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.
RGU is leading the way in producing innovative thinking students as it becomes the first university in Scotland to be awarded Scottish Innovative Student Award (SISA) self-accreditation status from the Scottish Institute for Enterprise (SIE).
Elsa Cox, RGU's Orkney Project Development Manager, based in Stromness, writes for the Press and Journal about engaging with a community for valuable research. Reflecting on RGU's experience in Orkney she identifies the type of support that research projects give places like Orkney and why it is important.
RGU is part of a consortium of four universities across Scotland which has been awarded funding from the Advancing Manufacturing Challenge Fund (AMCF) to create a centre for medical device development and manufacture.
The second cohort of Robert Gordon University’s (RGU) Startup Accelerator was brought together for ‘Startup Sunday’ on 31 May in a unique interactive virtual celebration, where ten of the finalists battled it out for additional funding.
Local entrepreneurs can turn their ideas into reality through new online workshops at RGU which aim to support business creation and drive economic growth in communities.
RGU's Streetsport initiative, which delivers free doorstep activities and programmes across Aberdeen, has won the Mental Health and Wellbeing Award at the annual StreetGames Awards 2020.
Andrew Turnbull, Senior Lecturer at the School of Creative and Cultural Business, writes about the impact COVID-19 has had on the retail sector.
Robert Gordon University (RGU) is harnessing the power of storytelling to support the creative industries in Northern countries through an interdisciplinary research project worth €1million.
Robert Gordon University (RGU) is leading a Scottish Government funded rapid coronavirus research project to support the country’s health and social care students who are transitioning into professional practice early in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
A multi-disciplinary research team from RGU are working with Shanghai academics and industry partners in Scotland to educate consumers about the sustainability, craftsmanship, heritage and value of traditional fashion and textile products.
A group of 20 creatives from across Scotland are the first to be involved in a brand new, fully funded short course at RGU, supporting them through the challenges of COVID-19 and beyond.
In his latest piece, for Energy Voice, Professor Paul de Leeuw discusses the implication of the negative oil prices which made the news earlier in the week and sent shockwaves across the industry.