University of Dundee events

Join us in-person or online for a range of events from Open Days to community events.

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Open Days and campus tours

Join us at our Dundee campus to find out more about studying with us.
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Careers and employability

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    Civil Service Fast Stream Programme – Application Support

    Monday 30 March 2026, 12:00 - 16:00

    Free to attend
    The Social Mobility Team from the Civil Service Fast Stream will be on campus to explain their graduate programme and offer tailored application support to students who would like extra guidance.

    • Drop-In | Free to attend | Booking required
    Monday 30 March 2026 Starts at 12:00
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    FDM: Land Your Career in Tech

    Tuesday 31 March 2026, 15:00 - 16:00

    Free to attend
    Join us for an exciting session designed to help you discover the wide range of opportunities available in the tech industry. You’ll get an insight into FDM’s Technical and Business Graduate Programmes, including roles in Software Engineering, Data Analytics, and IT Operations- there’s something for every interest and skill set.

    • Presentation | Free to attend | Booking required
    Tuesday 31 March 2026 Starts at 15:00
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    Beyond Graduation – Your Next Steps

    Tuesday 26 May 2026, 09:30 - 16:15

    Free to attend
    UoD Careers have developed a 1 day-long programme of online events running on Tuesday 26th May to help you navigate life after graduation via practical careers-based advice, guidance and support.

    • Presentation | Free to attend | Booking required
    Tuesday 26 May 2026 Starts at 09:30
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    University of Dundee Legal Recruitment Fair 2026

    Tuesday 6 October 2026, 11:00 - 14:30

    Students/Alumni - free to attend. Organisations - costs involved.
    The University of Dundee Legal Recruitment Fair provides a fantastic opportunity for students and graduates to meet organisations offering traineeships/graduate positions, internships, placements and other opportunities.

    • Fair | Students/Alumni - free to attend. Organisations - costs involved. | Booking required
    Tuesday 6 October 2026 Starts at 11:00
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    The Dundee Careers Fair 2026

    Tuesday 13 October 2026, 10:30 - 14:30

    Students/Alumni - free to attend. Organisations - costs involved.
    The Dundee Careers Fair provides a fantastic opportunity for employers to meet engaged students and graduates who are looking for internships, placements, further study options and graduate positions.

    • Fair | Students/Alumni - free to attend. Organisations - costs involved. | Booking required
    Tuesday 13 October 2026 Starts at 10:30
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    University of Dundee Nursing Recruitment Fair 2027

    Wednesday 3 February 2027, 11:00 - 14:00

    This flagship event is an excellent opportunity to speak directly to a range of employers and organisations - find out about jobs and further study opportunities on offer to you.

    • Fair | Free | Booking required
    Wednesday 3 February 2027 Starts at 11:00

Design and Art

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    What I am Reading Now...

    Tuesday 7 July 2020, 00:00 - Monday 8 November 2027, 23:59

    The online iteration of a printed column of the same name in Cooper Gallery’s occasional periodical &labels.

    • Exhibition | Free | No booking required
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    Recent Acquisitions 2026

    Thursday 22 January 2026, 09:30 - Friday 27 March 2026, 19:00

    This exhibition showcases some of the most recent additions to the University of Dundee Museum Collections, including art, design, science and medicine.

    • Exhibition | Free | No booking required
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    Weird Economies x Scotland

    Thursday 12 February 2026, 17:00 - Sunday 11 October 2026, 20:30

    A series of public events co-curated with Bahar Noorizadeh to accompany her exhibition The Debtor's Portal

    • Gallery event | Free | No booking required
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    Bahar Noorizadeh: The Debtor’s Portal

    Friday 13 February 2026, 12:00 - Saturday 11 April 2026, 17:00

    Solo exhibition by writer and filmmaker Bahar Noorizadeh, co-curated with The Otolith Collective

    • Exhibition | Free | No booking required
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    Heroes

    Monday 16 February 2026, 09:30 - Friday 24 April 2026, 19:00

    An exhibition from the University Archives celebrating the individuals who shaped our university, city and beyond

    • Exhibition | Free | No booking required
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    Money Hacks

    Thursday 26 March 2026, 18:30 - 20:30

    Workshop facilitated by Bahar Noorizadeh (In-person)

    • Gallery event | Free | No booking required
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    Making Sense – a multi-sensory approach to art

    Friday 10 April 2026, 09:30 - Friday 26 June 2026, 19:00

    An exhibition by PhD student Jinyu Han featuring tactile models and audio descriptions to help interpret art collections

    • Exhibition | Free | No booking required
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    Reuter in Tehran

    Saturday 11 April 2026, 19:00 - 20:30

    Live Performance by Intibint and Bahar Noorizadeh (In-person)

    • Gallery event | Free | No booking required

History

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    Recent Acquisitions 2026

    Thursday 22 January 2026, 09:30 - Friday 27 March 2026, 19:00

    Free
    This exhibition showcases some of the most recent additions to the University of Dundee Museum Collections, including art, design, science and medicine.

