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To help entrepreneurs tackle three of society’s biggest challenges during the pandemic, a five-month training programme with generous seed funding from Robert Gordon University (RGU) has extended its application deadline and will be delivered online.

Sir Ian Wood Building

Robert Gordon University is launching the next phase of its portfolio of free short courses to support the skills needs of individuals and workforces of Scotland.

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Robert Gordon University students working in the RGU Covid-19 test centre have shown huge commitment and drive to ensure their fellow students can return home as safely as possible for Christmas.

Liza Van Den Berg

An engineering student from Robert Gordon University (RGU), Liza van den Berg, has taken home the top prize in an annual competition held by the Energy Institute (EI).

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Robert Gordon University’s (RGU) Aberdeen Business School has been announced as the Business School of the Year at the Times Higher Education 2020 Awards.

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RGU and the Energy Industries Council (EIC) have announced the finalists for the 2020 EIC and RGU Rising Star MBA Award, which celebrates the best and brightest talent in the energy sector.

HAAN design pop-up

In a year when sustainability and shopping local are increasingly important, RGU is hosting a pop-up market in Aberdeen Art Gallery, showcasing some of the best local creative talent.

Edward Pollock

Writing in the Press and Journal, Edward Pollock, RGU Startup Coordinator and Lecturer in Event Management, reflects on the impact of Covid-19 on innovation and entrepreneurship.

Startup Accelerator cohort 2020

Robert Gordon University (RGU) is opening applications for its 2021 Innovation Accelerator programme to invite ambitious ideas from students, staff and alumni which can create positive impact across three significant challenges in our society.

Sir Ian Wood

Sir Ian Wood is to stand down from his role as the Chancellor of RGU in July 2021, after 16 years as the titular head of the institution.

From left to right in picture: Hayley Adams, Angela Low, Tivin Tom Francis, and Taylor Curtis.

A new course created in close collaboration between Robert Gordon University (RGU) and NHS Grampian will empower Healthcare Support Workers with a range of skills to improve the wellbeing of patients as a new, cross-disciplinary career opportunity is announced.

Pumpkin

Dr Rachael Ironside, course leader of Events Management at RGU's School of Creative and Cultural Business, writes about the history and traditions of Halloween and how it might be slightly different this year.

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