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Aberdeen University staffer charged over Ann Widdecombe death comments

AN Aberdeen University staffer has been arrested after posting comments online about Ann Widdecombe's death.

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Police make further inquiries into Aberdeen University staffer Ann Widdecombe comment

POLICE have said they are making further inquiries into social media comments by a University of Aberdeen staff member following the death of Ann…

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Aberdeen University staffer says backlash to Ann Widdecombe comments 'overblown'

A UNIVERSITY of Aberdeen staff member has said a row over her comments following the death of Ann Widdecombe are “hugely overblown”.

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Aberdeen University releases statement amid employee's 'sick' Ann Widdecombe post

THE University of Aberdeen has released a statement after a staff member said she hoped former MP Ann Widdecombe suffered a "painful…

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Badenoch: Study shows ‘utter madness’ of SNP and Labour on North Sea drilling

Research by the University of Aberdeen showed the large amount of oil and gas still remaining under the North Sea.

Evening Standard

Over 100 jobs could be axed at historic Scottish university amid £10m cuts plan

UP to 111 jobs at the University of Aberdeen could be lost as part of a £10 million savings plan ...

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Up to 111 jobs could be lost at University of Aberdeen in £10m savings plan

The university said it hopes the cuts will be achieved by voluntary means, but it has not ruled out compulsory redundancies.

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Prehistoric cave hidden beneath Pembroke Castle reveals 120,000 years of human and animal history

Archaeologists have uncovered a ‘once-in-a-lifetime’ archaeological treasure trove within Wogan Cavern, a massive subterranean chamber hidden directly beneath the 11th-century Pembroke Castle. While previously dismissed by Victorian-era explorers as empty, modern small-scale excavations conducted between 2021 and 2024 revealed remarkably intact sediment layers.

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University staff to strike for eight days in job security dispute

Teaching staff at the University of Aberdeen represented by the UCU will walk out on Wednesday.

Evening Standard

Archaeologists to reveal secrets of Welsh castle’s hidden cave that was once home to ancient hippo

The cave is rapidly emerging as one of the most important prehistoric archives in Britain, researchers say

The Independent UK

Further digs to take place at ‘remarkable’ cave once home to ancient hippo

Researchers said the excavations could provide insights into past climate change and extinct species.

Evening Standard

AI catches aggressive cancer tumour so tiny it was missed by doctors

She felt her cancer would not have been found until her next routine mammogram appointment three years later

The Independent UK

In a 'race against time,' archaeologists uncovered Roman-era footprints from a Scottish beach before the tide washed them away

Archaeologists raced against the tide to record a unique set of footprints made 2,000 years ago on a Scottish beach.

LiveScience

Lecturers at two Scottish universities back walk-outs in rows over cuts

Members of the University and College Union (UCU) at both Heriot-Watt University and the University of Aberdeen voted in favour of strike action.

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US strikes on IS targets in Nigeria may only fan the flames of insurgent violence

The public is looking for relief from terrorism and violence. But Donald Trump’s words bolster narratives of foreign ‘crusader’ aggression, says Onyedikachi Madueke, a security analyst at the University of Aberdeen

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HPV jab ‘protects against pregnancy complications’ – study

Since 2008, girls have been offered the jab which protects against a number of cancers including cervical, mouth and throat cancer.

The Independent UK

The vaccine that could also prevent pregnancy complications later in life

The human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine has been offered to 12 and 13-year-old girls since 2008

The Independent UK

100-year-old veteran of Normandy landings receives honorary degree

Jim Glennie also became the last living Gordon Highlander veteran of the Second World War to lay a wreath at the University of Aberdeen.

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Archaeology student unearths rare stone carving of 'Pictish face'

AN archaeology student has discovered what is thought may be a rare carving of a Pict’s face while volunteering on a dig ...

The Independent UK

Student unearths rare stone that shows face carving from almost 2,000 years ago

Jodie Allan made the finding while digging in Fife, Scotland

Evening Standard

Archaeology student unearths rare stone carving that may show Pictish face

The object was found by Jodie Allan during a dig at East Lomond hill fort in Fife.

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Scotland's volcanic landscape mystery solved by scientists with 'extraordinary' find

THE volcanic landscape that formed the Inner Hebrides once rivalled the explosive volcano hotspot of modern-day Hawaii, scientists have discovered…

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Capercaillie numbers double in parts of Scotland under new scheme

Researchers have hailed the success of a predator management scheme that has doubled the number of endangered capercaillie broods in areas of…

The Independent UK

Researchers hail success of scheme to protect capercaillie chicks from predators

Diversionary feeding is now endorsed in the Cairngorms Capercaillie Emergency Action Plan, with 18 independent land holdings using the method.

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New 'pioneering' scanner used for brain tumour patients trialled in world-first

A “pioneering” new scanner derived from MRI technology could be used to track brain cancer spread and lead to improved treatment for patients,…

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