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Funding boost to support north-east climate assemblies
Researchers at the University of Aberdeen's Just Transition Lab and their local partners have been awarded £386,152 by the Scottish Government for a project that will see several local climate assemblies take place in the north-east of Scotland.
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Dr Philippe Beauregard publishes new book on International Leadership
Dr Philippe Beauregard has just published a new book titled The Passion of Leadership: How Emotions Shape Transatlantic Cooperation with the University of Michigan Press.
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US Consul General talks to Aberdeen students
US Consul General in Edinburgh Jack Hillmeyer visited the University of Aberdeen on Friday 7 October to talk to students. Mr Hillmeyer was joined by US Consulate colleagues, Political and Economic Consul Michael Feldman and Programme Manager Patrick Hogan for the session. As part of Dr Malcolm Harvey's US Politics course, students...
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MSc Criminology and Sociology - New Masters Programme announced for 2023
The Department of Sociology has announced a new programme commencing in September 2023 that will examine criminal justice and punishment, but also how individuals and communities perceive and respond to adverse conditions and deviant behaviour.
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League Tables Success for the School of Social Science
The University of Aberdeen has been ranked 6th in the UK for Anthropology and Archaeology, 4th in the UK for International Relations and 8th in the UK for Politics by the Guardian University Guide 2023.
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Dr Digdem Soyaltin-Colella edits new volume on EU Governance
Newly appointed lecturer in PIR, Dr Digdem Soyaltin-Colella, recently published a book examining governance promotion at the EU level. The book re-evaluates the EU’s governance promotion capacity both within the EU and beyond its borders in light of the simultaneous decline in democracy in Europe in particular, and across the whole...
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Aberdeen achieves highest ever ranking in Guardian University Guide
The University of Aberdeen has achieved its highest ever ranking of 13th in the UK in the Guardian University Guide, and its seven-place rise from 20th last year also makes it the biggest climber in the top 20.
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£4m investment in 20 new research posts to solve major global challenges
The University of Aberdeen is set to invest nearly £4m to recruit 20 experts to address the key global challenges facing society.
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Dr Kathrin Thomas Held Women's Summer School in Quantitative Data Analysis
Dr Kathrin Thomas has convened the University of Aberdeen's first Women's Summer School in Quantitative Data Analysis, held between September 5-9. Funded by a British Academy's Talent Development Award, the workshop aimed to provide the 26 women attending with the opportunity to learn and apply methods of data analysis in the software package Stata 17...
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PhD Student Awarded Joint Traditional Dance Residency
Shailini Vinod, a PhD student in Creative Writing and Sociology has been awarded the competitive Traditional Dance Forum Scotland (TDFS) Join Traditional Dance Residency. After responding to an open call for submissions, Shailini partnered with her daughter, Shashwati Pattwakar Vinod, to submit an entry that draws on their expertise in professional Indian...