Congratulations and welcome to the School of Education. We are delighted to welcome you to the University of Aberdeen and we look forward to working with you during your studies.
For information on your induction and more, please visit the tabs below or your MyAberdeen course area.
PGDE Primary Online
January 2026
- Academic Induction
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Your first class will be your School induction. This will help you prepare for the year ahead and provide you with useful advice on your course, as well as School contacts and information on getting the most out of your academic experience.
The first induction lecture for both groups will be held on Monday 12 January from 6.00pm - 8.00pm on MS Teams. Please add this to your calendar. An MS Teams meeting link will be emailed directly to you nearer to the induction lecture date.
- Key Programme Contacts
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Alyson Young
Programme Director
alyson.young@abdn.ac.ukLorna Stewart
Course Coordinator
lorna.stewart@abdn.ac.ukRyan Ghaffray
Programme Administrator
pgde@abdn.ac.uk
Postgraduate Taught and Professional Learning
- Orientation
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We are looking forward to welcoming you online to continue your learning journey with us.
The University of Aberdeen Orientation programme has been designed to take you through all of the essential information you will need for your student life. You can get started now by working through the interactive modules on MyAberdeen course: Getting started at the University of Aberdeen.
The programmes within the PGT and Pl portfolio are all unique and responsive to student needs, therefore they start at different dates and have different modes of delivery, please see MyAberdeen for the specifics for your programme.
- Key School Contact
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Dr Charlaine Simpson
Head of Postgraduate Taught and Professional Learning
Charlaine.Simpson@abdn.ac.ukAdministrator
Rosemond Cochrane
Rosemond.cochrane@abdn.ac.uk
Postgraduate Research
As well as being a Postgraduate Research Student in the School of Education you are also part of a wider PGR community through the Postgraduate Research College.
- Key School Contacts
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Archie Graham
PGR Co-ordinatorAdministrator for Research
Email: soe-research@abdn.ac.uk - Orientation
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We are looking forward to welcoming you to campus to start your research journey with us. As a Postgraduate Research student you will have the opportunity to attend a University wide induction in addition to your school induction.
The University of Aberdeen Orientation programme has been designed to take you through all of the essential information you will need for your student life. You can get started now by working through the interactive modules.
There are a series of modules that you can work through before you arrive. Once you have registered you can access the remaining modules and complete your mandatory training programme through your bespoke PGR training platform on our virtual learning environment.
There will be a school welcome event for Postgraduate Research students. This will provide an opportunity to meet Postgraduate coordinators and PhD supervisors. There will also be time to answer any questions you may have.
Further details regarding the welcome event will follow in due course.
- Audit Master's courses
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As a PGR student you may have the opportunity to audit Master's courses to augment your research training. Please discuss this with your supervisor and check out the postgraduate taught pages above.
The PGR College also offers a comprehensive training programme to support your research journey.
- Timelines and Milestones
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The PGR College training and development programme offers academic, professional, and personal development through a number of training workshops, resources and opportunities, all intended to support the PGR community at the University of Aberdeen.