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Skeleton Puzzle
After a huge skeleton washed up on Balmedie Beach near Aberdeen
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Fish quota allocations out of date
World Fishing highlights the study, led by Professor Paul Fernandes, that has shown that catch share is significantly out of kilter relative to actual fish distributions.
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Family matters for world's second biggest fish
Led by Dr Catherine Jones, the study found that basking sharks prefer to travel with their relations to familiar feeding sites. The research was published in Scientific Reports.
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Best University in Scotland for subject performance in Environment/Ecology
Great news for the University of Aberdeen School of Biological Sciences! We have been ranked the best University in Scotland for subject performance in Environment/Ecology, as well as 9th in the UK and 66th globally!
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8th best in the UK for Life Sciences!
The University of Aberdeen has been ranked the 8th best in the UK for life sciences overall, which includes 8th for Biological Sciences and 2nd for Agriculture and Forestry!
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Study suggests activism and civil disobedience are helping communicate the science of climate change
A group of the world's top climate change biologists, including Professor Pete Smith from the University of Aberdeen, have published an editorial highlighting how global movements of civil disobedience focused on climate change are playing an important role in increasing public awareness and engagement with issues of climate change.
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Leading scientist sees post-Brexit opportunities for novel oils
A study in Scotland is to explore the health benefits to salmon of a variety of novel oils.
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New report outlines potential yield challenges to scale-up of Zero Budget Natural Farming in India
A new report published in Nature Sustainability this week examines the potential impacts on food production of Zero Budget Natural Farming.
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Wind farms to tackle climate change are threatening thousands of endangered seabirds around the UK
According to a study published in Current Biology by University of Aberdeen scientists, seabird populations dropped 70 per cent in the past 50 years. For full articles, please visit Mail Online and This Is Money.
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Marine Expert to Hold Talk on Battling Ocean Waste
Aberdeen graduate Catherine Gemmell of the Marine Conservation Society is holding a talk about the impact of plastic on human and ocean health, the Press & Journal reports. The talk will take place in New King's on January 6 at 7.30pm.