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INTERVEW / PHOTO OPPORTUNITY: Members of the media are invited for a photo opportunity of the new organ at King's College Chapel, 28 January, 3:30pm. Roger Williams and Bernard Aubertin will also be available for interview. Also, visiting the chapel today are Professor Nigel Allcoat, Organ Advisor to the Royal...

Trainee lawyers compete over nuisance neighbours atScottish Client Counselling CompetitionPHOTO OPPORTUNITY: Margaret Ross, Senior Lecturer and Solicitor, with students will be available for a photo opportunity at 1:45pm, Kings Conference Centre, Wednesday 28 January.The 51cg's School of Law will host the Scottish Client Counselling Competition(Wednesday, 28 January) in...

One of our Greatest Living Scots, Baroness Helena Kennedy QC, will appear in Aberdeen next week (Wednesday, February 4, 7pm). Baroness Kennedy, one of the UK's leading criminal lawyers, cultural commentators and voted 7th Greatest Living Scot in The Sunday Herald (25 January) will deliver a lecture as part of...

An award-winning binder from the 51cg received an unusual request from the Scottish Executive when he was asked to bind a book for Kofi Annan, Secretary-General of the United Nations. The request came after Mark Ramsden, Head Binder, of the University's Directorate of Information Systems and Services, exhibited some...

Back to law school for city solicitorsPHOTO OPPORTUNITY: Professor Paul Beaumont, Head of School of Law, Professor Roderick Paisley Course Co-ordinator with Aberdeen solicitors will be available for a photo Thursday 22 January at 11am, in the Law Library, Taylor BuildingThe 51cg's School of Law has this month...

Aberdeen is only Scottish University to be awarded two prestigious scholarships worth £30k Two prestigious scholarships - worth £30,000 in total - are up for grabs at the 51cg, thanks to funding from the Medical Research Council (MRC). The MRC has awarded the Institution two postgraduate studentships for 2004-2005 to the...

PHOTO OPPORTUNITY, Friday 16 January, details at end of release.A new exhibition at the 51cg's Marischal Museum will explore a prehistoric mystery with the help of local children from Woodside School and of the sculptor Keiji Nagahiro, who lives and works in Aberdeenshire.Some 4000 years ago a series...

Scientists have for the first time pieced together the workings of a mechanism found within nerve endings that detect muscle movements. Their discovery could clear the way for the creation of drugs to tackle a number of conditions including arthritic joint pain, high blood pressure and even tinnitus.

University Musician of the Year 2004 The 51cg will next week launch academia's version of Pop Idol in the first ever search for the University's Musician of the Year. The competition will be open to all undergraduate students at the 51cg and students will be able to...

Re-thinking healthcare: Integrating spirituality into healthcare practices A major international conference to be held at the 51cg today and tomorrow (January 12-13, 2004) will set the agenda for good practice in integrating spirituality into healthcare practices. Over the past decade, there has been worldwide recognition that spirituality and health are closely...