The University of Aberdeen is offering scholarships in Masters programmes related to the energy transition worth a combined £46,400, funded by the energy company Total.
Energy Transition Scholarships
Exhibition Celebrates 100 Years of Aberdeen Student Shows
The first proper scripted musical comedy – 1922’s Stella the Bajanella – written by student Eric Linklater
Developing an ‘Ocean Tricorder’
“An “Ocean Tricorder” – like the science-fiction tricorder of the Star Trek universe that can quickly assess properties of interest in real-time – would allow us to record all lifeforms in a specific part of an ocean at the push of a button.”
Bereavement and Funeral Experiences During the #Covid Pandemic
“Many of us have been bereaved, or know someone who has been bereaved, during the pandemic. In some cases the restrictions have added stress and a sense of injustice to the experience of funerals. “
New Drug Trials For Huntington’s Disease
Professor Zosia Miedzybrodzka, from the University of Aberdeen, who is leading the study, said: “Huntington’s disease is a serious condition with no known treatments that slow functional decline.”
The Shared Heart: Exhibition Highlights Transplant ‘Care’
Brian Keeley, an artist and PhD student at the University of Aberdeen, has launched a joint exhibition with his artist wife to coincide with the new ‘presumed consent’ organ donation law that came into effect in Scotland on 26 March.
Returning Looted Art: The Benin Bronze
The University of Aberdeen is to return a Benin bronze – a sculpture looted by British soldiers in Nigeria in one of the most notorious examples of the pillaging of cultural treasures associated with 19th century European colonial expansion.
Celebrating Sir Walter Scott #Scott250
“The more we read his work and talk about it to those outside Scotland the more we recognise its complexity and the Scott250 celebrations are an important way to revisit his significance beyond Scotland.” Professor Lumsden
Developing & Improving Antibody Tests #Covid
“Our prototype test has been designed in line with the gold standard requirements for such tests and in our smaller scale trial has proven more accurate while giving more useful information than existing tests.”
Improving IVF Treatment
New equipment has been installed at the Aberdeen Fertility Centre that could help to improve women’s chances of having a baby through IVF.
