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My name is Kiera. I am studying Zoology, entering my final year, and over the summer, I interned with the Careers and Employability Service and Widening Access team. My job was to create a series of resources directed at pupils aged 10-13 and 17–18 to get them to start thinking…

At the University of Aberdeen, we have a wide range of resources available to students related to the field of Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI). The team from the library have prepared reading lists of available material relating to neurodiversity, mental health, LGBTQ+ and decolonisation, which we have collated into…

The world is becoming more unequal. Social injustices continue at pace often in association with personal characteristics such as race, gender, sexuality, ableness, religion, class and more. We can see the social injustices in the unlawful killings of Black people in the USA, the rise of Islamophobia, homophobic attacks, increasing…

Follow Student Content Creator, Remi, as he and his friends explore the different cafés around the Old Aberdeen campus - what's your favourite?

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If you’re an EEU/EEA national with a “Pre-settled” or “Settled” Status you are allowed to work without any restrictions.  

If you hold a Student Visa and are a full-time student, you’re usually allowed to work up to 20 hours per week during term…

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We are committed to adopting a whole University approach to sustainability and social responsibility. We will ensure that limited resources are used effectively and activity is conduced in a way that minimises environmental impacts, while demonstrating an awareness of ethical and…

Watch this video to find out how to open a bank account:

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Banks may not allow you to open a current (student) account until your credit record can be checked.  However, you should be allowed to open a savings account where you…

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If you own a car in Scotland, you must have car insurance and pay for road tax. Find out more information on the Scottish Government website.

You must be insured on the car you're driving, regardless of whether you own it…

Watch this video to learn everything you need to know about public transport in Aberdeen and Scotland:

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Of course walking is the most environmentally-friendly way to get from A to B.…

I was quite nervous to come to the University of Aberdeen, it was my first time in Scotland  and I wasn’t sure how things worked up here. I am an international student who went to college in England and then University in Aberdeen, so though I had some understanding of the UK educational…