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Biomedical Cluster could add hundreds of millions to economy
A project to grow the Tay Cities BioMedical cluster of world-class life sciences companies will generate hundreds of millions of pounds for the local economy.
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Three of the world’s leading pharmaceutical companies have pledged £7.5 million to allow the University of Dundee’s Division of Signal Transduction Therapy (DSTT) to continue its award-winning work.
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Researchers from the Universities of Dundee and Glasgow have identified a new molecular approach to potentially treat patients who suffer from heart failure.
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A research team led by the University of Dundee’s Dr Satpal Virdee has identified a potential new strategy for treating a range of neurodegenerative diseases and neurological disorders for which there are limited treatments.
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Prospective students from around the globe will have the opportunity to explore the University of Dundee and its campus from the comfort of their own home.
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Lung cancer affects more than 5000 people every year in Scotland and within a year 4000 have died, usually because the diagnosis is made too late for curative treatment.
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NHS Tayside has become the first region in the world to effectively eliminate hepatitis C with its pioneering approach to treating the disease.
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Hundreds of students are celebrating after completing an intensive course to earn an undergraduate place at the University of Dundee.
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This week over 40 pupils from across Scotland will come together online to attend a virtual work experience week at the University of Dundee.
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The mechanism of a protein which transports ammonium across cell membranes has been discovered, could lay the foundations for preventing infection.
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The University of Dundee has been announced as a member of a £16 million consortium designed to drive innovation across major infrastructure projects in the UK.
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Top crime writers who have devised countless gruesome killings will guess whodunit when an interactive theatre piece co-developed at the Leverhulme Research Centre for Forensic Science (LRCFS) makes its online debut next week.
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The University of Dundee Botanic Garden will re-open tomorrow after almost four months of closure due to the coronavirus pandemic.
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University of Dundee researchers have demonstrated a new method of destroying an ‘undruggable’ protein known to play a role in cancer, raising the possibility of a new therapeutic approach to the disease.
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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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Young people from across Scotland have been documenting life in their communities in 2020 and how the tumultuous global events of this year have brought changes at local level.
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The University of Dundee’s Professor James Chalmers is the Scottish lead of a major UK research study into the long-term health impacts of Covid-19 on hospitalised patients launched today.
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The prestigious Wimberley award has been given to joint winners, Scott Mackenzie and Christoffer Nielsen, who both contributed greatly to university life
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A higher percentage of University of Dundee graduates are entering professional occupations than almost any other major UK institution, according to a new survey of university leavers.
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Drugs that were developed to treat Alzheimer’s Disease could be re-purposed to prevent - or even reverse - the damage done to the blood vessels in people who are obese or suffer from type 2 diabetes, according to new research
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Uptake of the University of Dundee’s Access Summer Schools has rocketed this year by over 80%, with over 360 degree applicants taking part in the intensive courses to help them prepare for entry to the University.
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A University of Dundee campaign to fund research into coronaviruses has received a significant donation from a Scottish charitable trust.
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Over 300 nursing students at the University of Dundee, who were scheduled to graduate in November, are set to be awarded their degree early.
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When Ashley Giam left Singapore for the UK, she could not have imagined that the move would lead to her working on potential treatments for the deadliest pandemic the world has seen for a century.
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A drug which reduces the risk of people living with a chronic lung disease from needing antibiotics or emergency hospital treatment could soon be a reality, according to the results of a clinical trial.
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The University of Dundee has been placed 30th in the world in the 2020 Times Higher Education (THE) Golden Age University Rankings
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The University of Dundee and Michelin Scotland Innovation Parc (MSIP) have announced a strategic partnership, with the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding
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Students from the University of Dundee have collaborated with V&A Dundee to create a collection of writing and art inspired by the museum and its galleries.
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Twin sisters Eliza and Melanie Chiswell will this week celebrate all they have achieved at the University of Dundee, despite the cancellation of the Graduation ceremonies they had looked forward to for four years.
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A new consortium to monitor the safety and effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccines has been formed, including the University of Dundee.
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Professor Anita Taylor, Dean of Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art & Design, is among the internationally renowned artists taking part in an online exhibition in support of refugees affected by Covid-19.