You know what it’s like. You think you know all the famous people connected with Aberdeen, Denis Law et al, then you go and mention Lord Byron in a blog and realiseRead More…

One of the principal purposes of this blog is to give anyone who is contemplating a move to Aberdeen lots of varied and interesting information about life and leisure in the North-EastRead More…

It’s not something one normally associates with Aberdeen. Ghosts that is. If you have a superstitious bent, then the better known Scottish ghosts tend to be found around Edinburgh, where the touristRead More…

One of the great things about writing blogs about Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire is that you get to learn a lot more about our city and the surrounding countryside. Also, I’ve learned soRead More…

You weren’t expecting this, were you? Yes, it’s but a small step from learning a new set of sporting skills in the North-East of Scotland to having to face down a shark.Read More…

As you know if you’re a regular reader of this blog, we like to encourage people to enjoy a wide variety of sporting and leisure activities and to emphasise that coming toRead More…

I am pretty sure that Dr Who needs no introduction. No, he’s not one our new PhD students, but rather the Time Lord who, since 1963, has been a regular feature inRead More…

Famously, when asked why he wanted to climb Mount Everest, George Mallory is supposed to have replied, “Because it’s there” – which, if true, are arguably the three most famous words inRead More…

For the uninitiated, in the north-east of Scotland “Fit like?” is a general purpose expression which means, more or less, “hello, how are you?” It literally translates as “What like?” rather thanRead More…

If you follow RGUjobs on social media, you’ll be aware that we make a lot of the huge range of social and leisure activities available in (and around) the granite city. It’sRead More…