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Quality Education
Our work and activity in relation to 'Quality Education', one of the UN's Sustainable Development Goals.
Our Curriculum Design Principles a core set of values and design elements that underpin all programme development and review at the University of Dundee. The include a set of graduate attributes that our graduates should have gained from their University of Dundee education. One of these is “Environmentally aware and sustainability-led”.
Working with DUSA (Dundee University Students Association) who made the original proposal we have developed a Climate Action and Sustainability module that all students can take before they matriculate (register).
In addition we offer courses at both undergraduate and taught postgraduate in different aspects of Sustainability.
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The University of Dundee has been shortlisted as Entrepreneurial University of the Year in the Triple E Awards for Europe
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A plaque recognising the remarkable achievements of Scottish sculptor Scott Sutherland, former Head of Sculpture, has been installed outside of DJCAD
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Each annual cohort of international students at the University of Dundee helps contribute £329 million for the Tayside and Fife economies, new figures have revealed.
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While many look forward to some downtime amid retirement, one of the University of Dundee’s soon-to-be graduates was embarking on a Masters degree
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Getting a degree is a huge achievement in itself, but one graduate also left the University of Dundee as CEO of a newly established business
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When Nicole Hindley steps up to the Caird Hall stage at graduation this Friday, there will undoubtedly be a mixture of emotions. Relief her PhD is secured yes, but also nostalgia, gratitude and pride at completing a generational family circle.
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Staff and students from the University of Dundee’s School of Dentistry have plenty to smile about as they prepare to take part in a rare academic tradition.
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Superstars of student representation have been recognised for their work as the University of Dundee named the winners of one of its most prestigious awards
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The achievements of more than 4,000 students will be celebrated this week as the University of Dundee hosts its Summer Graduation ceremonies
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Virtual reality (VR) technology to assist in the investigation of crime scenes and fires could soon be used across Europe
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The University of Dundee has joined with other bodies in Tayside’s creative, culture and heritage sectors as part of a major UK wide open policy development programme.
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A 22-year-old budding researcher, who failed his final year exams in high school, will begin a PhD after summer
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A University of Dundee student has had her work selected to brand Dundee Design Festival 2024 as part of a new partnership to champion local talent
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The University of Dundee has been named as the best in the UK for studying Dentistry, according to new rankings.
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Leading forensic science practitioners involved in retrieving digital evidence from crime scenes are revealing their ways of working, in a new short course at the University of Dundee
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Claire Tytler, a Fine Art student at the University of Dundee’s Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design, has been named the Student Scottish Nature Photographer of the Year
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It may sound barking mad, but the pooches of Dundee are just one of the sources of inspiration for an artistic celebration of the city’s history.
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The next generation of nurses can take the first step on their career paths by undertaking their studies in Kirkcaldy.
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School of Medicine staff, colleagues from NHS Tayside and one of the first patients to be treated at Ninewells have been among those celebrating the hospital’s 50th birthday.
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A new law clinic has opened at the University of Dundee offering free legal advice to members of the public, and a UK Judge at the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has been appointed Patron.
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The completed Dundee Tapestry, consisting of 35 exquisite hand-stitched panels made by teams of volunteer stitchers will go on display at V&A Dundee from Saturday 20 January to Sunday 28 April.
![Professor Iain Gillespie on stage addressing guests at the Dundee Difference Awards](http://cdn-acquia.dundee.ac.uk/sites/default/files/styles/card/public/2024-01/20240118_154055614_iOS.jpg?itok=O8t_vOsE&h=71976bb4)
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Individuals and teams who have made an outstanding contribution through their work at the University of Dundee have been recognised in our inaugural Dundee Difference Awards.
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Former University of Dundee Rector Stephen Fry praised staff and students as they were awarded public engagement prizes
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A story of sex and betrayal from Scotland’s criminal past has provided inspiration for a new take on the country’s history – in the form of a comic book.
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The University of Dundee will open its doors to the public and take them on a journey from ancient medicines to the future of justice for Discovery Days 2024
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A barman turned artist’s unique tartan artworks made up of everyday people’s signatures are on display at V&A Dundee
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A University of Dundee expert in microbiology has won a prestigious award for sharing her knowledge with local schools.
