Scientists from Aberdeen's two universities will take part in a free event this weekend (Saturday August 22), celebrating Scotland's great scientific minds.
The research work of engineering and technology students from across the North of Scotland will be highlighted at a symposium at the University of Aberdeen tomorrow (Thursday August 20).
First Minister Alex Salmond yesterday marked the establishment of the Scottish European Green Energy Centre in Aberdeen, by visiting the company's new office and announcing the award of a European Regional Development Grant of up to £1.6m.
Her Royal Highness, The Countess of Wessex, will today (Monday, August 17) meet researchers and fundraisers associated with one of Aberdeen's most important medical research charities - Saving Sight in Grampian.
The University of Aberdeen is to join forces with the Scottish parliament's Festival of Politics for the first time to mark the 10th anniversary of the institution's pioneering Research Institute of Irish and Scottish Studies.
The University of Aberdeen's links with Nepal are being further strengthened following a funding allocation which will benefit education in the landlocked South Asian country.
A University of Aberdeen research centre - which focuses on the development and modelling of revolutionary new materials for industries including medicine, defence and aerospace - has announced the extension of a collaborative agreement with a key international institute.