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Eugene Schlumberger, The Future is Now the Past no. 20, 2019

Gray’s School of Art is set to host its second annual research conference, when artists and art researchers will descend on campus to deliver a series of lectures and presentations.

Jo-Anne Tait

Writing for the Press and Journal, Jo-Anne Tait, Academic Strategic Lead in RGU's School of Engineering, highlights the ever-increasing importance of attracting more girls and women into STEM, plugging the leak in the skills pipeline.

Innovation at RGU

Applications are open for the second year of RGU startup accelerator programme, the only funded programme of its kind in the north-east of Scotland.

David Blyth and Hilary Nicoll

A group of ten artists, all staff at Gray’s School of Art, are set to host a brand new exhibition in Aberdeen, highlighting the work of those who inspire the next generations of creatives in the North-east.

Cliff Hughes, Untitled Comics

Two businesses from RGU’s startup accelerator programme have reached the final of Converge 2019, Scotland’s leading entrepreneurial development programme for Higher Education. In announcing the finalists, Converge noted that this is a recognition of RGU’s longstanding reputation for innovation and creativity.

Science on a Postcard

A chance encounter at an airport provided the impetus for a new business which would help break down the stereotypes associated with scientists and see creativity and science join forces.

Prolong bag

Prolong is a fashion brand with sustainability at its core. It is the idea that existing items of clothing, which are no longer in use, can be transformed into completely new products and provides a solution to a major problem of sustainability in the fashion industry.

Lynn Shaw

Dancing Along the Borderline is a creative business, run by Lynn Shaw, which was founded to act as a representative for those with Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD), primarily using the arts as a catalyst to contribute to changing the often-stigmatised misrepresentations of the disorder.

Creative Accelerator

A group of ten creatives, who have spent the last 12 weeks on RGU Creative Accelerator, will mark the end of the programme with a special exposition, showcasing their enhanced businesses to the public.

Working to widen access

Writing in the Scotsman, Professor Liz Hancock, Vice-Principal for Academic Development and the Student Experience, discusses the importance of equal access to Higher Education in Scotland.

Nippon Foundation Summer School

A group of 10 Japanese students will spend a month studying at RGU as part of a respected international development programme.

RGU ANUT MoU

RGU has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Mexican National Association of Technological Universities (ANUT), strengthening the university’s ties in Mexico.

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