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When Kirsty Bogle set up her easel and drawing tools in the Angus Glens earlier this year, she had no idea that the completed art piece would be displayed at an exhibition featuring works shortlisted for one of the world’s most prestigious drawing prizes
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Dundee’s literary past will provide a financial boost to the city’s present as it prepares to host a major event.
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The University of Dundee’s School of Business has joined the world’s elite after attaining accreditation from the sector’s longest-serving body.
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Secondary school pupils have been getting stuck into engineering activities as part of a University of Dundee initiative to raise local aspiration and increase diversity and inclusion in the sector
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Identical twins Brianna and Shanna McDonald have graduated with identical degrees three years after they swapped West Dundee, Illinois, for the west end of Dundee, Scotland.
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A student who travelled more than 4500 miles for a fresh start after experiencing multiple personal challenges says her graduation from the University of Dundee vindicates her decision.
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A University of Dundee lecturer who has received her PhD is combining her personal experiences and legal expertise to help transform the lives of other disabled people.
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A Palestinian student who left his war-torn homeland to take up a Humanitarian Scholarship at the University of Dundee thanked all those who helped him settle in the city ahead of his Graduation.
![Ify Tony-Monye dressed in graduation robes outside Caird Hall](http://cdn-acquia.dundee.ac.uk/sites/default/files/styles/card/public/2023-06/IMG_9628.jpg?itok=BfggGEtU&h=d8dc3883)
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Life has proved stranger than fiction for a University of Dundee student who has collected a degree on her first ever visit to the city.
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The University of Dundee has been named Scotland’s top university at The Herald Higher Education Awards.
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Postgraduate students from the University of Dundee are helping to shape the development of rural ’20-minute neighbourhoods’ (20MNs) throughout Angus.
![Wendy Alexander](http://cdn-acquia.dundee.ac.uk/sites/default/files/styles/card/public/2022-08/wendy-alexander.jpg?itok=jTRBv6U_&h=d1cd1560)
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Each cohort of international students living in Dundee’s parliamentary constituencies generates £275 million for the UK economy, according to a new report published today.
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Two Dundee students were last week commended for their academic aptitude and outstanding contribution to community life at the annual targetjobs Undergraduate of the Year awards.
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Insights from the 2023 ‘What Kids Are Reading Report’, a nationwide study including more than 40,000 Scottish pupils, reveals that children read 24% more books than in the previous year.
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Thousands of visitors are expected to flock to the University of Dundee next month when one of the city’s biggest annual celebrations of art opens to the public
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In February, as the one-year anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine approached, medical students Olesia Strelchenia and Viktoriia Zemliana found themselves in completely new territory hundreds of miles away from home
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Five University of Dundee academics are among the newest Fellows elected to the Royal Society of Edinburgh (RSE).
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The University of Dundee has been commended for its support of medical students displaced by the war in Ukraine
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A dozen University of Dundee graduates will this weekend take their place among the country’s best young creative talent at a prestigious national exhibition.
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Dozens of secondary school girls are celebrating International Women’s Day by trying their hands at engineering activities at the University of Dundee.
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The University of Dundee has welcomed two students from Ukraine’s Dnipro State Medical University, who have travelled to Scotland to train at Dundee's School of Medicine
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A University of Dundee student’s love of ice hockey, and the digital content it inspired her to create, has helped her land a job in her dream industry before she even graduates.
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Engrained negative thinking about postsecondary prospects is contributing to high levels of youth unemployment in Scotland’s most disadvantaged communities, according to new research from the University of Dundee and The Kelvin Centre.
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A Bangalore student whose mental health experiences have inspired his academic career has won a prestigious scholarship honouring Scotland’s first non-white elected politician.
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Students will have the opportunity to earn two degrees as a major new partnership is launched between the University of Dundee and the Indonesia International Institute for Life Sciences (i3L)
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Law students at the University of Dundee are set to benefit from invaluable insights into the legal profession as successful alumni offer their counsel in a new mentoring scheme
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A University of Dundee gardener who played a key role in developing one of the city’s best loved beauty spots has retired after five decades of green-fingered graft.
