Aberdeen academic receives prestigious award from American Diabetes Association
Professor Lora Heisler from the University of Aberdeen Rowett Institute is the recipient of the 2018 Outstanding Scientific Achievement Award (OSAA) from the American Diabetes Association.
New home for popular science series
A popular free science discussion series has a new home in one of Aberdeen's busiest shopping centres.
Marriage may protect against heart disease or stroke and associated risk of death
A global study led by Keele University in collaboration with the University of Aberdeen has found that marriage may protect against the development of heart disease and stroke as well as influencing who is more likely to die of it - with single, divorced, and widowed at heightened risk.
Honorary graduates celebrated
World renowned conductor, first Aberdeen and North East Makar, and Director of one major research-funding trust honoured by University of Aberdeen during graduations week.
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Cancer research cycle adventure raises more than £25k
A team of cyclists from the University of Aberdeen have completed the North Coast 500, raising more than £25,000 to support cancer research in the process.
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New research reveals British Isles buried under ice sheets from 2.5 million years ago
Breakthrough research has revealed the British Isles were repeatedly submerged under an ice sheet extending to the centre of the North Sea over a million years earlier than previously thought.
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New study shows carbon dioxide storage is secure climate mitigation tool
New research shows that captured carbon dioxide can be stored safely for thousands of years by injecting the liquefied gas deep underground into the microscopic pore spaces of common rocks.
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Student celebrates repeat success in Chinese Bridge Competition
A sociology student from The University of Aberdeen has taken second place in a national competition that tests the abilities of Chinese language learners.
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Financial costs implicated in farmers' risk taking
Farmers are risking personal safety due to financial pressures according to new research from the University of Aberdeen.
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Alumni of the year award for pioneer of disability theology
A University of Aberdeen academic who has championed the study of theology and disability has been recognised as 'alumni of the year' by his alma mater.
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.
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The hunt for life on Mars: new findings on rock 'chimneys' could hold key to success
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Does eating at night make you fat?
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Jaundice in newborns could be an evolutionary safeguard against death from sepsis
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How situation awareness could save your life
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How a better understanding of the seven ages of appetite could help us stay healthy
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Why Brexit can't transform Commonwealth trade
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I asked UK government why it's spending £25 billion dismantling oil platforms – here's the reply
