University of Aberdeen Development Trust SCIO

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We would like to extend our congratulations to alumnae Dr Sarah Wanless, Sharon Milton, Anne-Clare Deseilligny and Sheila Ewen Ritchie, and to Honorary Graduates Anita Frew and Kim Little, who have been recognised in the 2023 New Years Honours List! #ABDNfamily

Wishing all of our graduates and supporters a Happy New Year! We wish you all the best for 2023!

We're ending this year with over £65,000 raised from our two main fundraising appeals in support of student hardship and medical research. This would not be possible without the incredible support of our graduates and friends, and we want to say a huge THANK YOU to you all!

We would like to wish all of our #ABDNfamily and friends who are celebrating today a very Merry Christmas!

The University is now closed until the 4th of January 2023 and during this period all of the Development and Alumni Relations elves will be out of the office. We will respond to all emails upon our return and would like to thank you for your patience. Happy holidays! 🎄

Last week our team held a festive craft and bake sale on campus and altogether we raised £326 for our Student Hardship Fund! Well done to our lovely colleague Lynne, Community Stewardship Officer, who organised the day - including our surprise visit from Santa!

Wishing all of our graduates and supporters who're celebrating this festival a happy start to the Hanukkah celebrations!

Happy St Andrew's Day to our alumni and supporters wherever you are celebrating.

By making a donation to the Medical Innovation Fund on #GivingTuesday, you will join a pioneering group of researchers, students, alumni and friends who are helping us live happier and healthier lives. Will you be an innovator? Find out more and donate: bit.ly/3tDhSVJ

🧪 The next medical breakthrough could happen at any time. Today we are launching the Medical Innovation Fund to help make that a reality. Together we can show the world how innovative Aberdeen really is. 🧬FIND OUT MORE bit.ly/3tDhSVJ

Over many years the Development Trust has received generous financial support towards the University’s dementia research and we are very excited about the potential of this crucial new development.

Wishing all of our graduates and supporters who're celebrating the festival of lights today a Happy Diwali!

Thanks to our alumni, friends and colleagues a massive £60,000 has been raised for the Student & Scholar Sanctuary Fund. Your generosity is helping to offer support to students and scholars displaced by the war on Ukraine. Read more here bit.ly/3BXHHVS.

Daniel Vonnak is a medical student about to start his third year. He tells us here bit.ly/3JWTIg9 about how this would not have been possible without support from the Jim Duncan Scholarship.

With a commitment to become a University of Sanctuary, Aberdeen is proud to support students such as Sirat Khalid Haidary from Afghanistan who was able to study for an LLM in International Commercial Law thanks to a Chevening Scholarship. Read his story bit.ly/3aEvTfR.

After a whirlwind six years, studying in four countries, Fugro scholar Franciszek Gebka graduated last week with first class honours in Mechanical Engineering. In our blog he tells us his amazing story. bit.ly/3yuw8lu

Fantastic news from the National Student Survey (NSS).

Everyone in Development & Alumni Relations would like to send their congratulations to our lovely colleague Sandra Palpathu who graduated yesterday in Anthropology. You've done so well Sandra and we are very proud of you. #ABDNgrads