Stories from the University of Dundee in 2023 - July to December
Press releases, features, and news from 2023 - July to December
July to December
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University to establish new Binks Institute for Sustainability
The University of Dundee is creating a new Sustainability Institute which will attend to the critical need for contemporary societies to confront the climate crisis and to facilitate ways of living in environmentally sustainable ways.
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Another successful MCh (Orth) year
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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How to assess scientific research: reflections on the 10th anniversary of DORA
On the 10th anniversary of the San Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment (DORA), six panellists reviewed the initiative's impact on the way research is assessed
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University accredited as Real Living Wage employer
The University of Dundee has been accredited as a Real Living Wage employer.
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New study could sow seeds of change for barley
It may be known as the basis of whisky but scientists at two of Scotland’s leading scientific institutions have been tasked with distilling a new future for barley.
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UK CORI publishes first annual report on Research Integrity
The report highlights ongoing efforts to ensure UK research is trustworthy, ethical, and responsible, and identifies areas for further work.
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New Training Facility Recreates Fire Scenes to help Investigations
On the 5th of July 2023 a new Fire Investigation Training & Research Facility was opened in Aberdeenshire
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Dundee scientist elected to elite scientific association
Professor Kees Weijer has been chosen to join the prestigious European Molecular Biology Organisation (EMBO), an organisation of leading researchers that promotes excellence in the life sciences in Europe and beyond.
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School of Life Sciences receives Athena Swan Silver Award for Gender Equality
University of Dundee School of Life Sciences was awarded an Athena Swan Silver Award under the new Athena Swan charter.
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Eden Project Dundee planning application to be submitted this autumn
A planning application for Eden Project Dundee is due to be submitted this autumn, following an extensive consultation process
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School of Science and Engineering 2022/23 summer prize-winners
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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Double success in Society for Academic Primary Care awards 2023
Congratulations to the winners
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Successful Saltire Scholars!
The University of Dundee Careers Service is proud that we have several students away on international and Scotland based placements after they were successful in their applications to the Saltire Scholar Internship Programme.
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UDOTS Programmes re-accredited by RCS England
Two UDOTS degree programmes have been re-accredited by the Royal College of Surgeons of England (RCSEng).
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A trip down memory lane for Anatomy and Human Identification
The University’s Centre for Anatomy and Human Identification has a long and rich history, dating back to 1889. Join us as we look back on how teaching Anatomy has changed over the years.
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Lab-designed love
A 'smelly old chemistry lab' might seem an unpromising location for romance, but it was in such a place that Professor Sir Philip Cohen met his future wife, Tricia. The couple would go on to develop what was an underappreciated field of research.
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A sustainable jewellery business that sparkles
Tara Mansell graduated from Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art & Design (DJCAD) in 2020 with a degree in Jewellery & Metal Design amidst the first wave of the coronavirus pandemic.
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3D placenta model could transform healthcare in pregnancy
A placenta on a chip developed at the University of Dundee has the potential to transform research into life-threatening conditions in pregnancy.
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From Dundee to Strasbourg
English Law LLB alumnus Judge Tim Eicke KC, the UK Judge at the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR), returned to the University in February to give a lecture on Crises in Europe: a view from the Strasbourg Court.
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Doubling donations, securing success
As a Robertson Scholar, young Scots can access world-class learning experiences at the University of Dundee with a programme of support based on ability rather than financial capacity.
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A touch of tartan
From Dundee to New York, tartan is a hot topic of conversation for the University and V&A Dundee this year with a celebration of the Scottish fabric at home and abroad.
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Finding the good in grief
There may be few certainties in life, but one unavoidable experience that we will all deal with is death.
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Changing lives through art
Art can be a real source of therapy for people at any age and stage of life. For 37-year-old Euan Rutter, art helped transform his life and he’s now using it to transform the lives of others.
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Giving back to support the future of others
Scholarships and bursaries are a lifeline for many students who struggle financially during their academic careers. Thanks to the generosity of alumni like David Peattie, students at the University can access these life-changing opportunities.
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Helping students during the cost of living crisis
Rising living costs, the energy crisis and the ongoing impact of the Covid-19 pandemic have caused our student community significant challenges in recent years and this continues today.
