Robert Gordon University

Robert Gordon University, commonly called RGU, is a public research university in the city of Aberdeen in the north-east of Scotland, and it became a university in 1992.罗伯特戈登大学（Robert Gordon University）通称 RGU，是位于苏格兰东北部阿伯丁市的一所公立研究型大学，于 1992 年取得大学地位。

It originates from an educational institution founded in the 18th century by Robert Gordon, an Aberdeen merchant, together with the various institutions that provided adult and technical education in Aberdeen during the 19th and early 20th centuries.该校源于 18 世纪由阿伯丁商人罗伯特·戈登创办的教育机构，并融合了 19 世纪与 20 世纪初在阿伯丁提供成人教育与技术教育的多所学校。

RGU operates a single riverside campus at Garthdee in the south-west of the city, teaches 18,000 students on campus and online from 152 nationalities, and in the QS World University Rankings 2027 is placed in the 1001-1200 band.该校在市区西南加思迪设有一处滨河校区，在校与线上共培养来自 152 个国籍的 1.8 万名学生，在 2027 年 QS 世界大学排名中位列第 1001-1200 位。

History

• Robert Gordon University derives from Robert Gordon's Hospital, an institution founded in 1750 nearly two decades after the death of Robert Gordon, an Aberdeen merchant who had prospered in trade and left his estate for the purpose.罗伯特戈登大学源自 1750 年创办的罗伯特戈登医院，其时距阿伯丁商人罗伯特·戈登去世已近二十年，他生前经商致富并留下遗产用于办学。

• Robert Gordon grew up in Aberdeen and graduated from Marischal College, and after a successful career he returned to the city around 1720 and prepared plans for a hospital modelled on George Heriot's Hospital in Edinburgh.罗伯特·戈登在阿伯丁长大并毕业于马歇尔学院，事业有成后于 1720 年前后返回该城，仿照爱丁堡的乔治·赫里奥特医院拟定了办学计划。

• In the early 19th century the Industrial Revolution created a greater need for scientific and technical education among working-class adults, and Mechanics' Institutes spread through Scotland on the pattern of the one founded by George Birkbeck at Glasgow.19 世纪初工业革命使工人阶级成人对科学与技术教育的需求大增，机械学院式机构循乔治·伯克贝克在格拉斯哥所创办的模式在苏格兰各地传播。

• The Aberdeen Mechanic's Institution opened in 1824, providing evening classes in subjects such as physics, chemistry, mathematics, book-keeping, maritime navigation and art.阿伯丁机械学院于 1824 年开办，开设物理、化学、数学、簿记、航海与美术等科目的夜校课程。

• By 1855 the institution was receiving government funding as the School of Science and Art, and a Technical School was founded two years later.到 1855 年该机构以科学与艺术学院之名获得政府拨款，两年后又创办了一所技术学校。

• Government education reforms in the 1870s encouraged mergers, and in 1881 the Aberdeen Mechanic's Institute and Technical School merged with Robert Gordon's Hospital to form Robert Gordon's College.19 世纪 70 年代的政府教育改革鼓励院校合并，1881 年阿伯丁机械学院与技术学校同罗伯特戈登医院合并，组成罗伯特戈登学院。

• Art classes offered by the Mechanic's Institution were transferred to Gray's School of Art, one of the four original art schools in Scotland, which opened in 1885.机械学院所授的美术课程移交给格雷美术学院，该校是苏格兰最早的四所美术学校之一，于 1885 年开办。

• In 1903 the adult education part of the college was designated a Central Institution, allowing it to develop independently rather than under the control of the local School Board.1903 年该学院的成人教育部分被指定为中心机构，得以独立发展，而不受地方学校董事会的管辖。

• In 1910 adult education activities were separated from the school to become Robert Gordon's Technical College, and the city's School of Domestic Economy was merged into the new college.1910 年成人教育业务从学校中分出，组成罗伯特戈登技术学院，该市的家政学校也并入这所新学院。

• During the 1920s the first Ordinary and Higher Certificates and Diplomas were awarded, and by the 1930s the Technical College comprised schools of engineering, chemistry, maths and physics, pharmacy, art, domestic science and navigation.20 世纪 20 年代该机构首次颁发普通与高级证书及文凭，到 30 年代技术学院已下辖工程、化学、数学与物理、药学、美术、家政与航海等学科。

• A Student Representative Council was formed in 1931, marking the beginnings of organised student governance at the institution.1931 年该校成立了学生代表委员会，标志着有组织学生自治的开端。

