News in April 2026

The link between childhood mental illness, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and adverse economic outcomes in adulthood is more prevalent and stronger than previously thought according to research from the University of Aberdeen.

How the body converts food into energy and its impact on conditions such as obesity, heart disease and diabetes is the focus of a new joint laboratory between the University of Aberdeen and The Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology (SIAT) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.

A University of Aberdeen scientist has been selected for a unique initiative supporting Scotland's next generation of research leaders looking to Build Scotland's Green Future.

The University of Aberdeen has unveiled its first Nuart Aberdeen mural at its King's College campus in Old Aberdeen - inspired by one of its first female graduates.

Routine gut biopsies predict the risk of developing dementia and related neurodegenerative conditions years before neurological symptoms appear, research from the University of Aberdeen has shown for the first time.

A team of researchers led by the University of Aberdeen has found that private gardens played a vital role in supporting people's well-being during the UK's first Covid-19 lockdown, when access to public green spaces was significantly restricted.

A major new archaeological project will delve deeper into a cave hidden beneath a Welsh castle, where preliminary excavations have already produced some of the most extraordinary prehistoric finds in Britain.

Anyone who has experienced an MRI scan will be familiar with the strange clunking and whirring of the large tube-shaped machines which are a fixture of hospitals around the world. A strong magnet and radio waves are used to gather signals from the body, and a computer turns those signals into...

As the north-east looks ahead to the Scottish Parliament elections, the University of Aberdeen is placing democratic debate firmly centre stage.

Today the settlement of Rhynie in Aberdeenshire is a quiet rural village, but a decade of archaeological research has revealed that it was once home to a Pictish royal centre with connections stretching across Europe.