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Innovating for the city
The University’s new Centre for Targeted Protein Degradation (CeTPD) is not only raising hopes of treating diseases previously thought to be undruggable but is also part of a range of developments helping to transform the city of Dundee.
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My friends thought I was crazy
She may be the golden girl of British athletics, but Eilish McColgan has a secret.
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Can food be the ultimate drug?
While taking a holiday from her busy role at Spectrum Geo Ltd in London, Tamara Egbedi visited Nigeria, not realising how she was going to change millions of people’s lives across Africa.
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Making a difference in Africa and beyond
The University launched its Africa Initiative in November 2022, a new long-term commitment to working in equitable partnership in research, education and engagement, to enrich lives both in Scotland and Africa.
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Angus Rural Mobility Hub awarded funding to explore the development of green hydrogen
A University-backed study has been awarded £10,000 of funding by the Energy Technology Partnership (ETP) to explore the development of green hydrogen for use in the heavy-duty vehicle sector.
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You can’t be what you can’t see - Dundee students inspire the next generation of engineers
Secondary school pupils have been getting stuck into engineering activities as part of a University of Dundee initiative to raise local aspiration and increase diversity and inclusion in the sector
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Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art & Design Masters Show 2023
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
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Bachelor of Finance programme achieves CFA Affiliation Program Status
The University of Dundee’s Bachelor of Finance (BFin) programme has recently achieved Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) Institute Affiliation Program status.
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Dundee expert appointed to Scottish Biometrics Commissioner advisory group
A University of Dundee expert will help play a key role how biometric data is used and safeguarded for criminal justice purposes in Scotland.
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‘Fusion’ imaging raises hopes of improving prostate cancer outcomes
Combining ultrasound and MRI technology can help detect prostate cancer at an earlier stage and potentially save lives, according to new University of Dundee research.
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UNESCO Centre staff invited to speak at Climate Action conference in Bangladesh
The conference coincided with the Centre’s work on the disaster-resilient net zero house project.
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Internships Provide Science Career Catalyst
Four Dundee school pupils have taken their first steps into a STEM career by completing internships at Dundee Science Centre.
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Mike Bodkin joins Drug Discovery Unit
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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School of Business awarded AACSB accreditation
The University of Dundee’s School of Business has joined the world’s elite after attaining accreditation from the sector’s longest-serving body.
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2024 Nursing student and staff awards
The School of Health Sciences are delighted to launch the Nursing student and staff awards 2024.
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It was meant to bee – 3D-printed log hive proves popular with local bees
A colony of honeybees is generating a buzz at the University of Dundee Botanic Garden after the installation of a 3D-printed wooden log hive
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School of Medicine Summer School 2023
A group of 16 third-year medical students from the Arab American University, Jenin, spent two weeks at the School of Medicine’s Summer School during August.
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New Staff Interview – Dr Jamal Hassan
Get to know Dr Jamal Hassan who started at the UNESCO Centre for Water Law, Policy & Science in May 2023.
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Beyond traditional internships
Adam Chudzinski's experience as a remote Intern working for a Chinese-based company.
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Dental Public Health Engagement Project 2023
4th-year Dental students tell of their experience working with Wellbeing Works.
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Real research experience for SLS Vacation Scholarship students
Summer placement students celebrate their achievements
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Malawian experts to take centre stage for first anniversary of Blantyre Declaration
Leading Malawian experts will address audiences across the UK and Africa next week in the latest event in the University of Dundee’s Africa Lecture Series
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University partners with National Gallery for Jeremy Deller project marking Bicentenary
The Triumph of Art, the National Gallery’s commission to round off its Bicentenary year, has today announced the partners it will be working with, to develop, produce and deliver the project.
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Bonnie Prince Charlie: recreation shows face of Jacobite rising
He is one of Scotland’s most famous historical figures but more than 200 years after he died, Bonnie Prince Charlie has been given a new lease of life by experts at the University of Dundee
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“I belong in this environment”: Dundee internship empowers new generation of creatives
An internship at one of Scotland’s most prestigious cultural venues will prove transformative for the careers of a new generation of artists, a University of Dundee student has said.
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Dundee students visit the Southwestern University of Finance and Economics in China
The University of Dundee representatives at Southwestern University of Finance and Economics (SWUFE) based in Wenjiang, Chengdu, Sichuan had an interesting and eye-opening experience in China.
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Double funding success for Leeanne McGurk
Leeanne McGurk has been awarded ~£800k to fund her research into Alzheimer’s and Motor Neuron Disease.
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Gothic literature conference no scare story for Dundee economy
Dundee’s literary past will provide a financial boost to the city’s present as it prepares to host a major event.
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ChengDu 成都 – A two-week exchange program to Chinas best kept secret
Josh Joshua Clark-Herriot, BAcc Accountancy student, has written a blog about his experience as an exchange student in China.
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‘Accelerating Drug Discovery’ – Braemar Summit 2023
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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Blood flow tech project for key-hole surgery hailed as exemplary
Researchers from the University of Dundee’s Schools of Medicine and Science and Engineering have been working to develop a new device capable of capturing images of blood flow during keyhole surgery.
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Poignant leaving gift to Professor Jariwala from his Upper Limb Trainee
Professor Arpit Jariwala (Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon and UDOTS Director) received a painting from Mr Alastair Faulkner (Orthopaedic Registrar) as a gift of thanks after Alastair’s six-month Upper Limb clinical attachment in Orthopaedics.
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Fellowship to study Alzheimer’s disease for Amy Lloyd
Amy Lloyd has been awarded a £500,000 Race Against Dementia and Alzheimer’s Research UK 5-year research Fellowship to study one of the pre-clinical phases of Alzheimer’s Disease.
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Funding award to purchase new spectral flow cytometer
A funding bid led by Dr Rosie Clarke will allow the School to purchase a state-of-the-art spectral flow cytometer to further enhance our research using this technology.
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Sustainable design-led innovation for a green transformation of health services
Research aiming to transform the health ecosystem through design-led innovation, while contributing to the UK’s urgent net zero agenda and sustainability targets, is to be led by researchers at the Universities of Dundee and Strathclyde.
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Report offers new policy statement and recommendations on access to public sector data in Scotland
Scotland can position itself as a leading Ethical Digital Nation by adopting new recommendations regarding private sector access to data held by the public sector, according a new independent expert report.
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Dundee is UK’s best university for spinout success
The University of Dundee has been named the UK’s best for supporting spinout businesses, according to industry-leading analysis.
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New tool developed to aid in developing treatments for Cryptosporidiosis
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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Universities gather for celebration of first anniversary of partnership
An alliance between the University of Dundee and Malawi’s six public universities celebrates its first anniversary this year, highlighting enormous opportunities for developing the skills and solutions to address global challenges.
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Malawi’s Education Minister commends partnerships
Malawi’s Minister of Education, Madalitso Kambauwa Wirima, has praised collaborations between the country's six public universities and the University of Dundee.
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Meet the Malawian awardees of the University’s Africa Doctoral Fellowship scheme
The University of Dundee has launched a multi-million pound Doctoral Fellowship scheme that will bring African researchers to Dundee to complete their doctorates
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Hydro Nation Scholar receives commendation in Climate Creatives Challenge
The challenge asked entrants to pick an environment or building and explain how it could be impacted by climate change and made more resilient.
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Lord Robertson appointed Chancellor of the University of Dundee
The University of Dundee has appointed The Rt Hon. Lord Robertson of Port Ellen KT as its new Chancellor.
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Centre for Freedom of Information Practitioners’ Conference
This year’s conference theme: Impact: Changing Lives Through Freedom of Information was held in August at the University of Dundee
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University to host annual Legal Recruitment Fair
The next generation of legal talent will have the opportunity to learn where their skills can take them as prospective employers from around the world gather at the University of Dundee.
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Politicians see drug discovery expertise at work
Parliamentarians from across the political spectrum today heard how University of Dundee research could help save millions of lives in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs)
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Bringing Scotland’s nature to London - Dundee student shortlisted in prestigious drawing awards
When Kirsty Bogle set up her easel and drawing tools in the Angus Glens earlier this year, she had no idea that the completed art piece would be displayed at an exhibition featuring works shortlisted for one of the world’s most prestigious drawing prizes
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Funding award to accelerate TB research
Mouse models with a human drug metabolism have the potential to transform preclinical research, say University of Dundee experts.
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University-Rautomead collaboration among Prosperity Partnerships to boost economic growth
A collaboration between the University and Rautomead Ltd has been named as one of nine new regional partnerships between universities and manufacturing businesses across the UK to address industry-driven challenges and develop new technologies
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DJCAD collaborates with Apart of Me charity, to successfully host design sprint
Students from Product Design and Digital Interaction Design, joined together last week for a two-day co-design sprint to generate new ideas for an app called ‘Nadiya’ which was launched by the charity Apart of Me in response to the Ukrainian war.
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University businesses in the running for Converge 2023
Some of the University of Dundee’s brightest business minds have been named as finalists in this year’s Converge competition, Scotland’s top enterprise awards
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Sustainability in business: Why does it matter?
Student, Femi David, offers some insight into sustainability in the world of business.
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Dundee joins Turing University Network
The University of Dundee has become a member of The Turing University Network, which facilities greater connections across the data science and artificial intelligence landscape
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Using comics to highlight microaggressions in clinical teaching areas
A comic produced by the School of Dentistry and Scottish Centre for Comics Studies (SCCS) is designed to start conversations about microaggressions.
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Student demand turns careers event green
Companies that can prove their environmental credentials have the potential to appear more attractive to the workforce of tomorrow, a careers expert has said.
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University unveils caring, sharing Festival of the Future
How we respect ourselves, others and the world around us will be explored as part of a flagship event hosted by the University of Dundee.
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Funding award to study how plants react to temperature
Dr Martin Balcerowicz has been awarded ~£540k to study the molecular mechanisms by which plants react to their temperature environment.
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New Scottish study to address challenges of health inequality
A major new multi-million pound project taking place across Tayside will address the challenges of health inequality using medical technologies developed by partners across Scotland.
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Dundee’s top innovators recognised at Converge Awards
Two business concepts from the University of Dundee - a pioneering new platform to aid drug discovery and a revolutionary video stabilisation software - have found success in Scotland’s top enterprise awards
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Dundee contraception research bolstered by funding award
Ground-breaking research into new forms of contraception have been boosted significantly with new support.
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Final year Animation team win Gold at Domeble Symetri Student Awards
Student animated film Kitchen Madness receives Gold award at the Domeble Symetri Student Awards in London.
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“I hope it inspires others”: photographer’s MS diagnosis inspires first exhibition
A photographer’s change of perspective following a multiple sclerosis diagnosis has formed the basis of a new display at V&A Dundee.
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Sci-fi comics legend celebrated in new exhibition
An exhibition that celebrates the work of a living legend of comics has opened at the University of Dundee
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Outreach at the BOA Annual Congress 2023
As part of the recent British Orthopaedic Association Congress, two of our orthopaedic trainees/honorary clinical fellows gave a session for high school students with a particular interest in science.
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Free CPR training: public urged to “give five to save a life”
People across Dundee are being urged to give five minutes of their time next week to learn a potentially lifesaving skill.
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Employers eager to snap up Dundee students at careers fair
More than 1,000 students and graduates will take the next steps on their career paths when the University of Dundee hosts one of the country’s largest recruitment events this month.
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Funding award to fight potato blight
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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£1.5 million boost for Dundee researcher
A University of Dundee researcher has been awarded a prestigious fellowship worth £1.5 million to fund her research for the next eight years
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University of Dundee expands global reach with Chinese partnerships
The University of Dundee has today signed new Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) with the Hunan Province Department of Education (HPDE) and Xiangtan University.
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Researchers develop new way of identifying ‘zombie’ cells
University researchers have discovered a new way of identifying ‘zombie’ cells which drive aging and age-related diseases such as cancer, cardiac disease and neurodegenerative diseases
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Invited Environmental Law Lecture with Maastricht University
The Centre for Freedom of Information was invited to contribute to the Maastricht University’s Environmental Law Lecture Series.
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New study to research patients with type 1 diabetes with heart failure
Dundee researchers have received a grant from JDRF, the leading global type 1 diabetes (T1D) research and advocacy organisation, to support a clinical trial that could potentially advance new life-saving treatment for people with T1D and heart failure.
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UK Science Minister opens ground-breaking drug discovery research centre
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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'Trojan Horse’ chemical tool allows researchers to target ‘undruggable’ proteins
University of Dundee researchers have developed a new molecule that is able to target and bind to a protein class previously considered undruggable by using a masking technique to enter the cell
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School of Science and Engineering 2023 postgraduate and Graduate Apprentice winter prize-winners
Congratulations to all our students who have been awarded prizes by the School of Science and Engineering
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Software project could help construction go green
Construction projects of the future could be significantly greener as part of a major new Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) being undertaken at the University of Dundee.
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Jemima Chukwu – Student Profile
An inspired journey with a hope to train reproductive medicine professionals and support infertile couples back in Nigeria – a profile of postgraduate student Jemima Chukwu.
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Dundee-Lagos – breaking the borders of partnership
Leaders from the Universities of Dundee and Lagos have strengthened links between the two institutions in a new commitment to working in equitable partnership
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5 tips to secure a job after university: simple strategies for success
Anna MacDonald shares some advice on how to secure a job after graduation.
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Green Careers Event
On Monday 9 of October 2023, a room filled with eager and passionate individuals from the University of Dundee, Abertay University, and Dundee and Angus College, came together to explore the exciting world of green careers.
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First Minister visits Life Sciences Innovation Hub
Scotland’s First Minister has visited a multi-million pound centre that will build on Dundee’s standing as a world leader in health and life sciences research.
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BBSRC injects £12m into pioneering research that could revolutionise our understanding of the rules of life
Researchers at the University of Dundee are among more than 60 across the UK to receive a share of £12 million to pursue visionary bioscience research.
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Graduation celebrations and installation of new Chancellor
The University of Dundee will celebrate the achievements of more than 1800 graduates next week at its Winter Graduation ceremonies
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Festival of the Future 2023
Festival of the Future is the University of Dundee's flagship festival programme that celebrates and enhances collaboration between science, arts, and culture.
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Dundee researcher honoured with prestigious award for Parkinson’s research
Professor Dario Alessi has been awarded the Robert A. Pritzker Prize for Leadership in Parkinson’s Research by the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research (MJFF), recognising his exceptional research contributions to the disease
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Dundee researchers named among world’s most influential in 2023
Five University of Dundee researchers have been named on a “who’s who” list of the world’s most influential academics.
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‘This will change lives’ - UK’s first National Pain Survey launched
A new survey that will highlight the lived experience of individuals with chronic pain has the potential to change the lives of those like Antony Chuter, who has lived with chronic pain for more than three decades
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Winter Graduation for Orthopaedic & Trauma Surgery
A list of University Department of Orthopaedic & Trauma Surgery (UDOTS) graduates at the School of Medicine graduation ceremony
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Turning the tide on bus deregulation
Ellie Harrison, Artist, activist and Senior Lecturer in Contemporary Art Practice, tells the story of her award-winning Bus Regulation: The Musical Trilogy and the impact that it has had.
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The People’s Tartan - A socially engaged participatory artwork
Ian Coleman, MFA Art & Humanities student at the Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art & Design, speaks of the importance of involving community in artwork.
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Awards success for Amphista Therapeutics
The commercial achievements of a University of Dundee spinout have been recognised with a top prize at a major awards ceremony.
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Disaster resilient homes: the Dundee design that could save communities
A new University of Dundee design concept can help communities threatened by extreme weather events fight back in the battle against climate change.
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Yogesh Bhatia- LLM Corporate & Commercial Law
Yogesh Bhatia, Research Contracts Officer at the University of Bath, reflects upon his experience studying at the University of Dundee.
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Drug study award to help children “fulfil their potential”
The impact on children exposed to opioids while in the womb is to be examined following a major award secured by a University of Dundee researcher.
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Announcing the Way Forward for Freedom of Information in Scotland
Chairing the Holyrood Freedom of Information Annual Conference 2023
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Interview with BBC Radio Scotland
Professor Kevin Dunion spoke to BBC Radio Scotland about the Scottish Government’s response its own Access to Information Rights consultation.
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RSE honour for Dundee public engagement expert
A University of Dundee expert in microbiology has won a prestigious award for sharing her knowledge with local schools.
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Double success for Dundee business concepts
Two businesses born with University of Dundee input have celebrated success at a major Scottish awards ceremony.
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Assistant Curator appointed for National Gallery Bicentenary project
Laura McSorley, has been appointed as one of four Assistant Curators by the National Gallery, with support from Art Fund, to work on a commission by Turner Prize-winning artist Jeremy Deller for the National Gallery’s Bicentenary year.
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School of Life Sciences hosts “The First Scottish cryo-EM symposium”
A one day symposium for the Scottish cryo-EM community took place on 30 November 2023
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Dundee discovery opens paths to new cancer treatments
Cancer Research UK-funded scientists in Dundee have discovered how some cancer drugs can target the disease while sparing healthy tissue.
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Dundee divers shed new light on submarine’s final moments
After more than a century on the seabed, the secrets of a German submarine have been revealed in new detail by University of Dundee experts.
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First steps in understanding the role of ISG15 in viral defence
Recent work from the lab of Kirby Swatek in the MRC Protein Phosphorylation and Ubiquitylation Unit provides insights into the ISG15 transfer cascade by the UBE1L activating enzyme
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Dundee researcher recognised for impact of virtual reality work
A University of Dundee researcher has been presented with an award for his doctoral work that looks at the use of virtual reality in crime scene investigation
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Welcoming the world: the Kirkcaldy course fulfilling career dreams
Healthcare staff from around the world are coming to Kirkcaldy to advance their careers.
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University of Dundee Students & Staff Excel in Enterprise Challenge Final
The Centre for Entrepreneurship’s Enterprise Challenge came to its conclusion on Thursday 23 November 2023 with the teams pitching their business ideas in front of the audience and a panel of judges.
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The EdenTay Founders Community launch: A Night of Connection and Innovation
The EdenTay Founders Community is all about creating a vibrant network of entrepreneurs, this blog post covers their launch event.
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Gene expression control by a bridge between two chromosomes
A team at the University of Dundee and University of York has determined how a highly selective protein bridge allows cells to express a single gene from a large gene family.
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New exhibition takes visitors "Back to the Future"
Where you’re going you WILL need roads if you wish to see a celebration of 1950s memorabilia at the University of Dundee.
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Forensic science kits sent to pupils across the city to use at home
Hundreds of free chemistry kits distributed by the University of Dundee will offer secondary school pupils an insight into life as a forensic scientist
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£1.2M funding award to Sarah McKim
Dr Sarah McKim and collaborators have been awarded £1.165M from the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) to study a feature of cereal plants what can help improve crops.
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‘The time for slogans has passed’ – energy expert issues rallying cry
The world needs to move beyond slogans and take hard decisions based on an honest understanding of what a ‘just transition’ means, a University of Dundee energy expert has warned.
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Internship opportunity at The Francis Crick Institute provided students Adele and Louise with the skills they need to succeed
Two of our final year undergraduate Life Sciences students have been telling us about an exciting and unforgettable internship they had this year at The Francis Crick Institute.
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Dundee student’s unique tartan artworks on display at V&A Dundee
A barman turned artist’s unique tartan artworks made up of everyday people’s signatures are on display at V&A Dundee
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Samuel Okafor – Student Profile
Inspired by his family history and with a dream to study Reproductive Medicine, Samuel overcame many odds to study in Dundee.
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‘I Am Ready’: The Cottage Family Centre Project
A collaborative project between the University of Dundee and the Cottage Family Centre in Kirkcaldy, Fife that brought expectant mothers together to explore their journey of motherhood using creative arts.
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- Press release
Discovery Days 2024
The University of Dundee will open its doors to the public and take them on a journey from ancient medicines to the future of justice for Discovery Days 2024
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- Press release
CBE for Professor Andrew Hopkins
Andrew Hopkins, an Honorary Professor at the University of Dundee and founder and Chief Executive of Exscientia, the company he spun out from research at Dundee, has been awarded a CBE in the New Year Honours list.
