Robert Gordon University British Universities and Colleges Sport (BUCS) competitions. A number of elite athletes study at RGU, for example swimmer Hannah Miley studied at RGU until 2013 and appeared regularly in publicity for the university. A sport scholar program provides support for the athletic and academic careers of developing and elite athletes, including coaching, access to training facilities and financial assistance, as well as flexibility in fitting training around the academic timetable. The Robert Gordon University Boat Club contests the annual Aberdeen Universities Boat Race each Spring against the University of Aberdeen. RGU were victorious in 2012 2013, 2014, 2015. and 2016.
Robert P. Gordon Robert P. Gordon Robert Patterson Gordon (born 9 November 1945) was Regius Professor of Hebrew at the University of Cambridge from 1995 to 2012. Born in Belfast, Northern Ireland, Gordon was educated at the Methodist College Belfast and at St Catharine's College, Cambridge, where as an undergraduate, Gordon was placed in the first class of the Oriental Studies Tripos. In 1973 he earned the PhD at the University of Cambridge with a thesis entitled "A Study of Targum Jonathan to the Minor Prophets from Nahum to Malachi", written under the supervision of Professor J.A. Emerton. In 2001 he was awarded