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Friday 04 July 2025
Keith Brymer Jones, a leading figure in contemporary British ceramics and expert judge on Channel 4’s hit show, The Great Pottery Throw Down, has been awarded an Honorary Degree from Robert Gordon University (RGU).
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).

An Aberdeen entrepreneur from Robert Gordon University’s (RGU) Creative Entrepreneurship Programme has set up ‘Shop Small Aberdeen’ as an alternative way for business in the North East.

Writing in Energy Voice, Professor Paul de Leeuw, from RGU's Energy Transition Institute, feels wholesale changes to the energy are required if businesses and households are to benefit from lower bills.

Having hosted the city’s first TEDx event last year, Aberdeen is gearing up for its second this coming November with Robert Gordon University onboard as a strategic partner.

It is a time of great sadness as we mourn the passing of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. As a University community we join the nation in paying our respects as the country reflects on her reign as Monarch. We have extended our deepest condolences to His Majesty and the Royal family during this time of sorrow.

Gray’s School of Art alumnus and Aberdeen-born Artist Daniel Stephen has willed a generous six-figure legacy gift that will benefit emerging painting talent from Robert Gordon University (RGU) for years to come.

A group of business leaders from across the North East will benefit from the next government backed Help to Grow scheme, delivered by Aberdeen Business School (ABS) at Robert Gordon University (RGU), this autumn.

The latest step in a €13 million Carbon-Capture, Utilisation, and Storage (CCUS) project recommends that European organisations involve local communities more closely to reach climate-neutral targets are to be reached.

The annual exhibition that celebrates talent from Masters’ students at Gray’s School of Art returns on Friday, 26 August.

Writing for the Press and Journal, Helen Scott, Careers Consultant at RGU's Centre for Employability and Community Engagement, discusses securing employment after graduation.

Robert Gordon University (RGU) has been ranked as the top university in Scotland and third in the UK for the employability of its graduates.

Look Again, the creative engagement team based at Gray’s School of Art at Robert Gordon University (RGU) have partnered with ‘Miasma’ to curate a multi-faceted public art project, ‘Terra Incognita’ (as above, so below) that will be a major part of the upcoming Wonderland Festival taking place in Aberdeen from Thursday 8 to Sunday 11 September.

Robert Gordon University (RGU) has been awarded a prestigious Collaborative Award for Teaching Excellence (CATE) from Advance HE, recognising the positive impact that a new welcome package developed during the pandemic has on the student journey.