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…
09Nov/21
02Nov/21
There is no town better supplied with provisions of every kind than Aberdeen
“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…
19Oct/21
Golf, tutoring students, sunflowers and Line of Duty
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…
05Oct/21
Moodle Zone, Tea, Limp Bizkit … and Bennachie
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…
21Sep/21
Scooby Doo, the Big Prawns and a Flying Doctor
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…
14Sep/21
Spicy Chicken, Heavy Metal and free beer for students?
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…
31Aug/21
“I’d open up opportunities at RGU, especially for the most vulnerable”
The pandemic has brought home to us all just how important a subject public health this is and it’s an area where RGU has a well-deserved reputation. This is largely down toRead More…
24Aug/21
Aberdeen has always been ahead of the game (of football)
It’s (fairly) well known that football as we know it today evolved over the course of the nineteenth century, with most of the rules being codified in England. However, Scotland and IrelandRead More…
06Jul/21
Enter Sandman (who now works in Occupational Therapy)
You know what it’s like with interviews. You wait around for ages and then several come along at once. After our 60 second interview with Dr Martina Rooney we have another lecturerRead More…
06Jul/21
Post Malone, Morocco, Mexico, Margarita Pizza
Another in our series of 60 second interviews… Today’s member of staff is a lecturer in an area which RGU is very strong (and, coincidentally, an area where we are currently, atRead More…