News in May 2026

As Scotland considers reforms to its electricity consenting framework, PhD researchers Tayo Gbemi, Stephanos Theodorou, and Andrew Walters, on behalf of AUCEL have submitted a joint response addressing key legal and regulatory questions on thresholds, system efficiency, and impact assessments.

The University of Aberdeen has once again celebrated excellence across its academic community, recognising staff and students whose work has made significant contributions to research, teaching, supervision, learning, and innovation.

AUCEL PhD Researcher Andrew Walters presented at the JEL Workshop, “‘New’ Environmental Problems: From AI to Removals,” held at the Edinburgh Futures Institute on the 16th April, as part of a panel examining the integration of AI into environmental and energy‑transition governance; the discussion drew a strong interdisciplinary audience and...