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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).

Mandy Rhodes, the award-winning editor of Holyrood magazine, will be kicking off Robert Gordon University’s (RGU) International Women’s Day celebrations by giving her personal perspective on Scottish power and politics.

RGU is bringing together cyber security, law and technology experts for a unique conference, as part of Cyber Security Scotland Week 2020.

RGU has appointed Chris Pearson as Director for the National Subsea Centre (NSC), who will lead the centre’s drive to tackle current and future challenges in subsea engineering with world-class research and development.

Engineering students from Robert Gordon University (RGU), Andreia Prospero Meneses and Erick Antonio Jimenez Sandrea, have taken home the top prizes in an annual competition held by the Energy Institute (EI).

Robert Gordon University’s (RGU) Startup Accelerator has seen a surge in popularity in its second year, with more than 180 entrepreneurial teams competing for the mentorship and development opportunity, and £10,000 of seed funding.

Professor Paul de Leeuw, Director of the RGU Energy Transition Institute, proposes a solution to the highly polarised debate on the impact of fossil fuels on climate change and suggests how we can learn from the beverage industry which addressed concerns about excessive consumption of caffeine.

RGU is set to host an emotive exhibition of work by MA Communication and Design student, Jennie Milne.

Orcadians are invited to an ‘Evening with RGU’ to learn about the ongoing partnership between the islands and the university.

Robert Gordon University (RGU) is leading an international team to launch the first-ever Decentralised Autonomous Organisation for architectural design by using blockchain technology commonly associated with cryptocurrencies like bitcoin.

Writing for the Press and Journal, Dr Madeleine Marcella-Hood, lecturer in Fashion Management and head of year one at RGU's School of Creative and Cultural Business, discusses sustainability in the fashion sector.

The Lead Paramedic Consultant for the Scottish Ambulance Service has accepted the position of Visiting Professor at RGU to collaborate on creating the best paramedic undergraduate-education experience in Scotland.

RGU has today announced a new round of Graduate Apprenticeship (GA) opportunities, which have been awarded by Skills Development Scotland (SDS).