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December 2010 Press Releases

Date	Title	Details
26 December 2010	Genetics reveals new clue into how the most commonly used diabetes drug works	Researchers in the UK have uncovered new genetic evidence of how the world's most commonly used diabetes drugs might save lives.
22 December 2010	Saturday Evening Lecture Series 2011	An exciting line up of international speakers from the worlds of academia, literature, and the media has been announced for the upcoming season of the University of Dundee's popular Saturday Evening Lecture Series.
21 December 2010	International field to once again compete for £10,000 and a publishing deal	Aspiring novelists will once more have the chance to get their work published and land a lucrative cash prize, with the launch of the Dundee International Book Prize 2011.
21 December 2010	Ongoing severe weather highlighted by satellite pic	The ongoing severe winter weather being experienced across the UK is vividly illustrated in the latest image captured by the University of Dundee Satellite Receiving Station.
17 December 2010	'Inspiring Future Doctors' - schools event Monday December 20th	School pupils from across Tayside will be given a taste of the life of a medical student at the University of Dundee on Monday December 20th.
16 December 2010	WLC Software Ltd 'e-merge' with e-meld	WLC Software Ltd, a spin-out company from the University of Dundee, has created a novel web-based application which allows users to easily meld (merge) data into personalised emails.
16 December 2010	Christmas lectures show 'mamy faces of computing'	School pupils from across Tayside and Fife will be shown the many faces of computing in a range of Christmas lectures at the University of Dundee tomorrow (Friday Dec 17th).
15 December 2010	V&A at Dundee Design models to be exhibited at Holyrood	The Scottish Parliament is to host an exciting exhibition of the six designs short-listed following the competition to design a landmark building for V&A at Dundee on the banks of the River Tay.
15 December 2010	Hat-trick of awards for Dundee skin expert	Professor Irwin McLean, of the University of Dundee, has registered an impressive hat-trick of awards after being awarded the top dermatology society prizes for Europe, America and Asia.
14 December 2010	Dundee University Press is launching a new publication, Letters From The Crimea: Writing Home, A Dundee Doctor	It sheds new light on the Crimea War, on Florence Nightingale and on Dundee itself.
10 December 2010	Fiona's tablet sales boost for Breast Cancer Research	Breast cancer researchers in Dundee will be presented with a cheque for almost £4000 next week, all thanks to one woman’s magic tablet.
10 December 2010	'Exploring Nursing and Midwifery' - schools event Tuesday Dec 14th	School pupils from around Tayside and Fife will be given a hands-on introduction to Nursing and Midwifery at the University of Dundee next week.
9 December 2010	Norma overcomes adversity to hit her targets	A University of Dundee employee, who spent 18 years battling a serious back injury, has emerged as one of Britain's top archers just 18 months after trying the sport for the first time during a Campus Sport taster session.
9 December 2010	Memory, identity and archives under the spotlight at conference	Around 80 delegates from 14 countries have descended upon Dundee for a conference examining the relationships between memory, identity, and the archival record.
8 December 2010	New satellite image of UK snow cover shows north/south divide	A growing north/south divide in snow cover is vividly shown in the latest image captured by the University of Dundee's Satellite Receiving Station.
8 December 2010	Graduate is the sole winner of £10,000 art competition	A Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design graduate is celebrating after winning £10,000 when she was challenged to put her best foot forward.
8 December 2010	New satellite image of UK snow cover	We have a new image of the UK covered in snow, captured yesterday (December 7th) at 12.03 pm.
8 December 2010	Discover the worlds of research and teaching - Discovery Days 2011	The University of Dundee will next month open its doors and showcase the exceptional research and teaching taking place within the institution.
8 December 2010	Dundee graduate wins UK's most prestigious art prize	Susan Philipsz, a graduate of Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art & Design, has been named the winner of this year's Turner Prize.
6 December 2010	Cancellation of Bell Lecture	The ongoing severe weather conditions have caused the regrettable cancellation of the 4th Bell Lecture, which had been due to take place at the University of Dundee this week.
6 December 2010	Carols by Candlelight service	The University of Dundee’s annual service of Carols by Candlelight will take place at 5pm on Sunday, 12th December, in St Paul's Cathedral, High Street, Dundee.
6 December 2010	How the Scots gave voting to the English	Voting was a Scottish import that the English adopted wholeheartedly following the 1603 Union of the Crowns - that is the conclusion of new research carried out by a University of Dundee historian.
2 December 2010	Snow-covered UK captured in satellite picture	The University of Dundee Satellite Receiving Station has captured a striking image of how the heavy snow of the past week has affected the UK.
2 December 2010	Cancellation of Dundee Christmas Lecture 2010	The University of Dundee has announced the regrettable cancellation of the Dundee Christmas Lecture 2010, featuring novelist Alexander McCall Smith.
1 December 2010	Statement regarding Semester 1 Examinations and campus building openings	University of Dundee management are confident that Semester 1 examinations, which begin on Monday, will go ahead as scheduled in spite of the extreme weather conditions currently being experienced across the UK.
1 December 2010	The Dundee Christmas Lecture 2010 - Photo Call	Alexander McCall Smith, one of the world’s favourite and most prolific authors, will deliver this year’s Dundee Christmas Lecture on Friday.