Student Experience

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At Robert Gordon University we appreciate that this time of year can be a struggle for many, particularly with the serious economic backdrop, and want to reassure our students, staff and community as a whole that we鈥檙e committed to supporting you all throughout.

"Fired Up": The ancient art of ceramics celebrated at Gray's first communal wood firing
Our Vibrant Campus event 鈥淔ired Up鈥, taking place on Sunday 30 October 2022, will mark the first communal wood firing of Gray鈥檚 School of Arts wood kiln built by staff and students. Gray鈥檚 Technical Services Officer Kevin Morris and Lecturer Matthew Wilcock share more about their mission to bring our community together through their passion of ceramics.

"Action, not words": Coming together during Black History Month to foster positive change
Black History Month (BHM) is an annual worldwide celebration of black achievements. It's an opportunity for us as a university community to celebrate diversity and educate ourselves about race, ethnicity, and learn more about the rich historical contributions of Afro-Caribbean people to the UK.

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亚博体育官网 Scott Sutherland MRES student Joyce Watt is supporting the university鈥檚 Vibrant Campus initiative with the launch of her 鈥溠遣┨逵偻鴙enate鈥 natural health walks, in collaboration with 亚博体育官网 SPORT. Running through autumn to winter, these campus walks aim to encourage environment-friendly activities to promote a healthy lifestyle, Joyce explains.

Our campus is for more than just studying, it鈥檚 for bringing the community together
At Robert Gordon University, our campus is not just a place of study and work. It provides an environment to bring our community together to socialise, participate in events and activities, and, importantly, have fun with friends and family.

Celebrating nature across campus
Increasing biodiversity across campus, is part of the University鈥檚 Vibrant campus initiative to improve the work and study environment for staff and students and to engage with the wider, local community. As part of this project, a team led by Anne Campbell from Gray鈥檚 School of Art, is creating nature friendly growing spaces across campus as Anne explains.

The student experience: a collaborative approach to university welcome
Writing for Advance HE, Professor Lynn Kilbride, Vice Principal for Academic Development and Student Experience at Robert Gordon University, shares her thoughts on the university being awarded a Collaborative Award for Teaching Excellence for developing a welcome package that positively impacts the student journey.

Celebrating the Four Pillars of Gray's School of Art
Gray鈥檚 Degree Show, 鈥榃elcome to the real world鈥 introduced a 'Special Recognition Award' and 'The Four Pillar Awards' to reflect the four pillars which guide Gray鈥檚 School of Art's practice and curriculum.

The creative design behind Gray's Degree Show: Welcome to the real world
Gray's Degree Show, 'Welcome to the real world' opens on Saturday 11 June. The creatives behind the degree show's visuals, 3rd year Communication Design students, Nicola Lyttle and Cameron Reid, explain the ideas behind the design.

亚博体育官网 students address global problems through innovative solutions
This series of articles explores the journey of the winners of the EIG Sustainable Goals Student Ideas Competition.