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Reduced Inequalities
Our work and activity in relation to 'Reduced Inequalities', one of the UN's Sustainable Development Goals.
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New report to shape use of Assistive Technology for learners
University of Dundee academics have undertaken research for the UK Government that seeks to improve learning opportunities for people with special educational needs and disabilities.
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Scottish event highlights support for academics at risk
The University of Dundee welcomed students and academics from across Europe in a show of support for academics experiencing imprisonment or oppression for their work.
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Voices of the World brings intercultural learning to India through British Council GREAT Talks
The award-winning Voices of the World (VOTW) project has been brought to students and educators in India as a feature of the British Council’s GREAT talks.
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University of Dundee tackling Period Poverty
Case study about the work that has been done to ensure provision of recycled and reusable sanitary products on campus
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Dundee’s rich woodland areas are underused by schools, report shows
Green spaces created as part of flagship environmental project to encourage communities to interact with nature are being vastly underused
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Refugee camp design research wins prestigious award
International research led by the University of Dundee into how those living in refugee camps engage with their environment and shape it over time is to be awarded a medal of excellence from a leading engineering body.
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Honorary degree for Scottish Refugee Council CEO on World Refugee Day
Dr Sabir Zazai, Chief Executive of the Scottish Refugee Council, will be awarded an honorary degree by the University of Dundee today on World Refugee Day, Thursday 20 June,
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Failed high school exams to PhD: How student turned his education around
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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Research breakthroughs could transform treatment for deadly illnesses
Breakthrough research at the University of Dundee may lead to treatments that make two deadly parasitic infections a thing of the past.
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Forensic science kits sent to pupils across the city to use at home
Hundreds of free chemistry kits distributed by the University of Dundee will offer secondary school pupils an insight into life as a forensic scientist
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“I hope it inspires others”: photographer’s MS diagnosis inspires first exhibition
A photographer’s change of perspective following a multiple sclerosis diagnosis has formed the basis of a new display at V&A Dundee.
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Dundee contraception research bolstered by funding award
Ground-breaking research into new forms of contraception have been boosted significantly with new support.
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New Scottish study to address challenges of health inequality
A major new multi-million pound project taking place across Tayside will address the challenges of health inequality using medical technologies developed by partners across Scotland.
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“I belong in this environment”: Dundee internship empowers new generation of creatives
An internship at one of Scotland’s most prestigious cultural venues will prove transformative for the careers of a new generation of artists, a University of Dundee student has said.
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You can’t be what you can’t see - Dundee students inspire the next generation of engineers
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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Genetic variants explain diabetes differences across ethnicities
Researchers from the University of Dundee have made an important discovery that helps explain why south Asian type 2 diabetes patients are diagnosed at a younger age than Europeans and subsequently experience poorer outcomes.
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Pantry to provide cost of living support for students
The University of Dundee is helping Fife students through the financial squeeze with the opening of a new pantry.
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Triple triumph for Dundee scientists
World-leading and collaborative research undertaken at the University of Dundee has been honoured at one of the Life Sciences sector’s most prestigious award ceremonies.
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MyWay to help Muslims find their way of fasting safely
A University of Dundee spinout company specialising in diabetes care is helping Muslim people with the condition to fast safely during Ramadan.
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Deprivation and gender impact on career prospects
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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2023 Stephen Fry Awards
Stephen Fry has lavished praise on University of Dundee staff and students for their success in involving the public in academic research projects.
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Mental health experiences lead to prestigious scholarship
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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‘Trees of Hope’ symbolises Dundee’s Africa commitment
The planting of two ‘Trees of Hope’ symbolises the University of Dundee’s commitment to equitable working with partners in Africa.
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Jute’s hidden histories explored at V&A Dundee
The experiences of jute workers in Bangladesh and India will be explored in a new commission at V&A Dundee, developed in partnership with Dundee Heritage Trust and the University of Dundee.
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Neglected tropical diseases
Bringing about step-change in the diagnosis and treatment of neglected tropical diseases.
