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🔬 Explore @aberdeenuni's BSc Sports and Exercise Science degree with a free online taster session on @springpod.
💪 Explore the power of the human body
👋 Meet Programme Lead Dr Jenny Gregory
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Try it now ➡️ abdn.io/2uT
ALT Graphic that says 'Built to move - The Science of Bones and why they break'
🎉 The Rowett Institute has secured £125k from the Scottish Government’s Proof of Concept Fund to explore a new therapeutic approach to help people maintain muscle mass during and after GLP-1-based medication use. Read more ➡️ abdn.io/2uF
ALT Photo of Brendan Gabriel with quote next to him. Quote: “We are developing a new therapeutic approach may help support muscle function during weight loss and ageing. We're delighted to have received funding from the Scottish Funding Council to take this work further.”
What are the public health implications of the ongoing cost-of-living crisis in Scotland? Researchers @aberdeenuni explored this question by looking at multidimensional poverty in adults across Scotland. Read more ➡️ abdn.io/2ut
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🔬 Explore @aberdeenuni's BSc Molecular and Cellular Biology degree with a free online taster session on @springpod.
🦠 Explore cells, the building blocks of life
👋 Meet Programme Lead Dr Alexander Lorenz
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ALT Springpod graphic which says 'Cells - The building blocks of life'
🦠 Save the date! The 15th International Gut Microbiology Symposium is coming to Aberdeen, 1–3 June 2027.
Three days of cutting-edge science, collaboration & networking focused on the gut microbiome.
Find out more ➡️ abdn.io/2u6
With the backing of the @aberdeenuni and @AberdeenMedico, more than 50 members of staff have recorded their recollections, both written and oral, of their specialities in and around Aberdeen throughout the second half of the 20th century and beyond ➡️abdn.io/2tL
ALT Book cover Text: A History of Medicine in North East Scotland - Caring for Life.
🌱 The Rowett Institute welcomed NFU Scotland President Andrew Connon to discuss research priorities for Scotland’s food system — from animal health and climate change to sustainable crops and healthy food. Read more ⬇️ abdn.io/2ts
Today is #WorldPPHDay. Researchers and clinicians at @aberdeenuni and @nhsgrampian, along with UK collaborators, are working to improve understanding of severe postpartum haemorrhage through research into AOC, a newly recognised blood-clotting disorder. ⬇️ abdn.io/2tb
🔬 Sarah Wilson reflects on her eight-week HotStart Placement, investigating FP receptor and PI3K signalling while developing valuable laboratory skills in molecular pharmacology. Read more: abdn.io/2sY
Our Postgraduate Virtual Open Day takes place today, 1 October, with sessions from 10am to midday and 5pm to 7pm (UK time). Speak with current students and ask questions of our experts throughout the event. We look forward to welcoming you. Register now - abdn.io/2sE
How can communities help transform primary healthcare? A new University of Aberdeen long read explores 10 years of VAPAR research in rural South Africa and its impact on evidence-led, community-driven healthcare. Read more ⬇️ abdn.io/2sn
Fourth-year medical student Aryan presented his first-author research at FESSH 2026 in Basel, exploring ultrasound for diagnosing carpal tunnel syndrome. Read more: abdn.io/2sd
Our Postgraduate Virtual Open Day takes place on Thursday 1 October, with sessions from 10am-midday and 5pm-7pm (UK time). Speak to current students and ask questions of our experts throughout the event. We look forward to welcoming you. Register now - abdn.io/2s7
Dr Magaly Aceves-Martins, a researcher at @rowett_abdn, explains the COMO Project and the common myth about adolescent diets and micronutrients in the latest episode of the Nutrition Reviews: Conversations with the Authors podcast. 🎧 Have a listen ➡️ abdn.io/2rR
ALT Photo of Dr Magaly Aceves Martins with a quote next to it. Quote: There is a common misconception that if a child is eating enough - or more than enough - they cannot possibly have any lack of vitamins or minerals.
This summer, Jojo Engels joined us on a Hotstart scholarship, working with Prof Lynda Erskine on how the eye develops, even pioneering a new lab technique along the way 🔬👁️ Read more on our blog. abdn.io/2rA
🏆 Hannah, a final-year medical student, has been awarded a scholarship for @HLA_int Scholars Programme 2026/27. Hannah will join a global community of scholars to develop the leadership skills needed to help shape the future of healthcare.
Read more ➡️ abdn.io/2ri
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🌱 Take part in @rowett_abdn’s Wild Edibles Citizen Science Project by planting some sorrel seeds to help researchers build the scientific foundations of how wild edibles could be among those potential routes to a nutritious, sustainable future ➡️ abdn.io/2rh
ALT Digital poster titled The Sorrel Seed Sowers with leaves on wooden table. Additional text: University of Aberdeen, The Rowett Institute
The ARISTOTLE trial, involving @aberdeenuni’s Dr Leslie Samuel, has helped strengthen radiotherapy quality and training across the UK. This work continues to benefit cancer care, including for patients in North-east Scotland. Read more ⬇️ abdn.io/2qW
🤰 @aberdeenuni researchers have created the first fertility calculator of its kind, using individualised information to estimate a couple’s chance of having a baby without treatment, offering support to those experiencing fertility problems. Read more ⬇️ abdn.io/2qI
We're inviting former stage 0–IIA melanoma patients to help us evaluate ASICA, our new self-examination app for skin cancer aftercare. Developed with @StirUni and funded by @CR_UK. Take part in our final evaluation phase: abdn.io/2qe