• In 1953 the architect Tom Scott Sutherland purchased Garthdee House and in 1955 donated it and its estate for a new school of architecture, which opened as the Scott Sutherland School of Architecture in 1957.1953 年建筑师汤姆·斯科特·萨瑟兰购入加思迪宅邸，并于 1955 年将其连同庄园捐赠用于设立建筑学院，该院于 1957 年以斯科特·萨瑟兰建筑学院之名开办。

• The 1963 Robbins Report on the future of UK higher education led to the institution being renamed Robert Gordon's Institute of Technology in 1965, signalling its growing role in degree-level education.1963 年关于英国高等教育前景的《罗宾斯报告》促使其于 1965 年更名为罗伯特戈登技术学院，标志着它在学位教育中的角色日益重要。

• The institute's first degree programmes validated by the Council for National Academic Awards began in pharmacy in 1967, followed by engineering, chemistry and physics in 1969.该院首批由全国学位授予委员会认证的学位课程于 1967 年从药学起步，随后于 1969 年扩展到工程、化学与物理。

• In 1966 Gray's School of Art moved to a new building at Garthdee, and by 2013 all university activities had transferred to the Garthdee site.1966 年格雷美术学院迁入加思迪的新大楼，到 2013 年该校全部活动均已转移至加思迪校址。

• In 1981 the separation of the Board of Governors and administrative staff from Robert Gordon's College was completed, although the school and institute had shared a campus and governance since 1910.1981 年学院理事会与行政人员同罗伯特戈登学院的分离最终完成，尽管自 1910 年以来学校与学院一直共用校园与治理机构。

• Following the Further and Higher Education Act 1992, the institute was awarded university status as The Robert Gordon University on 9 June 1992.依 1992 年《延续与高等教育法》，该院于 1992 年 6 月 9 日获授大学地位，定名为罗伯特戈登大学。

• During the late 1990s and 2000s the university consolidated its teaching at the Garthdee campus, and the Sir Ian Wood Building opened in 2013 with its formal opening in July 2015.在 20 世纪 90 年代末至 2000 年代，该校将教学集中到加思迪校区，伊恩·伍德爵士大楼于 2013 年启用，并于 2015 年 7 月举行正式启用仪式。

• By August 2017 all academic and administrative departments were located at the Garthdee Campus, completing the move away from the former city-centre facilities at Schoolhill.到 2017 年 8 月，所有学术与行政部门均已迁至加思迪校区，彻底完成了自原校山街市中心设施的搬迁。

• In spring 2024 the university announced a voluntary severance plan, with 130 employees departing, and later in 2024 a further 135 redundancies were announced amid financial pressure and falling numbers of foreign students.2024 年春该校公布自愿离职计划，有 130 名员工离校，同年晚些时候在财政压力与外国学生人数下降之下又宣布再裁减 135 人。

Academics

• Robert Gordon University is organised into eight academic schools based at its Garthdee campus, which together deliver more than 300 undergraduate and postgraduate courses.罗伯特戈登大学在加思迪校区下辖八大学院，合计开设逾 300 门本科与研究生课程。

• The schools are Aberdeen Business School, Gray's School of Art, the School of Computing, Engineering and Technology, the School of Health, the School of Law and Social Sciences, the School of Pharmacy, Applied Sciences and Public Health, and the Scott Sutherland School of Architecture and Built Environment.这些学院包括阿伯丁商学院、格雷美术学院、计算工程与技术学院、健康学院、法律与社会科学学院、药学应用科学与公共卫生学院，以及斯科特·萨瑟兰建筑与建成环境学院。

• The university's eighth academic unit is its Graduate School, which oversees research degrees and supports postgraduate researchers across the institution.该校第八个学术单位是研究生院，负责管理研究型学位并支持全校的研究生科研人员。

• Before a reorganisation in the mid-2020s the university had been divided into eleven academic schools, including separate schools of engineering, computing, nursing and applied social sciences.在 2020 年代中期重组之前，该校曾划分为十一个学院，其中包括工程、计算、护理与应用社会科学等独立学院。

• Aberdeen Business School offers accredited programmes in business and management, including an MSc in International Hospitality Business Management and a BA in Culinary Arts.阿伯丁商学院开设获认证的商科与管理课程，包括国际酒店商务管理硕士与烹饪艺术学士。

• The university awards degrees across a wide range of disciplines, from BA and BSc to PhD, primarily in professional, technical, health and artistic fields and those most applicable to business and industry.该校授予从文学士、理学士到博士的众多学科学位，主要集中在专业、技术、健康与艺术领域，以及与工商界最为相关的学科。

