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First ever May Festival hailed a huge success
Thousands of people descended on the University of Aberdeen at the weekend (Friday, May 10 - Sunday, May 12) for the first ever May Festival.
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University academic honoured by leading Polish institution
Professor Marian Wiercigroch FRSE has been awarded the degree of Doctor Honoris Causa by Lodz University of Technology (LUT) in Poland, joining an elite group of leading scientists and political dignitaries who have been honoured by the Polish university.
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The challenges of an ageing population to be discussed at Café MED
The challenge of an ageing population and related increased economic and social burdens will be discussed at the next event in the University’s popular Cafe MED series today (Monday, May 13) at the Suttie Centre Cafe at Foresterhill.
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May Festival underway at University of Aberdeen
The University of Aberdeen’s May Festival kicks off this morning (Friday, May 10) with a fantastic range of events showcasing a variety of themes.
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The Oil & Gas Academy of Scotland to receive funding boost
The Oil & Gas Academy of Scotland (OGAS) - in which the University of Aberdeen is a partner - was today (10 May 2013) given a cash boost by First Minister Alex Salmond to improve oil and gas training facilities and develop other energy sector skills courses
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Plants use underground networks to warn of enemy attack
Plants use underground fungal networks to warn their neighbours of aphid attack, UK scientists have discovered. The study, published this week in Ecology Letters, is the first to reveal plants’ ability to communicate underground in this way.
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‘Most powerful’ Picts’ kingdom to be explored for first time
They were named the Picti, or ‘painted people’ by the Romans who clashed regularly with them throughout the fourth century but there is still much to learn about the Pitcish kingdoms which were once some of the most influential players in northern Britain.
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May Festival gives insight into some of the Disney∙Pixar magic
Film fans will get the inside track on one of the world’s most successful movie-making studios when Aberdeen’s newest festival kicks off tomorrow (May 10).
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A Day of Song at the May Festival
The Elphinstone Institute is hosting ‘A Day of Song’ on Saturday May 11, as part of the University’s May Festival, which runs from 10-12 May 2013.
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Scottish author Kenneth White to discuss World Literature at May Festival
Scottish writer Kenneth White will deliver a lecture and a reading of his own poetry at this weekend’s May Festival.