Robert Gordon University

The Robert Gordon University

Motto	Latin: Omni Nunc Arte Magistra
Motto in English	Now by all your mastered arts
Type	Public
Established	1992 (origins mid-18th century)
Endowment	£2.48 million (2022)[1]
Budget	£114.7 million (2021-22)[1]
Chancellor	Dame Evelyn Glennie
Principal	Professor Steve Olivier
Academic staff	662[2]
Administrative staff	933[2]
Students	16,787[3]
Undergraduates	10,576[3]
Postgraduates	6,211[3]
Location	Aberdeen , Scotland, United Kingdom
Campus	Suburban (main campus)
Colours	Purple and White Historic Colours:     Royal Blue, Red and Gold
Affiliations	EUA, University Alliance
Website	www.rgu.ac.uk

Robert Gordon University, commonly called RGU (Scottish Gaelic: Oilthigh Raibeart Ghòrdain), is a public university in the city of Aberdeen, Scotland. It became a university in 1992, and originated from an educational institution founded in the 18th century by Robert Gordon, a prosperous Aberdeen merchant, and various institutions which provided adult and technical education in the 19th and early 20th centuries. It is one of two universities in the city, the other being the University of Aberdeen. RGU is a campus university and its single campus in Aberdeen is at Garthdee, in the south-west of the city.

The university awards degrees in a wide range of disciplines from BA/BSc to PhD, primarily in professional, technical, health and artistic disciplines and those most applicable to business and industry. A number of traditional academic degree programmes are also offered, such as in the social sciences. In addition, the university's academic and research staff produce research in a number of areas.^[4]