IT IS an incredibly difficult decision for Chinese students and their families to pursue their study abroad. Looking back to May, 2003, I arrived in Aberdeen as an international student after applying to Aberdeen Business School at The Robert Gordon University through an educational agent in China.

PROFESSOR Bill Hunter, of the University of Dundee, has been elected to the Fellowship of the Academy of Medical Sciences.

LOCAL venues in Easter Ross and the Black Isle have, for years, promoted quality touring arts events in village halls and arts spaces, including theatre, dance, film and music of all kinds.

THE rate of immigration is showing no signs of slowing down.

E-MAIL is an essential business tool, but it seems that few people have been trained to use it effectively.

YOUR career doesn’t have to be a life sentence. Gone are the days when people stayed in the same job their entire careers. In fact, recent studies indicate that the average worker will switch careers, not just jobs, several times over the course of their life.

WHILE Aberdeen remains the focal point of Scotland’s oil and gas industry, it’s not just the Granite City that currently enjoys the benefits the thriving sector can help generate within local communities.

IF THE thought of working in a profession where you’re stuck behind a desk for eight hours a day doesn’t appeal to you, then it will be worth paying a visit to a special event being held in Aberdeen.

COMPANIES in the UK are experiencing an IT skills shortage, with many struggling to secure the staff they need to drive forward important initiatives.

WE ALL want to be healthy. We all want to be safe at work. So why is it that, despite all this, we still continue to take risks in the workplace?

ABERDEEN reflexology practitioners of the future will offer free treatments to members of the public in return for a donation to the WSPA (World Society for the Protection of Animals).

TWO nurses from Ninewells Hospital in Dundee are among the first in the country to have completed a unique bladder examination training course developed in the city, helping free up consultants’ time for other specialist procedures.

Name: Andrew Scott.

ORGANISATIONS with more than 50 staff are now subject to the Information and Consultation Regulations 2004 – so why are they so important? Surely employers communicate already?