Silicon Valley tech firm teams up with RGU to boost wind turbine output
A cutting-edge technology firm headquartered in Silicon Valley, California, has teamed up with a Scottish university for a project aimed at boosting the output from wind farms.
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Energy Industries Council partners with RGU for North Sea scholarship prize
Robert Gordon University (RGU) and the Energy Industries Council (EIC) have announced a partnership to offer a full year of paid Masters degree tuition to prospective future North Sea managers.
Former hacker to warn of cyber threat to big business
A reformed internet hacker will host a series of talks alongside an Aberdeen-based tech firm to warn of the cyber security threats facing big business.
RGU research project ‘could save offshore windfarms £1bn’
Robert Gordon University (RGU) has announced it is to partner on a project capable of saving the offshore wind sector more than £1 billion.
North-east academic highlights ‘real crisis’ in Scottish entrepreneurship
A “real crisis” exists in Scottish entrepreneurial education, the head of a north-east business school said yesterday.
North Sea rotas: Clear or cluttered?
An Aberdeen academic has said the North Sea rotas picture is less perplexing than it may seem.
Aberdeen universities form energy partnership with Mexico
Aberdeen's energy institutions will collaborate with selected Mexican universities in an effort to "learn lessons from the North Sea".
North-east’s Offshore Renewables Institute to be dismantled
Three north-east universities confirmed last night that the Offshore Renewables Institute (ORI) is to be dismantled after five years.
Skills strategy project envisages creating 40,000 new roles throughout industry
A project to develop a new UK oil and gas skills strategy, which could lead to 40,000 new jobs, has been launched after skills and standards body Opito gained widespread support for its recently published Workforce Dynamics Review.
Scholarships offered for RGU petroleum data course
An Oil and Gas UK (OGUK) subsidiary is offering two scholarships for Robert Gordon University’s (RGU) Graduate Certificate in Petroleum Data Management.
3/3 rota affecting health of offshore workers
A new report released by Robert Gordon University (RGU) has said that those on a three weeks on/three weeks off rotas (3/3) are almost twice as likely to experience ill health by comparison to those on 2/2 shifts.
Climb aboard a virtual rig at this year’s Offshore Europe 2017
Robert Gordon University (RGU) will be providing a 3-D virtual reality experience at next month’s Offshore Europe.
RGU teams up with Intertek for £50k oil and gas “big data” project
Quality assurance giant Intertek will team up researchers at Robert Gordon University (RGU) to help oil and gas companies make the most of “big data”.
‘Game changer’ software saves Nexen £6.5million
A spin out from Robert Gordon University (RGU) has helped a major North Sea operator save £6.5million with its fledgling software.
World first decom degree launches in Aberdeen
The UK’s first masters degree in decommissioning oil rigs and platforms has been launched by the University of Aberdeen in partnership with Robert Gordon University (RGU).
RGU data project to unleash billions in savings for oil and gas operators
Robert Gordon University (RGU) has teamed up with researchers on a £400,000 data project which could save billions for oil and gas operators.