College of Art, Science & Engineering

Vice Principal for CASE

Professor Stephen Decent is Vice-Principal and Head of the College of Art, Science and Engineering. Professor Decent joined the University of Dundee in September 2012 and as well as being the Head of College, he is the Vice Principal for wider impact, covering external relations, knowledge exchange and public engagement. Professor Decent is also a Fellow and member of Council of the Institute of Mathematics and its Applications (IMA), and a member of the editorial board of the IMA Journal of Applied Mathematics.

Learning and Teaching

Undergraduate programmes span the visual disciplines, engineering, physics, mathematics and computing, accredited by professional institutions where appropriate. Some of our most successful programmes involve new cross-disciplinary collaborations such as product and digital interactive design. A suite of more than 20 postgraduate programmes includes world-leading courses in medical technologies, design ethnography, forensic art, geotechnical engineering, renewable energy, mathematical biology and business intelligence.

Research

The College attracts substantial research awards of over £7m each year and has particular strengths in civil engineering and art & design – both rated top in Scotland and among the best in the UK in the 2008 Research Assessment Exercise.

 

Physics ranked 2nd, Mathematics 4th, Computing 5th, Art and Design 9th and Civil Engineering 11th in the UK when compared against the Russell Group’s research income per Full-Time Equivalent (FTE).

College News

DJCAD lecturer to address prestigious conference

A senior lecturer at Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design will deliver the keynote speech at the world's leading assistive technology conference in the United States this weekend.
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£3000 win for design student

A third-year student from the University of Dundee has won £3000 in the 2012/13 Royal Society of the Arts (RSA) Student Design Awards.
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Mechanical Engineering ranked top in Scotland

The Guardian league table 2014 ranked Mechanical Engineering at the University of Dundee top in Scotland, 4th in the UK
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2.3million Euros 'ABLADE' project to focus lasers on bladder cancer

A new European-wide project co-ordinated by the University of Dundee, working with industrial partners, is to examine whether advanced laser techniques can be used to both detect and treat bladder cancer.
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2013 Degree Show attracts record visitor numbers

A record number of visitors flocked to this year's DJCAD Degree Show, Dundee's largest annual exhibition of art and design.
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New university partnership to support industry and government on offshore wind

Three of Scotland's east coast universities are combining their expertise and experience - and advantage of location - to launch a new institute aimed at becoming the recognised global authority on the delivery and implementation of offshore renewable energy.
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Pubs and people provide inspiration for Alice

Illustration student Alice Newman has created a beautifully detailed tribute to her adopted city, and its pubs, for the DJCAD Degree Show 2013, which opens tomorrow.
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Fully funded places available for Taught Postgraduate Study

Due to an initiative from the Scottish Funding Council (SFC) designed to support key sectors in the Scottish economy to develop a high-level skills base, we are pleased to announce that we can offer fully-funded places to eligible students across taught postgraduate courses MSc Geotechnical Engineering and MSc Augmentative & Alternative Communication, starting in September 2013. For more information, please see link below.
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