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Sally Reaper, Director Look Again at Gray's

As Aberdeen's spectacular festival of light, Spectra, gets ready to open, Look Again director, Sally Reaper, highlights how the festival is transformative for communities...

Riverside Building on RGU's campus

The significant success and subsequent growth of a postgraduate course at Robert Gordon University (RGU) has led to an internationally recognised endorsement.

Students with laptops taking part in the RGU Hack event

Computing students will be given another chance to showcase their digital skills as the RGUHack returns for 2024 with students from any college or university able to take on the 24-hour challenge.

Image shows girl with depression, bowing her in head against a ball - image credit Eric Ward, Unsplash

Writing in the Press & Journal, RGU Chancellor's Fellow, Dr William Ball, highlights how society has the power to change the circumstances of children, as increasing numbers of young people present with more complex mental health needs than ever before...

Willie Reid, Director, Strathclyde Offshore Energy Transition Programme, Professor Steve Olivier, Principal, Robert Gordon University, Myrtle Dawes, CEO, Net Zero Technology Centre, Professor Sir Jim McDonald, Principal, University of Strathclyde and Professor John McCall, Director, National Subsea Centre stand outside the National Subsea Centre

In collaboration with Robert Gordon University (RGU), the University of Strathclyde (UoS) and the Net Zero Technology Centre (NZTC), the National Subsea Centre (NSC) has established the Centre for Doctoral Training (CDT) in Net Zero Technologies, designed for those who wish to undertake research to aid in the global transition to net zero whilst continuing a career in industry.

Image shows Spectra 2023 opening festival, women with phone looking through light display - Credit Ian Georgeson

With three weeks to go until Aberdeen’s multi award-winning festival of light and sound, SPECTRA, preparations are well under way for this year’s event which runs from 8 - 11 February.

Diana Gormley

Robert Gordon University (RGU) has welcomed an award-winning businesswoman and former mechanical and manufacturing engineer as its latest Entrepreneur in Residence.

Hagstone augmented reality artwork created by Sarah Buchan for Northern Lights Project Spectra 2024

Gray’s School of Art has been selected to lead an augmented reality showcase, ‘Northern Lights’ at Spectra 2024, created by emerging artists from the North East.

The red and white eBikes on RGU's campus.

Robert Gordon University (RGU) has partnered with Big Issue E-Bikes with the red and white electric bicycles now available on campus, opening up a new sustainable method of travel to connect staff and students from the city centre to Garthdee.

North Sea Aberdeen

Writing for Energy Voice, Professor Paul de Leeuw of Robert Gordon University's Energy Transition Institution, has laid out what's needed in 2024 on the back of an "encouraging" COP28...

Janine Bolger stands next to a bright window

Writing in The Herald, Janine Bolger, Associate Dean for Student Experience and Head of Social Work in the School of Applied Social Studies, has laid out the impact social workers make on our communities...

Professor Paul de Leeuw at Aberdeen beach

Professor Paul de Leeuw from RGU has been appointed to the Board of the UK’s Engineering Construction Industry Training Board (ECITB) for a period of four years. Board member appointments are made by the Secretary of State for Education.

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