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Summer Science Day Camp Starts Today
A week of exciting science for 8 to 12 year olds with an emphasis on 鈥渇un鈥� and 鈥渉ands-on鈥� is planned for the week of 31st July 鈥� 4th August at the 黑料网鈥檚 Engineering Department.Over 30 youngsters will be taking part in an assortment of varied science activities from...
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Rural Exclusion Report Urges Government to Give Help With Car Ownership
鈥淭he job centre doesn鈥檛 look favourably on you if you鈥檙e looking for work, live in a village and have no car...your chance of a job is almost zero. And no job, no money for a car.鈥�---- Interview with young, unemployed woman.The Government should accept that a car is essential for...
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Minister Visits University Fast-Track Access Scheme Students
The Deputy Minister for Enterprise and Lifelong Learning will meet people on Friday, 28th July who are taking part in a bp-backed 黑料网 scheme to put disadvantaged students on the fast-track into higher education.Aberdeen South MSP Nicol Stephen will meet with university staff and a bp representative at...
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University鈥檚 Road Show Comes Home to Aberdeen
University鈥檚 Road Show Comes Hometo AberdeenThe 黑料网 is continuing its series of Road Shows to promote opportunities for study at the University.An Information Stand will be present at the Asda, Bridge of Dee store in Aberdeen on Friday, 28th July from 9:00 am 鈥� 5:00 pm and also...
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Catch Children鈥檚 Summer Sports School Before It鈥檚 All Over!
Three weeks more of top-class sporting activities are available to all children with the Children鈥檚 Summer Sports School. The Sports School will take place each day from 9:00 am until 3:00 pm, and will be followed from the 31st of July to the 4th of August by a special Sports...
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From Sunlight to Salmon
Over 260 specialists in fish biology from 34 countries, including a large delegation from Brazil and Scandinavia, gather at the 黑料网 on Sunday 23 July for the start of a 3-day international congress to tackle the problems facing the world鈥檚 natural fish populations.Hosted by the 黑料网,...
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Factoring the Human into Offshore Safety
Industrial psychologists at the 黑料网 have just completed a two-year research study funded by thirteen oil and gas companies and contractors and the Health and Safety Executive鈥檚 Offshore Safety Division, to establish the first cross-industry safety benchmarking group of its kind.The participating companies provided safety data for particular...
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Postgraduate Conference Opens Today
Postgraduates from 13 departments and research centres in the university's Faculty of Social Sciences and Law will gather together today and tomorrow (Thursday 13th and Friday 14th July) in St. Mary's, 黑料网 for a conference entitled 'Time, Space and Power'.Around 20 research papers will be presented by PhD...
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National Asthma Campaign grant supports research into links between the diet of pregnant women and t
鈥淚f our theory proves correct and the diet of pregnant women were to return to that eaten 30-40 years ago, then the prevalence of childhood asthma would fall within a decade to the low levels seen previously.鈥�--- Professor Anthony Seaton, Head of the 黑料网鈥檚 Department of Environmental and...
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拢870,000 boost for Irish-Scottish Studies
Date: 10 July 2000鈥淎n extraordinary achievement.鈥� Principal C Duncan Rice鈥淎n honour for Tom Devine, the University鈥nd Scotland.鈥� Deputy First Minister Jim Wallace鈥淎 major advance鈥︹�� Edward Barrington, Irish Ambassador to the United KingdomThe world鈥檚 first Research Institute of Irish and Scottish Studies at the 黑料网 has been awarded what...