    • Exhibition | Free | No booking required
    Thursday 22 January 2026 Starts at 09:30
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    Heroes

    Monday 16 February 2026, 09:30 - Friday 24 April 2026, 19:00

    Free
    An exhibition from the University Archives celebrating the individuals who shaped our university, city and beyond

    • Exhibition | Free | No booking required
    Monday 16 February 2026 Starts at 09:30

Public engagement

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    Recent Acquisitions 2026

    Thursday 22 January 2026, 09:30 - Friday 27 March 2026, 19:00

    Free
    This exhibition showcases some of the most recent additions to the University of Dundee Museum Collections, including art, design, science and medicine.

    • Exhibition | Free | No booking required
    Thursday 22 January 2026 Starts at 09:30
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    Heroes

    Monday 16 February 2026, 09:30 - Friday 24 April 2026, 19:00

    Free
    An exhibition from the University Archives celebrating the individuals who shaped our university, city and beyond

    • Exhibition | Free | No booking required
    Monday 16 February 2026 Starts at 09:30
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    Layers of Detail - Encountering the Collections

    Wednesday 25 February 2026, 09:00 - Friday 1 May 2026, 17:00

    Free
    An exhibition by members of Comics Youth SCIO

    • Exhibition | Free | No booking required
    Wednesday 25 February 2026 Starts at 09:00
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    Making Sense – a multi-sensory approach to art

    Friday 10 April 2026, 09:30 - Friday 26 June 2026, 19:00

    Free
    An exhibition by PhD student Jinyu Han featuring tactile models and audio descriptions to help interpret art collections

    • Exhibition | Free | No booking required
    Friday 10 April 2026 Starts at 09:30

Research

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    Recent Acquisitions 2026

    Thursday 22 January 2026, 09:30 - Friday 27 March 2026, 19:00

    Free
    This exhibition showcases some of the most recent additions to the University of Dundee Museum Collections, including art, design, science and medicine.

    • Exhibition | Free | No booking required
    Thursday 22 January 2026 Starts at 09:30
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    Making Sense – a multi-sensory approach to art

    Friday 10 April 2026, 09:30 - Friday 26 June 2026, 19:00

    Free
    An exhibition by PhD student Jinyu Han featuring tactile models and audio descriptions to help interpret art collections

    • Exhibition | Free | No booking required
    Friday 10 April 2026 Starts at 09:30
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    Bacterial Effectors: Masters of Immune Manipulation

    Tuesday 26 May 2026, 12:00 - 13:00

    MRC Protein Phosphorylation and Ubiquitylation Seminar by Teresa Thurston, University of Oxford

    • Seminar | Free | No booking required
    Tuesday 26 May 2026 Starts at 12:00
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    Scottish Fluid Mechanics Meeting 2026

    Wednesday 27 May 2026, 09:00 - 17:00

    The Scottish Fluid Mechanics Meeting is an annual event bringing together researchers in fluid mechanics from across Scotland. Contributions across all areas of fluid mechanics are welcome at this informal gathering.

    • Conference | Free | Booking required
    Wednesday 27 May 2026 Starts at 09:00

Student community

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    Recent Acquisitions 2026

    Thursday 22 January 2026, 09:30 - Friday 27 March 2026, 19:00

    Free
    This exhibition showcases some of the most recent additions to the University of Dundee Museum Collections, including art, design, science and medicine.

    • Exhibition | Free | No booking required
    Thursday 22 January 2026 Starts at 09:30
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    Heroes

    Monday 16 February 2026, 09:30 - Friday 24 April 2026, 19:00

    Free
    An exhibition from the University Archives celebrating the individuals who shaped our university, city and beyond

    • Exhibition | Free | No booking required
    Monday 16 February 2026 Starts at 09:30
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    Layers of Detail - Encountering the Collections

    Wednesday 25 February 2026, 09:00 - Friday 1 May 2026, 17:00

    Free
    An exhibition by members of Comics Youth SCIO

    • Exhibition | Free | No booking required
    Wednesday 25 February 2026 Starts at 09:00
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    Day out with Campy Growers

    Friday 27 March 2026, 09:00 - 14:00

    Campy Growers is Dundee’s largest community food garden, located in the heart of Camperdown Country Park beside the Wildlife Centre

    • Sport or activity | Free | Booking required
    Friday 27 March 2026 Starts at 09:00
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    Positivitree

    Monday 30 March 2026, 11:00 - Friday 3 April 2026, 16:00

    Take a couple of minutes to reflect, and leave a note on our ‘Positivitree’

    • Drop-In | Free | No booking required
    Monday 30 March 2026 Starts at 11:00
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    Spogomi

    Monday 30 March 2026, 12:00 - 13:00

    Be part of our next competitive litter picking event. Come alone or grab some friends – who will be the clean-up champs?

