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Principal's Office

Our Structure

Image of Prof Downes Professor Pete Downes is Principal and Vice-Chancellor.


The University is structured in four colleges each of which is headed by a Vice Principal, and two further Vice Principals take overall responsibility for research and enterprise, and educational development.

The Annual Review outlines the University's recent achievements and includes a letter from each College Head charting progress at College level over a range of initiatives.

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 ...to advance and diffuse knowledge, wisdom and understanding by teaching and research and by the example and influence of its corporate life. 

Our Mission

Aerial view of Campus, University of Dundee

Facts & Figures

Recipient of the prestigious Queen's Anniversary Prize 2005, the University has 17,500 students, over 3,000 staff and an annual turnover of over £200 million. It ranks

  • Among the best in the UK for teaching quality
  • Among the UK's top universities for research income per capita
  • Consistently among the best scientific workplaces internationally

Contact Details

University of Dundee
Nethergate, Dundee
DD1 4HN

Tel+44 (0)1382 383 000
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Student Satisfaction

Our University rates among the highest in the UK for student satisfaction, combining a remarkable quality of life with an enviable cost of living.