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Image shows Dr Jen Clarke, Associate Professor at Gray's School of Art, Robert Gordon University

Researchers at Robert Gordon University are contributing to a new study to find out how we can expand the UK’s trees, hedgerows, woodlands and forests in rural and urban settings.

Group of researchers pose for photograph

Researchers at RGU have designed a tubular cell that can withstand high temperatures and considerably cut costs which will aid the move towards greener forms of energy in the production of hydrogen.

Main speakers at the launch event

Robert Gordon University (RGU) and Denis Law Legacy Trust have launched a new award that will recognise the commitment, citizenship and social responsibility of people making a positive impact through volunteering.

Hannah Miley

An important conference on the philosophy of sport featuring North East Olympian Hannah Miley and former British Lions and Scotland international rugby player turned broadcaster John Beattie is being hosted at RGU.

RGU student athlete on the running track

An RGU student who combines her physiotherapy studies with athletics training and competitions has secured a unique scholarship to ensure she thrives both academically and in sport.

Prof. Lynn Kilbride

As we enter Student Volunteering Week, Professor Lynn Kilbride, Vice Principal for Academic Development and Student Experience at Robert Gordon University (RGU), explains the value of volunteering and how RGU is amplifying the employability of their students through a brand new programme…

Jakub and Jill posing for the 2024 boat race

The University of Aberdeen and Robert Gordon University have announced the crews that will battle it out on the water at this year’s iconic Aberdeen Boat Race.

Professor Paul de Leeuw

Writing for The Scotsman, Professor Paul de Leeuw, Director of Robert Gordon University’s Energy Transition Institute, emphasises the importance of 2024 as an election year for the ages...

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 RGU Hack 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...

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