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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 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.

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