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The University of Dundee has been awarded University of Sanctuary status, joining a network of institutions across the United Kingdom working to develop support for those displaced by humanitarian crises
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Coursework by a University of Dundee graduate that highlights the problem of gender-based violence has been named among the world’s best at a major awards ceremony
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The University of Dundee has risen in the 2023 Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide, being ranked top in the UK for one subject and securing top 10 places in another six disciplines.
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A first trip to the United States is exciting for most, but even more so for one University of Dundee student who on her first visit enjoyed Independence Day celebrations on the White House lawn
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Rasha Alshakhshir came to Dundee to study for her PhD in 2018. As a Palestinian, she qualified for one of our Humanitarian Scholarships and explains how it helped transform her life.
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When Dr Calum Laird crosses the Caird Hall stage to officially receive his PhD, it will mark an incredible eighth qualification for his family from the University of Dundee and its predecessors.
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In her 51 years working at the University, Muriel Duncan has witnessed royal visits, met countless dignitaries, and befriended thousands of students from around the world but her proudest moment yet will come at this year's Graduation.
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A high-achieving Law graduand and one of the UK’s top postgraduates have shared the most prestigious award given to University of Dundee students.
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Like many graduating students, Wilson Xu wants to use his degree as a platform to explore the world. When he does so, he hopes for better luck than he encountered when attempting to broaden his horizons as a University of Dundee student.
![Photo of graduand Lynn Ashdown](http://cdn-acquia.dundee.ac.uk/sites/default/files/styles/card/public/2022-06/LynnAshdown.jpg?itok=stnOKpvO&h=81a3771e)
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A University of Dundee student will this month graduate with a Master’s degree in Medical Education, eight years after sustaining life-threatening injuries that resulted in multiple disabilities.
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Dozens of students from Ukraine and other war-torn regions will take their places at the University of Dundee for the next academic year, thanks to the award of a record number of Humanitarian Scholarships.
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Children in Scotland read more books in the past year and comprehension levels remain high, according to the annual ‘What Kids Are Reading’ report from Renaissance Learning and analysed by the University of Dundee’s Professor Keith Topping.
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The University of Dundee has been recognised as a global centre of excellence for Life Sciences & Medicine in the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2022.
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Staff and students at the University of Dundee have elected Amanda Millar as Chair of Court, the University’s governing body.
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University of Dundee-led research has shown that medical students who declare a disability are just as likely to complete the course successfully as those who do not.
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The University of Dundee has renewed its agreement with the city’s Al-Maktoum College of Higher Education to deliver specialised Master’s degrees in Islamic Finance.
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Thursday 3 March marks World Book Day, an annual celebration of literature aimed at promoting the joy of reading to younger generations.
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Ten University of Dundee graduates will be among the artists and architects exhibiting when Scotland’s most prestigious showcase for young creative talent takes place later this month.
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A University of Dundee graduate has been crowned Portrait Artist of the Year after winning the popular television series of the same name.
![Wendy Alexander](http://cdn-acquia.dundee.ac.uk/sites/default/files/styles/card/public/2022-08/wendy-alexander.jpg?itok=jTRBv6U_&h=d1cd1560)
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The University of Dundee’s global alumni network is helping to support students from Afghanistan who have come to study at the institution against the backdrop of tumultuous events in their homeland.
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Staff and students are set to benefit from the expertise of one of the UK’s leading engineers as the University of Dundee welcomes a new Visiting Professor
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A new project launched by the University of Dundee , in collaboration with Morgan Academy pupils, encourages the public to learn more about the city’s first ‘People’s Park’, Baxter Park
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How our physical interactions with others have changed due to restrictions implemented as a result of the pandemic is the focus of one of dozens of exhibits at the University of Dundee’s Masters Showcase 2021
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The work of students from some of the UK’s most contemporary and exciting postgraduate courses will be exhibited online when the Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art & Design Masters Showcase 2021 launches this week
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More than 200 University of Dundee learners celebrated the culmination of a summer of study after completing their path towards higher education.
