Student Experience
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Celebrating talent at Gray's Degree Show 2024
Gray's Degree Show showcases the talent of our final year students and celebrates their achievements as they embark on new journeys. At this year's celebrations, students across a range of disciplines including Painting, Contemporary Art Practice, Fashion and Textiles, Communication Design, Three Dimensional Design and Photography, celebrated with many winning awards.
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Let’s thrive, not just survive: the power of mental health affirmations
For Mental Health Awareness Month, we encourage everyone to look at themselves differently through positive affirmations. Lee Boag, Lecturer at the School of Applied Social Sciences, shares his expertise to help us start believing in ourselves and reframing our narrative.
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Positive Quality Assurance Outcome for RGU
A review by Quality Assurance Agency Scotland (QAAS) has expressed confidence in RGU's progress in continuing to monitor, review and enhance its higher education provision to enable effective arrangements to be in place for managing academic standards and the quality of the student experience.
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Here, There and Everywhere!
Budding designers from Gray's School of Art present 'Here, There and Everywhere', a pop up shop opening in the heart of Aberdeen city centre. Gray's student, Catriona McLean, tells RG View what to expect from the new pop up.
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Global Citizenship Live: RGU students bring SDGs to life
We organised our very first "Global Citizenship Live" event in February 2024, an opportunity for students to learn more about the UN's Sustainable Development Goals and how they can get involved in taking positive actions both at and outside university. PhD student and organiser Leila answers our questions about the event.
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RGU launches Student Experience Sub-Strategy
The University has officially launched its brand-new Student Experience Sub-Strategy centred around three pillars: academic, personal, and social development. The strategy reflects the best of the RGU student experience and will help us continue to work towards making enhancements so that students can recognise how they have been supported on their journey.
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CCB students prepare for event season
Events management students at Robert Gordon University have a long and successful history of raising thousands of pounds for charities across the North East and this year plans to be no different with multiple events on the horizon.
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Active Travel Fest at RGU: Two weeks of cycling extravaganza
Active Travel Fest takes place between Monday 18 and Friday 29 March this year and we have planned a range of cycling activities to promote sustainability as part of our mission to reach net zero. Our Campus Cycling Officer, Bianca Anechite, tells us more about the importance of giving cycling a spotlight and what we have in store to get our community involved.
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School of Engineering embraces Augmented Reality
Imagine having a giant jet engine right in front of you or being able to look at the intricate workings of a moving wind turbine without having to leave your seat.
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Scottish Apprenticeship Week: Nicole’s positive impact leads to award nomination
A Graduate Apprentice who studied Business Management at RGU is making huge strides forward in the financial management sector and, in recognition of this, has been nominated for a national award.