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News
It is with immense pride that UDOTS can announce that all Master of Orthopaedic Surgery (MCh Orth) candidates were awarded their degrees on 23 June 2023.
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Four students studying PhDs at UDOTS presented their research at this year’s Postgraduate Research Student Symposium on Friday 9th June held at the School of Medicine’s Wolfson Lecture Theatre.
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Press release
The potential health effects of passive vaping are to be explored for the first time as part of an important new Scottish research study.
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Press release
New University of Dundee research may explain why childhood exposure to adversity, including neglect, can increase chronic pain and harmful effects of powerful opioid pain killers.
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Four students from the University Department of Orthopaedic & Trauma Surgery (UDOTS) presented their research at the 21st Staffordshire Conference on Clinical Biomechanics on 18-20 May 2023.
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Dr Graham Arnold, Motion & Gait Analysis Labs Technical Manager at UDOTS, has decided to retire after 25 years of service to the School of Medicine and the University of Dundee.
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Three UDOTS staff members have been nominated for this year’s Student-Led Teaching Awards (SLTA).
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Press release
Researchers at the University of Dundee are to undertake two major studies into a form of chronic pain that affects up to 10% of the population.
![Montage of new RSE Fellows](http://cdn-acquia.dundee.ac.uk/sites/default/files/styles/card/public/2023-03/rse-montage.jpg?itok=jKlbpALP&h=d1cb525d)
Press release
Five University of Dundee academics are among the newest Fellows elected to the Royal Society of Edinburgh (RSE).
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Mr Thanos Tsirikos gave a series of spinal lectures to students studying the MCh (Orth) at the University Department of Orthopaedic & Trauma Surgery (UDOTS).
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Press release
Scottish patients diagnosed with one of the least survivable cancers were 13% less likely to receive potentially curative treatment in the post-lockdown period, according to new University of Dundee research.
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Consultants, MCh (Orth) students, postgraduate medical students, trainees, physiotherapists, and allied healthcare workers attended talks on pelvic and acetabular fractures and surgical techniques.
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Master of Orthopaedic Surgery (MCh Orth) students participated in a hand & wrist dissection demonstration and workshop using Thiel Cadavers.
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Three Honorary Consultants at UDOTS were among the recipients of the NHS Tayside STAR Awards for 2022.
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Professor Arpit Jariwala has been appointed Honorary Professor by the Honorary Appointments Committee.
![Professor Isla MacKenzie](http://cdn-acquia.dundee.ac.uk/sites/default/files/styles/card/public/2022-10/Professor%20Isla%20MacKenzie.jpg?itok=GiBKHKZ1)
Press release
A gout drug does not possess any benefits for ischaemic heart disease patients, a major University of Dundee study has concluded.
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10 students were nominated for the Sir James Mackenzie Prize, and three were shortlisted by the School of Medicine to present their research.
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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.