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New software to assist Geophysics research
School of Geosciences announces arrival of leading edge software package to assist staff and student research.
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Now let's take a look at the weather - 12,000 years ago
A landmark study led by the University of Aberdeen has provided the clearest ever picture of ancient weather patterns in Europe - and could improve models used to predict how climate change will affect the Continent in future.
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Green Power to visit the Green Economy Research Centre (GERC) Master students
Gervase Topp from GreenPower will (virtually) visit the Master of Land Economy and MSc Environmental Partnership Management students on 19 November 2020. He will provide insights on wind and solar energy, STOR (battery, cryogenic, gas turbine) and emerging technologies (green hydrogen and green electric vehicle charging), alongside issues related to...
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Geo-Net-Zero - new PhD opportunities 2021 in Aberdeen
Geo-Net-Zero at Aberdeen 2021 PhDs in Geosciences and the low carbon transition - available to staret in October2021. Apply NOW, closing date: 29th January 2021 As international/EU doctoral students are charged higher fees to study at the university, projects are only available to UK applicants. Prospective applicants should direct queries direct to the supervisors...
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Geography at University of Aberdeen in the top quartile in the UK
Geography at UoA rises six places in the Times & The Sunday Times Good University Guide 2021. We ranked 16th overall in the UK (out of 66) and are once again within the top quartile. This is very encouraging going forward with the arrival of four new staff and collaboration...
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How to spot predatory publishers and avoid becoming their prey
The Green Economy Research Centre seminar series started the term with a lunch session about predatory publishers. Dr. Flurina Wartmann, Lecturer in Geography and Environment, explained how to spot predatory publishers - those publishers who charge for publishing scientific articles without providing the services of organising a serious peer-review and...
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University signs agreement to develop Covid-19 ventilator in Africa
A ventilator developed by space scientists at the University of Aberdeen is to be used in the fight against Covid-19 in Africa.
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£230,000 project to study impact of peatland fires on global CO2 levels
Scientists from the University of Aberdeen will travel to the Falkland Islands as part of a £230,000 research project that aims to help better understand the impact of peatland fires on global CO2 levels.
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BP offers £14,500 geophysics scholarship
BP is offering a scholarship worth £14,500 to a student with an offer to study the MSc in Geophysics at the University of Aberdeen.
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Diverse case studies of agri-environmental contracts
Details on all novel examples of agri-environmental contracts studied in CONTRACTS2.0 are now available on the project website including contact details for follow-up questions. Examples range from collective contracts in the Netherlands, France and Belgium, land tenure based contracts in Spain, value chain contracts in Hungary and Germany, to results-based...