Over the years of doing these interviews, we have had dozens of responses to the question, ‘What’s your favourite place in Aberdeen/Aberdeenshire, but none has ever elicited the response that Pamela, aRead More…
The diversity of our courses at RGU is matched only by the diversity of our staff. We have people from all over the world, all playing different roles in the smooth runningRead More…
If you are a regular reader of our staff interviews, you’ll have noticed (we hope!) that quite a lot of our colleagues are also graduates of RGU. That degree of continuity isRead More…
There is a scandalous, and quite untrue, rumour that Aberdonians are mean. Those who come to work at RGU from outside the north-east occasionally mention having heard this (usually accompanied by jokesRead More…
If you read our last blog, you’ll know that I was recounting the history of the food markets in Aberdeen, as described in the wonderful Annals of Aberdeen, covering the period fromRead More…
“There is, perhaps, no town in the kingdom better supplied with provisions of every kind than Aberdeen, and the prices, in general, are moderate.” The Annals of Aberdeen reflect the city asRead More…
It’s always nice when one of our 60-second interviewees (without any requirement to do so) praises the area of the university in which he or she works. Ah, but which one IRead More…
Every time we publish one of these 60 second interviews, we’re amazed, fascinated even, by the breadth and depth of interests of the staff at RGU. It’s one of those things thatRead More…
We do have a very wide range of different views, personalities and opinions at RGU (it’s part of being a university!) and one of the most interesting questions in our 60 secondRead More…
We really enjoy learning more about our colleagues. Apart from anything else, there is such a wide spread of views and opinions on matters as varied as their favourite food, their best holidayRead More…