Impactful Research

Supporting Net Zero through innovations in housing
ÑDz©ÌåÓý¹ÙÍø researchers Professor Gokay Deveci and Dr Amar Bennadji are contributing to environmental sustainability and reducing greenhouse gas emissions through their innovative applied research and knowledge exchange. Gokay is introducing innovations in the housing construction industry and Amar’s work is focused on helping older buildings achieve energy efficiency.

Beyond the pixels
The digital revolution has radically changed the way people interact. Today almost half of the world’s population are connected to the internet whether it’s watching or sending videos, looking at images on social media, reading or watching the news. We now have 24/7 access to the rest of the world online. But not everything we see is reality.

Expectation vs reality
Our opinion of places can be heavily influenced without ever experiencing what’s there for ourselves. How the public perceive places – and the people who live there – is of major interest to Human Geographer and Sociology Lecturer Dr Alice Butler-Warke.

Supporting older adults experiencing isolation as a result of COVID
We talked with Occupational Therapy lecturer Fiona Anderson and Physiotherapy Lecturer Craig Walker about a pilot befriending scheme, created in collaboration with NHS Grampian and Aberdeen City Council, that their students took part in to support older adults experiencing isolation as a result of COVID.

ÑDz©ÌåÓý¹ÙÍø academic launches bid to address STEMM crisis
Dr Nadimul Faisal was invited to be a member of the RSE Young Academy of Scotland (YAS) in 2020. He was one of 44 applicants to have been invited to join YAS for a membership of five year. He writes about his motivations behind joining YAS and what he hopes to accomplish.

Scottish libraries in lockdown
ÑDz©ÌåÓý¹ÙÍø Professor Peter Reid has been awarded funding to explore Scottish Public Libraries and their role in community cohesion and resilience during lockdown. In his latest community story, he writes about the current issues public libraries in Scotland are facing as they have been closed during the current Covid-19 pandemic.

Top Writing Tips for Researchers
Paula Sledzinska compiles top tips on writing from Graduate Students and Early Career Researchers.

Meaningful conversation and social distancing
Occupational Therapy Lecturer Lisa Paul describes her experience of working through lockdown and wants your help to prepare others in case of ongoing or future periods of isolation by taking part in her research.

Adapting research to a post-COVID-19 world
Dr. Nadimul Faisal, from the School of Engineering provides advice to researchers on how they can contribute to the fight against COVID-19