University of Aberdeen

The University of Aberdeen has joined forces with two other world-leading universities to develop innovative solutions to tackle key global issues, including the need to ensure a just energy transition while tackling climate change and…

The University of Aberdeen is set to invest nearly £4m to recruit 20 experts to address the key global challenges facing society.Supported by funding from the University’s Development Trust the positions will strengthen work towards the…

University of Aberdeen student and alumni entrepreneurs are set to go head-to-head with other innovators for a share of a £300k prize in a prestigious company start-up programme.Wine company Two Raccoons and early-stage Green-Tech…

The National Decommissioning Centre (NDC) and the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) have signed a three-year collaborative research agreement - the first of its kind between the nuclear and oil and gas decommissioning sectors.The…

A study led by the University of Aberdeen is one of six major research projects to benefit from a £3 million funding pot to explore the most effective ways to expand the UK's trees, hedgerows, woodlands and forests in rural and urban…

The University has retained its ranking in the top 20 in the UK in The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2023, published today, moving up one place to 19th in the UK. This is the first time that the University has been ranked…

Young people's right to education could be put at risk by rising school uniform costs and a postcode lottery when it comes to accessing financial support, Scottish Government policymakers will be told this week.With the current cost of…

An international study which analysed the world's largest tree group has made breakthrough findings which is expected to guide future conservation of tropical and subtropical rain forests as well as predicting how certain plants will…

The meteorite that wiped out Earth's dinosaurs instantly ignited forest wildfires up to thousands of kilometres from its impact zone, scientists have discovered.The six-mile-wide meteorite struck the Yucatan peninsula in what is now…

Eating the bulk of your daily calories at different times of the day makes no difference to your metabolism, new research has revealed.Scientists led by Professor Alexandra Johnstone from the University of Aberdeen’s Rowett Institute in…