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7 April, Edinburgh - Communicating with Confidence – Positive Self Marketing. This networking event will comprise of a presentation and workshop by two leading experts; Judith Campbell, an Image Consultant and Willie Donald, an Executive coach. Cost: £15 per person. For more information and to book click here.
1 May, Houston – To coincide with the Offshore Technology Conference there will be an informal get-together of Aberdeen alumni living in the Houston area at the home of Aberdeen alumni, John and Kelly Raley. Join representatives from the University including Principal Diamond for a drinks and buffet reception from 4pm to 6pm. If you would like to attend please contact the UADT USA Administrator, Jim Day by calling him (toll free) on 866 904 3400 or emailing jcday0126@aol.com
6 May, Calgary - The next informal gathering for alumni living in and around Calgary will take place between 5.30pm - 7.30pm at the home of fellow graduate Bill de Silva. If you would like to attend please RSVP to Anne Gannon annegannon@shaw.ca
18 May, Newport - The Annual outing of the East Midlands Aberdeen Graduate Association is to the Anderton Boat Lift near Newport, Cheshire. Please save this date, more details will follow. Contact Anne Hall annhall_01@yahoo.co.uk
20 May, Abuja - There will be an event for alumni in the Transcorp Hilton, Abuja at 7.00pm. Representatives from the University of Aberdeen will be in the area and would welcome the opportunity to meet with you. To book your place please contact Hazel Veitch by emailing alumni@abdn.ac.uk
1 September, Cromarty - Save the date in your diary for this year's Dolphin Watching Boat Trip from Cromarty. This very popular annual alumni event includes a tour of the University's Lighthouse Field Station (our Highland base for the Zoology Department's research and teaching on the ecology of seals, dolphins and other marine life) and dinner afterwards at Suttor Creek.
REUNION NEWS
A reunion for MSc Rural & Regional Resources Planning graduates of 1999 is planned for 9 – 10 July in Aviemore. For more information please contact helenwilson15@hotmail.com
If you are already planning a reunion or would like to begin planning such an event we would love to hear from you. The Alumni Relations Office can help in a variety of ways, further information can be found on our website.
A Word Filled Weekend
 From 13 - 15 May the University of Aberdeen Writers Festival, Word, will take place at King’s College campus as the festival moves into its second decade of celebrating the written and spoken word.
This year’s headliners include some of the world’s literary heavyweights – Margaret Atwood will be opening the festival and the cream of Scottish authors, including Iain Banks, Alasdair Gray, Kenneth White, James Robertson, Kevin MacNeil, Robert Alan Jamieson, and Neil Forsyth will also be participating.
This year's programme includes a 'Friday the 13th' theme and our science strand will examine some commonly held superstitions as we are joined by Michael Brooks, author of 13 Things That Don't Make Sense and experimental psychologist Bruce Hood to ask science’s most intriguing questions – and what makes us so interested in them.
In addition to the main programme a number of free and exciting events are being organised for alumni and their families to enjoy.
10.00am – 10.15am Statutory meeting of General Council
10.30am – 11.30am Family event with best selling author Glenn Murphy
10.30am – 11.30am Word event with Scottish authors - James Robertson, and Robert Alan Jamieson
For further information about all of the alumni events and to book your free places please click here
Cafe Scientifique in April
Deep Vein Thrombosis, the Solar System, the biodiversity of the River Dee and the Science of Cement provide a diverse range of topics at April’s cafe science sessions being held during the week commencing Monday April 11. Please visit www.abdn.ac.uk/science/cafescience for full programme details
For a full list of University events click here.
 The construction of our new Library and Special Collections Centre continues apace with two major milestones being reached in the last few weeks. Firstly, the building now enjoys its own power source, and so the iconic view given in the artists' impression of the building glowing over the King’s College campus at dusk has now become a reality. Also, the main crane on site, so long a part of the skyline, was removed just last week - a telling sign of the progress being made towards the opening of the building.
As we enter the last few months of the construction phase, we would like to appeal to our graduates and friends to consider donating to the Library project. We have been delighted to receive over 7,500 donations from more than 3,000 people and this project simply would not have been possible without their help.
There are numerous ways in which you can donate either as an individual, as part of a group or on behalf of a company. Information on the various ways to give and the applicable tax benefits can be found on our website at: http://www.abdn.ac.uk/giving/aberdeen/how-to-give/
Our Development team is always happy to help, to answer any questions and discuss any specific requirements. You can visit our office at the Administration Building on Regent Walk or we can be contacted by telephone or email. Please contact +44 (0)1224 273057 or at s.fernie@abdn.ac.uk
Our Sixth Century Campaign has already achieved so much. We are now entering the final few months one of the most successful and fundraising campaigns in the UK and completing the most ambitious building in the University’s modern history. We hope that you will consider supporting us.
Aberdeen Aquatics Centre
The Aberdeen Aquatics Centre also continues to make great progress following the magnificent £28 million Aberdeen Sports Village (ASV) joint venture which opened in 2009.
Scheduled to open in early 2014, this inspirational new swimming facility will include a 50m pool, an accompanying 25m pool with diving boards and seating for 600 spectators - allowing a range of water-based community activities as well as national and international level events. The project board are currently reviewing a number of tenders received for a 10-lane pool design and will be in a position to announce next steps in late July 2011.
