Research centre opens at Aberdeen University

Dr Sheikha Aisha bint Faleh al-Thani, chairperson and founder of Al Faleh Group (AFG) for Educational and Academic Services, has opened the University of Aberdeen’s new centre for women’s health research during a recent official visit to Aberdeen.The lord provost of the city hosted a dinner in her honour, which was attended by local dignitaries, council members and senior members of the university management and governing body. During the dinner, the lord provost, councillor Barney Crockett, and university principal Prof Sir Ian Diamond gave speeches welcoming Dr Sheikha Aisha and her delegation to the city. Prof Diamond said, “The University of Aberdeen has a close relationship with our city and I was delighted that the lord provost of Aberdeen hosted a special dinner to welcome Sheikha Aisha and it was a privilege for me to speak about the wonderful partnership between AFG and the University of Aberdeen.”Dr Sheikha Aisha said, “It has been a real privilege for me to visit this wonderful city and I was delighted to open the innovative Centre For Women’s Health Research. I believe that the important research that will be undertaken here will be of enormous benefit to future medical developments for women and their families, not just in Aberdeen, but globally.” During the opening of the new centre at the university’s Foresterhill Campus, Sheikha Aisha was given a tour of the new world-class facilities, which included explanations on the ground-breaking research being undertaken at the centre into a diverse range of areas that would have direct impact on women’s health.