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University restructuring proposals intensify rifts between staff and senior management
by Fred Byrne, Ana Kolesnyk & Emily Reid.
Aberdeen alumni and lecturers have challenged Aberdeen university bosses on their financial management.
With distant sounds of dance music and cheering students at the annual rugby sevens outside, those inside King’s Auditorium faced a more serious Saturday at the General Council meeting.
Concerns over potentially damaging effects of restructuring proposals and perceived failures to generate more revenue were raised by University of Aberdeen alumni alongside current lecturers.
Professor Peter’s principals...
“Remember Nicola. Do not make the same mistake.”
By: Oliver Kennedy and Innes Paton
“Death is better than a bitter life, and eternal rest than a continual sickness....
Tears at community discussion of university future
by Zyna Khwaja, Ana Kolesnyk & Megan Shand.
Following the cancellation of a scheduled staff town hall meeting, university academics...
Aberdeen Election Count
Innes Paton, Hannah Fortune and Hannah-Rose Lloyd contributed to reporting.
The shared count for the Aberdeen City and Shire Councils...
Art students at Gray’s call for abolishing AI use
Students are calling for a ban on AI use in Gray’s School of Art at Robert Gordon University (RGU).
On...
Court votes to replace 12 schools with four faculties
The University of Aberdeen will continue pursuing plans to transition from a 12 school structure to a four faculty...
Scottish Parliament candidates react to Aberdeen University crisis
MSP candidates struggled to commit to tackling Scotland's higher education funding crisis at a panel debate.
An Aberdeen University hustings...
Withheld university survey reveals staff morale plummeted by 35%
A 2024 staff survey has revealed a 35% decline in a staff satisfaction metric. The results of the survey...
St Fittick’s Park industrialisation “fundamentally not about just energy transition,” say campaigners
by Hannah-Rose Lloyd & Innes Paton.
St Fittick’s Park, the last greenspace in Torry, will be reduced in size by...
Nuart street art festival returns to the Granite City
by Hannah-Rose Lloyd.
The award-winning Nuart Street Art Festival returns to Aberdeen from April 22nd to 26th, bringing a programme...
Police investigate hate crime as antisemitic leaflets distributed in Aberdeen
Antisemitic flyers were distributed near a park last week in the latest incident of racist material distributed in Aberdeen.
Flyers...
City centre ambassador scheme criticised for employing only two people
by Hannah-Rose Lloyd.
Aberdeen City Council has introduced only two city centre ambassadors under a 12-month trial, in partnership with...
Compulsory redundancies possible in next months as 21 PhD courses axed
By Amelia Boag, Fred Byrne & Innes Paton.
Senior management yesterday rejected a deal that would have seen a pause...
University highlights support services after student death
The University of Aberdeen and Police Scotland have confirmed that a student has died at Hillhead Student Accommodation.
In an...
Reform UK poster boy calls out party for denying climate change
by Innes Paton, Fred Byrne & Elle Douglas-Brown.
A poster boy for Reform UK has spoken out against the party’s...
Retired Aberdeen professor announced as local Reform UK candidate
A former Senior Lecturer at the University of Aberdeen has been announced as a Reform UK candidate for Aberdeen...
New 10-day strikes as staff warn against restructuring plans
University and College Union (UCU) Aberdeen have announced strikes planned on April 13th, 14th, 22nd, 24th, and for a...
Racist leaflets distributed in latest hate incident
Racist flyers appear to have been distributed in Victoria Park last week, only a month after a viral hate...
Students demand university put an end to cuts
by Megan Shand.
Recent plans from the University of Aberdeen (UoA) to cut costs have prompted some students to draft...
Rowdy hustings in Old Aberdeen kicks off Scottish Parliament election season
by Fred Byrne & Oliver Kennedy.
A lively hustings saw debate on Aberdeen’s pertinent issues, a debut for up-and-coming SNP...
At least 23 staff have quit Student Support jobs since 2022
by Emily Reid & Fred Byrne.
At least 23 people have left their jobs in Student Support over three years,...
Register to vote in the Scottish Parliament elections!
You have until April 20th to register to vote for the upcoming Scottish Parliament election. Anyone aged 16 and...
“Students have their part to play,” asserts Aberdeen’s urban transformation guru
Urban regeneration expert Jonathan De Mello thinks students are key to revitalising Aberdeen’s city centre after a sustained period...
Voi shared e-bikes to be rolled out across the city
by Megan Shand.
Aberdeen City Council have announced plans to roll out a new e-bike hire scheme across this city...
“I’m so excited for an all-women sabbatical team”
Campaign season has closed for Aberdeen University Students’ Union (AUSA) sabbatical officer candidates, with the election results announced today...