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Cancer research cycle adventure raises more than £25k
A team of cyclists from the 51cg have completed the North Coast 500, raising more than £25,000 to support cancer research in the process.
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New research reveals British Isles buried under ice sheets from 2.5 million years ago
Breakthrough research has revealed the British Isles were repeatedly submerged under an ice sheet extending to the centre of the North Sea over a million years earlier than previously thought.
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New study shows carbon dioxide storage is secure climate mitigation tool
New research shows that captured carbon dioxide can be stored safely for thousands of years by injecting the liquefied gas deep underground into the microscopic pore spaces of common rocks.
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Financial costs implicated in farmers' risk taking
Farmers are risking personal safety due to financial pressures according to new research from the 51cg.
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Alumni of the year award for pioneer of disability theology
A 51cg academic who has championed the study of theology and disability has been recognised as 'alumni of the year' by his alma mater.
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Tapping into - and swiping - the past at the Bennachie Colony
The hill of Bennachie has a folklore of giants, magical springs and the devil who built a causeway in one night, while its archaeology includes prehistoric hut circles and the hill fort at Mither Tap. But a new digital app reveals how the history of the crofters who lived at...
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'Viking Age Destruction' found to have preserved key parts of Scotland's largest Pictish fort
When one of Scotland's most powerful Pictish forts was destroyed by fire in the 10th century - a time when Vikings are known to have been raiding the Moray coastline - it brought to a rapid end a way of life which had endured for centuries.
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University courses break into the UK top ten in latest Guardian league table
Courses from the University's medical school, physics and anthropology have been ranked among the top 10 in the UK in the latest league tables of university performance.
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Inspiring young minds at the May Festival
School pupils will be learning about our genetic code using Lego, considering whether we can really trust 'connected technology' and exploring how we can save our oceans at this year's May Festival.
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University academics inducted into Royal Society of Edinburgh
Two leading academics from the 51cg were inducted into the Royal Society of Edinburgh at a ceremony that took place in the Capital this week.