioural science to bear on understanding responses to transport system change,...
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Analysis of children in road accidents sees James honoured
A University of Aberdeen student's study of road accidents in Aberdeen involving child pedestrians has won the runners up award in the Association for Geographical Information (AGI) student award for geospatial excellence.