    • Sport or activity | Free | Booking required
    Monday 30 March 2026 Starts at 12:00
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    Step workout

    Monday 30 March 2026, 16:45 - 17:30

    It’s the classic functional workout that we still love to do together.

    • Sport or activity | Free | Booking required
    Monday 30 March 2026 Starts at 16:45
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    Creative writing session

    Monday 30 March 2026, 18:00 - 19:30

    Connect with other writers, share your work, and let your writing talents blossom!

    • Workshop | Free | No booking required
    Monday 30 March 2026 Starts at 18:00
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    Craft & Connect

    Tuesday 31 March 2026, 11:00 - 13:00

    Join our Peer Connectors for a creative session in the Enquiry Centre.

    • Sport or activity | Free | No booking required
    Tuesday 31 March 2026 Starts at 11:00
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    Paws for thought

    Tuesday 31 March 2026, 15:00 - 16:00

    Join Ginger the dog for her walk around campus! Use it as an opportunity to decompress, spend some time outside, and reflect on the day.

    • Sport or activity | Free | No booking required
    Tuesday 31 March 2026 Starts at 15:00
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    Aeromax

    Tuesday 31 March 2026, 17:45 - 18:15

    Maximum impact x maximum fun = maximum calories burned!

    • Sport or activity | Free | Booking required
    Tuesday 31 March 2026 Starts at 17:45
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    Grow & Glow

    Wednesday 1 April 2026, 14:00 - 15:00

    Join our Peer Connectors for a creative afternoon at the campus allotments.

    • Sport or activity | Free | No booking required
    Wednesday 1 April 2026 Starts at 14:00
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    Circuit

    Wednesday 1 April 2026, 17:40 - 18:25

    An effective whole-body workout.

    • Sport or activity | Free | Booking required
    Wednesday 1 April 2026 Starts at 17:40
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    Street Wisdom Walkshop

    Thursday 2 April 2026, 10:00 - 11:30

    Join us for an hour-long Street Wisdom Walkshop on campus. Get up, get outside, and try out this creative walking practice.

    • Sport or activity | Free | Booking required
    Thursday 2 April 2026 Starts at 10:00
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    Original Copy Collective workshop

    Thursday 2 April 2026, 11:00 - 13:00

    Join the Original Copy Collective and the Global Room for a relaxed creative workshop in collaboration with the University of Dundee for Student Wellbeing Week

    • Workshop | Free | Booking required
    Thursday 2 April 2026 Starts at 11:00
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    Managing exam anxiety

    Thursday 2 April 2026, 13:00 - 14:00

    Come along to our session and learn some techniques to help manage these feelings of stress and anxiety.

    • Workshop | Free | Booking required
    Thursday 2 April 2026 Starts at 13:00
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    DUSA Advice drop-in session

    Thursday 2 April 2026, 14:00 - 16:00

    Needing some impartial advice relating to your studies? Come and have a chat with a DUSA Support Advisor.

    • Drop-In | Free | No booking required
    Thursday 2 April 2026 Starts at 14:00
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    Boardgames & Banter

    Thursday 2 April 2026, 15:00 - 17:00

    Join our Peer Connectors for some fun in the Global Room

    • Sport or activity | Free | No booking required
    Thursday 2 April 2026 Starts at 15:00
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    Slow flow yoga

    Thursday 2 April 2026, 18:20 - 19:20

    This practice focuses on the strength and deep stretch in our yoga.

    • Sport or activity | Free | Booking required
    Thursday 2 April 2026 Starts at 18:20
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    Sleek physique

    Friday 3 April 2026, 12:15 - 13:00

    The ultimate in toning!

    • Sport or activity | Free | Booking required
    Friday 3 April 2026 Starts at 12:15
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    Wattbike workout

    Saturday 4 April 2026, 09:50 - 10:20

    An instructor-led Wattbike session in our Cycle Studio.

