News
Wednesday 01 October 2025
Printfield 10 - Denis Law Legacy Trail has now been officially opened in Printfield, which highlights another example of how RGU is helping to transform people and communities.
Monday 22 September 2025
Robert Gordon University (RGU) has today officially launched its 2026 Startup Accelerator, Impact North, a flagship development programme designed to support the next wave of entrepreneurs and Scottish innovators.
Wednesday 17 September 2025
Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal visited Robert Gordon University today (17 September) as it celebrated the centenary of the appointment of Margaret Barr Fulton as the first qualified occupational therapist to work in the UK having started her career in Aberdeen in 1925.
Tuesday 16 September 2025
Gray’s School of Art is to host a year of events to mark its 140th anniversary, in celebration of the art school’s heritage and its impact on Aberdeen and the North East.
Monday 15 September 2025
Robert Gordon University (RGU) has climbed to third place in Scotland for career prospects, according to The Guardian University Guide 2026 (published Saturday 13 September).
Veske, a new sub brand of Montrose Rope & Sail Company ltd and the result of a partnership with Robert Gordon University (RGU), has launched its new product range at Project Tokyo, Japan.
Over the past academic year, the Communication Design course at Gray’s School of Art has continued to involve a series of renowned creative and design practitioners in its guest lecture programme, providing students with valuable insight into the creative industries
RGU is offering a group of 20 creatives a fully-funded short course, which will provide them with a raft of business support during an increasingly challenging time for the creative industries.
In a year when sustainability and shopping local are increasingly important, RGU is hosting a pop-up market in Aberdeen Art Gallery, showcasing some of the best local creative talent.
The work of talented creative practitioners and emerging entrepreneurs is to be featured in the first virtual ‘Postgraduate Showcase’, hosted by Gray’s School of Art at RGU.
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, a partnership between Gray’s School of Art, Look Again and independent design agency Design and Code, is working collaboratively with the graduating students of 2020 to create a Virtual Degree Show.
The second cohort of Robert Gordon University’s (RGU) Startup Accelerator was brought together for ‘Startup Sunday’ on 31 May in a unique interactive virtual celebration, where ten of the finalists battled it out for additional funding.
A multi-disciplinary research team from RGU are working with Shanghai academics and industry partners in Scotland to educate consumers about the sustainability, craftsmanship, heritage and value of traditional fashion and textile products.
A group of 20 creatives from across Scotland are the first to be involved in a brand new, fully funded short course at RGU, supporting them through the challenges of COVID-19 and beyond.
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.
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.
RGU is set to host an emotive exhibition of work by MA Communication and Design student, Jennie Milne.