Dr Debbie Meharg

About

Email Addressdebbie.meharg@abdn.ac.ukOffice Address 221 Meston BuildingOld Aberdeen CampusMeston Walk AB24 3UEView on Map School/DepartmentSchool of Natural and Computing Sciences Biography Dr Debbie Meharg is Head of Computing Science at the University of Aberdeen and a Principal Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (PFHEA), recognised for her strategic leadership and longstanding commitment to educational inclusion, innovation, and excellence. With over a decade of academic leadership experience, Dr Meharg has successfully led interdisciplinary teams, overseen curriculum development, and driven institution-wide initiatives that enhance access to computing and digital education. She previously served as Head of Applied Informatics at Edinburgh Napier University, where she developed and

Education

• Supervising
• Accepting PhDs

Selected publications

• Lonely Students, Different Needs: How Emotional and Social Loneliness Shape Expectations for Social Robots 2026 - PublishedHeck, F. E., Sobolewska, E., Meharg, D., Fabian, K. Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Conference Proceedings[ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1145/3776734.3794491[OPEN ACCESS] https://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstreams/10594ef7-522d-4ec8-8411-e8e7d1dff777/download
• [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1145/3776734.3794491
• [OPEN ACCESS] https://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstreams/10594ef7-522d-4ec8-8411-e8e7d1dff777/download
• Reimagining Libraries as Gateways to Computing Science (Workshop) 2026 - PublishedMeharg, D., Stewart, F., Darzentas, D., Cathro, S., Tungli, T. Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Conference Proceedings[ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1145/3772338.3772342[OPEN ACCESS] https://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstreams/b4aa18d3-4727-4cc7-9d8c-48ed6740d59f/download[ONLINE] http://dx.doi.org/10.1145/3772338.3772342
• [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1145/3772338.3772342
• [OPEN ACCESS] https://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstreams/b4aa18d3-4727-4cc7-9d8c-48ed6740d59f/download
• [ONLINE] http://dx.doi.org/10.1145/3772338.3772342
• Reimagining Libraries as Gateways to Computing Science 2026 - PublishedMeharg, D., Stewart, F., Darzentas, D., Cathro, S., Tungli, T. Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Conference Proceedings[ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1145/3772338.3772342[OPEN ACCESS] https://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstreams/42bed691-5dbd-4c49-a885-29ad2a3f5227/download
• [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1145/3772338.3772342
• [OPEN ACCESS] https://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstreams/42bed691-5dbd-4c49-a885-29ad2a3f5227/download