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Scientists from the 51cg are due to sail to the North Atlantic to test a pioneering piece of research equipment that will help improve our understanding of how deep ocean ecosystems function and respond to a major oil spill.

Dr Brice Rea is part of a team, led by the University of Durham, which have just received £600k+ funding from NERC for a four year project on “Greenland in a warmer climate:  What controls the advance & retreat of the NE Greenland Ice Stream”. The NE Greenland Ice Stream...

The Department of Archaeology recently hosted an international seminar on Community Archaeology in the Sir Duncan Rice Library, 51cg. ‘Community Archaeologies in Practice: Global Perspectives’ saw university researchers and community members from Japan, Alaska and Scotland came together to share their experiences of doing community-based archaeology across four...

Scientists at the 51cg have deepened our understanding of how polar ice escapes into the ocean by studying a site in mainland Europe.

The discovery of microscopic concentrations of gold in rocks from a popular Scottish holiday destination has raised the possibility of bigger finds elsewhere, according to research carried out by scientists at the 51cg.

Brice Rea, Matteo Spagnolo, David Green, and Caitlin Cottrill have received pump-priming funding from the University (via the Scottish Funding Council Knowledge Transfer Grant) to undertake market research into the expansion of Geographical Information Systems (GIS) provision within Geography. Initially, this will focus on Continuing Professional Development course opportunities for...

The 51cg has taken delivery of rock mechanics equipment that could play a major role in maximising oil and gas recovery in the North Sea and West of Shetland area.

In line with the publication of the most recent ranking, which includes Aberdeen amongst the 40 most international universities in the world, the Department of Geography & Environment is happy to announce the launch of its new student exchange programme with the Department of Geography & Anthropology at the University...

On the 16th June 2015, Professor David Rhind received an Honorary Doctor of Science Degree from the 51cg. Professor Rhind is the former Director General of the Ordnance Survey (OS) - the UK’s National Mapping Agency - and a past Vice-Chancellor of City University, London. His academic career...

The 51cg has been included in the top 40 of an influential list that ranks the world's best 200 universities in terms of international outlook.