• A number of traditional academic degree programmes are also offered, such as in the social sciences, alongside the university's applied and vocational strengths.除应用与职业导向的强项之外，该校也提供若干传统学术学位课程，例如社会科学领域。

• The Scott Sutherland School of Architecture and Built Environment is the successor to the school founded in 1957, and it was 1st in Scotland for construction, surveying and planning in the Guardian University Guide 2026.斯科特·萨瑟兰建筑与建成环境学院是 1957 年所建学院的继承者，在 2026 年卫报大学指南中于建筑、测量与规划领域位列苏格兰第一。

• Gray's School of Art was 1st in Scotland for teaching quality in art and design in The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2026.格雷美术学院在 2026 年《泰晤士报与星期日泰晤士报优秀大学指南》中于艺术与设计教学质量方面位列苏格兰第一。

• The university is active in the North Sea energy sector through its Energy Transition Institute, which draws on more than four decades of engagement with the offshore oil and gas industry.该校通过能源转型研究院活跃于北海能源领域，该院依托其四十余年来与近海油气行业的合作经验。

• The university maintains research groups that produce work in engineering, health, pharmacy, computing, business, art and the social sciences, and it offers research degrees through its Graduate School.该校设有多个研究团队，在工程、健康、药学、计算、商科、艺术与社会科学等领域开展研究，并通过研究生院开设研究型学位。

• Academic and research staff at the university produce research across a number of areas, and postgraduate research students are supervised within the academic schools and the Graduate School.该校的学术与研究人员在多个领域从事研究，研究生科研人员由各学院与研究生院共同指导。

• The university's degrees were historically validated by the Council for National Academic Awards, which from the 1960s allowed Scottish central institutions to run programmes graduating students with CNAA degrees.该校学位历史上由全国学位授予委员会认证，该机构自 1960 年代起允许苏格兰中心机构开设可授予其学位的课程。

• The university's QS profile records total student numbers of 14,585, of whom 64.8 per cent are undergraduates, 35.2 per cent are postgraduates, and 2,396 are international students.其 QS 资料显示在校生总数为 14585 人，其中本科生占 64.8%、研究生占 35.2%，国际学生 2396 人。

• The university's measurable research output, as recorded by OpenAlex, consists of 10,990 scholarly works that together have attracted 426,603 citations.据 OpenAlex 收录，该校可量化科研产出为 10990 篇学术著作，累计获得 426603 次被引。

Campus

• RGU operates a single campus at Garthdee in the south-west of Aberdeen, beside the River Dee, set within a spacious parkland of mature trees and walkways.该校在阿伯丁西南、迪河之畔的加思迪设有一处单一校区，坐落于遍植成树与步道的开阔园林之中。

• Garthdee House and its estate were donated to the institution in 1955, and the first university buildings on the site were in use from the 1950s, with further construction following from the late 1990s.加思迪宅邸及庄园于 1955 年捐赠给该校，校址上的首批建筑自 1950 年代起投入使用，其后自 1990 年代末继续扩建。

• The campus includes landscaped parkland, undeveloped land and riverside woodland, and the university also owns land to the west and at Waterside Farm on the opposite bank of the River Dee.该校区包含景观园林、未开发土地与河畔林地，校方在西部及迪河对岸的沃特赛德农场亦拥有土地。

• Until 2017 the university retained a non-academic facility in the city centre at Schoolhill, next to the Aberdeen Art Gallery and the independent school Robert Gordon College.直到 2017 年该校仍在市中心校山街保留一处非教学设施，紧邻阿伯丁美术馆与私立学校罗伯特戈登学院。

• The Administration Building at Schoolhill was designed by the Aberdeen architect Alexander Marshall Mackenzie, was extended in 1896 and again between 1928 and 1931, and became a listed granite building.校山街的行政楼由阿伯丁建筑师亚历山大·马歇尔·麦肯齐设计，曾于 1896 年以及 1928 至 1931 年间两度扩建，后成为受保护的花岗岩建筑。

• The St Andrew Street building, a 12,000 square metre granite structure built around 1908, was sold in July 2014 to the Sandman Hotels group and converted into a four-star hotel.圣安德鲁街大楼是一座约建于 1908 年、面积 1.2 万平方米的花岗岩建筑，于 2014 年 7 月售予桑德曼酒店集团并改建为四星级酒店。

