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Dr James Thorburn, associate professor of Marine Ecology at Edinburgh Napier University’s Centre for Conservation and Restoration Science, with a spurdog

Study on sharks in Scotland progresses with 'pivotal' £1m fund

A Pictish spearbutt discovered close to East Lomond hillfort in Fife is believed to have been used in close contact.

Scotland's 5 top archaeological finds of 2024 revealed

The male polar bear Arktos from the Highland Wildlife Park. Picture: Royal Zoological Society of Scotland

The Highlands cave find that shows polar bears once roamed Scotland

The University of Aberdeen

University sanctioned by US government over $3m in student loans

Scottish scientists attach 'backpack' style trackers to hummingbirds

Anastasios Giamouriadis, a consultant neurosurgeon at NHS Grampian, has adapted an existing technique of keyhole surgery to remove tumours, which leaves considerably less scarring than regular craniotomies

Surgeon removes large tumours through eyebrows in 'world-first' op

University of Edinburgh students at Bristo Square protesting the 'less than satisfactory' response to calls for improvements to its redressal system. (Picture credit: Lisa Ferguson)

Exclusive Students must sign contracts as universities battle harassment culture

Scottish university gifted £3.3m by late wife of 1940 graduate

Primary school teacher Adele Hughes was diagnosed with melanoma a month before her 40th birthday and then successfully treated for the disease, and has praised a new smartphone app in development

How a Scottish smartphone app has been developed for skin cancer checks

Adele Hughes with her daughters Siena and Elise.

New smartphone app for melanoma skin cancer patients could help save lives

Doddie Weir set up the My Name'5 Doddie Foundation. Photo: Jane Barlow/PA Wire

Motor neurone disease treatment hope as Scottish study makes drugs breakthrough

Pot ale and 'spent lees' are co-products of the first and second stages of the whisky distillation process.

Scientists turn 2.6 billion litres of whisky waste into £90m of 'liquid gold'

The University of Aberdeen’s King’s College campus

Exclusive Aberdeen University faces another £10m in voluntary job cuts

Vikings who arrived in the Western and Northern Isles went on to enjoy 'good fertility rates' with high natural population growth following their arrival, a study has found.

Why Vikings enjoyed ‘high fertility rates’ on Scottish islands

Edinburgh University's Old College building. Picture: Ian Georgeson

Edinburgh University students stage hunger strike in call for Gaza ceasefire

The artificial intelligence Mia helped medical staff detect more cancers. Picture: PA

How thousands of women could be saved thanks to AI breast cancer screening

The competition honours Doric writer David Toulmin

Short stories sought in honour of Doric writer

Scottish rivers are home to around 90 per cent of the UK's wild Atlantic salmon, but dramatic declines have prompted fears that the iconic fish could end up on the endangered list in the next 10 years – and even vanish entirely. Picture: Getty Images

King of fish: Royal Deeside study sparks new hope for Scotland's wild salmon

True color image of Mars taken by the OSIRIS instrument on the ESA Rosetta spacecraft during its February 2007 flyby of the planet. PIC: OSIRIS/CC

Atmosphere of Mars recreated in Scotland ahead of space mission to red planet

Pete and Joe Stollery (Pic: Spud ‘n’ Duck)

A musical reflection on Deeside’s changing habitat

Alex Green is the inspiration behind the new festival

New festival to celebrate North east tin whistle tradition

The show follows a group of contestants in which some become Traitors and the remaining Faithful must work together to eliminate them from the game and collect the prize money

Research may shed light on difficulty in identifying The Traitors

Gillian Martin MSP meeting staff at the NDC's marine simulation suite

Energy Minister visits National Decommissioning Centre to mark fifth anniversary

The pupils enjoyed a day out at the University of Aberdeen.

A right rare day oot for Monymusk pupils

The recent opening of ONE BioHub has started a new chapter in life sciences commercialisation for north-east Scotland. Picture – supplied.

Ad Feature Commercialising Aberdeen's biotech sector at the new ONE BioHub

Professor John Underhill, Director of the Centre for Energy Transition, University of Aberdeen. Image: Lisa Ferguson

Data conference: Energy Futures panel

Students outside of the entrance to the Lower and Upper College Halls at the University of St Andrews. Picture: PA

Scottish university named best in UK ahead of Oxford and Cambridge

No, you’re not asking about the state of someone’s physical fitness with this Doric phrase. “Fit like?” is a greeting which is used to say “hey, how are you?” Another way you can say this is “Foo’re ye deein?”

Here are 25 Handy Doric words and phrases starting with “Fit Like?”

Dr Anne Ganzert of the University of Konstanz (left) and Dr Stephanie Garrison, of the University of Aberdeen (right), have both researched the impact Outlander has had on its fans. PIC: Contributed.

