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Annualreview 2 0 annual review 07-08 annual review 2007-2008 1 annual review 07-08 contents 1 2-3 4-5 annual review 07-08 annual review 07-08 annual review 07-08 annual review 07-08 annual review 07-08 3OBERT(ORDON THE YEAR IN FOCUS 6NIVERSITY"BERDEEN INTRODUCTION FROM RGU IS QUOTED AS THE BEST MODERN UNIVERSITY THE pro-chancellor THE CENTRE FOR IN THE UK RESEARCH IN ENERGY RGU IS IN THE IN THE TIMES GOOD AND THE ENVIRONMENT UNIVERSITY GUIDE. UK’S TOP 10 HAS BEEN RUNNING A PROOF OF and CHAIRMAN UNIVERSITIES CONCEPT PROJECT FOR GRADUATE- ON STERILE LEVEL JOBS THE UNIVERSITY IS - THE TIMES, SURFACES. TO COLLABORATE 3OBERT(ORDON THE SUNDAY TIMES, THE GUARDIAN AND IN SCOTLAND’S 6NIVERSITY"BERDEEN THE INDEPENDENT. FIRST TIDAL It gives me immense pleasure on We have continued to develop TECHNOLOGY ENERGY behalf of the Board to introduce our course portfolio to ensure that the 2007/08 annual review from our students are receiving the CONCEIVED AT PROJECT. Robert Gordon University. This most relevant degree education THE UNIVERSITY year has again proven to be an that is possible to provide. We are extremely successful year for the further developing our alliance with THE CENTRE FOR RECEIVES £10 University. Aberdeen College. MILLION OBESITY RESEARCH AND EPIDEMIOLOGY RGU was named the Best Modern We have seen students’ success INVESTMENT. University in the UK by The Times in major national competitions HAS BEEN LEADING Good University Guide. In addition, including marketing, art, architecture A NATIONAL all the major league tables have and engineering. These have pointed to the fact that we have an been supplemented with sporting OBESITY outstanding record for graduate level achievements in rugby and cricket. RESEARCHERS FROM THE MANAGEMENT employability. SCHOOL OF PHARMACY Our research continues to be PROGRAMME. Across all areas of our recently recognised as being hugely AND LIFE SCIENCES approved strategic plan, we have signifi cant in terms of transferring HAVE BEEN CONDUCTING made signifi cant progress. applied knowledge back into annual review 2007-2008 the local and national economy. RESEARCH INTO This year our work with business AN ORAL FORM had led to the provision of major scholarships, providing signifi cant OF INSULIN. CPD contracts and in the fi eld of engineering, delivering education for major national oil companies. THE UNIVERSITY At this exciting time in the ANNOUNCES University’s growth, tributes should A FORMAL UNIVATION, THE be paid to the signifi cant efforts of staff and students who make Robert ALLIANCE – THE UNIVERSITY’S Gordon University as successful FIRST OF ITS KIND COMMERCIAL ARM, as it is. IN SCOTLAND HAS SECURED ITS WITH ABERDEEN FIRST ANGOLAN COLLEGE. TRAINING CONTRACT FOR DELIVERY Melfort Campbell Pro-Chancellor and IN-COUNTRY. Chairman of the Board of Governors 1 2 3 4 5 6-7 8-9 10-11 1 2-3 4-5 annual review 07-08 annual review 07-08 annual review 07-08 annual review 07-08 annual review 07-08 annual review 07-08 annual review 07-08 annual review 07-08 annual review 07-08 annual review 07-08 annual review 07-08 GRAY’S AWARD WINNERS NATIONAL RUGBY FINAL BRITISH UNIVERSITIES Awarded the ‘Team of the Year’ prize The winners of this year’s BP Design EQUESTRIAN TITLE The men’s rugby team at RGU: at the RGU: SPORT Blues Awards Ball, Award and BP Fine Art Award SPORT was on the verge of adding the side fended off competition from another major triumph to their national heavyweight teams including were presented with specially Rebecca Stephen, a fi rst year medal haul, when they played Essex Glasgow University, Northumbria and commissioned trophies and a cheque sports and exercise science 3OBERT(ORDON University in the British Universities Oxford Brookes University to make for £500 each at the opening night of student, has won a top national Sports Association Vase Final in it through to the fi nal, an outstanding LEARNING AND TEACHING the Gray’s Degree Show, sponsored riding championship. The RGU: THE YEAR IN FOCUS 6NIVERSITY"BERDEEN by BP. Aberdeen in April. achievement in itself. AN OVERVIEW from SPORT Technip sports scholar returned triumphant from the British INTRODUCTION FROM Wendy MacDonald, a sculptor, Universities Sporting Association RGU IS QUOTED AS won the BP Fine Art Award for her Equestrian Final in April. STUDENT SUCCESS work which was inspired by the THE BEST environment and our relationship Rebecca won the Dressage event the principalMODERN & with animals. The BP Design Award and came 6th in the Show-jumping went to Stewart Comrie for his series event at the three day competition, UNIVERSITY THE pro-chancellor of animated fi lms. Both Wendy and before going on to win the overall THE CENTRE FOR Stewart achieved a fi rst class degree. individual championship on points. IN THE UK RESEARCH IN ENERGY Teresa Sciberras won the Geoprize IN THE TIMES GOOD AND THE ENVIRONMENT Ltd award of £100 for her contextual Rebecca has been competing as a RGU IS IN THE The Nutrition and Dietetics and critical studies