The project partners - University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen City Council and sportscotland - have commited £20 million to the project and we have been delighted to receive additonal support which takes us closer to making this project a reality.
Call for Alumni Professionals to Attend Student Job Analysis Presentation
 The University’s Careers Service would like to invite alumni professionals to a range of student job analysis presentations. The presentations provide an excellent opportunity for work-related learning and employer contact within the academic curriculum.
Please click here for more information.
General Council
Graduates of the University of Aberdeen are automatically members of the General Council, as are all present and past Professors and members of the University Court, Readers and Lecturers who have been in office for more than one year and former Readers and Lecturers who were members of the Council during their tenure of office and who continued in the employment of the University until retirement. The General Council was established by the Universities (Scotland) Act 1858.
The General Council is empowered "to take into consideration all questions affecting the well-being and prosperity of the University, and to make representations from time to time on such questions to the University Court, who shall consider the same, and return to the Council their deliverance thereon".
There are two Statutory Meetings of the General Council each year, the next being on Saturday 14 May 2011 in the King’s College Conference Centre. The meeting, which will include a report from the Convener of the Business Committee and General Council notices, has been timed to coincide with the Word Festival and will be streamed live to allow alumni living outwith the Aberdeen area the opportunity to participate.
Information on the General Council on the University web site has been updated and is now available at http://www.abdn.ac.uk/general-council
King’s College to Host Historic Shinty Cup Final
 The long association between the University and the sport of shinty will be marked this summer with the hosting of the final of the 2011 Aberdein Considine Sutherland Cup on the 30th of July.
This will be the first time that the Final has been held outside the Highlands and the opportunity to bring it to Aberdeen coincides with an important year in Aberdeen University Camanachd’s history. AU Camanachd is the oldest constituted Club in shinty and this year will be celebrating its 150th anniversary. To celebrate this the Club will be holding an evening reception after the Cup Final in the Beach Ballroom in Aberdeen and will be taking part in the Tartan Day parade down Aberdeen’s Union Street.
As part of their celebrations, the Club is looking to bring together past players at the club and is looking to trace members of their Cup Final teams of the 1970s, 1990s and 2000s. If you would like to be involved, please get in contact with Terry Stebbings or Steven MacKenzie.
The Forestry Society
 The Aberdeen University Forestry Society was founded in 1919 and is one of the oldest student and alumni societies in the University. Click here to find out more about the Society and the variety of events they organise.
For more information about some of the other University societies and groups please visit the alumni website.
'Grampian Lives' is looking for your recollections
 Fellow graduate David Northcroft is the author and compiler of 'Grampian Lives Volume 1 1950-2000', a recently published book which offers a series of eye witness accounts of the earlier years of a whole range of North east folk. He is presently gathering in material for Volume 2, which will cover the period 1950 to the present day and is keen to include accounts, from all backgrounds and ages.
If you have spent some of your formative years in the rural/coastal areas or small towns of the North East of Scotland and would be willing to contribute your life-time memories and impressions to this history project please contact David Northcroft directly: Tel 01569730621 or David@davidnorthcroft.wanadoo.co.uk
Aberdeen Alumnus Association
 On 16 February 2011, the Association heard a talk by Jenny Shirreffs, one of our own members, on the subject “Have Medical Class – Will Travel”, with support from husband Murdoch operating the computer. An attendance of 41 heard an illustrated and most interesting account of the various ways in which the medical class of 1964-70 and their spouses have regularly gathered together over the years and undertaken visits to many parts of the world. Afterwards we enjoyed a glass of wine and some nibbles.
Forthcoming events include; on 1 May, a visit to the Cowdray Hall to hear performances by the finalists in the Ogston Music Prize; and on 18 May, a visit to Mackie’s of Scotland, hosted by Maitland Mackie. The Association continues to be keen to welcome to its events visitors who may wish to consider membership but who would like to attend one or two events before making a commitment.
For more information about these and other planned events, contact Association Secretary Alan Towns at Aberdeen 589812 or at abalas@btinternet.com, and for information about membership of the Association see the University website http://www.abdn.ac.uk
Funding Database Launched
The University has launched a new funding database. It has been designed for individuals to identify funding sources available to assist with Undergraduate or Postgraduate study with information on bursaries, scholarships, PhD vacancies and external sources of funding. Click here to search the database and identify funding opportunities.
Student Show
The Aberdeen University Student Show celebrates its 90th Year in 2011. Click here for more information on how you can join the celebrations.
Alumni Volunteers Required
Aberdeen University Students’ Association (AUSA) provides representation and services for students to enhance their experience and enable students to enjoy and gain more from their university education.
The Association is currently looking for candidates with an interest in supporting students through AUSA’s charitable purposes with preference given to applications with experience and skills in any of the following fields: Finance, Charity Law, Human Resource Management and Project Management. The term of office will be between 1-3 years in the first instance.
Trustee meetings will be held three or four times a year and communication with the other trustees will mainly be via email on a regular basis. This position is not remunerated but all expenses are paid. For further information please contact Robin Parker, Student President: sapresident@abdn.ac.uk or Bryan Snelling, AUSA General Manager b.snelling@abdn.ac.uk or on (01224) 272965
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