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GALLERY: The end of an era! Aberdeen winter graduations through the years

1989 - Hillary Kerr, Kate Webster, Mary Hall, Jackie Hanson, Elaine McGuiggan, Shenagh McIntyre and Joan Christy receive a diploma in health visiting.
1989 - Hillary Kerr, Kate Webster, Mary Hall, Jackie Hanson, Elaine McGuiggan, Shenagh McIntyre and Joan Christy receive a diploma in health visiting.

It’s that time of year again. Dedicated students will see their hard work pay off as Aberdeen winter graduations are starting to take place.

Many graduates say that their years at uni are the best of their lives and Aberdeen University and Robert Gordon University graduates can’t disagree.

Dedicated to all the hardworking and determined Aberdeen students who are celebrating this winter, let’s take a look back at winter graduations through the years.

When did you graduate? Do you recognise any of the students or lecturers in these photos? Please let us know in the comments.

A man in gowns holding a stuffed elephant wearing a graduation cap and his mum holding a child
1978 – Mathematics graduate John French with his mother Grace and nephew Peter-John.
A woman in graduation robes balancing a stuffed monkey on her head, also wearing graduation robes
1987- Kerry Ferguson with her lucky mascot after collecting a BSc in home economics.
A large crowd of graduates stand on the stairs of Mitchell Hall, posing for a photo.
1989 – A group of graduates line up for the cameras at Mitchell Hall after the traditional ceremony.
A group of graduates standing on steps, holding their certificates in the air
1992 – A class from RGU’s school of surveying show off their degrees after the ceremony at the Music Hall.
A blind student with his guide dog receiving his certificate
1976 – Michael Gerrie, a blind student at RGIT, receives his certificate from director Dr Peter Clark.
A group of graduates sat in rows from their photo
1981 – A group of graduates line up for the cameras at Mitchell Hall after the traditional ceremony.
Eight graduates smiling at the camera
1986 – RGIT BSc pharmacy honours graduates. Back, from left: Mayur Patel, Ajit Barot, Ian Proud and Alastair King. Front: Sharon Hems, Chisha Puta, Andrea Horne and Keith McDonald.
a woman in graduation robes being held in the arms of her fiance, who is wearing lecturer robes
1986 – Angela Lockhart celebrates her honours degree in pharmacy with fiance Dr Stephen MacManus, a lecturer at RGIT.
A woman places a graduation cap on a man sitting on a bench in traditional clothing
1981 – Alison Laing places a mortar board on the head of her fiance Donald Omand at the Mitchell Hall.
A man in a kilt and graduation robes
1976 – BSc graduate Andrew Morrison keeps a firm grip on his mortar board in the windy conditions outside the Mitchell Hall.
Two borthers holding their caps in the air after graduating
1991 – Aberdeen brothers Gregory and Alex Herrera celebrate after graduating in engineering.
Two women smiling at the camera, holding a certificate between them
1991 – Celebrating here are chemistry students Anne Hill and Yvonne Cumming, who both graduated HNC.

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