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Call for Applications: Beatrice Anna Percival Memorial Prize in Geology & Petroleum Geology
Beatrice Anna Percival Memorial Prize in Geology & Petroleum Geology School of Geosciences Are you an undergraduate student in Geology & Petroleum Geology who loves sport? The Beatrice Anna Percival Prize in Geology & Petroleum Geology is available to undergraduate students in Geology & Petroleum Geology within the School of Geosciences. The prize is...
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Petroleum Experts donate over 1 million pounds in software licences
The School of Geosciences is pleased to announce that Petroleum Experts have provide the University of Aberdeen with £1,334,160 worth of software licences for staff and students to access their IPM and Move suite of programs. This donation allows users of the software to undertake research projects in structural geology and...
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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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University start-up wins £60,000 BP Technology Prize through TechX Accelerator Programme
A University start-up has scooped a £60,000 award after participating in a programme backed by the Oil and Gas Technology Centre (OGTC) that aims to bring about 'transformational change' in the North Sea energy industry.
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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...
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Job opportunity: Researcher in seafood sustainability, traceability & labelling
The School of Geosciences (Geography) is currently advertising for a Postdoctoral Research Assistant / Fellow. The purpose of the post is to manage and deliver the requirements of an international European research project into seafood sustainability, traceability and labelling in the Atlantic region (SEA-TRACES). The post will support the lead...
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Temporary lectureship (12 months) available in Geology
The Department of Geology and Petroleum Geology is seeking an enthusiastic individual to join the team for 12 months
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Seminar: Development & implementation of Marine Spatial Planning in Australia (Prof Marcus Haward)
The School of Geosciences Green Economy Research Centre (GERC) is hosting Professor Marcus Haward from the Institute of Marine and Antarctic Studies, University of Tasmania, Australia for a seminar titled: “Development and implementation of Marine Spatial Planning in Australia – Lessons in the 20 years from the release of Australia’s...
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MSc Environmental Partnership Management Scholarships for 2018-19 available
Two partial fee scholarships are available for the MSc Environmental Partnership Management. The successful applicants will each receive £3,350 as a contribution towards the cost of programme fees. The scholarships are open to students holding an offer for the MSc Environmental Partnership Management one year full-time degree programme commencing in September 2018. Students eligible...
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Geosciences PhD student wins BP Prize at the Tectonic Studies Group annual meeting
Adam Cawood, a University of Aberdeen and NERC CDT PhD student has won the BP Prize for best overall student contribution to the Tectonic Studies Group annual meeting 2018. Adam won the prize for eRocK, a project co-founded with his PhD supervisor, Dr Clare Bond, that provides virtual outcrops and...