    • Sport or activity | Free | Booking required
    Saturday 4 April 2026 Starts at 09:50
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    Dundee Deuces tennis

    Saturday 4 April 2026, 14:00 - 16:00

    Free active session

    • Sport or activity | Free | No booking required
    Saturday 4 April 2026 Starts at 14:00
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    Making Sense – a multi-sensory approach to art

    Friday 10 April 2026, 09:30 - Friday 26 June 2026, 19:00

    Free
    An exhibition by PhD student Jinyu Han featuring tactile models and audio descriptions to help interpret art collections

    • Exhibition | Free | No booking required
    Friday 10 April 2026 Starts at 09:30

Student recruitment - online events

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    Postgraduate Medicine - Orthopaedic Surgery Webinar

    Monday 30 March 2026, 15:00 - 16:00

    Get more details about the course from the academic team and, Professor Arpit Jariwala will share some challenging cases which will give you all an insight of teaching on the course

    • Online event | Free | Booking required
    Monday 30 March 2026 Starts at 15:00

Student recruitment - Open days

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    S5 and S6 University Taster Days

    Monday 8 June 2026, 09:30 - Friday 12 June 2026, 15:00

    Thinking about university? Get a feel for life at the University of Dundee at our S5–S6 Taster Days with interactive sessions, campus tours, and guidance on courses and entry requirements

    • Open day | Free | Booking required
    Monday 8 June 2026 Starts at 09:30
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    Undergraduate Mini Open Day - June 2026

    Wednesday 17 June 2026, 09:30 - 16:00

    Discover what studying at the University of Dundee is really like at our Mini Open Day

    • Open day | Free | Booking required
    Wednesday 17 June 2026 Starts at 09:30
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    Undergraduate Students - Medicine Open Day

    Wednesday 1 July 2026, 09:30 - 11:45

    Discover what it’s like to study Medicine at the University of Dundee.

    • Open day | Free | Booking required
    Wednesday 1 July 2026 Starts at 09:30

Student recruitment - Open evenings

Student recruitment - Reach events

University community

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    Recent Acquisitions 2026

    Thursday 22 January 2026, 09:30 - Friday 27 March 2026, 19:00

    Free
    This exhibition showcases some of the most recent additions to the University of Dundee Museum Collections, including art, design, science and medicine.

    • Exhibition | Free | No booking required
    Thursday 22 January 2026 Starts at 09:30
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    Heroes

    Monday 16 February 2026, 09:30 - Friday 24 April 2026, 19:00

    Free
    An exhibition from the University Archives celebrating the individuals who shaped our university, city and beyond

    • Exhibition | Free | No booking required
    Monday 16 February 2026 Starts at 09:30
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    Layers of Detail - Encountering the Collections

    Wednesday 25 February 2026, 09:00 - Friday 1 May 2026, 17:00

    Free
    An exhibition by members of Comics Youth SCIO

    • Exhibition | Free | No booking required
    Wednesday 25 February 2026 Starts at 09:00
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    Making Sense – a multi-sensory approach to art

    Friday 10 April 2026, 09:30 - Friday 26 June 2026, 19:00

    Free
    An exhibition by PhD student Jinyu Han featuring tactile models and audio descriptions to help interpret art collections

    • Exhibition | Free | No booking required
    Friday 10 April 2026 Starts at 09:30
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    Ninewells Cancer Campaign (NCC)-Rees Memorial Lecture

    Wednesday 29 April 2026, 13:00 - 14:00

    Professor Vassilis Gorgoulis delivers the Ninewells Cancer Campaign/Rees Memorial Lecture on decoding cellular senescence in health and disease

    • Lecture | Free | No booking required
    Wednesday 29 April 2026 Starts at 13:00
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    West Park Hall 1992-93 Reunion

    Saturday 6 June 2026, 19:00 - 23:59

    Join your fellow residents of West Park Hall 1992-93 to celebrate the thirtieth anniversary since graduating from the University of Dundee!

    • Sport or activity | Free | Booking required
    Saturday 6 June 2026 Starts at 19:00
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    Class of 2006 Civil Engineering Reunion

    Friday 19 June 2026, 19:00 - Sunday 21 June 2026, 23:00

    Celebrate 20 years since graduating from the University of Dundee with a 2006 Civil Engineering reunion weekend in June 2026.

    • Sport or activity | Free | Booking required
    Friday 19 June 2026 Starts at 19:00
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    Class of 1976 Medics Reunion

    Friday 11 September 2026, 19:00 - 23:00

    Join your fellow Class of 1976 Medical classmates in September 2026 to celebrate the fiftieth anniversary since graduating from the University of Dundee!

    • Sport or activity | Free | Booking required
    Friday 11 September 2026 Starts at 19:00
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    School of Business class of 2016 Reunion

    Friday 25 September 2026, 09:00 - Sunday 27 September 2026, 17:00

    Join your fellow School of Business class of 2016 to celebrate 10 years since graduation!

    • Reunion | Free | No booking required
    Friday 25 September 2026 Starts at 09:00
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    Class of 1986 Medics Reunion

    Saturday 26 September 2026, 19:00 - 23:00

    Join your fellow Class of 1986 Medical graduates for a celebration in September 2026!

    • Sport or activity | Free | Booking required
    Saturday 26 September 2026 Starts at 19:00