News
Wednesday 17 September 2025
Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal visited Robert Gordon University today (17 September) as it celebrated the centenary of the appointment of Margaret Barr Fulton as the first qualified occupational therapist to work in the UK having started her career in Aberdeen in 1925.
Tuesday 16 September 2025
Gray’s School of Art is to host a year of events to mark its 140th anniversary, in celebration of the art school’s heritage and its impact on Aberdeen and the North East.
Monday 15 September 2025
Robert Gordon University (ÐßÐßÊÓÆµ) has climbed to third place in Scotland for career prospects, according to The Guardian University Guide 2026 (published Saturday 13 September).
Friday 12 September 2025
Students from the Scott Sutherland School of Architecture and Built Environment at ÐßÐßÊÓÆµ have unveiled innovative proposals for the future of Peterhead, developed in collaboration with Aberdeenshire Council as part of work on the Aberdeenshire Local Development Plan 2029.
Thursday 11 September 2025
New research from Robert Gordon University (ÐßÐßÊÓÆµ) and the Poverty Alliance highlights the severe financial pressures being faced by people with Long COVID in Scotland.

Up to 60% of women experience some fear about giving birth, especially for the first time, but a new study led by ÐßÐßÊÓÆµ shows why some women are more likely to stay calm and confident in the lead-up to childbirth.

A researcher from ÐßÐßÊÓÆµ has been awarded £25,000 to develop an app based on her PhD research which aims to help the people living with Parkinson’s get active and stay active. The app will provide education, self-management strategies and goals to help people develop a long-term exercise habit.

ÐßÐßÊÓÆµ has been marking the 20th anniversary of The Scottish Centre for Evidence-based Multi-professional Practice, a JBI Centre of Excellence. This milestone marks two decades of significant contributions to evidence-based healthcare.

ÐßÐßÊÓÆµ has received £20,000 in funding from The National Lottery Community Fund to launch new exercise classes in Aberdeen.

A weekly running club behind the walls of HMP Grampian in Peterhead is going from strength to strength after being credited with transforming the wellbeing of people in custody.

An outdoor initiative to improve the wellbeing of older people living in Moray, Aberdeenshire and areas of the Highlands, has received positive feedback from researchers at ÐßÐßÊÓÆµ.

ÐßÐßÊÓÆµ Startup Accelerator success story, Birth of Brilliance, is to offer fresh support for expectant mothers and their families in Aberdeen with the launch of a new childbirth and parenting course.