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University teams up with energy giant Equinor to offer new scholarship
The University of Aberdeen has teamed up with global energy company Equinor to offer a new scholarship for students on its MSc Integrated Petroleum Geoscience programme.
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Dr Tavis Potts contributes to the UK's Marine Science Coordination Committee
Dr Tavis Potts recently attended the UK Government Marine Science Coordination Committee (MSCC) Executive meeting in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in London. The remit of the MSCC is to plan, coordinate and strategically enhance UK marine science; link science and policy activities across the UK and devolved nations and...
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Aberdeen-Curtin Alliance PhD studentships are coming to Geography!
We proudly announce that Geography & Environment has secured two competitive PhD studentships out of the pool of 12 studentships to be funded by the Aberdeen-Curtin Alliance. The successful applicants have been Dr Piotr Niewiadomski (jointly with Dr Tod Jones from Curtin) and Dr Lorna Philip (jointly with Dr Amanda...
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MLE Student Field Excursions
The current cohort of Master of Land Economy (MLE) students enjoyed their first field trips last week (20th and 21st Sep 2018). The Forestry Management course (led by Louise Page) took them to Kirkhill Forest, where they learned to recognise different tree species, dug a soil pit to identify soil...
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Leading hydrologist honoured with prestigious Fellowship
A leading hydrologist from the University of Aberdeen's School of Geosciences has been elected as a Fellow of the prestigious American Geophysical Union (AGU).
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Life on Earth kept to darkness for much of history, study finds
Tiny creatures that lived in the dark - either underground or below the sea floor - were the dominant life forms on Earth for much of the planet's history, a study suggests.
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New School of Geosciences PhD Newsletter out now
The latest edition of the School of Geosciences PhD Newsletter is out now
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Lorna Philip addresses Scottish Parliament's Cross Party Group on Rural Policy
Lorna Philip and Mags Currie (James Hutton Institute) addressed the Cross Party Group on Rural Policy on the 5th June 2018. This group informs MSPs and the wider Scottish Parliament about issues relating to rural policies and policy-making in Scotland. The theme of the June meeting was Technology and Rural...
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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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Dr Alex Brasier writes for the Conversation
Dr Alex Brasier has written an article for the Conversation - 'The hunt for life on Mars: new findings on rock 'chimneys' could hold key to success'