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Winter Graduation Ceremonies - Friday November 30
Winter Graduations conclude at the University of Aberdeen today (Friday November 30) and will see Lord Wilson confer his last degrees as Chancellor. The University would like to congratulate all of its students on their graduation day. Here are just a few examples of this year's outstanding student success stories.
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Winter Graduation Ceremonies - Thursday November 29
Today (Thursday November 29) sees the beginning of the Winter Graduation Ceremonies.
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Chancellor to present final degrees as he steps down from the University of Aberdeen
As Chancellor of the University of Aberdeen, Lord Wilson of Tillyorn has conferred more than 16,000 degrees on graduating students.
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Way forward sought over Moray Firth dolphins and development
A group of organisations have joined forces to understand the potential impact of boat movements on bottlenose dolphins in Scottish waters.
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Legacy funds new research into the world’s biggest ‘silent killer’
The generosity of a late Aberdeenshire landowner is helping to fund cutting-edge research into a disease which affects at least one billion people worldwide*.
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University celebrates first Book Week Scotland
The University of Aberdeen’s striking new library will provide the setting for literary inspiration as school children from across the city visit for the first Scottish Book Week.
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Senergy enters into agreement with University’s exploHUB
Leading global energy services company Senergy has underpinned its commitment to investing in people and the future of the industry after entering into an innovative agreement with the University of Aberdeen.
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Teaching quality and skills celebrated at University award ceremony
The dedication and skills of the University’s teaching staff were recognised at a special awards ceremony this week.
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Horizons set to bring sustainable healthcare to The Gambia and West Africa
An ambitious new project linking Aberdeen with sub-Saharan Africa is seeking to engage supporters and businesses to secure the final £1million of charitable donations for what could provide a new model for sustainable charitable support.
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Aberdeen students awarded Talisman Scholarships for 2012
Five Aberdeen students are among the 2012 university scholarships announced by Talisman Energy (UK) Limited to support future talent for the UK oil and gas industry.
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Multi-million investment in University spinout is major boost for bowel disease
Aquarius Equity Partners, the specialist UK life science investor, is pleased to announce a significant investment in GT Biologics, a company focused on the development of novel drug compounds from gut bacteria.
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Portlethen pupils ponder global population crisis with University head
Pupils at Portlethen Academy had the opportunity last week to quiz University Principal Professor Ian Diamond on an issue of huge global importance, as part of the national Speakers for Schools week in Scotland.
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Tributes paid to Myra Pearson OBE
Tributes have been paid to Myra Pearson OBE, former Head of the School of Education, who died at the weekend.
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Author to share experience of hunt for notorious African warlord with Aberdeen audience
The author behind a book which inspired the University of Aberdeen’s first common reading programme is to visit the University.
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Want to be the next big name in Science Communication?
The search for the best new science and engineering communicators is on in Aberdeen next week.
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Archaeologist to discuss Pictish discoveries in Aberdeenshire
A University of Aberdeen archaeologist is to share news of the fascinating Pictish finds from an excavation at Rhynie with the local community.
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Aberdeen University Student Makes the Cut in National Surgical Skills Competition
A medical student from the University of Aberdeen will represent the North of Scotland in a UK-wide Student Surgical Skills Competition, after winning the North of Scotland Regional Heat of the competition, which took place at the university on November 6, 2012.
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Where there’s muck there’s gas
Scottish scientists are investigating the potential of a renewable energy source that uses organic waste to generate a fuel called biogas to see if it can help communities in sub-Saharan Africa.
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Fascinating life story of Aberdeen-born heroine to be told as part of popular exhibition
The extraordinary life of an Aberdeen-born ‘unsung heroine’, which inspired a theatre company production, will be explored as part of the University of Aberdeen’s Pharmacopeia exhibition.
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Want to be the next big name in science communication?
The search for the best new science and engineering communicators is on in Aberdeen next week.
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Sessions offer young music makers opportunity to create their own film scores
Young people from across the north-east can learn how to compose film music using world-class technology at a special event in Aberdeen on November 17 and 18.
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Tree expert part of new Government taskforce
A University of Aberdeen forest pathologist who has commented widely in the media regarding the tree fungal disease causing ash dieback has joined a Government taskforce.
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World-premiere fulfils lifelong ambition for north-east composer
A north-east composer will see an ambition held for four decades come to fruition during a special concert at Aberdeen Music Hall on Sunday (November 18).
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Great Aberdonians returns for second series
A lecture series celebrating the lives of Granite City greats is returning for a second series after proving a hit with the public.
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Terry Waite to join Act of Remembrance at University of Aberdeen
Former hostage and world-renowned campaigner for peace, Terry Waite CBE, will join the Act of Remembrance at the University of Aberdeen on Sunday.
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King’s Museum to become traditional tea room
The University of Aberdeen’s King’s Museum will be transformed into a traditional tearoom for the day as part of an exhibition which aims to open our eyes to our relationship with food.
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Your King and Country Need You!
Young lives lost, communities devastated and soldiers shot for struggling with the mental scars of battle - all tragedies of the Great War which will be highlighted at free talk taking place in Aberdeen later this week.
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St Martin rides again at lantern-lit King’s College
Lantern-carrying youngsters will follow a horse backed ‘saint’ around Old Aberdeen’s King’s College quadrangle on Friday (November 9) to celebrate St Martin’s Day.
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Dickens expert to give free public lecture in Aberdeen
One of the world’s foremost experts on Charles Dickens will present a free public lecture in Aberdeen.
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First Minister addresses Scotland-China event at the University of Aberdeen
The First Minister addressed a conference at the University of Aberdeen exploring links between Scotland and China as the University announced it will open its own Confucius Institute.
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New photography exhibition exploring the ‘dying art’ of market pitching opens in Aberdeen
Some of the UK’s best known entrepreneurs and businesses owe their success to their roots in market trading.
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New research questions success of flagship parenting programme
The Triple P positive parenting programme has been hailed as a success around the world and invested in heavily by public bodies in Scotland, the UK and beyond.
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Bernd Wannenwetsch elected president of Ethics Society
Bernd Wannenwetsch, Professor in Theological Ethics at the University of Aberdeen, has been elected president of the Society for the Study of Christian Ethics.
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Farmed fish study seeks volunteers
University of Aberdeen researchers are to compare the effects on human health of eating farmed salmon fed two different diets.
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Aberdeen sporting students picked to make grade on world stage
Five sporting students at the University of Aberdeen are among those chosen nationally for special support as potential Olympic champions.