Even with lockdown slowly being eased, most of our colleagues are still working from home. There are, of course, pros and cons, as Bianca explains in our latest Lockdown Lowdown interview. Name:Read More…
How long did it take the post to get from Edinburgh to Aberdeen in 1695? About the same as today!
Nowadays, in the semi-lockdown world in which we exist, even though people don’t often write letters and most of the post is bills or advertising and the delivery man from Amazon bringsRead More…
WFH – more time with the dogs (and not arguing with my husband!)
In the past, we’ve run lots of interviews with RGU staff telling us what it’s like working for the university. However, we’ve been working from home for quite some time nowRead More…
Continuing the search for things we didn’t know about Aberdeen…
It’s not hard to find out the easy stuff about Aberdeen, but there is a load of things that our city has up its sleeve that many of us, even those bornRead More…
Estimating Aberdeen’s population in the 14th century and how we defended the port in the 16th century
If you were with me last time, you will, I hope, recall that I have been trawling through the “Annals of Aberdeen,” an historical record of the city from the reign ofRead More…
This is an ancient city, with a fascinating past
In today’s strange times, it’s not too difficult to remember happier times when we could go for a run along the beach, visit friends at relatives in Peterculter or Peterhead, go toRead More…
Do you know Kelly’s Cats?
A quick (online) poll of the RGU HR team revealed that, despite being well populated with native Aberdonians, not many of us had heard of Kelly’s Cats. However, when we explained whatRead More…
What do you like most about living and working in Aberdeen? The people…
At the time of writing, we are all still in lockdown… possibly by the time this is published (we schedule these in advance) then some of the restrictions will have been lifted,Read More…
Aberdeen became my second home – I love the close-knit community feel
Continuing our series of interviews with RGU staff who, despite currently working from home, are happy to share their views about what life and work is like in their normal environment! We’reRead More…
RGU – the friendly community
Although normal life is temporarily suspended, we are aware that many people are looking for a break from being at home all day, even if it’s just a couple of minutes toRead More…