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Better support for young and disabled students
Thousands more young students will be eligible for maximum bursaries and an allowance scheme for disabled students is to be extended to include all postgraduate study, under plans announced today by Lifelong Learning Minister Jim Wallace.Student support changes for 2005/06 mean that the maximum Young Students Bursary (YSB) will go...
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Scientists unlock muscle mystery
Scientists have for the first time pieced together the workings of a mechanism found within nerve endings that detect muscle movements. Their discovery could clear the way for the creation of drugs to tackle a number of conditions including arthritic joint pain, high blood pressure and even tinnitus.
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The Universities of Aberdeen and Hong Kong collaborate
The University of Aberdeen and the University of Hong Kong have agreed to work together to develop greater and broader collaboration with the explicit intention of enhancing research and education excellence.
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US exchange student chosen to promote Aberdeen in the States
An American student who spent a year at the University of Aberdeen as part of an exchange programme has been selected by the British Council USA (BCUSA) to become a Student Ambassador for the University of Illinois and promote study abroad programmes in the UK.
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UK University acknowledges Asia’s achievements
Lord Wilson Visits to Bestow Hong Kong Honours
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Arsenic and the world’s worst mass poisoning
It was meant to bring an end to the tens of thousands of deaths caused by contaminated drinking water in Bangladesh and West Bengal, but the deep wells dug to provide what was thought to be safe water has resulted in what’s described as the worst mass poisoning in human...
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Pupils to explore Chemistry at University of Aberdeen
Around 65 final year secondary school pupils from throughout the North-east will attend a special Chemistry seminar being held tomorrow (Thursday, January 13) at the University of Aberdeen as part of their Advanced Higher studies on the subject.The pupils, from 16 North-east secondary schools, will visit the undergraduate laboratories in...
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Major trial launched of new Alzheimer’s drug
Grampian’s existing Old Age Psychiatric Service is participating in a major clinical trial of a drug which it is hoped will have great benefits to patients clinically diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease.
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Spooky connections for the University
The gothic glory of Marischal College provides an atmospheric backdrop to a spooky new series starting on Grampian TV tonight.