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Modern domestic animal traits that set them apart from their wild ancestors, such as small dogs, or the gnarled combs on chickens heads, may have appeared far more recently than previously thought, according to new research.

A live 'guided tour' of the major new Vikings exhibition at the British Museum, which will be broadcast to cinemas around Britain and later the world, is to feature a University of Aberdeen expert.

The University of Aberdeen is launching a new programme of research scholarships to honour its medieval founder and his commitment to excellence.

Professor Doerthe Tetzlaff has been awarded a Leverhulme research grant in the amount of £249,000 for a project entitled "Plant-water interlinkages in northern uplands".

New insights into a group of 19th century colonists who set up a community on the slopes of the North East's most famous hill, are to be revealed in a new exhibition.

Doug Mair (PI), Brice Rea and Ed Schofield (Co-Is) along with Nick Kamenos (U-Glasgow, Co-I) have been awarded a £238,775 Leverhulme Trust Research Project Grant entitled "Calving Glaciers: Long-term Validation and Evidence".

North-east school pupils recently visited the University to compete in the regional heat of a national competition.

Outstanding public figures who are leaders in their field are this week inspiring women of today and tomorrow at the University of Aberdeen.

Hydraulic fracturing and the environmental impacts associated with it will be explored as part of the Cafe Scientifique series tonight.

More needs to be done to investigate the short and long-term impact of the Oil and Gas (O&G) industry on EU fisheries, according to a recent report conducted by academics at the University of Aberdeen.