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A report by researchers at the University of Aberdeen, commissioned by Public Health Scotland and SEFARI Gateway, calculates for the first time, the economic value of outdoor spaces in NHS Scotland sites.
A routine disinfection procedure commonly used when admitting patients to intensive care units (ICU) can increase 'superbug' infections according to new research from the University of Aberdeen.
In a groundbreaking discovery, chronic pain has been shown to be physiologically different from acute pain and now scientists have the roadmap for how to target it.
The University of Aberdeen Careers and Employability Service has been recognised for projects which significantly enhance graduate and student employability through smart use of resources.
Leading voices in Gaelic from Ireland and Scotland will come together in Aberdeen to examine key challenges and opportunities facing Gaelic and Irish-speaking communities today.
A project which aims to increase the number of people with learning disabilities who secure employment in the north-east of Scotland held its annual graduation ceremony at the University of Aberdeen last week.
Whisky is 'the water of life' but in one of the driest starts to a year seen in Scotland, distillers are turning to researchers to improve access to the crucial water supplies for their unique products.
University of Aberdeen among five universities tasked with accelerating clinical epidemiology research.
Thunder and lightning strikes that create electromagnetic waves dubbed 'Earth's heartbeat' are being monitored by a sensor inside a box in a rural Aberdeenshire field.
As the weather starts to get better, a stunning new addition to the University of Aberdeen's Cruickshank Botanic Garden is set to offer visitors an additional peaceful place to gather their thoughts.
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.
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...
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...
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...