Latest News from School of Geosciences https://www.abdn.ac.uk/geosciences/news-events/news/ https://www.abdn.ac.uk/global/images/layout/uni_logo_2016_pad_rss.gif https://www.abdn.ac.uk/geosciences/news-events/news/ https://www.abdn.ac.uk/geosciences/news-events/news/25164/ https://www.abdn.ac.uk/geosciences/news-events/news/25164/ Thu, 26 Feb 2026 08:49:10 +0000
Eight University of Aberdeen research projects have been selected in the autumn 2025 RSE Research Awards open call.]]> https://www.abdn.ac.uk/geosciences/news-events/news/25145/ https://www.abdn.ac.uk/geosciences/news-events/news/25145/ Fri, 20 Feb 2026 12:01:41 +0000
The work of the University of Aberdeen's Just Transition Lab has been formally recognised in the Just Transition Commission's final report.]]> https://www.abdn.ac.uk/geosciences/news-events/news/25136/ https://www.abdn.ac.uk/geosciences/news-events/news/25136/ Thu, 19 Feb 2026 12:49:53 +0000
Opportunities for collaboration and knowledge exchange were the topic of discussion when members of the University's Just Transition Lab (JLT) met with representatives from Great British Energy (GB Energy) and the North East Scotland Climate Action Network (NESCAN) yesterday.]]> https://www.abdn.ac.uk/geosciences/news-events/news/25127/ https://www.abdn.ac.uk/geosciences/news-events/news/25127/ Thu, 19 Feb 2026 09:34:49 +0000
Storms which recently ravaged Britain's coastline have revealed 2,000-year-old footprints on an Angus beach - one of only a handful of locations in the UK where markings of this kind have ever been discovered]]> https://www.abdn.ac.uk/geosciences/news-events/news/25076/ https://www.abdn.ac.uk/geosciences/news-events/news/25076/ Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:56:43 +0000
Researchers exploring Aberdeen's potential for geothermal heating have begun deploying a city-wide network of seismic nodes that will be used to create a 3D subsurface map.]]> https://www.abdn.ac.uk/geosciences/news-events/news/25004/ https://www.abdn.ac.uk/geosciences/news-events/news/25004/ Tue, 27 Jan 2026 10:55:15 +0000
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The Scottish Government and Universities Scotland have announced the launch of a new, joint process that will co-design a framework for a successful and sustainable future for Scotland's universities for the next 20 years.]]> https://www.abdn.ac.uk/geosciences/news-events/news/24924/ https://www.abdn.ac.uk/geosciences/news-events/news/24924/ Wed, 10 Dec 2025 11:00:24 +0000
A University of Aberdeen hydrologist has been named the recipient of a prestigious international award, recognising a lifetime of outstanding contributions to his field by the world's leading learned society in Earth and space sciences.]]> https://www.abdn.ac.uk/geosciences/news-events/news/24918/ https://www.abdn.ac.uk/geosciences/news-events/news/24918/ Tue, 09 Dec 2025 10:37:38 +0000
The University of Aberdeen has secured a £1million public grant for a geothermal feasibility pilot study to unlock the heat beneath our feet.]]> https://www.abdn.ac.uk/geosciences/news-events/news/24926/ https://www.abdn.ac.uk/geosciences/news-events/news/24926/ Wed, 26 Nov 2025 16:00:44 +0000
Yesterday, the University of Aberdeen hosted the graduation ceremony of the first cohort of MSc Sustainable Water Management students]]> https://www.abdn.ac.uk/geosciences/news-events/news/24880/ https://www.abdn.ac.uk/geosciences/news-events/news/24880/ Wed, 26 Nov 2025 15:49:34 +0000
The UK Government has announced a relaxation of restrictions on new oil and gas licences in the North Sea as part of a package of measures associated with the Autumn Budget.]]> https://www.abdn.ac.uk/geosciences/news-events/news/24869/ https://www.abdn.ac.uk/geosciences/news-events/news/24869/ Tue, 25 Nov 2025 08:45:24 +0000
Researchers from the Francis Crick Institute, Stockholm University, the University of Aberdeen, and the University of East Anglia have uncovered evidence suggesting that grey wolves may have been managed or controlled by prehistoric humans.]]> https://www.abdn.ac.uk/geosciences/news-events/news/24865/ https://www.abdn.ac.uk/geosciences/news-events/news/24865/ Mon, 24 Nov 2025 12:27:21 +0000
New research from the University of Aberdeen warns that UK electricity bills are unlikely to fall under current arrangements and urges policymakers to consider structural reforms to protect consumers while delivering the energy transition.]]> https://www.abdn.ac.uk/geosciences/news-events/news/24864/ https://www.abdn.ac.uk/geosciences/news-events/news/24864/ Fri, 21 Nov 2025 11:02:33 +0000
The University of Aberdeen has been ranked within the top 10% globally and 2nd in the UK in the Times Higher Education Interdisciplinary Science Rankings 2026.]]> https://www.abdn.ac.uk/geosciences/news-events/news/24852/ https://www.abdn.ac.uk/geosciences/news-events/news/24852/ Wed, 19 Nov 2025 11:15:10 +0000
The University of Aberdeen is delighted to announce the appointment of Nigel Platt as Honorary Professor within the School of Geosciences.]]>