Stories from the University of Dundee in 2019 - January to June
Press releases, features, and news from 2019 - January to June
January to June
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A PROTAC COMPOUND developed at the University of Dundee is being made available free of charge by the pharmaceutical company Boehringer Ingelheim through their scientific crowdsourcing platform opnMe.com
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Scotland’s involvement in the Atlantic slave trade is among the topics that will be explored by University of Dundee academics and local artists at a public debate next week.
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Dundee Institute for Healthcare Simulation (DIHS) has taken delivery of a leading-edge surgical robot
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University of Dundee academics whose ground-breaking work transform lives around the world have been hailed by former Rector Stephen Fry.
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Cash registers throughout Dundee can expect a workout when the city’s two universities host a major sport and exercise science conference
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People who eat higher levels of dietary fibre and whole grains have lower rates of non-communicable diseases compared with people who eat lesser amounts, while links for low glycaemic load and low glycaemic index diets are less clear
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The University of Dundee is once again inviting businesses to support some of the UK’s top young artists, designers and architects as they prepare for the biggest event of their careers to date
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University of Dundee students helped local primary school pupils to brush up on their dental health on Friday.
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The University of Dundee Drug Discovery Unit announced a partnership with Takeda, Japan’s largest pharmaceutical company.
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Would the Sydney Opera House be considered as timeless if it was turquoise, or the vast wall of the Hoover Dam as robust in red? Would Rome’s Pantheon still be regarded as resplendent if its iconic dome had been completed in pink?
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Would the Sydney Opera House be considered as timeless if it was turquoise, or the vast wall of the Hoover Dam as robust in red? Would Rome’s Pantheon still be regarded as resplendent if its iconic dome had been completed in pink?
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All our integrated masters (MSci) programmes in Biological and Biomedical Sciences are now fully accredited by the Royal Society of Biology.
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Dr Duncan Pickard received the annotated works of Henry George from the Henry George Foundation and we were delighted to welcome him to the School of Business this week as he offered them up to us as a gift
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One of the country’s foremost cancer researchers will deliver a University of Dundee lecture held in honour of Dr Jacqui Wood.
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Prof. Graeme Martin was in the Netherlands last week presenting at the University of Twente
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A new exhibition that explores perceptions of gender in science will go on display this week at the University of Dundee
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Researchers from the Schools of Life Sciences and Medicine have been awarded a £275,000 grant from Diabetes UK.
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Published by Palgrave Macmillan in the framework of the Campaign on Academic Excellence
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Students and staff at the University of Dundee are getting into celebratory spirit today ahead of Chinese New Year
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Civil Engineering student Callum Ritchie saw off competition from around 200 applicants from across the United Kingdom to secure a Quest Scholarship from the Institute of Civil Engineers (ICE)
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Deputy First Minister John Swinney MSP will visit the University of Dundee later this week to speak to the next generation of teachers in his role as Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills.
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St Valentine’s Day is the day people are encouraged to show affection but it is also the date of one of the most famous unsolved crimes.
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Images captured by the University of Dundee Satellite Receiving Station this afternoon show the full size of Storm Erik, which has already hit the UK
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Brexit could offer greater flexibility for environmental planners in the UK, with Scotland potentially poised to benefit most, according to a recent study
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The University of Dundee will help to inspire the next generation of female scientists when it welcomes around 80 local youngsters to campus tonight
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The University of Dundee, School of Business recently hosted the inaugural conference of the Centre for Qualitative Research in Finance
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A selection of rare books dating back to the early 16th century has gone on display at the University of Dundee, alongside work by artists, designers and writers inspired by them
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University of Dundee researchers have been awarded £700,000 to investigate whether bacteria and other natural products found in the Amazon hold the key to developing new drugs for neglected tropical diseases
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Two postgraduate researchers from the University of Dundee are to showcase the links between crafting and wellbeing at a major international conference
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Dr David Martin is one of three individuals shortlisted for Higher Education Bioscience Teacher of the Year 2019 by the Royal Society of Biology (RSB).
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A new research project investigating what makes a person’s hands unique will call on 5000 ‘citizen scientists’ to contribute images to the world’s first searchable database of the anatomy and variations of the human hand
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More than 150 students and staff from eight countries will come together at Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art & Design next week to explore how V&A Dundee and other local institutions can transform into ‘mobile museums’
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Away from your loved one this Valentine’s Day? Meet the Dundee couple who have the ultimate long-distance relationship.
