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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).

Hundreds of school pupils in Orkney will have the opportunity to experience art and design and discover the range of possibilities which exist within the creative industries thanks to a new initiative by Robert Gordon University’s (RGU) Gray’s School of Art.

Robert Gordon University (RGU) has appointed Colin Hunter as its new Chair of the Board of Governors.

RGU has held an honorary graduation ceremony to mark the importance of creating equal opportunities for young people from all backgrounds.

For International Women's Day, RGU's Innovation Learning Manager, Sally Charles, shares her experience and views on scaling-up businesses with female founders for all of society to receive the economic benefits.

Scotland’s first batch of accountancy Graduate Apprentices are counting on a bright future thanks to a new route into the profession.

RGU’s approach to Graduate Apprenticeships (GAs) allows the university to deliver its programmes in areas far beyond its Garthdee campus. The university works with businesses from a range of sectors covering the length and breadth of Scotland.

RGU is now working with four of the top football clubs in Scotland on the delivery of Graduate Apprenticeships (GAs).

Rural businesses across the North East are set to get a boost with the launch of the LINA Accelerator, supporting local entrepreneurs to turn their ideas into a reality or scale existing businesses.

Writing for The Scotsman, Jack Keenan and Dr Ebuka Ibeke discuss the digital skills gap and how RGU is bridging this gap by providing education, training and upskilling in critical areas.

A renowned North-east fashion designer, whose garments were adored by the likes of Twiggy, Bianca Jagger and Elizabeth Taylor, will be the focus of an exhibition and symposium at Aberdeen Art Gallery.

Robert Gordon University (RGU) is partnering with Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM) on a research project that will develop support tools for the diagnosis of cardiovascular diseases in Mexico, specifically pulmonary hypertension.

To celebrate British Science Week, Robert Gordon University is bringing together organisations from across Orkney for pupils to take part in an interactive exhibition of science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM).