Stories from the University of Dundee in 2023 - January to June
Press releases, features, and news from 2023 - January to June
January to June
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Children Express Their Own Experiences
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A Bangalore student whose mental health experiences have inspired his academic career has won a prestigious scholarship honouring Scotland’s first non-white elected politician.
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A more accurate approach to predicting fractures due to osteoporosis could help protect patients, particularly people with multiple health conditions, according to research from the Universities of Dundee and Edinburgh.
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Potato is the third most important food crop in the world and consumed by over a billion people. Pathogens can destroy entire crops and thereby threaten food security.
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Interview with the United Nations Convention Against Corruption Coalition
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Tom Williams, who has been working as a postdoctoral researcher in Adrien Rousseau’s group since 2019 has been awarded the British Society for Cell Biology (BSCB) postdoctoral researcher medal for 2023.
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The ground-breaking work of women in art and science is celebrated as part of a new University of Dundee exhibition.
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Transitions in older adults with intellectual disabilities are relatively understudied and can operate in ways that differ from typically developing older people.
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Stephen Fry has lavished praise on University of Dundee staff and students for their success in involving the public in academic research projects.
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New work from the University of Dundee reveals a basic feature of how our genomes are organized, and our genes are processed. This work has been published in the journal eLife.
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Chosen for an internship through the Saltire Scholars programme by Entrepreneurial Scotland, Matthew Gibson-Smith had the opportunity to experience life in an American law firm.
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The impact of Academic Transition on Learner Identity in an FE setting
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A drug developed at the University of Dundee for a neglected tropical disease could be repurposed to treat leukaemia following Fast Track Designation by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
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This paper explores the pre-transition preparation experiences of parents of 6th class children from two single sex primary schools in an area of social disadvantage in the Republic of Ireland.
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Our annual Honours Project Symposium returned as an in-person event for the first time in three years last month.
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As more than 1000 international students begin life at Dundee, one of the University’s most established clubs is showing how participation in sports can help bring together people from around the world.
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A long-term commitment to working in equitable partnership has the capability to enrich lives both in Scotland and Africa, the Scottish Parliament has heard.
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A new University of Dundee spinout opportunity hopes to create vaccines against Strep A as well as novel vaccines for other human and animal diseases, while reducing our reliance on antibiotics.
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A University of Dundee scientist has been awarded one of the most prestigious prizes in his field in recognition of his pioneering research into neurodegenerative disorders and work to develop novel therapies for Parkinson’s disease.
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Narratives of study skills and support.
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Stroke, trauma, and cancer care in Scotland could be transformed as part of a ground-breaking new partnership.
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An International Systematic Literature Review
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International Emmy nominated actress Joanna Vanderham has joined a Scotland-wide effort to help shape medicines of the future
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A breast cancer survivor who has spent 20 years supporting research into the disease has been presented with a unique commemorative gift celebrating her achievement in raising £100,000 through the sale of homemade tablet.
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Federico (Fede) Pelisch has been appointed to the eLife Board of Directors.
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To mark Data Protection Day (28 January), we explore how Data Safe Havens prioritise and maintain personal data protection and privacy when it comes to public health data.
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Working with some of the city’s most disadvantaged young people could help to transform the futures of University of Dundee students, a local charity has said.
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Monday January 30th, 2023 marks the fourth World Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) Day, supporting a global movement to end NTDs.
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Nurses who worked in critical care during the COVID pandemic are at an increased risk of mental health problems, according to a new study.
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Engrained negative thinking about postsecondary prospects is contributing to high levels of youth unemployment in Scotland’s most disadvantaged communities, according to new research from the University of Dundee and The Kelvin Centre.
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A University of Dundee student’s love of ice hockey, and the digital content it inspired her to create, has helped her land a job in her dream industry before she even graduates.
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Review of the Year 2021/2 took place last week with the Dean, Julian Blow sharing the highlights of activity within the School from 2022.
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Doreen Cantrell has been named the British recipient of the Feldberg Prize 2023 from the Feldberg Foundation.
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The 8 big worries about studying abroad and why you shouldn’t have them.
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One of Britain’s leading legal figures will discuss how political and social upheaval is influencing human rights law at an event hosted at the University of Dundee.
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Chiara Maniaci has become the latest MRC PPU group leader and has now opened her laboratory.
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Scottish Government Minister, Mr Ivan McKee, recently visited Jakarta to find out more.
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A University of Dundee project could transform how sensitive research data is stored following a major funding award
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The founder of a socially conscious Scottish beer company is to dispense advice to the country’s next generation of business stars at a special University of Dundee event
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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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Presentation to the Scottish Public Information Forum
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An international collaboration led by scientists at the University of Dundee has discovered one potential roadblock to spinal cord regeneration in humans.
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Importance of habitus and capitals when analysing student choice and transitions.
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Across Dundee and surrounding areas, the nimble fingers of more than 100 volunteer stitchers have been bringing the story of Dundee to life – in tapestry form.
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University of Dundee expertise has contributed to a Scottish project being identified by UNESCO as a global exemplar of environmental management
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Students at the University of Dundee have taken inspiration from stories and memories of people who have lived and worked in and around the city to create a range of original artworks
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The University of Dundee has welcomed two students from Ukraine’s Dnipro State Medical University, who have travelled to Scotland to train at Dundee's School of Medicine
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A major retrospective exhibition paying tribute to legendary comics artist Ian Kennedy has opened at the University of Dundee.
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The great business minds of the University of Dundee have been celebrated after they were crowned the winners of an annual competition championing entrepreneurship
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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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The report will contribute to the refresh of the Scottish Government's 2019 Learning for Sustainability Action Plan.
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The University of Dundee is once again a partner of this year’s Dundee Women’s Festival, with staff and students leading 16 of the events set to take place next month.
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The University of Dundee is working with institutes in Ghana to improve existing drug discovery capacity in the region and establish a drug discovery hub
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Film screenings can significantly enhance the wellbeing of elderly care home residents according to University of Dundee research that has informed a new resource for staff in Scottish homes.
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From the Post school transitions for young people with disabilities collection.
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A University of Dundee spinout company specialising in diabetes care is helping Muslim people with the condition to fast safely during Ramadan.
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Dundee is one of six cities across Europe to have joined forces to enable their citizens to implement nature-based solutions to issues such as air pollution and mental health problems
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A University of Dundee researcher has been named as one of the UK’s leading women entrepreneurs in recognition of her “game-changing” ideas.
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Dozens of secondary school girls are celebrating International Women’s Day by trying their hands at engineering activities at the University of Dundee.
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Professor Kim Dale, Principal Investigator in the Division of Molecular Cell and Developmental Biology has been awarded a Medical Research Council (MRC) Research Grant.
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One of the world’s most prestigious exhibitions of drawing has opened for entries and is set for Dundee, giving Scottish visitors the opportunity to view beautiful and thought-provoking work by practitioners from across the globe.
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The Leverhulme Research Centre for Forensic Science is once again collaborating with the public to improve the robustness of forensic science.
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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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Congratulations to all our graduands and to our undergraduate students who have been awarded prizes by the School of Science and Engineering
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The University of Dundee’s Professor Jason Swedlow, a global pioneer in the field of bioimaging, has received an honorary Order of the British Empire in recognition of his stellar research career.
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More than 600 athletes from the Universities of Dundee and Abertay will next week take to the pool, field, track, court and elsewhere in pursuit of the 2023 Tay Varsity Challenge Trophy.
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Exploring homecare transitions for carers of people living with dementia in Scotland.
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Research from the University of Dundee has discovered new details on how plants perceive and then respond to disease causing microbes. This work has been published in the journal Current Biology.
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A dozen University of Dundee graduates will this weekend take their place among the country’s best young creative talent at a prestigious national exhibition.
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New work from the University of Dundee reveals new insights into the action of CDK1, a kinase that plays important and essential roles in cell proliferation. This work has been published in the journal Cell Reports.
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Professor Sir Philip Cohen was last night celebrated for his outstanding scientific career when he received a Lifetime Achievement Award at Scotland’s Life Sciences Awards 2023 ceremony.
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University of Dundee researchers will work with people who use drugs to create a short film that aims to inform their peers about how their data is used in research
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The University of Dundee has been commended for its support of medical students displaced by the war in Ukraine
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Five University of Dundee academics are among the newest Fellows elected to the Royal Society of Edinburgh (RSE).
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Ending performance related payments for NHS GPs in Scotland was associated with a decline in the reported quality of some aspects of care, according to a new paper co-authored by researchers from the University of Dundee and Edinburgh.
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The Venture 2023 New Business Ideas Final brought together candidates that are all on their first steps of bringing their hard work and ideas into a reality.
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A major international summit could be the last hope in ensuring safe and sustainable water supplies for the planet, a University of Dundee expert has warned.
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The lives of those lost during the pandemic will be among those honoured at the launch of a new memorial garden in Dundee.
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The University of Dundee yesterday emerged triumphant in their annual mega-derby with Abertay University to retain the Tay Varsity Challenge Trophy.
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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.
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A researcher at the University of Dundee has been awarded £1.5 million to undertake ground-breaking research into type 1 diabetes.
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The University of Dundee has praised the outstanding work of Girlguiding Scotland as the Student Volunteer Organisation of the Year Award was announced
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The Centre for Entrepreneurship was delighted to introduce the McGhee Award at the Venture 2023 New Business Ideas competition.
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The University of Dundee is to play a leading role in a Europe-wide project exploring whether artificial intelligence can improve outcomes for patients with high blood pressure.
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In February, as the one-year anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine approached, medical students Olesia Strelchenia and Viktoriia Zemliana found themselves in completely new territory hundreds of miles away from home
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Ukrainian refugees who were forced to flee their homeland are to receive free dental health advice at an event hosted by University of Dundee students.
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A University of Dundee academic has been identified as one of the future stars of science.
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The Tartan exhibition features exhibits from alumni and Vivien Westwood.
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Priyanka Joshi reflects on her journey of winning the Enterprise Challenge and Venture Competition 2022.
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A researcher from the University of Dundee has produced a new book exploring how to tell Scotland’s history in the context of calls to decolonise institutions and curricula
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The University of Dundee will enable healthcare professionals from across the world to learn highly specialised stroke treatment skills that will in turn save lives and improve outcomes internationally.
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An international study involving hundreds of Dundee children has found that the most frequently prescribed medication for the treatment of ADHD in children and adolescents is safe to use long-term
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The CO-CONNECT project team has been recognised for their work in making COVID-19 response data FAIR: Findable, Accessible, Interoperable or Reusable
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Effective transitions from College to University in Scotland
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This study explored, in detail, the development of student identity as students transition to university, during the global COVID-19 pandemic.
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Researchers at the University of Dundee have developed the first guidelines for evaluation of an important component of social prescribing.
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Dundee comic artists and healthcare professionals have come together to create an informative guide aiming to help children and young people navigate intensive care
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A plaque has been installed at Dundee Crematorium to commemorate the ‘silent teachers’ who selflessly gifted their bodies for anatomical teaching, training and research
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World-leading and collaborative research undertaken at the University of Dundee has been honoured at one of the Life Sciences sector’s most prestigious award ceremonies.
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A postgraduate researcher from the University of Dundee has battled through the agony of a severe double arm break, and the resulting challenges it caused her work, to win an award celebrating the art of medal making.
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The latest research from Professor Paul Birch and colleagues has discovered details of how major crop pathogens cause infection.
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Life Sciences staff make DUSA Student Led Teaching Awards shortlist
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The School of Life Sciences Annual Research Symposium returned to Crieff Hydro after a 4-year hiatus.
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Transitions to Higher Education for Care-Experienced Students.
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Thousands of visitors are expected to flock to the University of Dundee next month when one of the city’s biggest annual celebrations of art opens to the public
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Dr Susan Wyllie has been awarded the prestigious C.A. Wright Memorial Medal from the British Society for Parasitology in recognition of her outstanding contribution to the discipline.
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Researchers at the University of Dundee have thanked members of the public who funded the purchase of new technology that could lead to new treatments for Parkinson’s disease.
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Three UDOTS staff members have been nominated for this year’s Student-Led Teaching Awards (SLTA).
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Latest research from the Universities of Dundee and Bristol has determined key details on the formation of large-scale functional structures during early embryonic development.
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An interdisciplinary and multi-partner project based on Baxter Park, Dundee
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Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art & Design students who produced the short animated short Frankenphiast received a winning award at the Dingle Animation event in Ireland.
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Julia has just been awarded with a 'Top Project Award from an Accredited Degree Programme' by the Royal Society of Biology, attending an awards ceremony in London this month.
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Insights from the 2023 ‘What Kids Are Reading Report’, a nationwide study including more than 40,000 Scottish pupils, reveals that children read 24% more books than in the previous year.
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A University of Dundee graduate who passed away hours after giving birth to her daughter has been honoured by classmates at an event in Fife.
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Two Dundee students were last week commended for their academic aptitude and outstanding contribution to community life at the annual targetjobs Undergraduate of the Year awards.
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Nearly half of all senior hospital doctors in Scotland aged 50 and over intend to retire before normal pension age, according to a new report from the University of Dundee.
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May 1, 2023 marks the 25th Anniversary of the official opening of the Wellcome Trust Building.
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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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University of Dundee spinout company Tay Therapeutics has announced a licensing deal potentially worth over $50 million in upfront and milestone payments, plus royalties.
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Dr Ralitsa Madsen has opened an Independent Investigator laboratory within the MRC Protein Phosphorylation and Ubiquitylation Unit (MRC PPU).
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Care experienced young people are more likely to leave compulsory schooling with fewer qualifications than their non-care experienced peers.
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Experiencing Transitions with Jim Mann, Dementia Educator and Advocate
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Dr David Booth and Dr Claire Hepburn were named amongst the winners of the annual Dundee University Student Association (DUSA) student-led teaching awards.
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A study that could lead to the development of new treatments for people living with Parkinson’s disease has launched at the University of Dundee.
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University of Dundee spinout Amphista Therapeutics today announced the delivery of the first discovery milestone under a collaboration and licence agreement with global biopharmaceutical company Bristol Myers Squibb.
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The University of Dundee is helping Fife students through the financial squeeze with the opening of a new pantry.
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Dan Neill has joined the Division of Molecular Microbiology, as Senior Lecturer.
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Professor Andrew Hopkins, founder and Chief Executive of Exscientia plc and an Honorary Professor at the University of Dundee, has been elected a Fellow of the Royal Society.
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Dr Claire Hepburn, a Lecturer from the D’Arcy Thompson Unit, has passed her probation period at the University.
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Each cohort of international students living in Dundee’s parliamentary constituencies generates £275 million for the UK economy, according to a new report published today.
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Third year undergraduate Biological Sciences student Jennie Yang has been awarded a prestigious Gatsby Undergraduate Studentship.
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Dr Will Farnaby, Principal Investigator in the Centre for Targeted Protein Degradation (CeTPD), has been awarded a Wellcome Trust Early Career Award.
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The occurrence of chronic pain is highly comorbid, presenting alongside other long-term conditions, including depression, heart disease and diabetes, negatively impacting the quality of life of those affected.
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The golden girl of British athletics has joined a marathon Scotland-wide initiative to boost medical research.
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Thursday will see the University of Dundee host the first event of its kind, bringing together leading experts to discuss the transition to a low carbon economy.
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University of Dundee experts have received national recognition for their outstanding contribution to their respective fields.
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Sean Whittaker's presentation to the Centre for Law and the Environment
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There has been a rise in Elective Home Education (EHE) as a result of the global pandemic and with this, an anticipated increase in EHE students applying to Higher Education Institutions (HEIs).
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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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Programme leads have been appointed for two new taught postgraduate courses that will commence in the autumn.
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Postgraduate students from the University of Dundee are helping to shape the development of rural ’20-minute neighbourhoods’ (20MNs) throughout Angus.