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The University of Dundee has recorded one of the highest scores in the latest International Student Barometer (ISB)
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The starting gun has been fired on a new initiative to help more University of Dundee athletes go for glory
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A forensic anthropologist who helped identify victims of the 9/11 terror attack on the Pentagon, will share his lessons from the field with members of the public next week when he comes to the University of Dundee
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The University of Dundee’s Drug Discovery Unit has announced a partnership with Takeda
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Ronald Harden, Emeritus Professor of Medical Education at the University of Dundee, has been awarded a prestigious international prize recognising his contribution to healthcare.
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Two curling cousins will represent Great Britain next month as they take to the ice at the World University Winter Games in Siberia
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A University of Dundee Architecture student is building for her future after being awarded a scholarship from one of Scotland’s leading design practices
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Public speaking is a major part of Mishal Dattani’s professional life but the University of Dundee senior student recruitment officer will face an entirely different audience when he appears at the House of Commons tomorrow
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An image captured by the University of Dundee Satellite Receiving Station shows an almost completely cloud-free British Isles, as temperatures reach a record high across parts of the country
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The largest literacy study ever conducted in the UK and Ireland has shown that Scottish pupils had the joint greatest level of reading comprehension amongst the home nations, alongside Northern Ireland
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Smokers in Tayside could help scientists determine if infrared heat therapy could reduce the chances of developing cardiovascular diseases, by giving up one day of their time
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More than 600 athletes from the Universities of Dundee and Abertay will once again go head-to-head as they vie for the coveted Tay Varsity Challenge Trophy
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Researchers from the University of Dundee are inviting members of the public to help them interpret newly released ballistic and chemical datasets that will ultimately help support a fair and just criminal justice system
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University of Dundee students are getting ready to colour their campus as they celebrate Holi, the Hindu festival of colours
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A University of Dundee scientist has been named as the inaugural winner of a new award recognising the UK’s best young researchers in the field of parasitology
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The public will have a royal reason to put their best moustache forward this weekend as they are invited to explore masculinity in a Drag King workshop at the University of Dundee
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An ultramarathon runner who is running 1,725 miles this year in order to fundraise for refugees returning to their homes in the Middle East will make a pit stop in Dundee this week when he is hosted by the University of Dundee
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Dr Robyn Hickerson and her team won the Research Staff Award at Venture 2019 competition.
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A plaque recognising the achievements of Dr Deborah Wake, Honorary Clinical Senior Lecturer at the University of Dundee, has been installed at her former school, Forfar Academy, as part of a UK-wide initiative celebrating female innovators.
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Music and sign language are bringing children around the world together in harmony thanks to an eTwinning project conceived at the University of Dundee.
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Fourteen graduate artists and architects from the University of Dundee will compete for more than £25,000 of prizes when Scotland’s most prestigious celebration of emerging creative talent opens this weekend
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Academics Abroad which is a project designed to raise the profile of the University in key geographies.
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Hill walkers from across the world will have the chance to bag themselves a place in Scottish history this year if they agree to summit one Munro within 12 months
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Researchers at the University of Dundee have provided important new insights into the regulation of cell division, which may ultimately lead to a better understanding of cancer progression
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Members of the public are being invited to do some ‘sole searching’ and get involved in a University of Dundee project aiming to help forensic science take a step forward in creating a new research database
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CEPMLP together with the AIPN, SPE, Energy Institute, IAEE student chapter and Sustainability and Just Transition Student Society were pleased to have Robert Armour, a Non-Executive Director of the UK Oil and Gas Authority
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Dundee’s largest amateur sporting event ended with a resounding victory for the University of Dundee this year, as they retained the Tay Varsity Challenge Trophy.
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Researchers from the University of Dundee have developed new chemical sensor for cocaine that may lead to potential new point of seizure tests for police officers, customs officers, prison officers and medical professionals who routinely test for control
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Could you be tried for shooting a gun you’ve never touched? Does DNA always hold the answer? These are some of the questions to be answered at a new series of events allowing members of the public to learn about forensic science while relaxing in the pub.
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Mr Ronnie Bowie has been elected Chair of Court, the University’s governing body, and will serve a period of three years from 1 August 2019
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The University of Dundee’s Professor Niamh Nic Daeid will this week represent the institution at one of the largest global celebrations of science
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Professor John Peters was presented with a FaME Award for session 2018-2019.
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Move over Valentine, St Patrick’s Day may well be the most romantic day of the year, at least for two University of Dundee graduates
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Studying abroad can be one of the most rewarding experiences for students, but undertaking a degree in a foreign country can also make them miss the sights and sounds of home
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Historic texts held by the University of Dundee have been dusted down by a group of students to kick-start a creative chain reaction.
