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St Machar pupils explore Mars in planetary sciences day on campus
The Department of Planetary Sciences welcomed pupils and teachers from St Machar Academy to the Science Teaching Hub for a morning of exploration and discovery. Dr Miracle Israel Nazarious and Dr Thasshwin Mathanlal, Research Fellows in Planetary Sciences, led the pupils through a brief history of space exploration, as well as...
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University hosts AREG - GB Energy industry roundtable
The University of Aberdeen has hosted a meeting of GB Energy organised by the Aberdeen Renewable Energy Group (AREG), bringing together renewable energy stakeholders from across the region.
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Conservation measures to save Atlantic salmon in Scottish rivers 'could do more harm than good'
Scottish river restoration schemes which are currently receiving large sums of public funding are unlikely to be successful, are based on weak scientific evidence and risk significant degradation of salmon habitat, a leading scientist has warned.
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Aberdeen named top university for earning advanced geoscience degree in recent survey
The Geoscience Energy Society of Great Britain (GESGB) and WeConnect Energy recently published the 2024 Geoscience Salary Survey, which aims to better understand the industry’s needs, remuneration and benefits. Of those surveyed, 62.2% said they earned their highest qualification in the UK, and the University of Aberdeen was named the...
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Fishy fossil find points to possible polar bear ancestry for Scottish bears
New analysis of ancient bones and fossils found in a Highland cave has revealed them to be 'fishier than the average bear' and could even suggest polar bears once roamed Scotland.
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Geophysics programme at Aberdeen turns 10
Staff and students from the School of Geosciences enjoyed celebrating the 10th anniversary of the MSc Geophysics programme this week.
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Aberdeen part of consortium awarded £5M for interdisciplinary project
New doctoral students at the University of Aberdeen are set to be supported through a Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) Award as part of a new scheme of awards announced by UK Innovation and Research.
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University of Aberdeen awarded £9M for PhD research and training programme
The UK Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) and Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) have made a combined £9M investment in a PhD research and training programme led by the University of Aberdeen to prepare the next generation of environmental scientists to tackle global environmental grand challenges such as...
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Study of Scotland's last plague reveals humanity in face of 'black death'
A new study led by the University of Aberdeen has provided greater understanding of Scotland's final deadly brush with the plague.
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Faster flowing glaciers could help predict nearby volcanic activity
Glaciers that are within three miles of a volcano move nearly 50% quicker than average, a new study has found which could help create early warning of future eruptions.