Week Ending 3 February 2012 -
Synopsis number 993

University of Dundee News

Lecturer on TV
The links between art and missing people will be explained on television by a Dundee lecturer tonight.
Evening Telegraph 06.02.12

University ceremony in Africa
Dundee University has held a graduation ceremony in Africa.
The Courier 03.02.12

Spotlight on film adaptions
A new series of Dundee literary salons behan yesterday with award-winning poet, novelist and screenwriter Emily Ballou.
The Courier 03.02.12

Ticket touts cash in on Dalai Lama visit
Tickets for the Dalai Lama's lecture in Dundeehave begun changing hands for several times their face value.
The Courier 03.02.12

Dalai Lama tickets sell out in two hours
Tickets for the Dalai Lama's "historic" visit to Dundee have sold out two hours after going on sale. The spiritual leader will visit the city in June to deliver the University of Dundee's Margaret Harris lecture on religion. Large queues of people began forming at the box office at 6am on Wednesday morning.
STV 02.02.12

Dalai Lama tickets sell out in two hours
as above
BBC 01.02.12

Dalai Lama's talk sells out in two-hour tickets rush
as above
The Courier 02.02.12

Legal bid over SBP university fees move
Lawyers will launch court action as early as next month to stop the SNP Government's controversial policy of enabling Scottish universities to charge English students up to £9000 a year in tuition fees while home students pay nothing, The Herald can reveal.
The Herald 02.02.12

Treatment for disease
Dundee University scientists have found a new treatment for a disease that kills more than 50m000 people a year.
The Courier 02.02.12

DCA video art exhibit
Dundee Contemporary Arts is to host an international exhibition of video art.
The Courier 02.02.12

University principals to lose their bonuses
The salaries of Scotland's university principals are set to be curbed under a radical overhaul of the way higher and further education institutions are run.
The Scotsman 02.02.12

Search for clues to climate
Researchers believe that scouring church records from centuries past could give important insights into climate change in Scotland.
The Courier 02.02.12

Exercise class celebrates birthday
An exercise class for people affected by breast cancer has celebrated its first birthday.
The Courier 01.02.12

Dissecting crime
The creator of 'Aberdeen's Inspector Rebus', Stuart MacBride, is helping Dundee University raise £1 million for a world-class forensic centre.
The Courier 01.02.12

Scots author offers murder tour of Aberdeen
as above
Deadline News 31.01.12

Writer to discuss her work
Award-winning Australian poet, novelist and screenwriter Emily Ballou will launch the 2012 programme of Dundee Literary Salons tomorrow.
The Courier 01.02.12

'Engaging' with V&A
Academic, business and cultural communities must work closely with the city council and enterprise agencies to ensure Dundee can fulfil its full potential with the arrival of the V&A.
Evening Telegraph 01.02.12

Businesses told of opportunity V&A will bring city
Academic, business and cultural communities must work more closely with the city council and enterprise agencies to ensure Dundee can fulfil its full potential with the arrival of the V&A.
The Courier 01.02.12

Dalai Lama's Education of the Heart going fast
Tickets to hear The Dalai Lama speak on his first visit to Dundee are expected to sell out within hours of going on sale this morning.
The Courier 01.02.12

Dalai Lama tickets sell out in two hours
as above
STV 01.02.12

Hundreds queue in Lama drama
as above
Evening Telegraph 01.02.12

Writer's tips
Australian poet, novelist and screenwriter Emily Ballou, who worked on the TV adaptation of The Slap, will launch the 2012 programme of Dundee Literary Salons series tomorrow.
Evening Telegraph 01.02.12

Lord Coe backs university sports showcase
As Dundee University sports and culture showcase is being backed by Olympic Games chief Lord Coe.
The Courier 31.01.12

More chasing Uni places
Applications to Scottish Universities have risen thanks to a surge in interest from international students.
The Courier 31.01.12

Education at a hefty price
Unsurprisingly, the immediate consequence of the coalition government's decision to raise the cap on tuition fees at English universities has been a massive drop in the number of applications for places.
The Courier 31.01.12

96,000 students want a Scottish university place
Scottish universities have seen a sharp rise in applications at a time when the rest of the UK sector is in decline.
The Herald 31.01.12

SNP 'vindicated' over tuition charges
as above
The Scotsman 31.01.12

Volunteering fair
Dundee University will host a volunteering fair in the city's Bonar Hall next month.
Evening Telegraph 30.01.12

Big event planned for Tele campaign
Dundee Literary Festival is set to oganise a large scale reading event in tandem with the Tele.
Evening Telegraph 30.01.12

University to become home to tissue bank
Dundee University is playing a crucial role in a project to boost research into breast cancer.
The Courier 28.01.12

Drilling begins at city's V&A project
This is the team that's started work which will finish the opening of Dundee's branch of the V&A.
Evening Telegraph 27.01.12

Prize for scientist
A University graduate has won one of the world's most prestigious awards in science and technology.
Evening Telegraph 27.01.12

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