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An academic who had never so much as cracked a joke in public until three months ago is about to perform her comedy act to a potential audience of hundreds at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.

A University of Aberdeen scientist has been selected to join more than 350 cancer researchers from prominent institutions in 31 countries, in the first global initiative of its kind that hopes to tackle cancer's complexity.

Pupils at a Perthshire school cooked up a visit by a top Scots chef after scooping top place in a University of Aberdeen poster competition.

Pupils at a Perthshire school cooked up a visit by a top Scots chef after scooping top place in a University of Aberdeen poster competition.

Researchers from the Rowett Institute of Nutrition and Health are looking for volunteers to help them discover whether blaeberry extract can reduce sugar intake when taken with a meal and therefore have long term benefits in preventing the development of diabetes.

Volunteers are being sought for an ambitious new University of Aberdeen study that aims to capture where, when and why we snack and when we spend time being inactive.

The possibility of selective breeding to produce cattle that are consistently low methane emitters is being explored by an international team of scientists led by the University of Aberdeen.

As it celebrates its centenary year, the Rowett Institute of Nutrition and Health is looking forward to taking part in the University of Aberdeen's May Festival.

The Rowett Institute of Nutrition and Health has been working at the frontiers of nutrition science for over 100 years. In the 20th century, the Rowett played a major role in establishing the link between diet and health.

What a mother eats before and during pregnancy can impact on her offspring in many ways, research at the University of Aberdeen is uncovering.