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Pioneering child protection partnership formed at University

A shared interest in protecting children has led to a pioneering partnership between the University of Dundee's School of Education, Social Work and Community Education (ESWCE) and Centre for Anatomy and Human Identification (CAHID). 'Child Death Reviews: Learning The Lessons, Differently' recognises the potential for collaborative work between forensic anthropologists and social work staff undertaking child death reviews (CDR). The new partnership has obtained funding of £18,000 from the Scottish Universities Insight Institute (SUII) to host a series of knowledge exchange events that will explore ho...

Professor Robert Duck from the School of the Environment involved in public outreach work at Riverside Nature Park, Dundee

Professor Robert Duck from the School of the Environment involved in public outreach work at Riverside Nature Park, Dundee 27th June 2012 Click here to find out more about CASS Public Engagement and Outreach. ...

Dundee Geographer Sue Dawson at the Royal Society Summer Science Exhibition 2012: Drowned Landscapes

An exhibit Europe's Lost World: The Drowned Landscapes of the North Sea by Senior Lecturer Sue Dawson from the School of the Environment will form part of the 2012 Royal Society Summer Science Exhibition in London, 3 to the 8 July 2012. The exhibit is a joint venture with scientists at the University of St Andrews, University of Birmingham, University of Dundee, the University of Wales Trinity St David and the University of Aberdeen. After the end of the last Ice Age extensive landscapes that had once been home to thousands of ...

‘Mini-Kindrogan@SGS Summer School’ Event

PA Summer School event for the Human Geography pathway of the Scottish Graduate School of Social Science ESRC Doctoral Training Centre was held in Edinburgh on 19 June, bringing together graduate students from across Scotland. Continuing the success of the one day mini-Kindrogan event held annually for the past four years, this year’s event was organised by PhD Geography and Environmental Science students of the School of the Environment, University of Dundee for fellow PhD students in Scotland. Key organisers included Amy Holden, Andrew Wooff and Morgan Windram Geddes. The day event comprised a series of w...