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Occupational Therapy student Grace shares her journey moving from Ireland to Aberdeen and her experience studying at RGU including how the course and placement have helped her grow personally and professionally. The start of the journey My name is Grace, and I am an Occupational Therapy student at Robert Gordon University. It’s surreal to think […]

Mechanical and Electrical Engineering student Zaid moved from his home country to Aberdeen to start his academic journey at RGU and shares his tried and tested techniques to make friends when starting from scratch. When I first arrived in Aberdeen, I thought making friends would be a pretty daunting task as it was a pretty […]

Master’s student Rebecca shares her journey coming back to Aberdeen to study RGU’s Information Technology with Business Intelligence. With a few years between her undergraduate and postgraduate degree, she points out all the new exciting things she is finding at RGU and how she is adapting to life as a student again. After graduating with […]

RGU alumna Oluwatosin Abikoye shares her learnings from her time at RGU and how the University helped her build a career as a Petroleum Engineer. Pursuing a master’s degree in Petroleum Engineering from Robert Gordon University (RGU) was one of the best decisions I ever made. Known for its industry-focused curriculum and strong ties to the […]

Communication Design student Jake Irvine won both the Imajica Brand Evolution Emerging Talent Award and the FortyTwo Studio Emerging Talent award at the 2025 Gray’s Degree Show opening night last Friday. He answers our questions about his last four years at RGU and the work he is exhibiting in this blog. What project are you […]

The 2025 Gray’s Degree Show is opening its doors on Friday 6 June to staff, students, and members of the public. Ahead of the opening, some of our students from across a range of disciplines tell us more about their artistic projects, their time at RGU, and their career aspirations beyond graduation. Julie – Communication […]

Physiotherapy student Lorynne shares her experience living in Aberdeen and discovering the region and gives advice to other international students to step out of their comfort zone while studying in Scotland. You’ve made your decision, now what? Making the decision to study internationally does not come lightly. There are several factors to consider, sacrifices you […]

Darren Cadger’s story is proof that career paths aren’t always linear—and that sometimes, figuring out what isn’t the right fit is just as important as discovering what is. We sat down with Darren, RGU alumnus and founder of Arch 35 Marketing, to talk about his unconventional route from trades to entrepreneurship, his time abroad, and […]