Robert Gordon University - Garthdee campus Robert Gordon University - Garthdee campus The Garthdee campus is the Robert Gordon University's main campus, where all academic departments are located and teaching and research takes place. The campus is located in parkland on the outskirts of the city of Aberdeen and noted for its modern architecture. For the university's historic Administration Building in Aberdeen city centre, see the main article. The Garthdee campus is situated in the south-west of the city, on the banks of the River Dee. For much of its history it was a greenfield site, with parts used as the gardens and estate of the
Robert Gordon University the main Garthdee campus but many other administrative departments and staff are based at the Administration Building at Schoolhill in the city centre. Chancellors At Scottish universities, the Principal of the university is its general chief executive and is the administrative head of the institution, second in precedence only to the Chancellor. This means that the day-to-day running and leadership of the university is the responsibility of the Principal. Principal and Vice-Chancellors In May 2018 an internal probe was launched after an anonymous whistleblower highlighted that RGU's newly-appointed Vice-Principal for Commercial and Regional Innovation, Gordon McConnell, formerly the Head of