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In this month's ezine
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UNIVERSITY NEWS
- 'Supergiants' launch giant festival of science. To read more, click here.
- Professor Brian Cox to unveil plaque in honour of Aberdeen Nobel-Prize winner. To read more, click here.
- Insights into the Earth's most extreme locations at the British Science Festival. Read more here.
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Alumni Events
7-9 September - Alumni Reunion Weekend.
October - There will be a series of alumni events in the USA.
October - there will be an informal event in Edinburgh for alumni.
27 October - The University of Aberdeen Hong Kong Associaton, is organising a Scottish Evening at the Police Officer Club.
22 November -There will be an informal reception for Alumni living in Paris.
To book your place at any of these events visit: www.abdn.ac.uk/alumni
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ALUMNI FOCUS
Alumni Reunion Weekend
There is still time to register for our Alumni Reunion weekend, from 7-9 September. The weekend will offer the opportunity for graduates from all disciplines to return to campus and visit their old department, attend exclusive alumni events, tour the campus and much more. For more information, visit www.abdn.ac.uk/alumni-weekend.
Call for Alumni Ambassadors
The role of Alumni Ambassador requires a significant level of commitment. Our Ambassadors assist with many things including organising local events, supporting local student recruitment activity, creating social networks and staying in touch with alumni in the area. If you would be interested in this role. Please email alumni@abdn.ac.uk for more information.
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5 Minutes with...
Professor Dominic Houlihan and Dr Ken Skeldon look ahead to the British Science Festival, which will see an exciting mix of big names, debates and discussions, workshops, exhibitions and family events taking place in Aberdeen city and shire from September 4-9. To view the videos, click here.
To view previous 5 Mins With... please click here.
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UNIVERSITY EVENTS
James Naughtie - An Age for Dickens? 11 October, MacRobert Lecture Theatre, 6pm
Broadcaster and journalist James Naughtie returns to Aberdeen to give the Centre for the Novel Annual Lecture, as part of the Dickens in 2012 series to mark the bicentenary of the author's birth.
Naughtie, who grew up in the North-East and is a graduate of the University of Aberdeen, has become one of the nation's most respected interviewers and political commentators, especially as the host of the BBC Radio 4 Today programme. In this lecture, he considers the relevance of Dickens' fiction and journalism to the modern political scene.
For full details of all University events please visit www.abdn.ac.uk/events
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Alumni Paralympians going for gold
Three of the University's alumni are going for gold at the Paralympics in London and we are delighted that Neil Fachie and his team-mate have smashed a world record to take gold in track cycling, while also gaining a silver. Fellow alumni Karen Darke and Ben Jesson are also competing in road cycling and air rifle competitions respectively.
To find out more about an exciting sports development at the University, click here.
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DEVELOPMENT FOCUS
Latest Moonlight Prowl raises over £65,000 for breast cancer research
Breast cancer researchers at the University of Aberdeen are to benefit from almost £70,000 raised by the annual Moonlight Prowl in Fraserburgh. The income from this year's event takes the total raised since 2008 to over half a million pounds.
For more information, click here.
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THANK YOU!
We would like to say thank you to our generous supporters who have participated in the annual regular giving campaign over the last year. Your contributions in response to our mail, e-mail and telephone appeals, and through use of your MBNA credit cards and Amazon purchases have resulted in our most successful regular giving year ever.
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Tickets still available for annual Ladies' Lunch 2012
The University of Aberdeen's Annual Ladies' Luncheon will take place on Thursday 13 September, at the Marcliffe at Pitfodels, 12noon for 12.30pm. We are delighted to have as our guest speaker, Mark Paterson, Curator of the Cruickshank Botanic Garden. Tickets are £28.50 and include a two course lunch and drinks reception. For more information, click here.
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Call for Mentors
After a very succesful year in 2011/12, when 64 students and alumni were matched, we are looking for even more alumni volunteers based in the UK to take part in the Career Mentoring programme in 2012/13. The 6-month programme will run from November 2012 to April 2013. For more information and to apply, please go to: www.abdn.ac.uk/alumni/
mentoring
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STUDENT FOCUS
Meet the new Student President Anne-Claire
My name is Anne-Claire and I graduated in July, so these are my first steps into the alumni world. As such, hello everyone. I haven't completely left the student sphere behind me though, as I am also the Student President for 2012/13. That's the capacity in which I am writing this to you now, just to let you know what the plans for the year are.
Read more here...
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