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Matthew Lee is an AHRC-funded PhD student supervised by staff at the University of Aberdeen and the National Library of Scotland. His PhD research focusses on Scottish writers who visited the Caribbean and wrote about their experiences of slavery. As part of the project, he spent three months at the National…

Dr Eloise Grey graduated with a PhD in Scottish History from Aberdeen during lockdown 2020. In this blog post she considers the history of the emotional responses of white British people to slavery and their  colonial past and proposes that we, as white Scots and Brits, learn to live…

Everyone must have experienced some low moments in their lives, but that is normal. However, few things might have pushed some of us to fall deeper into an empty, dark place, where hope seemed like a myth.

I lost one of my best friends many years ago. He passed away…

Second year student Sofia Klemola shares her top tips on saving money when buying groceries and feeding yourself on a budget while at University!

On the 12^th of March, just the day before the suspension of face to face teaching at the University, I received a job offer for the position of Student Assistant at the Careers and Employability Service. Initially, I expected a primarily reception-based job. My CV, cover letter and later my…

The class of 2020 are undoubtedly facing challenges as they graduate into a world affected by the coronavirus pandemic. In order to support our graduates, we decided to reach out to the class of 2008, who faced similar challenges in graduating at the time of the financial crash, when many graduate…

The class of 2020 are undoubtably facing challenges as they graduate into a world affected by the coronavirus pandemic. In order to support our graduates we decided to reach out to the class of 2008, who faced similar challenges in graduating at the time of the financial crash, when many…

William Cardo graduated in 2019 with a degree in Chemical Engingeering. One year on from his graduation he shares some important advice for STEM students. You can read the original article posted to LinkedIn here.

I graduated almost exactly a year ago from The University of Aberdeen with an MEng of…

Starting university and moving into halls of residence is a very exciting experience! It can, however, be quite stressful if you arrive unprepared. I have had my fair share of moving in and out of university halls (three times in total!), made mistakes and (hopefully!) learnt from them. So, in…