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Exscientia, a world leader in artificial intelligence (“AI”) driven drug discovery and a spinout company of the University of Dundee announced today that it has entered a three-year AI drug discovery partnership with leading biopharma company Celgene
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Fifty-one posters were presented over the two sessions and were judged by postgraduate students and early career researchers.
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Drugs traditionally used to treat blood pressure and heart disease are to be given to lung disease patients to see if they can be beneficial, in a trial involving the Universities of Aberdeen and Dundee
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A special screening at the University of Dundee will add a new chapter in the story of one of silent cinema’s most beloved pictures
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Professor Alessio Ciulli is recognised as one of a handful of key players world-wide in opening up and pushing forward this exciting field of research and development.
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This is the second year that our MSc Professional Accountancy students have been invited to visit the ACCA headquarters in Glasgow
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Grace Chocolates is an inspirational Scottish business setup in 2017. The business manufactures handmade chocolates with the support of women who have touched the Scottish criminal justice system and are choosing to make positive changes in their lives.
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The University of Dundee is one of the international partners in a major new research project examining how technologists can learn from people with disabilities – and support them in the future
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Theresia (Betty) Sumarno and Asimenia Karydaki were invited to give a presentation at Oil and Gas and Just Transition Initiative Conference in Trinidad
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Proposals by political parties to plant thousands of trees to meet carbon targets should be secondary to conserving our tropical rainforests, a University of Dundee expert has said.
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One of the UK's leading sculptors returned to his alma mater this week, as he donated a sculpture to the University of Dundee.
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Football manager Craig Levein has become the 250,000th volunteer to join a Scotland-wide effort to help shape the medicines of the future
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Dr Keith Dinnie, Head of Management and Marketing at the School of Business (UDSB), has returned from Tokyo where he was invited by the Japan Transport and Tourism Research Institute (JTTRI)
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He may only be 10-years-old, but one of Dundee’s youngest comic producers is set to become a star attraction at the city’s largest geek gathering next week
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Targets to eliminate pain after surgery are a major cause of the opioid crisis in several countries, according to a new report co-authored by Professor Lesley Colvin of the University of Dundee.
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Scotland’s sunniest city made it to the top spot beating nine other Scottish locations listed in the Sunday Times 2019 Best Place to Live Guide.
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Patients with rheumatoid arthritis are likely to experience the same level of cardiovascular benefits from statins as other individuals without incurring additional risks, according to new research
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Researchers at the Centre for Gene Regulation and Expression have discovered that PI3KCA oncogene changes how cells require their protein contents to be made.
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Researchers from the University of Dundee have shown that a drug previously used to treat Type II diabetes could potentially be used to protect against cancer
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The commonly used diabetes drug metformin could reverse the harmful thickening of heart muscle that leads to cardiovascular disease, according to a study at the University of Dundee
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Director for MSc Programmes, recently visited China University of Petroleum-Beijing (CUPB) and Guangzhou College (GCU) of South China University of Technology
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Latest research from Professor Kim Dale and collaborators has uncovered further knowledge into the developmental segmentation process which may also impact on our understanding of diseases such as cancer.
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Students from the University of Dundee have designed and developed several innovative augmented reality apps for medical education and training
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An Alessi lab PhD student working closely with the Ciulli lab has published an improved HaloPROTAC method to induce post–translational knockdown of endogenous proteins.
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Research into the collective behaviour of cells led by Dr Rastko Sknepnek of the Mathematical & Computational Biology Research Cluster is shedding light on processes such as embryo development, wound healing and cancer development
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Professor Huang's team is currently working on diagnosing and treating cancer using a combination of imaging techniques such as MRI, ultrasound, lasers and CT
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Professor Jonathan Knappett of the Geotechnical Engineering & Fluid Mechanics Research Cluster is looking at how vegetation can protect unstable slopes from the damaging effects of threats such as earthquakes, landslides and extreme storms
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STAR-Dundee, a world-leading provider of spacecraft electronics, has its roots very firmly in the University of Dundee’s School of Science and Engineering
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Don’t pick an argument with the University of Dundee – we have our own Centre for Argument Technology (ARG-tech)
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The VAMPIRE (Vascular Assessment and Measurement Platform for Images of the REtina) research programme is developing image analysing software applications which can assist with prediction of serious health conditions
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The University of Dundee’s Leverhulme Research Centre for Forensic Science (LRCFS) is tasked with ‘disrupting positively’ forensic science
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A new exhibition exploring what it means to be queer will go on display at the University of Dundee this month
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It may sound like an irrational fear, but what is the likelihood of being tried for firing a gun you have never touched
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A Dundee woman who founded a pioneering charity to help people living with a rare disease has inspired the artwork of a local student
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A University of Dundee student hopes to stampede to fundraising success this weekend as he runs the London Marathon dressed as a rhino
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The deadly parasite Leishmania has been travelling the world for millions of years, catching flights between humans, dogs and other animals throughout history and causing an untold number of deaths
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Dr Norin Arshed, Senior Lecturer in Entrepreneurship and Innovation in the School of Business, has just been appointed by the Scottish Government as Independent Advisor to the Minister for Business, Fair Work and Skills for Women in Enterprise
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Dr Stephen Kelley has joined the School as a lecturer in pharmacology as part of the D’Arcy Thompson Unit.