• The university's halls of residence include the Woolmanhill Flats with over 700 one-person bedrooms, and the Square Tower and Round Tower at Garthdee, which were included in Prospect magazine's list of the 100 best Scottish modern buildings.该校学生宿舍包括拥有 700 余间单人房伍尔曼希尔公寓，以及加思迪的方塔与圆塔，后者入选《Prospect》杂志评选的苏格兰百佳现代建筑。

• The campus lies close to the centre of Aberdeen, a compact city with over 25,000 students, and the Garthdee site is recorded at coordinates of about 57.14 degrees north and 2.10 degrees west.该校区紧邻阿伯丁市中心，这座紧凑的城市有逾 2.5 万名学生，加思迪校址坐标约为北纬 57.14 度、西经 2.10 度。

Reputation

• In the QS World University Rankings 2027 Robert Gordon University is placed in the 1001-1200 band, having previously stood at 901-950 in the 2025 and 2026 editions.在 2027 年 QS 世界大学排名中，罗伯特戈登大学位列第 1001-1200 位，此前在 2025 年与 2026 年版中位于第 901-950 位。

• In the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2027 the university is placed in the 801-1000 band.在 2027 年泰晤士高等教育世界大学排名中，该校位列第 801-1000 位。

• In the 2026-2027 U.S. News Best Global Universities ranking Robert Gordon University stands at 1,679 in the world.在 2026-2027 年度 US News 全球最佳大学排名中，罗伯特戈登大学位居世界第 1679 位。

• The university does not appear in the 2026 Academic Ranking of World Universities, the ARWU.该校未进入 2026 年软科世界大学学术排名。

• In the Complete University Guide 2027 the university climbed twelve places, from 87th to 75th in the United Kingdom, one of the largest improvements among UK universities that year.在 2027 年完全大学指南中，该校在英国排名跃升 12 位，从第 87 位升至第 75 位，是当年英国高校中进步幅度最大者之一。

• In the Guardian University Guide 2026 the university was 1st in Scotland for construction, surveying and planning, and in the Complete University Guide 2026 it was 1st in Scotland for student satisfaction in architecture.在 2026 年卫报大学指南中该校在建筑、测量与规划领域位列苏格兰第一，在 2026 年完全大学指南中其建筑专业学生满意度同样位列苏格兰第一。

• The Sunday Times named RGU the Best Modern University in the United Kingdom for 2012, and The Times Good University Guide named it Best Modern University for 2013.《星期日泰晤士报》将 RGU 评为 2012 年全英最佳现代大学，《泰晤士报优秀大学指南》又将 2013 年最佳现代大学的称号授予该校。

• The university's measurable research output, as recorded by OpenAlex, is 10,990 works with 426,603 citations.据 OpenAlex 收录，该校可量化科研产出为 10990 篇文献与 426603 次被引。

• The university is an active member of the University of the Arctic, an international network of more than 200 universities and organisations promoting education and research in the Arctic region, and it participates in the north2north mobility programme.该校是北极大学这一国际网络的活跃成员，该网络由逾 200 所大学与机构组成，致力于推动北极地区的教育与研究，该校还参与北极高校流动项目（north2north）。

• RGU has been recognised for graduate employability and industry connections, and its courses are designed with professional bodies and employers to support work-ready graduates.该校以毕业生就业力与行业联系著称，其课程与专业团体及雇主共同设计，以培养可直接上岗的毕业生。

Student life

• In 2023/2024 the university had 18,000 students studying on campus and online, drawn from 152 nationalities, with an international graduate community of 80,000 across the globe.2023 至 2024 学年该校在校与线上共有 1.8 万名学生，来自 152 个国籍，其全球校友社群规模达 8 万人。

• The first Student Representative Council was organised at Robert Gordon's Technical College in 1931, and sports clubs and societies followed in the 1940s.该校首个学生代表委员会于 1931 年在罗伯特戈登技术学院组建，体育俱乐部与社团随后于 1940 年代出现。

• A Student Union building opened in 1952 at Rubislaw Terrace, and a later Student Union opened at Schoolhill in 1974 and remained in use until its closure in July 2014.一座学生活动中心于 1952 年在鲁比斯劳台地开张，其后又于 1974 年在校山街启用另一座学生活动中心，直至 2014 年 7 月关闭。

• RGU:Union operates a student media programme with RGU:Radio, RGU:TV and Radar Magazine, whose student contributors cover campus events, student life, music, news and sport.该校学生会运营学生媒体项目，包括校园电台、校园电视台与《Radar》杂志，由学生撰稿人报道校园活动、学生生活、音乐、新闻与体育。

