UoA Medicine, Medical Sciences and Nutrition

The Excellence Awards 2026 winners have been announced! A huge congratulations to everyone who was nominated, made the shortlist, and took home an award. 👏 🥇 Have a look our winners in School of Medicine, Medical Sciences and Nutritions here ➡️ abdn.io/2b4

We are delighted to share that Dr Kristin Konnyu has been selected for the prestigious @RoyalSocEd’s Research Leadership Scheme! Read more ➡️ abdn.io/2aV

🌐 Bringing UK Primary teaching to a European stage! In April, Dr John McKeown presented at the EURACT Medical Education Conference in Romania. He spoke to a European audience on livestreamed GP consultations across UK universities.

🗣️Online event, taking place tomorrow: “What comes after someone dies” - a webinar talking about mortuary, funerals, body donation and support around this time, as part of @NHSGrampian's Demystifying Death Week 2026. Find out more and register here ➡️ abdn.io/2ag

Big news from the Rowett! Prof Baukje de Roos has been appointed as Environmental Technical Advisor for the WHO Expert Committee on Environmental Sustainability of Animal-Source Foods. abdn.io/2a9

Congratulations to our Physiology team at The Physiological Society's Fit for the Future meeting in Newcastle! Prof Derek Scott was awarded the Otto Hutter Teaching Prize among a host of presentations from our team. 🎉 abdn.io/29S

We know that exam season has arrived – or is just about to begin – for many of our prospective students. We’d like to wish everyone sitting their exams the very best of luck, and we hope you achieve the results you’re hoping for. ✨

New research from our team, published in Gastroenterology: routine gut biopsies could predict dementia, Parkinson's and MND years before symptoms develop. Abnormal proteins were detectable in gut tissue nearly 7 years before neurological symptoms appeared abdn.io/29G

Aberdeen built the world's first full-body MRI scanner in the 80s. Now University researchers are working on Low-Field MRI - smaller, quieter, affordable scanners that could bring imaging to the 80% of the world currently without access. Read more: abdn.io/29B

🩺🌱 4th year medical student Asmaa Haamid (@aberdeenuni) presented at the Association of Anaesthetists Winter Scientific Meeting. Her sustainability-focused project was shortlisted for the Green Star Award 👏 📚 Read Asmaa's blog ⬇️ abdn.io/29q

Great to welcome Scottish Parliament Information Centre to the University of Aberdeen 🏛️ From obesity treatments to sustainable diets, our research is helping inform action on key health challenges. Looking forward to working together as the new Parliament gets underway 🤝

🎓 Join our Postgraduate Virtual Open Day on Thursday 14 May! Talk to academics and students, explore our programmes, learn about scholarship opportunities, and find out more about the University of Aberdeen 🌍 🕙 10am–12pm | 🕔 5pm–7pm Register now ➡️ abdn.io/295

New British Heart Foundation advice highlights “catches” in some gut-friendly foods 🫀 Our Prof Alan Walker says it’s “generally reasonable” but context matters. Fibre, food swaps & evidence all shape the bigger health picture. Read more: abdn.io/28Q

🎉 Great news - our Gateway2Medicine (G2M) programme has been shortlisted for a prestigious award at The Herald Higher Education Awards 2026! 🔗 Read more about UoA's nominations ➡️ abdn.io/28L 🔗 Learn more about the G2M programme ➡️ abdn.io/28M

Join us for our Medicine Open Day on Saturday 6 June to find out more about our medicine programme, meet our staff and students at our Foresterhill campus and take part in a range of Medicine based activities. 🔗 Find out more and register to attend ➡️ abdn.io/28t

📚 In our latest blog, student Miya talks about attending the European Society for Medical Oncology: Targeted Anticancer Therapies Congress in Paris, where she had a front row seat to see the latest developments in cancer research. 🔗 Read her blog ➡️ abdn.io/28h

At a recent panel discussion, Professor Paul Fowler and industry leaders discussed how to tackle microplastics and their potential impact on human health, coinciding with the release of A Plastic Detox documentary on @Netflix. 🔗 Read more on LinkedIn ⬇️ abdn.io/284

Researchers from @aberdeenuni & @NHSGrampian developed a new, practical approach to help NHS Health Boards plan & implement innovation more effectively, with Prof Griffin saying: “this methodology could improve how we deliver health care.” 🔗 Read more ⬇️ abdn.io/27J

Congratulations to Professor Mandy Ryan (@aberdeenuni) 🎉 Ranked 2nd in the world for discrete choice analysis by ScholarGPS; recognising decades of impact on person-centred healthcare. Read more: abdn.io/27F

What do firefighters & prison officers have in common? Shift work impacts diet, sleep & health. New research from the University of Aberdeen, led by Leonida Mosomi. Read more: abdn.io/27t