dissertation. member of the Under-21 Scottish Vice-chancellorUNIVERSITY GUIDE. HAS BEEN RUNNING UK’S TOP 10 programme celebrated 40 Dressage squad for the last seven A PROOF OF and CHAIRMAN years years. She was novice champion at UNIVERSITIES the 2007 Under-21s Dressage Home CONCEPT PROJECT at the University in 2007. FOR GRADUATE- International. ON STERILE The BSc (Hons) Nutrition LEVEL JOBS and Dietetics was approved FORMER OVERSEAS THE UNIVERSITY IS indefinitely by the HPC. The SCHOLAR APPOINTED - THE TIMES, SURFACES. RGU BEST MODERN TO COLLABORATE UNIVERSITY IN THE UK quality of teaching provision LECTURER 3OBERT(ORDON THE SUNDAY TIMES, of the nutrition and dietetics THE GUARDIAN AND IN SCOTLAND’S RGU was named the Best Modern UNIVERSITY ALLIANCE courses was recently awarded an A former overseas scholar, Jesse A. University in the UK in The Times ‘Excellent’ rating by the Scottish Andrawus has been appointed THE INDEPENDENT. FIRST TIDAL It gives me immense pleasure on WITHWe have COLLEGE continued to develop 6NIVERSITY"BERDEEN Good University Guide which was Higher Education Funding as a lecturer by the School behalf of the Board to introduce our course portfolio to ensure that TECHNOLOGY ENERGY published in 2008. In addition, RGU Council. The BSc (Hons) Nutrition of Engineering. the 2007/08 annual review from Theour Universitystudents are and receiving Aberdeen the It is with pleasure and a certain We have committed as a University was in the UK’s top 10 universities also achieved accreditation with CONCEIVED AT Robert Gordon University. This Collegemost relevant have announced degree education a formal degree of pride that I introduce the to improving the quality of our PROJECT. for graduate-level jobs listings commendation by the Nutrition Jesse attended the University on THE UNIVERSITY year has again proven to be an alliance,that is possible the fi rst to of provide. its kind inWe are annual review for 2007/08. already excellent estate over a according to The Times, The Sunday Society. GRAY’S STUDENTS EXCEL TOURISM SCHOLARSHIP the Overseas Scholarship Scheme extremely successful year for the Scotland,further developing by which Aberdeenour alliance with planned timeframe, moving to a THE CENTRE FOR Times, The Guardian and The IN NATIONAL AWARDS WINNERS (OSS) administered by Univation RECEIVES £10 University. CollegeAberdeen has College. become an Associate Independent. A new MSc in Health Improvement on behalf of the Nigerian Petroleum This has, again, been a very good single campus on the banks of the OBESITY RESEARCH College of the University. In the School of Pharmacy year for Robert Gordon University. River Dee at Garthdee. MILLION and Health Promotion launched by STUDENT MARKETER Gray’s School of Art has had another Four students from Aberdeen Technology Development Fund. RGU was named the Best Modern We have seen students’ success and Life Sciences We were rated best post-1992 AND EPIDEMIOLOGY the School of Health Sciences has OF THE YEAR excellent year at the Royal Scottish Business School (ABS) have won INVESTMENT. University in the UK by The Times Althoughin major national the two competitionsinstitutions will University in the UK by The Times Throughout the review you will see NEW OIL COURSES been endorsed by the Royal Society Academy (RSA) Awards, with seven prestigious industry scholarships The OSS selects two or three HAS BEEN LEADING Good University Guide. In addition, maintainincluding their marketing, autonomy art, and architecture existing the Forensic Science and Forensic PHYSIOTHERAPY STUDENT University Guide 2009 and runner evidence of the strong commitment ADDRESS SKILLS of Health, one of the largest and A student who has completed her prizes going to Gray’s students. giving them the opportunity hundred scholars from more all the major league tables have governanceand engineering. arrangements, These have Aberdeen Science with Chemistry courses were TURNS HIS LIFE AROUND up Scottish University of the Year of the University to businesses in A NATIONAL SHORTAGE longest-established public health Management degree at Aberdeen to develop managerial and than three thousand applicants. pointed to the fact that we have an Collegebeen supplemented will be able to with use sporting the the fi rst in Scotland to be accredited by The Sunday Times. Furthermore the North East and beyond along organisations in the UK. It is the only Business School has been awarded The Awards, one of Scotland’s most operational skills. Successful candidates are placed outstanding record for graduate level Robertachievements Gordon in University rugby and brand cricket. in by The Forensic Science Society, SCOTT SUTHERLAND A 29-year-old final year we have consistently been at the with the high priority we place OBESITY The Energy Centre launched two course of its kind in the UK, and has the title of Champions of Marketing important annual art events, are TOP ENGINEERING AWARD in postgraduate programmes in RESEARCHERS FROM THE employability.
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