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In memory of Professor David Rhind CBE
Tributes have been paid to distinguished geographer, author and respected academic Professor David Rhind CBE, who has died aged 81.
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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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Aberdeen geoscientist receives prestigious honour from national society
Professor John Underhill, Director of the Interdisciplinary Centre for Energy Transition at the University of Aberdeen, has been made an Honorary Member of the Geoscience Energy Society of Great Britain (GESGB).
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Petroleum Experts donate over 4 million pounds in software licences
The School of Geosciences is pleased to announce that Petroleum Experts have provided the University of Aberdeen with £4,579,520.43 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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St Machar pupils explore Mars in planetary sciences day on campus
The Department of Planetary Sciences welcomed pupils and teachers from St Machar Academy to the Science Teaching Hub for a morning of exploration and discovery. Dr Miracle Israel Nazarious and Dr Thasshwin Mathanlal, Research Fellows in Planetary Sciences, led the pupils through a brief history of space exploration, as well as an overview...
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University hosts AREG - GB Energy industry roundtable
The University of Aberdeen has hosted a meeting of GB Energy organised by the Aberdeen Renewable Energy Group (AREG), bringing together renewable energy stakeholders from across the region.
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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 top...
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Fishy fossil find points to possible polar bear ancestry for Scottish bears
New analysis of ancient bones and fossils found in a Highland cave has revealed them to be 'fishier than the average bear' and could even suggest polar bears once roamed Scotland.
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Geophysics programme at Aberdeen turns 10
Staff and students from the School of Geosciences enjoyed celebrating the 10th anniversary of the MSc Geophysics programme this week.