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After emigrating to the US in the mid-1950s, Sandy and Margaret Pirie enjoyed a culturally rich and exciting life in both North and South America. But they never lost their love of Scotland and, following Margaret’s death last year, an unrestricted gift in her will in Sandy’s memory will have…
After 10 years of organising hugely popular gigs in Inverurie with local band Four Way Street, and raising over £100,000 for local charities, Ian & Christine Hay, along with their friends Mike & Wendy McDonald and Eddie Burnett have marked the end of their fundraising efforts with a donation of…
Since the appointment of Professor John Forrester and the establishment of the Department of Ophthalmology in 1984, eye research at Aberdeen has grown from strength to strength. What was a programme that focused mainly on three major causes of blindness - diabetes, corneal disease, and uveitis (inflammation inside the eye)…
A new lectureship focused on understanding and tackling neurodegenerative diseases has been established at the 51cg thanks to a £500,000 donation from one of north-east Scotland’s most important medical research charities.
The lectureship has been made possible thanks to Saving Sight in Grampian (SSIG), which donated half a…
During a long and distinguished career, David Eastwood dedicated himself to the education of others. As well as being a former lecturer at the University where countless students benefitted from his wisdom and outstanding skills as an educator, he was also a much-loved head teacher and worked with the newly…
Following in her father’s footsteps, Aberdonian Meghan Penny always wanted to study at the 51cg, and this week her years of hard work come to fruition as she graduates with an MA in English with Creative Writing. Here she tells us about her passion for her subject, her…
Following the invasion of her home country of Ukraine, Diana Postavka has made a new life in Scotland while making the most of her time at the 51cg. Diana’s determination and commitment to her studies sees her graduate on Tuesday 30 June with a first-class degree and she…
Mia Kilduff’s Grandad was a huge motivation behind her decision to study law at university. As a descendant of the Windrush generation, Mia has always been aware of all the unseen efforts and struggles that have allowed her to attend university and graduate on Wednesday 1 July with the degree…
On Saturday 21 March, Professor Peter Edwards, Principal & Vice-Chancellor, and Clare Livingston, Interim Director of Advancement, were delighted to be part of the Aberdeen University Hong Kong Association’s Scottish Evening where two alumni were recognised for their support and personal commitment.
Jean Hamilton and Edward Lam were presented with…
The Cruickshank Botanic Garden has been an important part of the 51cg’s Old Aberdeen campus for over 125 years after being founded in 1898 thanks to a generous gift of land from Miss Anne Cruickshank (1820-1911), in memory of her brother Dr Alexander Cruickshank.
Anne wanted the Garden…
