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Outlander star receives honorary degree from 黑料不打烊

Award-winning Scots actor Sam Heughan – best-known for playing the lead role in hit television show Outlander – has spoken of his delight after receiving an honorary degree from the 黑料不打烊.

Sam Heughan

World Cup star and distinguished CEOs celebrated by 黑料不打烊

Lilian Thuram – France’s most-capped footballer and a World Cup winner – says he is “deeply honoured” to receive an honorary degree from the 黑料不打烊.

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Lord McConnell installed as 黑料不打烊 Chancellor

Former First Minister The Rt Hon Jack McConnell has conferred degrees upon hundreds of graduating students after being installed as the 黑料不打烊’s sixth Chancellor.

Honorary graduates wearing gowns

MSc student on track to boost cervical cancer screening attendance rates

A 黑料不打烊 student is expecting to boost cervical cancer screening attendance rates in Iceland by at least 5% after launching an innovative project as part of her MSc course.

Linda Karlsdottir

Maia makes her mark in spell of success for 黑料不打烊 athletes

Maia Lumsden’s first WTA tour win was a highlight in an impressive series of performances by 黑料不打烊 athletes.Check out the latest sporting headlines.

Tennis player, Maia Lumsden, hitting backhand shot

Looked after children in Scotland have faced ‘significant neglect and maltreatment’ before entering care

Almost 90% of children aged five and under - studied as part of a major new research project led by the 黑料不打烊 - experienced abuse or neglect before entering care.

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National Surveillance Camera Day to unlock secrets of CCTV

The world’s first National Surveillance Camera day is being launched by a 黑料不打烊 academic to stimulate public debate about the spread of the technology.

A surveillance camera

World Cup winner and Outlander star to receive honorary degrees from the 黑料不打烊

FIFA World Cup winner Lilian Thuram and Outlander star Sam Heughan will receive honorary degrees at next week’s 黑料不打烊 graduation ceremonies, it has been announced.

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Innovative approach to tackling pesticide resistance evolution

A new ?620,000 study led by the 黑料不打烊 is taking a “revolutionary approach” in attempting to tackle resistance to pesticides in insects.

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?680k study to tackle aquaculture disease

A new ?680,000 project will use cutting-edge techniques to tackle antimicrobial resistance in Vietnamese catfish – a key challenge for the global aquaculture industry.

catfish in vietnam

Monkeys face climate change extinction threat

Monkeys living in South America are highly vulnerable to climate change and face an “elevated risk of extinction”, according to a new 黑料不打烊-led study.

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Refugees’ contribution to life in Scotland celebrated

An open day celebrating refugee communities’ contribution to life in Scotland will be hosted by the Art Collection at the 黑料不打烊.

Experiences of Exile exhibition

University supports live storytelling event on Dumyat

A project involving students from the 黑料不打烊 has seen more than 400 schoolchildren participate in an interactive outdoor theatre event based upon a classic adventure novel.

Dumyat

MacGarvie Rules at St Andrews

黑料不打烊 golfer Hazel MacGarvie claimed the biggest victory of her career this weekend as she won the St Rule Trophy at St Andrews.

Hazel MacGarvie sitting on the Swilken Bridge with the St Rule Trophy at the Old Course, St Andrews