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Student lawyers Vegas-bound after victory
Two Aberdeen students will represent Scotland in Las Vegas after coming out top in a law competition.
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Olympians confirmed for X-country champs
Two members of Great Britain’s all-conquering Beijing Olympic team have joined the field for next week’s BUCS Cross Country Championships in Aberdeen.
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Olympians confirmed for cross country champs
Two members of Great Britain’s all-conquering Beijing Olympic team have joined the field for next week’s BUCS Cross Country Championships in Aberdeen.
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New research to help rural sufferers of lung disease
The Centre for Rural Health in Inverness, and Distance Lab, a Forres based digital media research institute, are to work together to develop a new communication system that will enable suffers of chronic lung disease to participate in group rehabilitation exercises in the comfort of their own homes.
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Successful first step in saving North East water voles
Efforts by Aberdeen experts to save the water vole – one of the UK’s most critically endangered species - have taken a huge step forward after a successful eradication of alien American mink from high priority areas in the Cairngorms and North East of Scotland.
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*CANCELLED* - Climate Change Lecture
Radical action must begin now if we are to minimise the worst effects of climate change, according to an Aberdeen expert.
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Leading conservationist helps celebrate green honour
One of Scotland’s foremost naturalists will tonight help the University of Aberdeen celebrate a green honour.
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Richard Holloway takes Director’s Cut chair
Richard Holloway, the Scottish broadcaster and writer, will take the Director’s Cut chair at a special event in Aberdeen next month.
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Leading conservationist helps celebrate green honour
One of Scotland's foremost naturalists will tonight help the University of Aberdeen celebrate a green honour.
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New face at the helm of Dental School
Scotland’s newest dental school has a new man in the chair.
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Crabs, navigation and Mumbai
Better navigational systems could be a possibility following a scientist’s studies of the humble crab.
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Full house for Cafe Scientifique
Aberdeen's first Café Scientifique got off to a great start last night in Waterstone's Union Bridge bookshop as Professor Anne Glover debated Science and Society issues with an audience of over 160 people.
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Research award for Education lecturer
A University of Aberdeen scholar has won a prestigious award for his research into the experiences of student teachers during their school placements.
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E. coli O157 study to test immunity levels
New research into the immunity levels of farmers and abattoir workers to E. coli O157 has been launched in a bid to gain a better understanding of the potentially deadly infection.
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Surgery could help sufferers of chronic reflux
Keyhole surgery may be better than medication for some sufferers of a condition that affects around 20% of the Western adult population.
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Coffee, science and chat
Scotland’s first science champion will next week launch a new series of free sessions where the public can engage with scientists in the heart of Aberdeen.
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Six figure investment for the company behind the world’s first ‘Dynamic Breathing Building’
An innovative Aberdeen company responsible for creating the world’s first Dynamic Breathing Building has been given a six figure investment boost.
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Chronic pain sufferers sought
Researchers studying chronic pain - thought to be suffered by 7.8 million people across the UK* - want people in their 60s with the condition to contact them.
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‘Ticking timebombs’ exposed in new book
They may look small and harmless enough but if left unchecked they spell disaster for the world’s livestock population.
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New trial to develop better treatment for two major cancers
A groundbreaking new trial has begun to try to discover why chemotherapy works for some but doesn’t work for other sufferers of two of Scotland’s fastest rising cancers.
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New clean and energy efficient technology to power cars and mobiles
A new version of an environmentally friendly, energy efficient technology that could replace combustion engines in cars and batteries in mobile devices such as phones and laptops is being researched by Aberdeen experts.
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How monkey murder brought British coastal towns together
How two British coastal communities, hundreds of miles apart, came to be associated with a centuries-old tale of monkey murder has been investigated as part of a new study.
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Maximising oil and gas recovery to be discussed at conference
A conference discussing the global challenge of maximising oil and gas recovery in ancient river sediments begins in Aberdeen today (Monday 12 January).
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Study to explore North-east’s ‘magic mountain’
The enduring appeal of the North-east’s most popular hill is set to be explored by a new study.
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New hydrogen production method could reduce need for fossil fuels
Scientists have created an entirely natural and renewable method for producing hydrogen to generate electricity which could drastically reduce the dependency on fossil fuels in the future.
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Academics hailed in New Year’s Honours
Congratulations go to three University of Aberdeen academics recognised in the New Year’s Honours.
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Academics hailed in New Year's Honours
Congratulations go to three University of Aberdeen academics recognised in the New Year's Honours.