News
Friday 11 July 2025
Robert Gordon University (RGU) has today announced the team that will spearhead the Islands Entrepreneurship Network, an initiative led by the University designed to energise local economies and empower communities to launch and grow successful enterprises across Orkney, Shetland and the Western Isles.
Tuesday 08 July 2025
RGU and McAlpha Inc. have developed an advanced Catalytic Membrane Reactor (CMR) technology, poised to revolutionise ammonia production.
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).

Alumni from Gray’s School of Art, at Robert Gordon’s University (RGU), are celebrating success after being presented by the Royal Scottish Academy (RSA) at the British Art Fair, as part of a nationally recognised collection, showcasing the best of British modern art.

Robert Gordon University’s Law School has been praised in Scottish Parliament after a motion was tabled in recognition of its recently launched Grampian Community Law Centre.

The National Energy Skills Accelerator (NESA) is pleased to announce they have been awarded £1,000,000 grant funding through the Scottish Government’s Just Transition Fund to conduct an exciting new Pilot Energy Transition Skills project.

William Hardie, Policy Advisor to the Principal and the Executive, and Professor Steve Olivier, Principal and Vice-Chancellor, write in Wonkhe about widening access and participation in higher education.

Robert Gordon University (RGU) has further strengthened its links with Japan with the successful delivery of two respected international development programmes focused on offshore energy.

Writing for the Scotsman, Sally Charles, Innovation Manager for RGU's Entrepreneurship & Innovation Group, highlights the need to support creative entrepreneurs and says “lifestyle businesses” matter for all of us, especially in the current economic climate.

Writing for the Press and Journal, Vice Principal for Economic Development, Donella Beaton, highlights how RGU is investing in the North East's energy future and sharing it's expertise overseas and at home.

A new programme of regular Guest @Gray’s talks launches this autumn, bringing contemporary national and international artists, designers, writers and curators to audiences online and in person across Scotland.

Professor Paul de Leeuw, from RGU's Energy Transition Institute, feels the United Arab Emirates could be a real leader when it comes to green energy as it prepares to host next year.

Robert Gordon University is playing host to a competition which challenges students and recent graduates to come up with their own solutions to help the oil and gas sector tackle a major production issue.

Gray’s School of Art’s creative unit, Look Again, at Robert Gordon University (RGU) is launching a new project, in partnership with the community interest charity, We Are Here Scotland, to encourage creatives and artists who are Black People and People of Colour (BPoC).

Scotland’s first holistic, student-led law clinic is preparing to launch in Aberdeen, providing an entirely free legal service to those on low incomes across the city.