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Dorian, Sophie, Subham and Willem take us on a heart-warming and fun adventure of Aberdeen Christmas Market.

As part of UoA's Disability History Month and Transgender Awareness Week Celebrations, current student and Disabled Students' Forum Liaison Officer, Rian, discusses his experience as a disabled, bisexual, trans man.

I always knew that I would go on exchange when I came to university. Where and when and what I would do there were the unanswered questions. With a little soul searching and half a year later I would be on my way to sunny California, to Pitzer College.

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Many people may argue that the best part of working in the creative industry is the thrill of the unexpected, the fervent chaos, the joy of putting one’s creative self before any rules and structures. (What creative industries can I work in? Consult a full list here). What is missing…

During my first year at university studying Psychology, I took a business management course and was introduced to the amazing world of Human Resources. I became fascinated with the way that psychology and business interacted. Applying psychological principles into such a structure-filled world gripped my interest like…

The one piece of advice I remember hearing back in my very first freshers' week was to join as many societies as possible. I went to so many taster sessions, had an inbox of invites to events, and I still didn’t find the one I really, really enjoyed. It was…

I have always been wondering how students get a job at our university. It seemed to be a privilege and an out of touch experience. Earlier this year I began scrolling through the university website and came across the InternPlus programme. I could immediately see myself in multiple positions. In…

I was diagnosed with Dyspraxia at about age 7, but at the time I didn’t really understand what it meant for me. To be honest, as an adult I’m still continually learning about exactly how it affects me. I like to refer to Dyspraxia as the lesser-known cousin of Dyslexia…

My name is Yingda Zhang, I am a current international student from China, studying my postgraduate at the university of Aberdeen in Master of Science in Human Resource Management. I wanted to take the time to share with you an experience I had as a Chinese student searching for…

We are finally more than halfway through the first sub-session of this academic year and getting closer to winter break. Now with blended learning, the returning of more face-to-face teaching and getting back to having a demanding day-to-day routine, studying becomes more of a chore while the days go…