Research at the Institute for Social Sciences
Our research aims to support and enhance social science-led collaboration across interdisciplinary research themes. Here are a few examples of recent collaborative research projects.
Case studies
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Dundee climate projects win support
Two University of Dundee projects are among the 14 initiatives from Scotland’s universities to have received funding to address some of the country’s most pressing environmental challenges.
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Antimalarial compound discovered at Dundee has potential to simplify malaria medicines
An antimalarial compound invented at the University of Dundee has been shown to be both effective and have a favourable safety profile in an early-stage clinical trial.
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Finding inspiration from anxiety: student’s sculpture takes centre stage at Masters Show 2026
A student’s experience of anxiety is explored through her art as part of Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art & Design’s Masters Show 2026.
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“It is not impossible”: Dundee experts battle to eliminate Hepatitis C in Ethiopia
A pioneering researcher who developed a programme that eliminated Hepatitis C (HCV) from Tayside has developed an international collaboration to tackle the killer disease in Ethiopia.
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Obituary: Professor Nicholas Davey
It is with regret that we announce the death of Professor Nicholas Davey, former head of Philosophy and Dean of the School of Humanities. The following is a tribute prepared by his former colleagues.
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Dr Anna Pérez i Ràfols receives prestigious Wellcome Early-Career Award to investigate how cells survive stress
Dr Anna Pérez i Ràfols has received a prestigious five-year Wellcome Early-Career Award to establish an ambitious research programme investigating the molecular signals that protect cells under stress
