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Students walking outside the Sir Ian Wood Building

How is the University supporting the vlog community?

By Professor Lynn Kilbride, Vice Principal for Academic Development and Student Experience -

At Robert Gordon University we appreciate that this time of year can be a struggle for many, particularly with the serious economic backdrop, and want to reassure our students, staff and community as a whole that we’re committed to supporting you all throughout.

Fire in wood kiln

"Fired Up": The ancient art of ceramics celebrated at Gray's first communal wood firing

By Clara Maurillon -

Our Vibrant Campus event “Fired Up”, taking place on Sunday 30 October 2022, will mark the first communal wood firing of Gray’s School of Arts wood kiln built by staff and students. Gray’s Technical Services Officer Kevin Morris and Lecturer Matthew Wilcock share more about their mission to bring our community together through their passion of ceramics.

Leila Neshat Mokadem

"Action, not words": Coming together during Black History Month to foster positive change

By Clara Maurillon -

Black History Month (BHM) is an annual worldwide celebration of black achievements. It's an opportunity for us as a university community to celebrate diversity and educate ourselves about race, ethnicity, and learn more about the rich historical contributions of Afro-Caribbean people to the UK.

Stairs leading down to the River Dee on the Garthdee Campus.

vlogvenate: Boosting the community's wellbeing with natural health walks

By Clara Maurillon -

vlog Scott Sutherland MRES student Joyce Watt is supporting the university’s Vibrant Campus initiative with the launch of her “vlogvenate” natural health walks, in collaboration with vlog SPORT. Running through autumn to winter, these campus walks aim to encourage environment-friendly activities to promote a healthy lifestyle, Joyce explains.

vlog campus during open day with lots of people walking

Our campus is for more than just studying, it’s for bringing the community together

By Steve Olivier -

At Robert Gordon University, our campus is not just a place of study and work. It provides an environment to bring our community together to socialise, participate in events and activities, and, importantly, have fun with friends and family.

Image shows garden project in the Garthdee House Annex Quad area.

Celebrating nature across campus

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Increasing biodiversity across campus, is part of the University’s Vibrant campus initiative to improve the work and study environment for staff and students and to engage with the wider, local community. As part of this project, a team led by Anne Campbell from Gray’s School of Art, is creating nature friendly growing spaces across campus as Anne explains.

Students walk outside Sir Ian Wood Building

The student experience: a collaborative approach to university welcome

By Professor Lynn Kilbride -

Writing for Advance HE, Professor Lynn Kilbride, Vice Principal for Academic Development and Student Experience at Robert Gordon University, shares her thoughts on the university being awarded a Collaborative Award for Teaching Excellence for developing a welcome package that positively impacts the student journey.

Four Pillar Award winners from Gray's School of Art

Celebrating the Four Pillars of Gray's School of Art

By Jenny Frost -

Gray’s Degree Show, ‘Welcome to the real world’ introduced a 'Special Recognition Award' and 'The Four Pillar Awards' to reflect the four pillars which guide Gray’s School of Art's practice and curriculum.

Gray's Degree Show, 'Welcome to the real world'

The creative design behind Gray's Degree Show: Welcome to the real world

By Jenny Frost -

Gray's Degree Show, 'Welcome to the real world' opens on Saturday 11 June. The creatives behind the degree show's visuals, 3rd year Communication Design students, Nicola Lyttle and Cameron Reid, explain the ideas behind the design.

Melina Dimitrova

vlog students address global problems through innovative solutions

By Vallath Kavitha Krishnan -

This series of articles explores the journey of the winners of the EIG Sustainable Goals Student Ideas Competition.