• It became a university in 1992.
• In addition, the university’s academic and research staff produce world-class research in a number of areas.
• Portlethen and Balmedie are under 20 minutes away from Aberdeen and London is 6 hours away by train.
• University of Aberdeen, is the other university in the region.
• RGU is a campus university and its single campus in Aberdeen is at Garthdee in the south-west of the city.
Things you should know
• According to the Complete University Guide 2019, Robert Gordon University ranked 1st in the UK for Food Science, 1st in Scotland for Librarianship & Information Management.
• It was also listed under the top 10 in the UK for both Building and Social Work.
• The Complete University Guide 2020 ranked RGU 85th , the guardian 78th and the Sunday Times 82 in the UK overall.
• The Guardian University Guide 2019 ranked RGU 1st in Scotland for Pharmacy & Pharmacology & 1st in Scotland for Art.
• It was listed under the top 10 in the UK for Fashion and Textiles and was ranked 78th in the UK overall.
• The Times/Sunday Times Good University Guide 2019 ranked it 1st in the UK for Physiotherapy, 1st in Scotland for Radiography and 82nd in the UK overall.
• The Robert Gordon University has had the highest rate among the UK universities of graduates in employment or postgraduate study six months after graduation.
• In 2015, HESA announced that 97.2% of RGU graduates were in work or further education within six months of graduating.
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• Tony Hayward- CEO of BP Oil and Gas.
• Gordon Brown, Politician and former PM of the UK.
• Sir Alex Ferguson, Football Manager (Manchester United).
• Hannah Miley, swimmer and Olympian.
• Callum Innes, Turner Prize-nominated artist.
• Titi Horsfall, author.
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