That moment you find out you've won DARE Academy... Congratulations to our DARE Academy 2025 winners - Riverboat Games! 🏆 Their game Galactic Postal Servitude wowed the judges 💫👽 Read more 👇 abertay.ac.uk/N2Yx #DAREAcademy #DAREAcademy2025 @riverboatgames.bsky.social

🚶‍♀️🏃‍♂️ New research from Abertay University and University of the West of Scotland shines a spotlight on the systemic barriers to physical activity in Scotland - and calls for urgent reform.

🥯 As part of #NationalInnovationWeek, we’re proud to announce a new partnership with artisan bakery Saltire Patisserie to develop a muffin that’s both nutritious and sustainable. We've turned Brewer’s Spent Grain (BSG), a waste product of beer brewing, into a fibre-rich, protein-packed ingredient.

Our October Education Seminar is confirmed 🙌 Title: Gen AI's impact on assessment design - Are we in Lane? With speakers, Jack Hogan and Kerith George-Briant @abertayuni.bsky.social 📅 15 Oct 2025 ⏲️ 2-3pm 📍Abertay University and online Register for tickets ⬇️ www.tickettailor.com/events/sicsa...

📢The SCOttish Networking Event (SCONE) have their next meeting @abertayuni.bsky.social Date: 29 October Time: From 12pm Venue: Abertay cyberQuarter Register to give a talk or to meet with other networking and systems researchers in Scotland ⬇️ scone.cs.st-andrews.ac.uk/meetings-2/s...

On Monday I did a bit of filming with BBC News Scotland at @abertayuni.bsky.social on the rise of deepfakes and AI-powered “nudification” applications. The piece is out today on TV, radio and the web. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

My team @riverboatgames.bsky.social is hosting a charity livestream for @specialeffect.org.uk on Thu 25 Sept at 18:00! We would love your feedback + support 🎮✨ 👉 lnkd.in/ecr8kJB8 @abertayuni.bsky.social | #SpecialEffect #CharityStream #Accessibility #GameDevelopment #DAREAcademy2025 #AbertayUni

💡 It's Scotland’s first ever National Innovation Week! At Abertay, we’re driving creativity and tech forward with the CoSTAR Realtime Lab - a hub for real-time tech & virtual production in Dundee.

We’re proud to be part of this year’s Ada Scotland Festival 💻✨ On 1 October, we’ll welcome 80+ school pupils to our campus for workshops and talks exploring tech and computing. We’re also inviting industry pros to join us - run a workshop, give a talk, or showcase your work at the careers fair!

Congratulations to the MySuccess Modules Team at @abertayuni.bsky.social on winning a #CATE2025 award! Together, they have created a cohesive suite of microcredentials aimed at fostering both academic and social success.

💡 The idea that children drive language change is widely accepted — but does it hold up? New research co-authored by Dr Vera Kempe challenges this view, showing little evidence that child-led innovations spread through communities. Read more: www.mpi.nl/publications...

🚨 Exciting news: Abertay cyberQuarter has partnered with @policescotland.bsky.social to boost cyber resilience. The collaboration will see joint research, outreach & knowledge exchange between officers, academics & students to strengthen the fight against cybercrime. Read more 👇 abertay.ac.uk/MjQ0

Great to welcome @russellfindlay.bsky.social to the CoSTAR Realtime Lab for a tour and demo of our work in virtual production and immersive tech. He saw a real-time driving environments project and joined discussions on Scotland’s games ecosystem and the importance of HE–industry collaboration.

New academic year, new social platform ✨ Abertay has officially landed on Bluesky, just in time to welcome new and returning students to campus! Stay tuned to keep up with the latest from campus with news, updates, stories and more.