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Centre of Energy Transition Director welcomes new UK energy strategy
Professor John Underhill, Director of the University of Aberdeen's Centre of Energy Transition, has welcomed the publication of a new energy strategy for the UK.
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Falkland Island peatlands as a mirror to understand future European peatlands
In order to understand how carbon accumulation in Northern Hemisphere peatlands may likely change in the future, it is useful to look at how carbon accumulation varies in modern day 'extreme' ('dry') peatlands located in the Falkland Islands.
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Investigating cascading nature of ice avalanches in high mountains
Dr. Anshuman Bhardwaj and Dr. Lydia Sam at the Geography Department of the University of Aberdeen led a study that showed how satellite images could help investigate and understand flow and cascading nature of ice avalanches in high-mountain areas.
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A week in the life of MSc Sustainability Transitions students
What a week for our MSc Sustainability Transitions students! While the students have already started working on their individual projects/dissertations, the programme continues to be filled with various additional learning opportunities for the future sustainability leaders.
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University brings key energy players together to map out just transition
Delivering a just transition to net zero in Europe's energy capital will come under the spotlight later this month when the University of Aberdeen brings academia, industry leaders, policy and third sector organisations together to debate the key issues.
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Stone me! Rare Pictish symbol stone found near potential site of famous battle
Archaeologists have uncovered a Pictish symbol stone close to the location of one of the most significant carved stone monuments ever uncovered in Scotland.
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Arctic visit: Tavis Potts teaches climate governance and explores new research in Svalbard
This week, Prof. Tavis Potts (Chair in Sustainable Development) was working from Svalbard. Over the week Tavis was running a climate governance workshop for 3rd-year environmental management students at the University Institute of Svalbard (UNIS) and developing research collaborations with the new UNIS Renewable Energy Centre that is exploring decarbonised...
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Planning for a future with beavers in Scotland
Members of the Geography department Dr. Josie Geris, Dr. Katya Dimitrova Petrova and Dr. Flurina Wartmann have taken part in the planning workshop for the Beaver Strategy in Scotland organised by NatureScot, to define what steps need to be taken to achieve the vision of maximising ecosystem and societal benefits...
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PhD student shortlisted for national arts prize with piece challenging conceptualizations of place
School of Geosciences student, K Gow, has been shortlisted for the John Byrne Award for her installation 'Remote / Far away' which challenges external perceptions of Scotland's offshore islands.
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Satellites may help predict ice avalanche threats, Aberdeen study finds
Satellite images could offer a new way to monitor for avalanche threats to remote mountain communities, according to Aberdeen scientists studying a deadly Himalayan avalanche.