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‌Upcoming Events

Please see the Cafe Science Dundee and Dundee Arts Cafe websites to find out about fun and inspiring events in your local area.

Bright Club Dundee
Where? Braes, 14-18 Perth Road, DD1 4LN
‌When?Tuesday 18th December, 8.30pm. Doors Open 7.30pm

Bright Club Dundee will be back with another show of laughs and giggles featuring new stand-ups at Braes on Perth Road on Tuesday 18th December. It’s over two hours of fun for just a fiver.

Click here to buy your tickets

How our Fear of Fat can make us Unhealthy  
Where? Infusion coffee shop, Dundee Science Centre, Greenmarket, DD1 4QB
When? Wednesday 9th January 2013, 6pm

Most people would agree that exercise is good for you and fat is bad for you.  Weight loss through exercise or dieting are the modern prescriptions for health.  But how is our young generation of women interpreting this message?

Drawing on interviews with girls aged 11-14. This talk from Morgan Windram-Geddes from the University of Dundee, reveals how our beliefs about health are putting more and more girls 'off' doing sport or exercise and leading other girls to engage in 'unhealthy' practices in their eating and exercise habits.

Discovery Days 2013
Where? Main Lecture Theatre, Dalhousie Building, Old Hawkhill, University of Dundee
When? Friday 11th January 2013, 9.30am - 4.40pm

We are pleased to announce that Discovery Days will return on Friday 11th January 2013 with short talks from our eight new professors and four of our award winning teachers and communicators.

The programme for Discovery Day 2013 was released on Friday 2nd November. Click here to download the Discovery Days 2013 programme.

Tickets for Discovery Days 2013 are now available from the University Online store by calling 01382 386660 or sending an e-mail to RevealingResearch@dundee.ac.uk.

*Everyone is welcome to this free event, which will be hosted at the University of Dundee. We welcome members of the public, colleagues and professionals and we encourage enquiries from secondary school teachers who might consider supervising a class visit to one of the one hour sessions.*

For more information on the event, please contact Jon Urch, Public Outreach Co-ordinator, University of Dundee at RevealingResearch@dundee.ac.uk Phone: 01382 386669.

Eczema and Skin Disease - Fixing Faulty Genes
Where? Chambers Coffee House & Restaurant, 34 South Tay Street, DD1 1PD
When? Monday 28th January 2013, 7pm

If you suffer from eczema or one of many rare skin disorders you won’t be surprised to learn that one in six visits to doctor surgeries involve a skin condition. However, the study of our skin is one of the most neglected areas of medical research.  

So what causes skin disorders? Researchers at the University of Dundee have a strong track record in uncovering faulty genes involved in skin disorders and more recently, in developing new treatments based on their discoveries.  

This event hosts a talk from Professor Irwin McLean, whose lab has discovered many gene defects causing both common skin diseases such as eczema, and rare skin disorders such as the skin blistering condition epidermolysis bullosa. Irwin will outline recent advances in the understanding of skin conditions and the on-going efforts to develop better treatments.

Performance within Portraiture
Where? The McManus Café, Albert Square, Meadowside, Dundee.
When?Tuesday 5th February 2013, 6pm

This talk by Clare Brennan, from the University of Abertay, will discus how her large scale oil paintings and small scale drawings seek to create performance within portraiture, using realism to portray the unreal. She finds the notion of creating fantastical narratives and portraying unattainable beauty within a single image an exhilarating challenge. Her paintings look at life as a series of little performances, short stories and dramatic plays.

Her art is about story telling, holding the viewers attention, compelling them to unravel the tale.

The Higgs boson - just what is it, and what’s next?
Where? Infusion coffee shop, Dundee Science Centre, Greenmarket, DD1 4QB
When? Wednesday 13th February 2013, 6pm

In 1964, Edinburgh physicist Peter Higgs predicted the existence of a new fundamental building block of nature: the Higgs boson. In 2012, with the aid of the biggest scientific instrument ever built, named the Large Hadron Collider a new particle was observed, thought to be the boson.

Come along and hear first hand from one of the physicists who played a vital role in the experiments which led to the identification of the Higgs boson.

This talk by Dr Aidan Robson, physicist at Glasgow University, will explain the science and significance of the recent discovery.

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Seeing the Invisible: Inside the Human Body
Where? Chambers Coffee House & Restaurant, 34 South Tay Street, DD1 1PD
When? Monday 25th February 2013, 7pm

Inside our bodies is a hidden world that most of us never see. But with the help of Dr. John McGhee from the University of Dundee, doctors and patients are now able to learn and share information about the human body using computer generated images (CGI).

John combines the CGI that is used so frequently in modern films with data taken from scans of the body, often from Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI).

These techniques combine powerfully to benefit patients, with those who can visualise and understand what’s happening inside their bodies having a more positive outcome.