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Dr Lorna Philip gives evidence to "Digital Connectivity in Scotland" inquiry
The Scottish Affairs Committee at the House of Common are conducting an inquiry into Digital connectivity in Scotland. Dr Lorna Philip attended a meeting of the Committee on the 23rd January 2018. She gave evidence about the digital connectivity challenges faced by many residents and businesses based in rural area,...
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Aberdeen Geography receives accreditation from the Royal Geographical Society (with IBG)
The University of Aberdeen's Department of Geography and Environment is pleased to announce that it has received accreditation from the Royal Geographical Society (with IBG) for both its BSc and MA programmes in Geography. According to the RGS, 'Accredited degree programmes contain a solid academic foundation in geographical knowledge and...
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Aberdeen Geographers win Paper of the Year Award
A paper led by Dr Ramón Pellitero and co-authored by Dr Brice Rea and Dr Matteo Spagnolo has been awarded the 2016 Paper of the Year Award in the informatics category by Computers & Geosciences. The paper, entitled 'GlaRe, a GIS tool to reconstruct the 3D surface of palaeoglaciers', was...
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Geosciences PhD student wins BP Prize at the Tectonic Studies Group annual meeting
Adam Cawood, a University of Aberdeen and NERC CDT PhD student has won the BP Prize for best overall student contribution to the Tectonic Studies Group annual meeting 2018. Adam won the prize for eRocK, a project co-founded with his PhD supervisor, Dr Clare Bond, that provides virtual outcrops and...