
In-depth - our pioneers and their extraordinary achievements
Our staff, students and graduates have achieved remarkable success. We explore their stories and how they have shaped the lives of others.
Every adult and young person in Scotland is being invited to join a major study that will help shape the nation's healthcare.
Survey of over 2,000 adults in the UK identifies potential pitfalls of science communication.
Her Majesty The Queen Consort has today marked her tenth year as Chancellor of the University of Aberdeen with a visit to the University's Science Teaching Hub, which opened last year.
An Aberdeen Law School academic has started the year by delivering a series of presentations on the planet's most valuable resource to international audiences.
Honorary Research Fellow in the School of Biological Sciences Dr Jenna Ross OBE has received her honour from the Princess Royal at a ceremony in the Palace of Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh.
A multi-million pound project to research the development of the immune system in babies in the womb and young children has been launched.
An independent study led by the University has highlighted that the five-star Great Tapestry of Scotland visitor centre in Galashiels has improved public perception of the historic Borders town.
Analysis of world-renowned plant fossils in north-east Scotland has revealed the oldest evidence for environmental clean-up on Earth, over 400 million years ago.
A senior scientist with the University of Aberdeen has been awarded a significant fellowship from the Medical Research Council (MRC) to explore how to maximise the potential for behavioural science to improve how clinical trials are run.
Professor Timothy C. Baker, from the School of Language, Literature, Music and Visual Culture, delves into the controversial debate on content warnings.
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.
Did you eat breakfast this morning, or skip this meal to rush to work, or to sleep longer? If you don’t eat breakfast, is it because you don’t feel hungry and can’t face food first thing? If you prefer to hit the snooze button for a longer sleep, or choose to...
After Glasgow in 2021, the focus of global attention on international climate change negotiations has moved on to Sharm-el-Sheikh as Egypt takes on the presidency of the UN’s Climate Change Convention for COP27. The University of Aberdeen is represented at COP27 by a team of five staff and students, who...
I have been fortunate enough to enjoy a 30-year-long career in cancer research and I would absolutely say that my greatest achievement has been my involvement in setting up and running the Breast Cancer Now Tissue Bank (www.breastcancertissuebank.org). First established in 2010, we opened the Tissue Bank up to researchers in 2012....