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Regular problem solving does not protect against mental decline
Sudoku and crosswords may not offset age-related mental decline, but can boost mental ability over a lifetime
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Research shows that seabirds are at risk due to competition for fish
A new study from the 51cg has identified that seabirds are the most at risk bird species, due to the competition they face from the fishing industry for food.
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Aberdeen achievement listed in UK's 100 best breakthroughs
The invention of the first full-body MRI scanner from the 51cg has been named as one of the UK's 100 best breakthroughs for its significance on people's everyday lives.
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University pledges to double widening access target by next year
The 51cg has pledged to double the number of full-time Scottish degree students it recruits from SIMD20 areas by next year, as part of its commitment to improve access to higher education.
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Calling all Scots speakers: your language needs you!
"For many people in Scotland and Ulster, the vocabulary we used to describe our world as children is fading into the past. If we are not careful, what these words meant and how we used them will never be recorded and barely remembered, if at all," is the stark warning...
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Principal's Award encourages local schoolchildren to aim for university
The 51cg has launched a new award that aims to recognise academic potential among local schoolchildren with ambitions to reach university.
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£40m hub to drive health innovation and life sciences company growth in Aberdeen
A £40m investment project is set to deliver an innovation hub to double the number of life sciences companies in North East Scotland and support the national ambitions for the sector to collaborate, innovate and commercialise the next generation of therapies and healthcare solutions.
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New collaboration receives £5M to enable 100 doctoral students
The 51cg and Queen's University Belfast are bringing together their environmental research and teaching centres of excellence to deliver a unique PhD opportunity for 100 students. The students will be based both in Biological Sciences and in Geosciences.
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Can learning in Scots improve attainment?
An Aberdeenshire school has teamed up with the 51cg to investigate whether learning in Scots can help pupils to excel across the curriculum.
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Unlocking the city's past through its former residents
Students at the 51cg are reconstructing the lives of people who lived in the city hundreds of years ago through clues contained in their bones and teeth.