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A student who thought she wouldn’t be able to complete the full four years of her higher education course due to her dyslexia will this week officially graduate from the University of Dundee
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A student who founded a Dundee branch of an organisation who aim to transform communities has won the University of Dundee’s most prestigious undergraduate award
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Three soon-to-be graduates from the University of Dundee’s Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art & Design have scooped top prizes at this year’s New Designers Awards
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Two University of Dundee graduates are challenging stereotypes surrounding careers in creative industries in their newest comic venture
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Two hundred boxes packed with science activities and experiments are en route to some of Dundee's most deserving children this Summer
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The University of Dundee, with its partner Central South University (CSU), is proud to announce the launch of a new joint education institute in China, called the Dundee International Institute of Central South University (DIICSU).
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A celebration of the talents and stories of people in the north-east of Scotland is the focus of one of hundreds of exhibits in the upcoming University of Dundee’s Art, Design and Architecture Graduate Showcase 2021
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A Business student from the University of Dundee has been named as the inaugural winner of a scholarship launched in memory of Scotland’s first non-white local councillor.
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A University of Dundee postgrad is in the running to be crowned PhD Student of the Year following a dramatic 12 months that have seen her work on potential treatments for Covid-19 as well as being named as one of the best young scientists in her field.
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University of Dundee staff and students who go the extra mile when working with the public have been hailed by former Rector Stephen Fry.
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The University of Dundee will celebrate how it communicates its work with communities and partners with a special day of events.
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The debating skills of Africa’s future legal experts have been recognised as outstanding in a mooting competition hosted by a leading UK university
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Facial reconstructions reveal what people living in Leith up to seven hundred years ago might have looked like, thanks to the work of two University of Dundee graduates.
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The University of Dundee has united higher education institutions from across Scotland to help businesses empower their employees for the future.
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The University of Dundee’s Professor Divya Jindal-Snape has been conferred as a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences in recognition of her work to improve understanding of educational and life transitions.
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A PhD student from the University of Dundee, who has spent the past year working on potential treatments for COVID-19, has been named as one of the best young scientists in her field.
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Pupils living in areas of high deprivation are far more pessimistic about their post-school prospects than peers from more affluent postcodes, according to a new University of Dundee study.
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The University of Dundee has become the first university in Scotland – and only the third in the UK – to receive a Gold Watermark in recognition of its commitment to public engagement.
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A PhD student from the University of Dundee is celebrating after winning the prestigious Scottish Portrait Award for Fine Art for an intimate painting imagining a conversation between the artist and his late father.
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When the University of Dundee hosts its Online Graduation Celebrations next week it will mark the culmination of a challenging five-year journey for Stephen Blacklaw, whose desire to provide a better future for his children led him to higher education
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Employers continue to recognise the importance of upskilling their staff at the University of Dundee, despite the economic uncertainty prompted by coronavirus.
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The online Masters Showcase launch will be followed with the Masters Showcase Speaker Programme running from Monday 19 - Friday 23 October, 6pm.
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Lockdown brought unforeseen and individual challenges for each of us and, for University of Dundee student Jakub Stepanovic it meant converting his kitchen into a studio-cum-science lab and bingeing on ice cream, all in the name of art
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The first winner of a new bursary to support study at the University of Dundee has said the award will make a huge difference to the lives of her whole family, who have been hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic.
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Girls perform better than boys and “low ability” children make the biggest achievement gains when taught using online and blended learning techniques, according to research led by the University of Dundee.
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Hundreds of students are celebrating after completing an intensive course to earn an undergraduate place at the University of Dundee.
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This week over 40 pupils from across Scotland will come together online to attend a virtual work experience week at the University of Dundee.
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A higher percentage of University of Dundee graduates are entering professional occupations than almost any other major UK institution, according to a new survey of university leavers.
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Uptake of the University of Dundee’s Access Summer Schools has rocketed this year by over 80%, with over 360 degree applicants taking part in the intensive courses to help them prepare for entry to the University.