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Study explores link between disability and academic performance
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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‘Art at the Start’ project to go Scotland-wide
A University of Dundee project aiming to improve children’s wellbeing through participation in art has received funding to expand its work to art galleries across Scotland.
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Specialist support can help address alcohol problems in deprived areas
A new study led by a University of Dundee researcher has shown that embedding specialist addiction nurses in general practices has the potential to appropriately support people with alcohol problems.
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University awarded Race Equality Charter bronze mark
The University of Dundee has been awarded the Bronze mark of the Race Equality Charter, for a period of five years
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Scholarship fires Ananya’s determination to improve the world
The winner of a scholarship celebrating Scotland’s first non-white local councillor says she is determined to use her time at the University of Dundee to the make the world a better place.
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New comic champions the rights of older people
A University of Dundee expert is attempting to safeguard the rights of older people in the Americas with a new comic.
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Student who creates art with her eyes branded ‘star’ by Grayson Perry
Having your art feature on a TV show and in an exhibition is a huge accomplishment for any young artist, but even more so for one University of Dundee student whose eyes are her paintbrush
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Inspirational Dundee student helps raise millions for Children in Need
A student who spent time on the road with BBC presenter Matt Baker as part of his Great Rickshaw Relay Challenge has talked about her experiences of helping to raise millions for charity and increase awareness of her rare liver condition
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University Professor awarded Academy of Social Sciences Fellowship
The University of Dundee’s Professor Lorraine van Blerk has been conferred as a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences in recognition of her work on global social justice
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Student sheds light on dental care inequalities for those with Down syndrome
A University of Dundee student, inspired by her brother, has created a website to bring awareness to inequalities in dental treatment for people with Down syndrome
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UN submission highlights unseen consequences of Covid
The Covid-19 pandemic has exposed more people to the health pitfalls and stigmas associated with poverty and homelessness, University of Dundee experts have told the United Nations.
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Month of events to celebrate LGBT+ role models
A month of events at the University of Dundee will help to promote positive role models from within the LGBT+ community and showcase their impact on the world.
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Christmas carol service to help carers’ charity
A charity that has supported some of Dundee’s most vulnerable people throughout lockdown is to benefit from one of the city’s most popular Christmas events.
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Award for University project that teaches the world to sign
A University of Dundee project has been honoured for using Makaton signs and music to bring youngsters together throughout lockdown.
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Disability advocate celebrated in new University lecture
The life of a local disabled rights advocate will be celebrated as the University of Dundee marks UK Disability History Month.
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Diabetes expertise seeks to redress global health inequalities
The University of Dundee is to bring its expertise in diabetes, precision medicine and machine learning to bear on a project aiming to improve the outcomes for people with diabetes in Malaysia.
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New course to tackle barriers faced by disabled learners
A new course developed by the University of Dundee aims to enhance the learning experience of students facing barriers to their education due to disability.
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Dundee experts to probe links between obesity and diabetes
University of Dundee experts will attempt to transform the way obesity is treated as part of a €16 million project.
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University student coordinates emergency food provision
A University of Dundee student has organised a community-based response to coronavirus in one of the city’s most deprived areas.
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Students band together to help the city’s vulnerable
Students at the University of Dundee have come together in an effort to help the city’s vulnerable during the coronavirus pandemic.
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Graduate Apprenticeships offer "the best of both worlds"
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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‘Reducing Inequalities for Mothers and Babies’ – Discovery Days 2020
A University of Dundee midwifery expert will begin the New Year by calling for improved care for mothers and babies to help save tens of thousands of lives around the world each year.
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Changing the relationship between disability and technology
The University of Dundee is one of the international partners in a major new research project examining how technologists can learn from people with disabilities – and support them in the future
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Makaton project goes global
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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Dundee's young women to become medicine makers
The University of Dundee will help to inspire the next generation of female scientists when it welcomes around 80 local youngsters to campus tonight
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