BBC

MRI scanner in Aberdeen speaks in Doric dialect to comfort patients

Patients having MRI scans in Aberdeen can now hear the instructions in the north east Scotland dialect of Doric. The University of Aberdeen's MRI scanner has undergone a £1.2m upgrade, including new ...
The Press and Journal

‘Bide still’: Doric-speaking MRI scanner in Aberdeen is the most advanced in the UK

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The Scotsman

Calls for Doric to have same status as English and Gaelic

Doric is to be promoted and protected on a new scale in Scotland with a body now set up in Aberdeen to secure the same status for North-East Scots as English and Gaelic. The North-East Scots Language ...
Times Higher Education

Doric instructions to put local MRI patients at ease

Video of "Breathe in and hud yer breath" - University MRI scanner speaks Doric to put patients at ease Some patients with an MRI appointment in Aberdeen will now be able to hear instructions ...
Daily Record

Writing competition launched as part of Aberdeen and Regensburg twin city 60th Anniversary celebrations is proving a real talking point

A CREATIVE writing competition inspired by the cultural similarities between Aberdeen’s Doric and twin city Regensburg’s Bavarian dialects will be launched this week. Next year marks the 60th ...
The Scotsman

Scotland’s first ‘Doric bus’ launched in Aberdeen

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BBC

Aberdeen MRI scanner speaks in Doric dialect to comfort patients

Patients having MRI scans in Aberdeen can now hear the instructions in the north east Scotland dialect of Doric. The University of Aberdeen's MRI scanner has undergone a £1.2m upgrade, including new ...