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Tuesday 13 May 2025
Dr Sarah Sivers is an academic with extensive research in the field of assisted dying and end-of-life care and has been on a panel of four experts that have briefed MSPs ahead of the stage 1 vote on Tuesday 13 May 2025. Here, she shares her thoughts on the momentous bill...
Tuesday 13 May 2025
Secondary school creatives have been invited to join Gray’s School of Art for its latest Young Art Weekender programme that takes place next month.
Friday 09 May 2025
Four recent Robert Gordon University (RGU) graduates have won a national award for their work on developing and hosting a hugely successful event – just 12-months after winning the same prize for a previous project.
Wednesday 30 April 2025
Scottish Arctic Network (ScAN) members RGU, The University of the Highlands and Islands, and Heriot-Watt University co-hosted a board meeting of the University of the Arctic (UArctic) between Tuesday 29 April and Thursday 30 April in Orkney.
Tuesday 22 April 2025
Pupils from Mintlaw Academy will head off to Thunder Bay Marine Sanctuary in Alpena, United States after winning the MATE Scotland ROV competition held at Robert Gordon University (RGU).
The culmination of three years’ work by talented Architecture students to reimagine waterfront areas in Aberdeen and Orkney will be virtually exhibited in a collaboration with Aberdeen Art Gallery and Museums (AAGM) and Pier Arts Centre in Orkney
A new music competition app grown through the entrepreneurial ecosystem at RGU is set to democratise the way we find new musical talent with the launch of its first UK-wide competition.
RGU has received a donation of £100,000 from The Cormack Family Foundation, established by AFC Chairman Dave Cormack, which will allow students from underrepresented backgrounds to study at the university.
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.
Dr Andrew Martin, senior lecturer and Director of the Scottish Centre of Tourism at RGU, writes about how jump starting tourism in Scotland and Aberdeen will be a huge challenge for the industry.
Robert Gordon University (RGU) is celebrating a strong position in the Complete University Guide 2021 having been ranked as the top modern (post-1992) university in Scotland.
A collaboration between RGU and the Torry Development Trust will bring together expertise in health and social care, architecture and the creative arts, to inform and design the regeneration of the former Victoria Road School in Torry.
RGU is leading the way in producing innovative thinking students as it becomes the first university in Scotland to be awarded Scottish Innovative Student Award (SISA) self-accreditation status from the Scottish Institute for Enterprise (SIE).
Elsa Cox, RGU's Orkney Project Development Manager, based in Stromness, writes for the Press and Journal about engaging with a community for valuable research. Reflecting on RGU's experience in Orkney she identifies the type of support that research projects give places like Orkney and why it is important.
RGU is part of a consortium of four universities across Scotland which has been awarded funding from the Advancing Manufacturing Challenge Fund (AMCF) to create a centre for medical device development and manufacture.
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.
Local entrepreneurs can turn their ideas into reality through new online workshops at RGU which aim to support business creation and drive economic growth in communities.