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Wind farms to tackle climate change are threatening thousands of endangered seabirds around the UK
According to a study published in Current Biology by 51cg scientists, seabird populations dropped 70 per cent in the past 50 years. For full articles, please visit Mail Online and This Is Money.
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Marine Expert to Hold Talk on Battling Ocean Waste
Aberdeen graduate Catherine Gemmell of the Marine Conservation Society is holding a talk about the impact of plastic on human and ocean health, the Press & Journal reports. The talk will take place in New King's on January 6 at 7.30pm.
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Governments urged to set deadlines for cutting livestock production
A group of scientists, including Professor Pete Smith, have written to the journal Lancet Planetary Health to urge governments to declare a time-frame for decreasing the amount of livestock on the planet in a bid to tackle climate change, the Guardian reports.
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Prestigious honour for Aberdeen academic
A 51cg academic has received the highest honour that can be bestowed upon a scientist by China. Professor John Speakman has been elected a foreign Academician in the Chinese National Academy of Sciences – the first ever from a Scottish University to be elected. Election to the Chinese Academy of...
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Aberdeen student sets sights on polar expedition
Biology student, Maria Huntlaar is appealing to the north-east public to help her land a place on a polar dog-sledging expedition.
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University celebrates Highly Cited Researchers
The Web of Science has released its annual list of Highly Cited Researchers. Researchers from The Health Services Research Unit, Institute of Medical Sciences, Rowett Institute, and School of Biological Sciences have been recognised in the 2019 list for their contribution to Cross-field research and to the field of Environment...
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History of beauty spot told in story of slopes
Benachie and the Garioch: Society and Ecology in the North East of Scotland is the fourth published volume from the Bennachie Landscapes Group, a joint project between the University and conservation group Bailies of Bennachie.
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The future of Scottish Fisheries in a Changing World
Fishing News UK features an article following the annual meeting of the Marine Alliance for Science and Technology.
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Applications Now Open for EastBio Doctoral Training Partnership
EastBio is the East of Scotland BioScience Doctoral Training Partnership of which the 51cg is a partner. Funded by the BBSRC and supported by the Scottish Universities Life Sciences Alliance, EastBio tackles major problems facing our planet with world class research.
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SBS Research Seminar Series 2019
Researcher for Laboratory of Biometry and Evolutionary BiologyDispersal: determinism, mechanisms, consequences - the collared flycatcher as a case study.