Latest News from Communications https://www.abdn.ac.uk/news/ https://www.abdn.ac.uk/global/images/layout/uni_logo_2016_pad_rss.gif https://www.abdn.ac.uk/news/ https://www.abdn.ac.uk/news/25892/ https://www.abdn.ac.uk/news/25892/ Fri, 10 Jul 2026 13:57:46 +0100
Aberdeen's two universities have committed to explore future collaboration in geothermal energy and heating jointly, marking an important step toward expanding research, innovation and skills development in the sector.]]> https://www.abdn.ac.uk/news/25891/ https://www.abdn.ac.uk/news/25891/ Fri, 10 Jul 2026 13:14:13 +0100
A team of researchers from the University of Aberdeen has developed a new framework with which to identify the often subtle signs of child abuse and neglect in antiquity.]]> https://www.abdn.ac.uk/news/25888/ https://www.abdn.ac.uk/news/25888/ Fri, 10 Jul 2026 10:30:11 +0100
Researchers call for urgent rethink of global hazard monitoring as "Small Alpine Lake Outbursts" emerge in a warming world]]> https://www.abdn.ac.uk/news/25879/ https://www.abdn.ac.uk/news/25879/ Thu, 09 Jul 2026 10:10:42 +0100
Understanding how North Sea heritage is shaped during a time of rapid economic, environmental and cultural change is at the heart of a major new doctoral research initiative led by the University of Aberdeen.]]> https://www.abdn.ac.uk/news/25877/ https://www.abdn.ac.uk/news/25877/ Thu, 09 Jul 2026 10:04:07 +0100
Bowel cancer screening samples could also be used for crucial research into other major health conditions, a new study has shown.]]> https://www.abdn.ac.uk/news/25876/ https://www.abdn.ac.uk/news/25876/ Wed, 08 Jul 2026 16:04:38 +0100
An 18th-century Scottish fiddler and composer has been identified as the likely organist who played in the famous premiere of Handel's Messiah.]]> https://www.abdn.ac.uk/news/25850/ https://www.abdn.ac.uk/news/25850/ Wed, 01 Jul 2026 17:07:31 +0100
Important new research, published in the online journal Antigone on 5 July, reveals that the assumption that Homer's Ithaca was an island, held by scholars since antiquity, is incorrect.]]> https://www.abdn.ac.uk/news/25848/ https://www.abdn.ac.uk/news/25848/ Wed, 01 Jul 2026 16:12:48 +0100
A major international study published in JAMA Network Open has identified practical actions that could improve the quality, usefulness, and reliability of randomised clinical trials around the world.]]> https://www.abdn.ac.uk/news/25844/ https://www.abdn.ac.uk/news/25844/ Wed, 01 Jul 2026 16:06:14 +0100
Student teams from across Scotland have transformed rare historical collections into original digital and tabletop games as part of a University of Aberdeen-led initiative.]]> https://www.abdn.ac.uk/news/25840/ https://www.abdn.ac.uk/news/25840/ Wed, 01 Jul 2026 14:28:50 +0100
Humans have been successfully trained to spot AI-generated faces in a study involving researchers at the University of Aberdeen.]]> https://www.abdn.ac.uk/news/25819/ https://www.abdn.ac.uk/news/25819/ Tue, 30 Jun 2026 09:16:19 +0100
Research from the University of Aberdeen is investigating how honeybees and rare Hebridean bumblebees share - and compete for - resources in the islands' unique flower-rich landscapes]]> https://www.abdn.ac.uk/news/25810/ https://www.abdn.ac.uk/news/25810/ Thu, 25 Jun 2026 13:00:42 +0100
Researchers from the University of Aberdeen played a key role in international discussions on climate action and a just transition during London Climate Week, which this year saw over 60,000 attendees gather amid a record-breaking heatwave exceeding 36°C.]]> https://www.abdn.ac.uk/news/25804/ https://www.abdn.ac.uk/news/25804/ Wed, 24 Jun 2026 15:45:28 +0100
An international study has called for more focus on the way entire health systems work together after findings revealed how well-intentioned changes can backfire, making patient outcomes worse.]]> https://www.abdn.ac.uk/news/25799/ https://www.abdn.ac.uk/news/25799/ Tue, 23 Jun 2026 16:21:03 +0100
The shortage of STEM teachers in the north-east is being tackled by a new collaboration between the University of Aberdeen and Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire councils through an innovative 'train local, stay local' approach.]]> https://www.abdn.ac.uk/news/25795/ https://www.abdn.ac.uk/news/25795/ Tue, 23 Jun 2026 14:31:38 +0100
More than 100 teachers, education professionals and language-sector stakeholders from across the north-east and Scotland gathered at the University of Aberdeen this week for French Forward, the third national Future of French en Écosse conference.]]>