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Welcome to the School of Engineering

Listen to Professor Ekaterina Pavlovskaia's new student welcome

Postgraduate Taught

January 2026

School Induction

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.

Your School Induction will not be on your timetable, so please make sure to check the date and time and add this to your calendar.

 

MSc Oil & Gas Engineering

Programme Coordinator. 
Dr Roozbeh Rafati

Friday 23 January 2026, 1.00pm - 2.00pm, Fraser Noble FN3

MSc Petroleum Engineering

Programme Coordinator. 
Dr Lateef Akanji

Friday 23 January 2026, 2.00pm - 3.00pm, Fraser Noble FN185

MSc Project Management (Online)

Programme Coordinator. 
Mr John Cavanagh

Friday 23 January 2026, 1.00pm - 2.00pm, Online

MSc Subsurface Energy Engineering

Programme Coordinator. 
Dr Amin Sharifi

Friday 23 January 2026, 1.00pm - 2.00pm, Fraser Noble FN110

MSc Safety & Reliability Engineering

Programme Coordinator. 
Dr Henry Tan

A meeting will be arranged during the term and students will be informed of date, time and location.

MSc Advanced Chemical Engineering

Programme Coordinator. 
Dr Waheed Afzal

Friday 23 January 2026, 3.00pm - 4.00pm, Fraser Noble FN2

MSc Process Safety

Programme Coordinator. 
Dr Waheed Afzal

Friday 23 January 2026, 3.00pm - 4.00pm, Fraser Noble FN2

MSc Industrial Robotics

Programme Coordinator. 
Prof. Sumeet Aphale

Friday 23 January 2026, 1.00pm - 2.00pm, Fraser Noble FN185

MSc Robotics & AI

Programme Coordinator. 
Prof. Sumeet Aphale

Friday 23 January 2026, 1.00pm - 2.00pm, Fraser Noble FN185

MSc Advanced Mechanical Engineering

Programme Coordinator. 
Dr Vahid Vaziri

Friday 23 January 2026, 1.00pm - 2.00pm, Fraser Noble FN2

MSc Advanced Structural Engineering

Programme Coordinator. 
Dr Vahid Vaziri

Friday 23 January 2026, 1.00pm - 2.00pm, Fraser Noble FN2

MSc Decommissioning

Coordinator
Dr Alfonso Martinez-Felipe

Thursday 22 January 2026, 1.00pm - 2.00pm, Fraser Noble FN185

MSc Energy Transition Systems and Technologies

Programme Coordinator. 
Dr Alfonso Martinez-Felipe

Thursday 22 January 2026, 1.00pm - 2.00pm, Fraser Noble FN185

MSc Subsea Engineering

Programme Coordinator. 
Dr Dominic Van der A 

Friday 23 January 2026, 1.00pm - 2.00pm, Fraser Noble FN111

MSc Offshore Engineering

Programme Coordinator. 
Dr Dominic Van der A 

Friday 23 January 2026, 1.00pm - 2.00pm, Fraser Noble FN111

MSc Renewable Energy Engineering

Programme Coordinator. 
Prof. Davide Dionisi

Friday 23 January 2026, 1.00pm - 2.00pm, Fraser Noble FN115

MSc Sustainable Product, Process and Energy Engineering

Programme Coordinator. 
Prof. Davide Dionisi

Friday 23 January 2026, 1.00pm - 2.00pm, Fraser Noble FN115

Key Contacts in School

Dr Ines Graca
Director of Postgraduate Teaching
i.graca@abdn.ac.uk

Lyn Magee
School Administration Assistant
engineering@abdn.ac.uk

Megan Nicolson 
School Administration Assistant 
engineering@abdn.ac.uk

Reading Lists

Reading lists for individual Engineering courses will be available through MyAberdeen before the start of term.

In the meantime, you can brush up your study skills and learn more about the University at our award-winning Toolkit website.

Assessment

Engineering courses will be assessed using a variety of assessment formats. Assessment will include coursework, reports on laboratory/computer practicals, design reports, online timed tests and invigilated formal exams.

The assessment structure will vary from course to course, and there will be specific details in every course handbook at the start of term.

Postgraduate Research

As well as being a Postgraduate Research Student in the School of Engineering you are also part of a wider PGR community through the Postgraduate Research College.

Orientation

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

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

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.