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Research ties are formalised between University of Aberdeen's Department of Archaeology and the Institute of Archaeology, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences in a research agreement signing ceremony, attended by Professor Keith Dobney.

The first class of the MSc in Hydrocarbon Exploration at the University of Aberdeen graduate today. The degree is run by exploHUB, a joint industry/ academia training centre preparing exploration geoscientists for the challenge of discovering the Earth's remaining hydrocarbon resources.

It's one of the world's toughest forms of rock, used to create buildings and monuments across the globe, and famously linked with one of Scotland's main cities.

Pupils in Oyne and Keig Schools have been displaying the results of their own archaeological fieldwork as part of a University project to unlock the secret past of the Bennachie area.

The University of Aberdeen, and Department of Archaeology, are now inviting applications for three PhD studentships - funded as part of the University's 'North' initiative.

Popular TV physicist, Brian Cox, has been announced as one of a host of well-known and well-loved celebrity scientists who will appear at this year's British Science Festival in Aberdeen.

Caroline Wickham-Jones is nearing half way through her Leverhulme Research Fellowship to look at the drowned landscape of Orkney and her results to date have attracted some local interest.

Cross-breeding of dogs over thousands of years has made it extremely difficult to trace the ancient genetic roots of today's pets, according to a new study.

The Call for Papers and Workshops for this year's Digital Economy All Hands Conference has now been released. The conference is to be held in Aberdeen, 23rd - 25th October.

Milk poured down Britain's kitchen sinks each year creates a carbon footprint equivalent to thousands of car exhaust emissions, research shows.