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Insights into the collaborative creative process behind the Union Street Transformation Project.
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The ability of graphic design to change our lives is being explored at a new exhibition hosted by the University of Dundee.
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CeTPD Outreach is a public engagement sub-team branching in the new Centre for Targeted Protein Degradation as part of the University’s School of Life Sciences.
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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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Forced relocation is not always experienced as a single occurrence or event in time.
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Kate Storey is stepping down from co-leadership of the Division of Molecular, Cell and Developmental Biology (MCDB). Jens Januschke will join Tom Owen-Hughes as joint divisional lead.
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Femi David shares his transformative journey as an international student.
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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 at the University of Dundee have received funding of £4.4 million to explore how our genes can be ‘video-edited’ to develop new drugs for cancer, neurodegeneration and other diseases.
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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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Tata Consultancy Services is an IT services, consulting and business solutions organization that has been partnering with many of the world’s largest businesses in their transformation journeys for over 55 years.
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Professor Sir Pete Downes, former Principal and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Dundee, will this month receive an honorary degree from the institution he led for a decade.
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The importance of investing in Dundee’s Life Sciences Innovation District was highlighted as leaders of the city’s key institutions welcomed the publication of the Scottish Government’s Innovation Strategy.
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New collaborative research led by the recently appointed University of Dundee Professor Marcus Lee.
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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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A dead lover, traces of poison and series of letters that led to a middle-class woman on the stand – the case of Madeleine Smith held all the characteristics of a scandal to rock Victorian Scotland
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Teachers come together in collaboration to create latest Voices of the World video, to support pupils in learning words and Makaton signs.
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Several DJCAD students win at awards ceremony.
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A design concept that could transform construction of offshore wind turbines has received a major international award.
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The achievements of more than 4000 students will be celebrated next week when the University of Dundee hosts its Summer Graduation ceremonies at Caird Hall.
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Researchers from the University of Dundee have made an important discovery that helps explain why south Asian type 2 diabetes patients are diagnosed at a younger age than Europeans and subsequently experience poorer outcomes.
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Our Principal and Vice-Chancellor has been voted to lead the representative organisation for Scotland's higher education sector
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Professor Dario Alessi, Director of the Medical Research Council Protein Phosphorylation and Ubiquitylation Unit (MRC-PPU) in the School of Life Sciences, has been awarded an OBE in the King’s Birthday Honours list
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Life has proved stranger than fiction for a University of Dundee student who has collected a degree on her first ever visit to the city.
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A student who has continuously worked toward improving equality and diversity in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) subjects has received the most prestigious award given to University of Dundee students
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A Palestinian student who left his war-torn homeland to take up a Humanitarian Scholarship at the University of Dundee thanked all those who helped him settle in the city ahead of his Graduation.
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A University of Dundee lecturer who has received her PhD is combining her personal experiences and legal expertise to help transform the lives of other disabled people.
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A student who travelled more than 4500 miles for a fresh start after experiencing multiple personal challenges says her graduation from the University of Dundee vindicates her decision.
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Identical twins Brianna and Shanna McDonald have graduated with identical degrees three years after they swapped West Dundee, Illinois, for the west end of Dundee, Scotland.
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The University of Dundee will this month begin work on a new sustainability project that will ultimately create a forest celebrating its postgraduate researchers while offsetting carbon emissions.
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Leanne Moore is set to step into a new role after crossing the Caird Hall stage while Wanda, her beloved guide dog, is getting ready to step down from hers
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Researchers at the University of Dundee have found that genetic factors can predict the risk of unwanted side-effects of statins, allowing doctors to take a personalised prescribing approach to improve patient outcomes.
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WCAIR has recently published its 6 year report, sharing our achievements since inception back in 2017.
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As the world continues to grapple with the urgent need to address climate change, more and more people are stepping up to act. Among them is, Rachael Livingstone, second-year Architecture student at DJCAD, University of Dundee.
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A University of Dundee scientist has been awarded a highly prestigious prize that aims to help outstanding young researchers further their work.
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Participants of Scotland + Venice Professional Development Programme announced