This is yet another in our continuing series of interviews with members of staff at RGU. This time we feature a “Glasgow boy, born and bred,” but, we’re glad to report, he’sRead More…
The future of recruitment?
This guest blog is a précis of a seminar delivered on 24th October at a SE Scotland CIPD recruitment group in Edinburgh (picture below). We know that skill shortages mean that finding theRead More…
Surprisingly multi-cultural
If you haven’t been to Aberdeen before then it’s amazing what you find – and especially what surprises you. In Lauren’s case, it is the fact that the university is a reallyRead More…
We have just moved from London and…sometimes I feel I should be the one paying to work with these views
There are lots of things in Aberdeen that are different from London (including the accent!). The work-life balance is, in our opinion, one of the main reasons for making the move, asRead More…
If you love cooking, swimming and developing new skills…
One interesting thing about all the interviews we’ve posted recently from both new arrivals and more established members of the RGU staff, is the variety of interests they have. Today’s interviewee isRead More…
This was a position that would challenge me on a day to day basis.
If you are coming to work at any university in an academic role, it’s important that you feel you are going to be in an environment where you are stretched and challenged,Read More…
Snowboarding, Tapas and a new challenge!
As we have emphasised constantly in this series of blog interviews with different staff at RGU, there are lots of different things that make people come to work here. Whether it’s theRead More…
Motorcycling and amateur dramatics – what are you waiting for?
Continuing our series of interviews with members of RGU staff, some of whom (like Kevin here) are relatively new to the university, others have been here for some time. However, one thingRead More…
Walking, jogging – and eating (all well catered for!)
This is another in our series of blog articles in which RGU staff tell us their experience of life and work at the university and in north-east Scotland. This time it’s AngelaRead More…
NE Scotland – beach, countryside and…. rowies!
We had better start with an explanation. For the uninitiated (i.e. anyone not from North East Scotland) a “rowie” is a morning roll, but not like the normal bread roll you getRead More…