University of Aberdeen
The University of Aberdeen was founded in Aberdeen, Scotland in 1495. It is the 3rd oldest university in Scotland and the 5th oldest in the U.K. The University of Aberdeen is rated first in health science research in the U.K. Through the years various institutions of higher learning and professional schools have merged and created a very modern university with three main components or colleges; College of Arts and Social Sciences, College of Life Science and Medicine and College of Physical Science. There are also a number of research centers and institutes. Three Nobel Laureates have been associated with the University of Aberdeen.
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Communications Office · University of Aberdeen · Regent Walk · ABERDEEN AB24 3FX · UK
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communications [at] abdn [dot] ac [dot] uk
Phone
+44 (0)1224 272014
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+44 (0)1224 272086
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"University of Aberdeen" in the news:
One word: bioplastics
Nov 17, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Every year, more than 250 billion pounds of plastic are produced worldwide. Much of it ends up in the world's oceans, a fact that troubles MIT biology professor Anthony Sinskey.
Solving the 50-year-old puzzle of thalidomide
Nov 17, 2009 |
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Research into the controversial drug thalidomide reveals that the mechanism through which the drug causes limb defects is the same process which causes it to damage internal organs and other tissues. The article, published ...
For gay and straight men, gauging facial attraction appears to operate similarly
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Oct 29, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A new study from a researcher at Harvard University finds that gay men are most attracted to the most masculine-faced men, while straight men prefer the most feminine-faced women.
Genetic links to fungal infection risk identified
Oct 28, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Two genetic mutations that may put individuals at increased risk of fungal infections have been identified by scientists from UCL and Radboud University, increasing understanding about the genetic basis of ...
WHO: Save Tamiflu for the young, old and pregnant
Medicine & Health / Medications
Aug 22, 2009 |
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(AP) -- The World Health Organization said Friday that Tamiflu should only be given to particularly vulnerable people - a warning to countries like Britain where the swine flu drug is being handed out freely.
Potato blight plight looks promising for food security
Aug 10, 2009 |
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Over 160 years since potato blight wreaked havoc in Ireland and other northern European countries, scientists funded by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) finally have the blight-causing pathogen ...
Men with angina at twice the risk of heart attack and death compared with women
Aug 07, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Men with angina are twice as likely to have a heart attack and almost three times as likely to suffer a heart disease-related death than women with the same condition, finds a study published on bmj.com today ...
Human language and dolphin movement patterns show similarities in brevity
Jul 30, 2009 |
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Two researchers from the Polytechnic University of Catalonia (UPC) and the University of Aberdeen in the United Kingdom have shown for the first time that the law of brevity in human language, according to ...
Scientists discover why we never forget how to ride a bicycle
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Jul 17, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- You never forget how to ride a bicycle - and now a University of Aberdeen led team of neuroscientists has discovered why.
Can radar be used to deter bats from approaching wind turbines?
Jul 16, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Large numbers of bats are killed by colliding with turbine blades or by experiencing sudden depressurisation immediately adjacent to the blade.
New gene for autism gives hope for future
Jun 25, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists have discovered that abnormalities in a gene important for learning and memory are a cause of autism.
Genetic code cracked of organisms behind fungal disease
Jun 15, 2009 |
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Scientists have unlocked the code for the building blocks of fungal organisms which are responsible for mild as well as potentially deadly infections in people.
Breakthrough could lead to new antimicrobial drugs
Medicine & Health / Medications
Jun 10, 2009 |
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After 25 years of painstaking studies - led by Professor Ian Booth at the University of Aberdeen and Dr Tarmo Roosild at Nevada Cancer Institute in Las Vegas - scientists have figured out the mechanics of 'channels' in bacteria ...
Whales and dolphins in hot water
Jun 01, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- More whales, dolphins and porpoises than was previously thought could be at risk from the effects of climate change, according to a new study.
How much oil have we used?
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
May 07, 2009 |
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Estimates of how much crude oil we have extracted from the planet vary wildly. Now, UK researchers have published a new estimate in the International Journal of Oil, Gas and Coal Technology that suggests we ...
