News
Tuesday 28 October 2025
Talented students from Gray’s School of Art are celebrating success following an awards ceremony at the historic North-East Aberdeen Weaver Incorporation.
Monday 27 October 2025
Shetland’s first Innovation Challenge Day, as part of the Islands Entrepreneurial Network (IEN) led by RGU, brought together 19 participants from across the community on 7 October, with local businesses, community groups and public sector partners teaming up to tackle real challenges facing the islands.
Thursday 23 October 2025
As severe floods once again impact parts of Spain, RGU is leading an ambitious international project to support the recovery and long-term transformation of the areas of Paiporta in Valencia and Letur in Castilla La Mancha in collaboration with local councils and other UK and international institutions.
Wednesday 22 October 2025
Gray’s School of Art and the Denis Law Legacy Trust (DLLT), the children’s charity based at RGU SPORT, have officially revealed a commemorative kit designed as part of a collaboration with Macron, the global sports brand headquartered in Bologna, Italy.
Wednesday 22 October 2025
RGU has landed a major funding boost to accelerate low-carbon energy solutions through the production of hydrogen by capturing the waste steam that comes from nuclear energy facilities with a view to scaling it up.
The work of talented creative practitioners and emerging entrepreneurs is to be featured in the first virtual ‘Postgraduate Showcase’, hosted by Gray’s School of Art at RGU.
Robert Gordon University (RGU), working with two well-known North East food and drink names, Dean’s of Huntly and Sutherland’s of Portsoy, have won funding from Innovate UK to set up two Knowledge Transfer Partnerships (KTP) to improve access to markets and develop new products.
Robert Gordon University (RGU) has been shortlisted for a hat-trick of Times Higher Education (THE) 2020 awards, having made it as a finalist for Outstanding Entrepreneurial University of the Year, Business School of the Year and Innovative Teacher of the Year.
Donella Beaton, Associate Vice Principal of Business and Economic Development at RGU, writes about the university’s vital role and approach to supporting business recovery using different government-funded initiatives.
RGU is celebrating its performance in the 2021 Guardian University Guide, where it has significantly climbed the UK rankings and achieved strong positions in student satisfaction and teaching quality.
Students from RGU’s Scott Sutherland School of Architecture and Built Environment have designed a series of small, affordable houses as part of a project with Grampian Housing Association.
A collaborative research project exploring the value of community pharmacies in Scotland suggests that 90% of people are so confident in their local pharmacists’ abilities that they want GPs to work more closely with them to ensure the best possible care.
A research project at RGU which explores the mental wellbeing of Scotland’s farmers is moving forward to develop and test a suitable intervention, hand-in-hand with farmers, to support their mental health now and in the future.
RGU is launching two new online initiatives, ‘RGU Knowledge Bites for Business’ and a suite of upskilling online short courses, to support businesses as they deal with the economic challenges of Covid-19.
Dr Madeleine Marcella-Hood, Head of Year 1 BA (Hons) Fashion Management and Lecturer in the School of Creative and Cultural Business, writes about the fashion industry and the impact of Covid-19.
An RGU Professor has been awarded funding to explore Scottish Public Libraries and their role in community cohesion and resilience during lockdown.
Robert Gordon University (RGU) has awarded a package of support and £2,500 between five student projects for each demonstrating great compassion through innovative concepts to improve people’s lives during the coronavirus pandemic.