WELCOME TO THE OCTOBER ALUMNI E-BULLETIN We are delighted to write to you this month with the latest news from the University and to inform you about alumni benefits and forthcoming events which may be of interest to you. Thank you to those who wrote to the Alumni team after receiving the September edition - keep your comments coming! Feedback is always welcomed by contacting us at alumni@abdn.ac.uk. | UNIVERSITY NEWS Aberdeen's new library benefits from £50k funding from the Hess Corporation. Read more... Royal Patron meets Tenovus Scotland funded medical researchers. Read more ... Booming subsea industry spawns new University course. Read more... Students give Aberdeen top marks. Read more ... |
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FEATURE STORY: Aberdeen's alumni community - what's in it for me? | When you complete a period of study at Aberdeen you automatically join the alumni community. With this membership comes a variety of benefits, including: reduced membership rates at the University Library and Sports Centre, discounted tickets for certain theme parks and visitor attractions around the UK, travel and shopping discounts, an alumni events calendar and much more. You can join your local alumni club or network, help us with our student recruitment drive, and also support existing students through mentoring or by returning to campus to give talks. To find out more about the benefits you are entitled to, as well as ways to support the University, visit the alumni website at www.abdn.ac.uk/alumni. |
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MESSAGE FROM THE STUDENTS' ASSOCIATION PRESIDENT, ANGELA FRASER Thank you to everyone who emailed me following the September e-bulletin to offer their help, advice and words of wisdom on the Union Bar. I would especially like to thank those of you who took the time to write to Gaudie - this was greatly appreciated. The end of September saw the arrival of more than 3,000 new students for the new academic year. This was a very exciting time and, for everyone in the Students’ Association, a very tiring time too! A hectic week of events took place and included some fantastic new nights at the Union Bar, the legendary Freshers’ Fayres and a number of new evening events including the very successful Jazz and Coffee night. A great week was had by all and it seems that the start of classes was an unwelcome reminder of the real reason we all go to University! Last month also saw the official launch of our new online radio station ASR that I mentioned in the last alumni e-bulletin. This is a great way for students to get involved and have their voice heard at the University. Alumni can also support the station by listening online at www.abdn.ac.uk/asr. I look forward to staying in touch with you. If you would like to contact me with any comments or advice I would be delighted to hear from you. Email sapresident@abdn.ac.uk. | BOOK OF THE MONTH Each month we will highlight a book that has links to the University. You will be able to discuss the book with other readers in our discussion forum through the secure Alumni Online Community. This month we are featuring Peter Davidson's The Idea of North. The author explores the very concept of 'north' through its various manifestations. It draws mainly on literature but also covers cinema, art and history more widely. Read more ... |
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FORTHCOMING ALUMNI EVENTS 24 October, Aberdeen: 'In Conversation with Gail Porter' at King's College Conference Centre. 29 October - 4 December (weekly): The Inaugural Lectures 2007 are a stimulating season of public talks by internationally renowned academic leaders who are now working at the University. Visit www.abdn.ac.uk/inaugurallectures to view the programme. 1 November, Edinburgh: Vice-Chancellor and Principal, Professor C Duncan Rice, will give a lecture entitled 'The Science of Improvement: Why Scotland Needs its Public Intellectuals' at the Royal Society of Edinburgh. 21 November, London: The University's exciting new library project will be showcased in the elegant setting of 78 St James’ Street, home to the HSBC Private Bank. Alumni are invited to hear more from the architects who will give a presentation on the night and reveal the latest 3D model. To book your place or find out more about these events and other forthcoming events for alumni, click here. | Help make the Crown Tower Scotland’s most treasured place We have until the end of October to help ensure that a designated landmark of the University and the City of Aberdeen becomes officially one of the ten most treasured places in Scotland. An original sketch by architect Sir Basil Spence of the CrownTower is competing in the online Treasured Places competition being run by the Royal Commission on the Ancient and HistoricalMonuments of Scotland (RCAHMS) to find Scotland’s best-loved views. Cast your vote - and comment on any of the entries - by visiting the website www.treasuredplaces.org.uk copyright:RCAHMS |
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