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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...

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...

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'

The hill of Bennachie has a folklore of giants, magical springs and the devil who built a causeway in one night, while its archaeology includes prehistoric hut circles and the hill fort at Mither Tap.

Tim Mighall, Reader in Geography and Environment, has been invited to serve as an Editorial Board Member for Scientific Reports, a Nature Research journal. Scientific Reports publishes original research in all areas of the natural and clinical sciences, and Dr Mighall will be serving on the Earth and Environmental Sciences...

A paper authored by Dr Luca De Siena from the School of Geosciences has been recognised by a leading Nature journal as one of its most popular articles of 2017.

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...

A paper co-authored by a team of geologists from the University of Aberdeen have received a top award from the American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG).

The Department of Geology and Petroleum Geology is seeking an enthusiastic individual to join the team for 12 months