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Students from the University of Dundee have collaborated with V&A Dundee to create a collection of writing and art inspired by the museum and its galleries.
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Twin sisters Eliza and Melanie Chiswell will this week celebrate all they have achieved at the University of Dundee, despite the cancellation of the Graduation ceremonies they had looked forward to for four years.
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An exploration of how new urban neighbourhoods can be created around controversial multi-storey buildings is one of around 300 exhibits at the University of Dundee’s Art, Design and Architecture Graduate Showcase 2020, which opens tomorrow.
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At a time when parents, carers and teachers are wrestling with how to best provide education during lockdown and the classroom restrictions to follow, a University of Dundee student has devised ways of delivering learning for young people outdoors.
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ACES at the University of Dundee, in collaboration with the University of Edinburgh, have launched an online creative project to ensure senior-phase school pupils continue to receive creative support.
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Two University of Dundee graduates have scooped top prize in a prestigious online competition.
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University of Dundee dental students will this week reveal how their future profession is helping to solve crimes, how social media influences oral health and the links between scuba diving and dentistry, among other topics.
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Graduate Apprenticeship opportunities at the University of Dundee offer “the best of both worlds” for staff and employers, the director of a Scottish software company has said.
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Academics from some of the world’s leading universities are coming to the University of Dundee as part of a major global initiative.
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A nationwide shortage of nurses is fuelling an increase in the number of Nursing students at the University of Dundee.
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The University of Dundee's first Go Global international jobs fair takes place next week.
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A publican used to hearing customers complain about the price of a pint being ‘murder’ will this Thursday become one of the first students to graduate from a unique crime writing course at the University of Dundee
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Student numbers in Kirkcaldy are set to swell after the University of Dundee announced plans to expand one of its most popular nursing programmes.
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The University of Dundee has been awarded almost £5.5 million under a new initiative that combines scientific excellence with a commitment to providing the best possible training environment for PhD students
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One of Scotland’s most exciting emerging authors says that her experience as a University of Dundee student prepared her for a new chapter in her life
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The University of Dundee has been ranked 4th among UK universities for overall student satisfaction in the 2019 National Student Survey (NSS)
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Babies and toddlers can aid science and brush up on their painting skills as part of a major University of Dundee study
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A student who reported to the European Parliament on the effect that conditions at the Calais refugee camp were having on the mental health of residents has won the University of Dundee’s most prestigious undergraduate award
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The University of Dundee is challenging the technologists of tomorrow to explore the Artificial Intelligence used by the likes of Alexa and Siri to help people with the most complex disabilities.
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The University of Dundee’s renowned comics artists and writers have produced a new publication raising awareness of coeliac disease.
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The life and work of a pioneering textile artist, designer and teacher is to be celebrated in the next exhibition at the University of Dundee’s Lamb Gallery
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The University of Dundee showcases innovative and thought-provoking work from emerging digital pioneers at the Computing Degree Show 2019
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The achievements of eight individuals will be celebrated at this year’s University of Dundee Awards Ceremony and Networking Lunch, at the Dundee and Angus Chamber of Commerce on Thursday 2 May
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Fourteen graduate artists and architects from the University of Dundee will compete for more than £25,000 of prizes when Scotland’s most prestigious celebration of emerging creative talent opens this weekend
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Music and sign language are bringing children around the world together in harmony thanks to an eTwinning project conceived at the University of Dundee.
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Ronald Harden, Emeritus Professor of Medical Education at the University of Dundee, has been awarded a prestigious international prize recognising his contribution to healthcare.
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The University of Dundee has recorded one of the highest scores in the latest International Student Barometer (ISB)
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Deputy First Minister John Swinney MSP will visit the University of Dundee later this week to speak to the next generation of teachers in his role as Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills.
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Dundee Institute for Healthcare Simulation (DIHS) has taken delivery of a leading-edge surgical robot
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How the University intends to meet its statutory obligation to satisfy the requirements of the General and Specific Duties of the Equality Act 2010