The dark side - and the light - of the Outlander fandom

Dr Brady-Van den Bos will be fundraising to support the River Dee Trust.

University lecturer branches out to save River Dee’s wildlife

The University of Edinburgh sign. Picture: Jane Barlow/PA Wire

Final-year university students will not receive degree classifications

NASA's Perseverance rover firing up its descent stage engines as it nears the Martian surface. Technology made by Scottish academics will be involved in the next mission to Mars. Picture: PA

Mars mission: Device built by Scottish researchers to be flown to Mars in bid to...

From left: Sir Ian Wood, Deborah O’Neil, ONE's CEO Jennifer Craw, and Richard Lochhead MSP at the ONE BioHub launch. Picture: Newsline Media.

Aberdeen's £40m landmark ONE BioHub life sciences epicentre makes official debut

Lorna Watson, Business Engagement Executive, Interface

Celebrate Earth Day by working together to innovate and invest in protecting pla...

The People’s Plan for Nature, which sets out the public’s vision for the future of nature, was created for the people, by the people as part of a UK-wide citizens' assembly

How people power can help save the planet

Paul Mealor, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge's wedding compose, has described how honoured he is to be asked to write music for the coronation of King Charles III. Picture: PA

Scottish composer commissioned to write music for King Charles III coronation

The Robert Gordon University (RGU) and University of Aberdeen crews.

Annual Aberdeen Boat Race promises to be city classic

Medical Director Nick Fluck with students Rafsan and Alys

North of Scotland to welcome record number of medical students in 2023

Along with broad increase in prescriptions, the study found differences in mental healthcare according to gender and wealth of families.

Mental health prescriptions for children up nearly 60 percent

Content warnings for students include a whole range of issues

Readers' Letters: What’s so triggering about so-called 'trigger warnings'?

From left: technician Richard Osborne and Professor Dragan Jovcic from the School of Engineering at the University of Aberdeen beside the DC circuit-breaker. Picture: contributed.

University projects net collective £150k to support renewable energy

Professor Heather Wallace is Chair of Medical Research Scotland, Professor Emerita of Biochemical Pharmacology and Toxicology at the University of Aberdeen

With the right investment potential of Scotland’s medical research is infinite
Over the last few years, we have all seen first-hand the benefits of scientific research as the world dealt with a global pandemic, developed vaccines in record...

Research from the University of Aberdeen published in Science this week shows the recommended intake of two litres of water a day seldom matches our actual needs

Eight glasses of water per day may be too much, Scots scientists say

Pupils were given a VIP tour of the University of Aberdeen’s science and engineering facilities.

Portlethen pupils crack the code to turn a hobby into a career

Artist impression of what the new mortuary facility will look like when constructed on the Foresterhill Health Campus.

Final construction contract approved for new £30m Integrated Mortuary Facility

Nelson Norman meets a young penguin in Antarctica

Obituary: Prof Nelson Norman, consultant surgeon and remote healthcare pioneer

Writers are encouraged to send their best poetry, short stories, flash fiction and short plays for consideration.

Doric anthology project seeks new writing submissions

The National Decommissioning Centre (NDC)

National Decommissioning Centre and Nuclear Decommissioning Authority launch res...

Susan Nightingale, UK Network Director, Scotland at the British Business Bank

Investing in research-led businesses is an essential part of fostering an innova...

Porridge is a great way to start the day (Picture: Johnny Green/PA)

Why it's time for us all to eat breakfast like champions – Stephen Jardine

Artist's reconstruction of Chicxulub crater soon after impact, 66 million years ago, on what is now Mexico's Yucatan peninsula

Wildfires on Mexico coast after meteor strike killed the Earth's dinosaurs

RAB-Microfluidics director of commercialisation Jamie Grant and CEO Dr Rotimi Alabi, pictured in Aberdeen.

Aberdeen firm behind 'game changing' oil tech nets £2.2m to scale up

A woman with diabetes measures the concentration of sugar in her blood (Picture: Franck Fife/AFP via Getty Images)

An overlooked Scottish scientist turned diabetes into a treatable condition

A video game, Strange Sickness, created as a result of research by University historians, will be showcased at the festival.

Hands-on history at new festival celebrating our past

Passengers travel through Edinburgh Airport wearing face masks. Picture: Lisa Ferguson

One in 18 people in Scotland have Covid as cases rise

Kate Forbes Cabinet Secretary for Finance on a visit to Biohub in Aberdeen

Ad Feature How Aberdeen became a hub for life sciences

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Scotland has failed to meet its latest target for reductions in greenhouse gas emissions, the latest official figures show. Picture: John Giles/PA Wire

Fail: Scotland misses climate target

Pro-independence protesters with Scottish Saltire flags (top) march for Scottish independence. Picture: Andy Buchanan/AFP via Getty Images

Yousaf: Growing popular support for Yes the only way to Scottish independence

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