Walt Disney is famous for many things. Mickey Mouse, obviously, not to mention the Scottish Disney Terrier “it disnae chase rats, disnae come when it’s called and disnae do a thing IRead More…
23Apr/24
08Apr/24
From Dundee to Courchevel in France
Name: Ian Lowe Job Title: Head of Sport What attracted you to come to work at RGU? I was attracted to working at RGU due to the institution’s commitment to wellbeing forRead More…
20Mar/24
Nae doubts, Mrs Doubtfire was a quine
It’s several decades since the film Mrs Doubtfire was a hit across the world. Yet at the time, I wonder how many people realised that the lady upon whom it wasRead More…
07Mar/24
Winter Gardens to Volcanoes
Name: Callum Stuart (Cal) Job Title: Lecturer in School of Nursing, Midwifery and Paramedic Practice What does your job at RGU involve?Pastoral supportLecturing- exchanging information with students using a plethora of methodsTeachingRead More…
20Feb/24
German U-Boat, sunk in the North-Sea by its toilet
Cruden Bay lies some 25 miles north of Aberdeen. Just 12 miles offshore, lies the remains of U-1206, a German U-boat, sunk towards the end of the Second World War. AlthoughRead More…
07Feb/24
Mountains to Seas, highlight for me!
Name: Dr Will Ball Job Title: Chancellor’s Fellow What does your job at RGU involve? I’m a population health researcher, focused on health inequalities research that can be translated into policy. I’mRead More…
20Jan/24
The Stars’ Star from North-East Scotland
One of the things that people sometimes say to us when they are debating about coming to live in north-east Scotland and work at RGU is that they don’t know much aboutRead More…
10Jan/24
From Pittodrie to the Colosseum
Name: Ewan Cruickshank Job Title: Lecturer What does your job at RGU involve? Teaching students at both an undergraduate and postgraduate level, supervising project students and conducting research. What attracted you toRead More…
20Dec/23
The curious, underground, beehive-like chamber below Aberdeen’s streets…
As the map below shows, the centre of Aberdeen in the nineteenth century was very different from what it is today. A clue to the past came in the edition of theRead More…
06Dec/23
Bake off to Motown
Name: Caroline Crighton Job Title: Course Administrator – LAW What does your job at RGU involve? Administration What attracted you to come to work at RGU? Heard good things about RGU IfRead More…