In the process of preparing for my postgraduate career, I didn’t realise that one of the biggest challenges I would have to overcome as a postgraduate would come before coursework began. This challenge was accepting that I belonged in the program.

I was accepted at the University of Aberdeen in…

Now, more than ever, is a great time for outdoors. The weather might seem appalling, but the rewards are that much more better–and we have some great locations just outside our doorstep! Whether it is a calm tramp through Caledonian pineland or clambering along the precipice of a mountainside, Aberdeenshire…

My top 5 tips to help you fight those winter blues.

By Liepa Petraviciute

As I write this blog, I’m sitting by my desk, wrapped in my favourite blanket with a cup of tea to uplift my spirit. I’m in my natural habitat, as my housemates would say. A classic…

Now that the clocks have gone back, winter is well and truly on its way. Here are five things that you can do to make sure you survive the cold winters of Aberdeen.

Wrap up warm:

Yes we like to…

Days darken, leaves litter the ground, and the wind bites a bit more than before. For sure, autumn is in full swing, and as November sets in you might notice another tell-tale sign of the year: messy stubble, questionable facial hair, and perhaps, grizzly beards.

Since 2003, the Movember Foundation…