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History, in its purest form, can be defined as the knowledge of humanity’s past based upon reliable sources. Nevertheless, the historian’s role in its reconstruction of the past should not only…
Neil McLennan reflects on the lessons that can be learned from Aberdeen graduate and 'giant' of public health Sir Wilson Jameson during the Covid-19 pandemic.
In just a matter of weeks, COVID-19 has changed our lives beyond recognition. ‘Self isolation’ and ‘social distancing’ have become the words of the moment.
Lying…
Neil McLennan from the School of Education reflects on the need to find new ways to commemorate the First World War - otherwise he warns there is a risk of it dropping from our collective memory.
Today’s Remembrance Day holds special significance for two reasons. It is the first Armistice Day…
The oil and gas industry currently finds itself in a situation which is far from comfortable.
On the one hand, the industry just began to recover from the 2014 downturn.
Now the industry faces perhaps an even bigger challenge: the move towards a carbon-free society, also referred to as energy…
Professor John Skåtun, Chair in Economics at the University of Aberdeen Business School, argues that with vaccine hesitancy on the rise, policymakers need to consider the use of financial penalties for those not prepared to consider the societal benefit of immunisation.
Measles is a serious disease. So recent flare-ups have…