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We are delighted to announce the sponsorship of our latest Dundee Stars ice hockey player for the 2019/20 season
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Last month (February) saw our Specialist Business Skills for Success programme run for the second time this academic year with the Business Schools MSc students.
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Dr Keith Dinnie, Head of Management and Marketing at the School of Business (UDSB), delivered the opening presentation at the ‘Food Tourism Innovation 2019 Workshop
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Our Biological Sciences courses have climbed two places in the Complete University Guide rankings for 2020.
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The achievements of eight individuals will be celebrated at this year’s University of Dundee Awards Ceremony and Networking Lunch, at the Dundee and Angus Chamber of Commerce on Thursday 2 May
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The University of Dundee showcases innovative and thought-provoking work from emerging digital pioneers at the Computing Degree Show 2019
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The University of Dundee will share in a new €36.5million, European-wide grant for the European Lead Factory, a public-private partnership to transform drug targets into new medicines.
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President Trump’s decision to withdraw the United States from the Paris Agreement on climate change could make it an international pariah, a University of Dundee expert believes
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Professor Andreas Melzer, of the University of Dundee, has been elected to join the prestigious Fellowship of the Academy of Medical Sciences
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Professor Graeme Martin from the School of Business has been appointed as a non-executive Board Member for NHS Tayside by the Cabinet Secretary for Health for four years from 1 January, 2019
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The life and work of a pioneering textile artist, designer and teacher is to be celebrated in the next exhibition at the University of Dundee’s Lamb Gallery
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Research carried out at the University of Dundee has shown the scale of plastic pollution in the Firth of Forth to be much worse than previously thought
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All art students face several arduous years dedicated to their creative labours but for Iliana Francia-Elliott, who found out she was pregnant with her second child partway through her studies, the journey was particularly tough
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University of Dundee alumna Johanna Basford OBE has shared how her final year studying at Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design (DJCAD) was the key to developing her signature style
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Professor Hari Hundal and Dr Sarah McKim were named winners in their respective categories.
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How important is DNA in court proceedings? While often cited in fiction and on screen, how reliable is an individual’s genetic code in securing a conviction or proving a person’s innocence?
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The University of Dundee’s renowned comics artists and writers have produced a new publication raising awareness of coeliac disease.
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We have now achieved silver for our sustainable way of working in our laboratory areas.
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When working as a senior NHS registrar in the late 1980s Professor Bob Steele was struck by how many of the patients with bowel cancer died. Then he moved to Nottingham, where trials of bowel cancer screening were happening.
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Cereals provide more calories in the human diet than any other source and their grains underpin beer and whisky production across the globe but we have ‘barley’ begun to harvest the secrets of our cereals, says a University of Dundee plant scientist
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The University of Dundee has been rated among the world’s best universities in terms of the impact of its scientific research in the 2019 CWTS Leiden Rankings.
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A University of Dundee academic will work with the Scottish Government as it attempts to increase the number of women entrepreneurs in Scotland
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An international organisation championing female comics creators will host its first event in Dundee, the spiritual home of the British comics industry, later this month.
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The University of Dundee has won the United Nation’s prestigious Risk Award for pioneering floating homes that allow families in developing countries to survive natural disasters while producing food, water, energy and sustainable livelihood options
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The past few years have brought about the most profound shift in the global narcotics trade for decades, according to a leading figure in international drug control efforts who will give a public lecture at the University of Dundee next month
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Green-fingered families could become plant scientists and explore the power of plants this weekend as the University of Dundee and the James Hutton Institute host a free celebration of flowers and fauna at the University’s Botanic Garden
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More than 350 students from 21 countries spread across three continents are exhibiting at the 2019 Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art & Design and Architecture Degree Show
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A University of Dundee graduate hopes to leave moviegoers spellbound this week, as his own magical touch transports them to the fantasy world of Aladdin.
