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NASA's quest on Mars has always been to 'follow the water' - the Department of Planetary Sciences at the University of Aberdeen are on course to play a role in that mission.

Professor John Underhill, The University of Aberdeen's Director for Energy Transition, has welcomed today's publication of the 'Powering Up Britain' energy security plan by the UK Government.

Four academics from the University of Aberdeen, including Principal and Vice-Chancellor Professor George Boyne, have been elected to become Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh (RSE).

The University of Aberdeen has been ranked 6th in the UK for Anthropology and Archaeology (out of 27 institutions), 7th in the UK for Earth and Marine Sciences (out of 36 institutions) and 20th for Geography (out of 67 institutions) by the Guardian University Guide 2023.

Professor John Underhill, Interdisciplinary Director of Energy Transition at the University of Aberdeen, has welcomed Equinor and its partners intention to invest in the Rosebank oil and gas field, located west of Shetland.

Professor John Underhill, the University of Aberdeen's Interdisciplinary Director for Energy Transition, has welcomed the UK's first ever Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) licensing round taking place on Tuesday, 14 June.

School of Geosciences members David Muirhead, Dmitri Mauquoy and Daniel Coathup recently visited Lomonosov Moscow State University to collaborate with colleagues in the Biology and Geology departments there. The research visit was funded by the British Council, 'UK-Russia, People to People Links Project'.

A number of our School of Geoscience staff members have been nominated for Excellence Awards - congratulations to all nominees!

Two prizes of £300 are available for any student undertaking a Mapping Project.

University of Aberdeen scientists have been involved in a collaborative study that proposes a rigorous approach to choosing geological CO2 storage sites for a live carbon capture and storage (CCS)* project in north-east Scotland.