Extending Reach

Students support local charity CFINE with innovative ideas
Sixty ÍøºìǰÈα¬ÁÏ students cross collaborated, created and pitched their innovative solutions to support Community Food Initiatives North East (CFINE) in our Innovation Award Level 2 workshop last November.

Holyrood reception hears about way forward for energy transition
Robert Gordon University (ÍøºìǰÈα¬ÁÏ) has been helping to shine a light on the skills and investment needed to deliver energy transition with a reception in the Scottish Parliament.

ÍøºìǰÈα¬ÁÏ's Go Green initiative supports children with learning disabilities with bike donations
Student-led sustainability group ÍøºìǰÈα¬ÁÏ Go Green has donated 40 abandoned bikes to Camphill School in Aberdeen to be distributed to children and young people with learning disabilities. The donation not only supports the wider community, but also the university's journey to net zero through the promotion of greener methods of transport. Campus Cycling Officer Manas Disoriya tells us more.

ÍøºìǰÈα¬ÁÏ contributes to national conversation on energy transition
ÍøºìǰÈα¬ÁÏ teamed up with Aberdeen and Grampian Chamber of Commerce (AGCC) to host the Our Mission: Energy Transition fringe event at the SNP conference on Monday 10 October. The packed-out event explored what the transition will mean for the offshore energy industry, future skills and investment, with a particular focus on the North East of Scotland.

Cross-Sector Collaboration: Fostering meaningful community relationships
Academics and professionals at Robert Gordon University (ÍøºìǰÈα¬ÁÏ) are breaking traditional professional and academic silos by working together to restore the former primary school on Victoria Road in Torry. Whilst the Victoria Road School Regeneration Project has been a long time coming, with delays resulting from Covid-19 and planning restraints, a tender for works will be issued later this year.

Gray’s Degree Show 2022 'Welcome to the real world'
As Gray’s Degree Show prepares to open, Dean of Gray’s School of Art, Libby Curtis shares her excitement and the significance of being back for the first 'live' degree show in three years!

Dolphins at the Battery – connecting to our marine world
Ahead of the opening of the new Greyhope Bay ‘Dolphins at the Battery’ Visitor Centre this spring, Professor Gokay Deveci from The Scott Sutherland School of Architecture & Built Environment, reflects on the centre’s historical significance and it's impact on the local community.

A National Retrofit Strategy should be at the heart of Scotland’s COP26 legacy
Matt Clubb, Certified Passivhaus Designer and student at The Scott Sutherland School of Architecture & Built Environment writes about the overwhelming need to start a retrofit revolution to ensure there's a lasting legacy from COP26.

Enhancing the learning experience at ÍøºìǰÈα¬ÁÏ
To ensure ÍøºìǰÈα¬ÁÏ emerges stronger from the Covid-19 pandemic, the Emerging Stronger Enhancement Award fund was launched to support colleagues and students seeking to enhance the future learning experience at ÍøºìǰÈα¬ÁÏ.

Real-world human rights impact
Dr Paul Arnell, of The Law School, writes about the real and important role human rights play in the practice of law in Scotland. He speaks of an interesting and life-changing example of a former ÍøºìǰÈα¬ÁÏ Law student.