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Just Transition Lab's work credited in Commission's annual report
The Just Transition Commission has published its third annual report, highlighting some of the work being carried out by the University's Just Transition Lab in order to deliver Scotland's climate transition in the fairest way.
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Conservation measures to save Atlantic salmon in Scottish rivers 'could do more harm than good'
Scottish river restoration schemes which are currently receiving large sums of public funding are unlikely to be successful, are based on weak scientific evidence and risk significant degradation of salmon habitat, a leading scientist has warned.
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Aberdeen named top university for earning advanced geoscience degree in recent survey
The Geoscience Energy Society of Great Britain (GESGB) and WeConnect Energy recently published the 2024 Geoscience Salary Survey, which aims to better understand the industry’s needs, remuneration and benefits. Of those surveyed, 62.2% said they earned their highest qualification in the UK, and the University of Aberdeen was named the...
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Aberdeen part of consortium awarded £5M for interdisciplinary project
New doctoral students at the University of Aberdeen are set to be supported through a Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) Award as part of a new scheme of awards announced by UK Innovation and Research.
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University of Aberdeen awarded £9M for PhD research and training programme
The UK Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) and Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) have made a combined £9M investment in a PhD research and training programme led by the University of Aberdeen to prepare the next generation of environmental scientists to tackle global environmental grand challenges such as...
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Faster flowing glaciers could help predict nearby volcanic activity
Glaciers that are within three miles of a volcano move nearly 50% quicker than average, a new study has found which could help create early warning of future eruptions.
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New competitive PhD projects around the sustainability of mining and renewable energy announced
We have exciting projects advertised in the new round of TARGET - the Training and Research Group for Energy Transition Mineral Resources, a UKRI NERC sponsored Centre for Doctoral Training
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Is the world ready for the offshore renewables revolution?
The development of offshore renewable energy (ORE) technologies is being heralded as an essential element of global efforts to reduce emissions and protect the planet. But as advances continue to be made on innovations that fully harness the ocean’s power, a new project will examine some of the opportunities and challenges...
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Shetland residents have their say about population decline across island communities
Shetland residents have supported a new research project looking at ways to help make the islands' population sustainable.
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University hosts the Just Transition Commission and Climate Change Committee
The University of Aberdeen's Just Transition Lab hosted the Scottish Just Transition Commission and the UK Climate Change Committee last week during their two-day fact finding visit to the north-east.