University Of Aberdeen

The University of Aberdeen has outlined its opposition to plans to transform the former Northern Hotel into student accommodation citing a lack of demand for such properties in the city. Plans were unveiled earlier this year to give a new lease of life to the empty building at the junction of G

There is a significant undersupply of age-related housing in Scotland with some particularly striking regional differences, according to new research. A research paper 'Senior Housing in Scotland: a development and investment opportunity?', published in the Journal of Property Investment and Fi

The Elderly Accommodation Counsel (EAC) and Sovereign Property Partnership have partnered to produce a survey to help better understand the needs and demands of those in and approaching retirement. In partnership with the University of Aberdeen, the organisations are looking to understand 

The Cater Group has submitted plans to build 86 flats at the site of the former University of Aberdeen Training Corps building.

The University of Aberdeen has secured £150,000 for a new project to help build integrated and diverse communities in the North East.

Promoting friendship across generations as a mean to combat loneliness is the subject of a pioneering new study by the University of Aberdeen. Led by Professor Louise Phillips from the School of Psychology, researchers are looking at the way friends communicate with each other to investigate whether

Anti-tobacco charity ASH Scotland is seeking talks with social housing providers in a bid to prevent some tenants from smoking at home. Chief executive Sheila Duffy believes more can be done to improve protections for those living in homes with shared spaces, particularly children.

View from north edge of Hopetoun Grange Park looking east towards Lovers Lane Plans for the construction of 1,700 homes to the north of Aberdeen have been re-approved by councillors after it was brought back to the authority following a landmark legal ruling.