QS World University Rankings by Subject 2017

The University of Aberdeen features amongst the world’s elite institutions in the QS World University Rankings by Subject out today (Wednesday 8 March).

The rankings highlight the world’s top universities in a range of subject areas, and the University of Aberdeen has been placed in the top 30 (28th) in the world for Theology, Divinity and Religious Studies and in the top 50 (47th) for Engineering (Mineral and Mining).

Further success sees Archaeology, Agriculture and Forestry, Environmental Sciences and Anthropology at the University of Aberdeen ranked within the top 100 in the world.

Check out the QS Rankings Website for more details.

 

Winter Graduations

Last week, the University community celebrated the success of its most recent graduating class. Winter Graduations are mainly for postgraduate students, Masters and Doctoral, unlike the Summer Graduation, which is when most undergraduate students graduate.

Graduations at the University of Aberdeen follow an ancient traditional format, the main events being the academic procession and the graduation ceremony.

Prior to the ceremony, graduating students (graduands) are called to enter the quadrangle of King’s College, from where the academic procession begins. Students then proceed in a line to Elphinstone Hall, where the ceremony takes place.

At the ceremony, the audience stands for the Academic Procession entering the Hall and sings Gaudeamus. Students are called onto the stage, with their hoods (or gowns for Doctoral graduands) held over their left arm.

A paragraph of Latin is read to confer the degree and then the Chancellor or Pro/Vice-Chancellor touches the head of the graduands with the cap. This is then followed by the Sacrist putting the hood over the head of the student. Trenchers/John Knox caps are only worn by graduates as they process out of the Hall at the end of the ceremony.

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Webinar – North American Students

Are you from North America and interested in learning more about the University of Aberdeen? Sign up for one of our forthcoming webinars, to learn more about our programmes, the admissions process and student life at Aberdeen.

Topics included:

• Introduction to the University of Aberdeen
• Admissions Requirements (US and Canada)
• Housing
• Visas and Immigration Requirements
• Costs and Scholarships

To join a webchat, simply click on the links below on the dates and times specified.

Undergraduate Study

Date: Friday, July 22nd
Time: 11am Eastern / 8am Pacific
Click here to Register

You will receive an email with a link to the webinar after you register.

Postgraduate Study

Date: Thursday, July 21st
Time: 11am Eastern / 8am Pacific
Click here to Register

You will receive an email with a link to the webinar after you register.

Note: You do not need a Skype account. If you join by clicking on the invite using a device that does not have Skype installed, your web browser will open and display the instructions attached asking you to install a plug-in (app)

If you experience any technical difficulties, click here for further information on joining a Skype meeting.

If you are unavailable at the above times, but would like the opportunity to speak with one of the team at another time, please contact Brian Hussey by emailing brian.hussey@abdn.ac.uk or call +44 1224 272187.

University showcases energy expertise to Mexican delegation

The University of Aberdeen showcased its expertise in energy teaching and research to a delegation of key figures from Mexico’s energy education sector who visited the city recently.

Representatives from several Mexican higher education institutions specialising in energy-related subjects visited the University as part of a UK-wide tour organised by the UK Higher Education International Unit.

The visit was led by the Secretariat of Energy of Mexico (SENER) with the participation of other Mexican governmental organisations including the National Council of Science and Technology (CONACYT), Secretariat of Public Education (SEP), and key education and research centres such as the Mexican Petroleum Institute (IMP).

The delegation participated in a morning session that consisted of a presentation on the University’s energy teaching and research expertise led by renowned energy economist Professor Alex Kemp and Dr David Vega-Maza, Head of the University’s multi-disciplinary Carbon Capture and Storage Research Group.