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Scotland’s ties to Malawi will break new ground this week when a new garden celebrating the links between the two countries is revealed to the public
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Dundee’s precious metals heritage will be connected to its growing contemporary reputation for design when a prestigious exhibition and gathering of silversmiths takes place in the city later this month.
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Around 60 aspiring entrepreneurs from across Scotland’s Universities are now through to the next stage of Scotland’s leading academic enterprise programme.
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Changes to Police Scotland’s stop and search policy have made it a leader in European law enforcement, a University of Dundee expert has said
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A new test which could detect a person’s risk of getting a chest infection within minutes has been trialled by scientists at the University of Dundee
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Theresia (Betty) Sumarno, the President for IAEE UoD Student Chapter, was invited to present one of her major findings in her PhD thesis at the International Conference held by International Association for Energy Economics
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The University of Dundee has been named Scotland’s top university at The Herald Higher Education Awards
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Researchers have revealed atomic-resolution images of how an E3 ubiquitin ligase enzyme latches on to its protein partners.
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Encouraging children to do strength-based exercises could play a vital role in their physical development, a study suggests.
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The proceedings of the Strategic Conversation focusing on digital evidence hosted by the Leverhulme Research Centre for Forensic Science have been published online.
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Scientists at the University of Dundee and Boehringer Ingelheim have made an important first stride toward drugging undruggable cancer targets.
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David Nicolls, a Principal Investigator at the University of Dundee from 1976 until 2000, has been elected a Fellow of the Royal Society (FRS).
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A luxury eco treehouse designed in the style of V&A Dundee is set for the grounds of the city’s Taypark House Hotel after a competition win by two Architecture students at the University of Dundee.
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In an effort to eliminate period poverty, the University of Dundee has announced a pioneering plan to expand the availability of its free sanitary products to include its 3,000 online learners, some as far away as Tanzania and New Zealand
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A mix of industry, enterprise and academic collaboration is at the heart of Dundee’s success in the videogames sector and can be harnessed to drive growth in the industry across Scotland
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Retinal scans studied by advanced artificial intelligence could warn people living with diabetes if they are at risk of heart failure
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A University of Dundee scientist has been awarded £1.4 million from Cancer Research UK to develop research that could bring a ceasefire to cellular warfare taking place within our DNA that can cause blood cancers such as Leukaemia.
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All parents returning to education face additional challenges so when Iliana Francia-Elliott found out she was pregnant with her second child partway through her studies she knew she had a major decision to make.
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A University of Dundee lecturer will watch on with pride as her son graduates from the institution this week – only to do the same herself 48 hours later.
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The University of Dundee is challenging the technologists of tomorrow to explore the Artificial Intelligence used by the likes of Alexa and Siri to help people with the most complex disabilities.
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The University of Dundee is one of the world’s top 100 universities for research quality.
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Ian Kelsall and Jiazhen Zhang, two postdoc’s in Philip Cohen’s lab, have discovered the function of HOIL-1.
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Five University of Dundee students will attempt to make waves in the world of rowing this weekend when they take part in one of the UK’s top elite rowing competitions
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World record-breaking adventurer and University Rector Mark Beaumont has been announced as the inaugural Ambassador for the Centre for Entrepreneurship at the University of Dundee
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The University of Dundee has awarded an Honorary Doctorate to Dr Samantha Budd Haeberlein who is Vice President of Late Stage Clinical Development at Biogen.
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One of Britain’s greatest Olympians is backing University of Dundee rowers to make a splash at the country’s most prestigious women’s regatta this weekend
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A University of Dundee graduate will receive the red carpet treatment when her latest movie is showcased at the Edinburgh International Film Festival (EIFF)
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Well known for sniffing out crime and aiding the disabled, dogs might soon find themselves a spot in school, according to a Headteacher from a remote school in the Highlands who will graduate from the University of Dundee this week
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A student who reported to the European Parliament on the effect that conditions at the Calais refugee camp were having on the mental health of residents has won the University of Dundee’s most prestigious undergraduate award
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A University of Dundee graduate who overcame significant and persistent mental health issues during her studies says the experiences are driving her ambition to become a doctor and help others in need of support
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Pupils from Bathgate Academy have won the 2019 Strathmore Trophy computing competition
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A new way of detecting liver disease decades before it can become fatal has been developed by a team of scientists at the University of Dundee and NHS Tayside
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America’s controversial gun culture may be the divisive legacy of one of the country’s most famous folk heroes, a University of Dundee expert has said
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A University of Dundee student who has worked for some of fashion’s biggest names is swapping the life of a catwalk model for business models with the launch of a new venture
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Babies and toddlers can aid science and brush up on their painting skills as part of a major University of Dundee study