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January 2006 News

6 Jan 2006 - Digital television - opening up possibilities for the non - 'MTV generation'

Researchers at the University of Dundee are embarking on a new project which will investigate ways of making it easier for more people to adopt new digital TV technology.

The Division of Applied Computing at Dundee is exploring how the fear of change can be reduced by making things much simpler to use.

An important implication of the switch to digital is that televisions will become much more like computers. For many people this is good news as it gives them greater control and more choice. However, for others it means that using their television will become much more complicated and for some this could mean too complicated.

"We have to see how we can make things much simpler to use and how digital television technology to help support more sociable activities, primarily for older people." This will involve relatively small changes to the design of the interface and remote control, based on the huge diversity of capabilities and preferences among the viewing public".

10 Jan 2006 - Breast Cancer Campaign appoints Dundee Professor to Scientific Advisory Board

Breast Cancer Campaign (BCC), has appointed Professor Alastair Thompson as the new Chair of its Scientific Advisory Board (SAB).

Alastair Thompson is the Professor of Surgical Oncology at the University Dundee and is a well respected figure in the world of breast cancer research. He will now lead the thirteen member high-profile SAB, made up experts in the field of breast cancer to review BCC funding applications.

Professor Thompson said, "I cannot stress the importance of breast cancer research enough. It forms the backbone of all the improvements we have seen for patients with breast cancer over the last twenty years. As Chair I will ensure the Breast Cancer Campaign continues to fund only the best research undertaken by the top scientists in the UK.

12 Jan 2006 - Photography Winners

Image of human kidney by John McGheeWinners of a photography competition designed to showcase research being conducted at the University of Dundee’s Medical school have been presented with prizes.

The striking winning image (shown), produced by John McGhee, a Ph.D. student in School of Media Arts & Imaging at Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art & Design, shows a view of the complex structure of the human kidney. It was generated by combining computer visualisation techniques with magnetic resonance imaging data collected from patients.