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Dr Rebecca Crozier's new book covered by BBC Scotland
Aberdeen archaeology Dr Rebecca Crozier's new publication, 'A Taphonomic Approach to the Re-analysis of the Human Remains from the Neolithic Chamber Tomb of Quanterness, Orkney' (published in the BAR British Series) was covered today on the Radio Orkney and in the BBC Scotland news. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/amp/uk-scotland-north-east-orkney-shetland-43547952
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PhD student aims to make future of whisky watertight
A University of Aberdeen student is working with whisky producer Chivas Brothers as part of a research project aimed at combating the effects of climate change on distillery water resources.
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Dr Lorna Philip gives evidence to "Digital Connectivity in Scotland" inquiry
The Scottish Affairs Committee at the House of Common are conducting an inquiry into Digital connectivity in Scotland. Dr Lorna Philip attended a meeting of the Committee on the 23rd January 2018. She gave evidence about the digital connectivity challenges faced by many residents and businesses based in rural area,...
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Aberdeen Geography receives accreditation from the Royal Geographical Society (with IBG)
The University of Aberdeen's Department of Geography and Environment is pleased to announce that it has received accreditation from the Royal Geographical Society (with IBG) for both its BSc and MA programmes in Geography. According to the RGS, 'Accredited degree programmes contain a solid academic foundation in geographical knowledge and...
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Aberdeen Geographers win Paper of the Year Award
A paper led by Dr Ramón Pellitero and co-authored by Dr Brice Rea and Dr Matteo Spagnolo has been awarded the 2016 Paper of the Year Award in the informatics category by Computers & Geosciences. The paper, entitled 'GlaRe, a GIS tool to reconstruct the 3D surface of palaeoglaciers', was...
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Geosciences PhD student wins BP Prize at the Tectonic Studies Group annual meeting
Adam Cawood, a University of Aberdeen and NERC CDT PhD student has won the BP Prize for best overall student contribution to the Tectonic Studies Group annual meeting 2018. Adam won the prize for eRocK, a project co-founded with his PhD supervisor, Dr Clare Bond, that provides virtual outcrops and...
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Funded PhD opportunity: Hydrology and biogeochemistry
Going underground: the role of subsurface hydrological and biogeochemical processes in managing flood and diffuse pollution risks
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Funded PhD opportunity: Landscape form, use and change: a dynamic Earth
About this project This research project will demonstrate practical use of drone-based remote sensing platforms and sensors to monitor, map, and model coastal saltmarsh. It will utilise and evaluate low-cost drone (UAV) platforms carrying miniaturised sensors to capture high-resolution multi-spectral and multi-temporal aerial imagery. This will allow mapping of saltmarsh vegetation...
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Funded PhD opportunity: Monitoring volcanoes: from rock to response
About the project The proposed research programme addresses the issue of how much the integration of volcano-led geophysical imaging techniques may improve hazard assessment and mitigation in inhabited areas. The successful PhD candidate will develop challenging research developed at the boundary between Geo- and Social Sciences, with particular focus on hazard,...
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Funded PhD opportunity: the palaeoenvironmental history of ancient deciduous woodlands in Scotland
About the project This PhD aims to investigate long-term changes in the composition and disturbance dynamics of ancient native broadleaved woodlands in Scotland, with the results helping to guide ideas about the conservation management of these vegetation communities in response to predicted changes in climate. The student will use palaeoecological techniques...