• The university provides distance learning over the internet through its virtual learning environment CampusMoodle, alongside full-time and part-time on-campus study.除全日制与非全日制在校就读外，该校还通过其虚拟学习环境 CampusMoodle 提供网络远程学习。

• Accommodation Services places students in one of nine halls of residence across the city, including the Crathie Student Village on Holburn Street, which houses approximately 100 students.住宿服务处将学生安排到全城九处学生宿舍之一，其中包括霍尔本街的克拉西学生村，可容纳约 100 名学生。

• RGU SPORT provides a 25 metre swimming pool, gyms, a large sports hall, a climbing wall and fitness classes, and students can obtain a gym membership free of charge.RGU SPORT 提供 25 米游泳池、健身房、大型体育馆、攀岩墙与健身课程，学生可免费获得健身房会员资格。

• The university competes in Scottish Student Sport and British Universities and Colleges Sport competitions, and its Boat Club contests the annual Aberdeen Universities Boat Race against the University of Aberdeen, winning in 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016.该校参加苏格兰学生体育以及英国高校体育的赛事，其赛艇俱乐部每年与阿伯丁大学角逐阿伯丁大学赛艇对抗赛，并曾在 2012、2013、2014、2015 与 2016 年夺冠。

Notable people

• Robert Gordon was the Aberdeen merchant whose bequest led to the founding of Robert Gordon's Hospital in 1750, the institution from which the university descends.罗伯特·戈登是留下遗产、促成 1750 年罗伯特戈登医院创办的阿伯丁商人，该校即由此机构发端。

• David A. Kennedy was the first Principal of Robert Gordon University, serving from 1992 to 1997 after the institution gained university status.戴维·肯尼迪是罗伯特戈登大学的首任校长，在机构取得大学地位后于 1992 至 1997 年在任。

• Sir Bob Reid served as the university's first Chancellor from 1992 to 2005, and Sir Ian Wood held the office from 2005 to 2021.鲍勃·里德爵士于 1992 至 2005 年出任该校首任校监，伊恩·伍德爵士于 2005 至 2021 年继任此职。

• Dame Evelyn Glennie, the celebrated Scottish percussionist, has been Chancellor of Robert Gordon University since 2021.著名苏格兰打击乐演奏家伊夫林·格伦尼女爵自 2021 年起担任罗伯特戈登大学校监。

• Steve Olivier became Principal and Vice-Chancellor of the university in 2020, leading it through the consolidation of its Garthdee campus and later restructuring.史蒂夫·奥利维尔于 2020 年出任该校校长兼副校长，领导学校完成加思迪校区的整合及其后的机构重组。

• Ferdinand von Prondzynski served as Principal from 2011 to 2018 and was succeeded by John Harper, who had also acted as Principal in 2010 and 2011.费迪南德·冯·普龙曾斯基于 2011 至 2018 年任校长，其后由约翰·哈珀接任，哈珀并曾在 2010 与 2011 年代理校长一职。

• Tom Scott Sutherland, an Aberdeen architect, purchased Garthdee House in 1953 and donated the estate in 1955 for the school of architecture that bears his name.阿伯丁建筑师汤姆·斯科特·萨瑟兰于 1953 年购入加思迪宅邸，并于 1955 年捐赠庄园用于设立以其命名的建筑学院。

• Hannah Miley, the Scottish swimmer and Olympic competitor, studied at RGU until 2013 and appeared in publicity for the university.苏格兰游泳运动员、奥运选手汉娜·迈利在 RGU 就读至 2013 年，并曾为该校担任宣传形象。

• Douglas Lumsden, a Scottish politician born in 1971, is a graduate of the university and has served as a member of the Scottish Parliament for the North East Scotland region.1971 年出生的苏格兰政治人物道格拉斯·拉姆斯登是该校毕业生，曾担任苏格兰议会东北苏格兰选区议员。

• Callum Innes, a Turner Prize nominated artist, and Maxwell Hutchinson, an architect and broadcaster, are among the university's notable alumni.曾获特纳奖提名的艺术家卡勒姆·因斯，以及建筑师兼广播人马克斯韦尔·哈钦森，都是该校的知名校友。

• Joan Stringer, a political scientist, was vice principal of the university from 1991 to 1996, and other notable staff have included Seaton Baxter and Linda Lawton.政治学者琼·斯特林格于 1991 至 1996 年任该校副校长，其他知名教职员还包括西顿·巴克斯特与琳达·劳顿。