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Turning a new page on Walter Scott for Scottish schoolchildren

From the naming of Scottish places to his depictions of the nation's landscapes, history, and culture, Walter Scott had a profound influence on how Scotland sees itself - and how the world sees Scotland.

Radical change is needed to support renewable energy development

New reports warns 'business as usual is not enough' if the UK is to decarbonise by 2050.

Next generation of Aberdeen neuroscientists will benefit from gift from devoted couple

University receives transformational gift from devoted couple.

The Conversation

The Conversation

The University of Aberdeen is a founding partner of The Conversation UK. See below our academics' articles and opinion pieces on various topics of public interest.

Opinion

How did we arrive at this point?

By Professor John Bone, School of Social Sciences, University of Aberdeen The events at the Trump rally on 13 July 2024 provided yet one more tragic illustration of how political behaviour can all too readily move from rational debate to violent action. Political violence is, of course, sadly far from new and...

Witch hunts early example of profiling

Dr William G Naphy is a Professor of Early Modern History at the University of Aberdeen specialising in the Reformation and social control   As Halloween approaches, the perennially popular witch costume will be donned by guisers across the country. Images of witches have appeared in various forms throughout history—from evil, wart-nosed women...

Getting to the heart of the matter

Professor Dana Dawson is from the University of Aberdeen’s Cardiology and Cardiovascular Research Unit and a consultant cardiologist at Aberdeen Royal Infirmary Can you die of a broken heart? For those unfortunate enough to have experienced it, it can certainly feel like that. I am part of a group of scientists researching...

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