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Friday 04 July 2025
Jane Akadiri graduated with a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from RGU in 2016. She went on to found Touch of Love Outreach in Aberdeen, which helps to build strong, more inclusive communities.
Friday 04 July 2025
A social entrepreneur based in Aberdeenshire who leads Scotland’s largest men's health charity has been awarded an Honorary Degree from Robert Gordon University (RGU).
Thursday 03 July 2025
Dr Bouziane Kies, who helped secure large numbers of international staff for Algerian Universities after the departure of French teachers in 1972 and thereby helped to keep Algeria’s universities open, has received an honorary degree from Robert Gordon University (RGU). Dr Kies has also championed RGU in Algeria for the last twenty years.
Thursday 03 July 2025
A technology entrepreneur who is committed to strengthening links between the United Kingdom and Pakistan through business innovation, education and strategic collaboration has been awarded an honorary degree by Robert Gordon University (RGU).
Monday 23 June 2025
Robert Gordon University (RGU) is proud to announce that Dr Jo-Anne Tait, Principal Lecturer, Digital Living and Design in the School of Computing, Engineering and Technology, has been named one of the Top 50 Women in Engineering (WE50) by the Women’s Engineering Society (WES).
Two RGU academics are hoping their research reaches a brand new audience when they take to the stage at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
A research project is underway to help explore how people engage and deal with a range of challenging issues and ‘difficult heritage’, all set within an eerie preserved prison setting.
In the same week as the Paris Olympics will officially start, the UK government launched Great British Energy, the public energy company focused on advancing and delivering the UK’s clean energy ambitions.
A new photography award which challenges students to capture portraits of people in the city centre and recognises the contribution of a local entrepreneur is being launched at Gray’s School of Art.
Robert Gordon University is offering fully funded places to Aberdeenshire entrepreneurs on its upcoming Food, Drink and Tourism Entrepreneurship short course.
Look Again at Gray’s School of Art, in partnership with Culture Aberdeen, has secured government funding to establish a new creative network called Aberdeen Independents to support freelancers in the North East.
Aberdeen Football Club Chairman Dave Cormack has been awarded an Honorary Degree from Robert Gordon University (RGU) during the University's final graduation ceremony of the summer.
Deborah O’Neil OBE, a leader in the field of scientific research and drug development, has been awarded an Honorary Degree from Robert Gordon University (RGU) during the University’s graduation ceremony this week.
North East Olympian and Robert Gordon University (RGU) alumnus Hannah Miley has been recognised with an Honorary Degree.
Renowned Orcadian wildlife cameraman and photographer Raymond Besant has been recognised with an Honorary Degree at the University where he once studied.
Iwan and Manuela Wirth, visionary art gallery founders who transformed Braemar’s Fife Arms Hotel into an iconic five-star boutique hotel, have been awarded Honorary Degrees from Robert Gordon University (RGU).
Tracy Nicholls, Chief Executive of The College of Paramedics at the forefront of the development of the profession, has been awarded an Honorary Degree from Robert Gordon University (RGU).