News
Thursday 29 January 2026
RGU has signed a new partnership with renowned gallery Hauser & Wirth to significantly strengthen the impact of the Mobile Art School with the delivery of free workshops to communities across the North East of Scotland.
Tuesday 27 January 2026
Nearly 300 pupils from secondary schools across Aberdeenshire visited Robert Gordon University (RGU) on Thursday 22 January to take part in Chemistry at Work, an interactive STEM event delivered in partnership with Aberdeenshire Council and funded by the Royal Society of Chemistry.
Wednesday 21 January 2026
Rather than experiencing museum exhibits in isolation, visitors constantly look to one another to make sense of what they are seeing.
Wednesday 14 January 2026
An academic from Robert Gordon University (RGU) has played a key role in a new book which shines fresh light on the one of pioneers of British fashion who came from the North East.
Monday 12 January 2026
A trio of inspirational women from the RGU community have been recognised in the King’s New Year Honours list for 2026.
Originally from Finland and now based in Edinburgh, Maija Nygren is a children’s clothing designer with sustainability at the heart of her work.
Nina Stanger is an Aberdeen-based artist and designer whose creative practice explores sensory experience through digital animation, sound and sculpture.
Professor Steve Olivier, Principal at RGU, writes about joining the university as it has been named Scottish University of the Year 2021 by the Times and Sunday Times and how this accolade recognises RGU’s outstanding record for teaching quality, student satisfaction, graduate employability and industry engagement.
Associate Vice Principal of Business and Economic Development at RGU, Donella Beaton, writes about how universities and colleges play a pivotal role in the recovery of the economy post Covid-19 and how these approaches must reflect regional priorities.
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.