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The Scottish Parliament has the power to set an annual rate of Income Tax for Scottish taxpayers which will be effective from April 2016. This is known as the Scottish rate of Income Tax (SRIT). The SRIT will apply to non-savings income of those determined to be Scottish taxpayers and will...

Universities UK in partnership with the Open Data Institute and digital technologies charity Jisc are launching a challenge to developers in universities and the digital industries to produce a demo of a mobile app that uses open data to help university students through their learning journey. The challenge will culminate in...

Aberdeen’s two universities have joined forces with a north-east culture group to launch a new collection of Scottish songs chosen by some of the area’s most renowned traditional singers. Members of staff from the University of Aberdeen and Robert Gordon University (RGU) have worked with Scottish Culture & Traditions (SC&T) on...

The University will host a series of focus groups with a range of stakeholders to seek views on the operation of the Senate this month.

There will be two drop-in staff feedback sessions for the recently introduced MyCurriculum / MyTimetable systems:1)      Wednesday, 30 September, 12:30-2:30 pm, Committee Room 3, University Office2)      Friday, 2 October, 11:00am-1:00 pm, Edward Wright S95 (Second Floor)Please feel free to drop in at either session to let us know your comments...

Starting in October the Library will be running free Information Skills Workshops to help undergraduates and taught postgraduates spend more time reading and less time searching.

What a great turnout we have had already for the first two in our autumn series of Open Meetings with the Principal and the senior management team.  It was particularly gratifying to see the mix of staff attending - academic and professional services - from across the King's College campus, with thoughtful and pertinent questions...

Friday 16 October, arrival 6.30pm, Elphinstone Hall, King's College

All staff are invited to open meetings to hear from Principal and senior management colleagues about the challenges and opportunities ahead for the University, and ask questions. There is no need to book. These will take place at King’s College and Foresterhill:  King’s College: Friday 11 September, 12.00 to 1.00pm – Regent Lecture...

In a previous article in Leopard (April 2015), I discussed some of the Roman objects found in Aberdeenshire and how these can reveal something of the relationships between the Romans and the native people of the North-east.