Posts in October 2025

Aberdeen Medico-Chirurgical Society, Room 402, The Suttie Centre, Forresterhill

Professor Ewan Forrest, Consultant Physician and Hepatologist, Glasgow Royal Infirmary, Honorary Professor University of Glasgow

Professort Forrest has a specialist interest in alcohol related liver disease and in particular the manamement of alcohol related hepatitis. Co-developer of the Glasgow Alcoholic…

As it’s nearly Halloween, let’s have a little horror story: You’re working in the lab late one night, when your eyes behold an eerie site…error message, a 404 error on a public data directory you had previously bookmarked that contained essential data for a project you just began, comparing Covid-19…

In recent years several journals have seen editors walking out due to disagreements with their host publishers. This has often led to the editors beginning new journals where they can have more autonomy. In 2023, editors of eight journals all left due to disputes with their publishing companies. Mass Resignations…

If a tree falls in a forest and no one is around to hear it, does it make a sound? A more modern, academic version might be: if a groundbreaking study is published in a journal that then disappears from the web, does the knowledge still exist?

The uncomfortable answer…

October is Black History Month. This global initiative showcases the strength, beauty and richness of multicultural international society; and inspires us to work ever harder to eradicate racism, injustice and discrimination in favour of a truly inclusive world. 

This year, the theme is 'Standing Firm in Power and Pride.' With…

Are you just starting your doctorate? Getting stuck into your research? Writing up your PhD? Library staff are running a series of digital and information skills workshops for postgraduate research students. Wherever you are on your research journey, we have a skills workshop for you.

Book now via Course Booking.

Aberdeen Medico-chirurgical Society, Room 402, The Suttie Centre, Foresterhill

Thursday 16th October 2025 7pm

Dr Ken McHardy was born in Aberdeen in May 1955, firstborn of a mixed marriage; his mother, a toonser, and father, a teuchter, had been denied opportunities to improve on the family’s scant educational heritage courtesy…

October 6^th-12^th is Dyslexia Awareness Week. 1 in 10 people in the UK have this condition, which can affect reading, writing and spelling. The theme around this year is ‘Raising the Volume’, which aims to champion the voices of young people, focus on their successes and raise awareness of the…

Starting in early October, the Student Learning Service and the Library will be offering a series of workshops and seminars for Taught Postgraduate students, designed to support you in your project or dissertation research. Some sessions are online and others will be delivered in-person on the Old Aberdeen campus. 

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