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Magnificent Microbes is a long-running public engagement event led by the Division of Molecular Microbiology at the School of Life Sciences.
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Graham Christie from the D’Arcy Thompson Unit will become the new Associate Dean International for the School of Life Sciences, taking over from Kim Dale who has held the position since 2014.
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Didier Ndeh and Ralitsa Madsen have been promoted to Principal Investigator positions within the School of Life Science, following recent Roundtable Interviews.
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Two 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 is leading an international collaboration with the intention of developing the first vaccine for Strep A.
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World-leading expertise from the University of Dundee’s Centre for Targeted Protein Degradation (CeTPD) will contribute to a new, global effort to tackle some of the most significant challenges posed by cancer.
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Some of Scotland’s brightest business prospects are preparing for an exciting future after being crowned winners of a major Scottish competition.
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Dr Arpan Mehta, a neurologist specialising in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), has joined the Medical Research Council Protein Phosphorylation and Ubiquitylation Unit (MRC-PPU) in the School of Life Sciences.
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The University of Dundee’s Drug Discovery Unit has announced a renewed partnership with Takeda, and the University of Cambridge to continue their work to discover new therapeutic treatments for dementia
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Over 50 researchers, people with Parkinson’s, and carers came together at an Open Day on 6th February 2024 to discuss the latest Parkinson’s research in Dundee, tour different labs and facilities, and connect over lunch.
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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 one day symposium for the Scottish cryo-EM community took place on 30 November 2023
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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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A University of Dundee research centre at the heart of a revolution in drug discovery has been officially opened by the UK’s Science Minister.
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Professor Paul Birch and collaborators at the James Hutton Institute have been awarded ~£679k to study how the potato blight pathogen suppresses the potato immune system.
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A collaboration between the research laboratories of Dr Mattie Pawlowic and Dr Susan Wyllie in the Wellcome Centre for Anti-Infectives Research at School of Life Sciences has generated a new tool that can be used for studying Cryptosporidium.
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A prestigious audience of policy makers, entrepreneurs and scientists from across the UK will hear about Dundee’s world-leading expertise in drug discovery at next month’s Braemar Summit.
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Professor Mike Bodkin has joined the School of Life Sciences to head up computational drug discovery within the Drug Discovery Unit (DDU).
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Four Dundee school pupils have taken their first steps into a STEM career by completing internships at Dundee Science Centre.
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Work by students from some of the UK’s most exciting postgraduate degree programmes will be on show to the public next month at the Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art & Design Masters Show 2023