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October 2010 Press Releases

Date	Title	Details
29 October 2010	Art Exhibition and Sale at Botanic Garden	A new exhibition of more than 100 pieces of work from local artists will open at Dundee Botanic Garden tomorrow.
29 October 2010	'A Matter of Gravity: God, the Universe and Stephen Hawking' - the 2010 Margaret Harris Lecture on Religion	'The Grand Design', the controversial recent bestseller by Stephen Hawking and Leonard Mlodinov, has led supporters to claim that science has finally buried God, but that view is to be challenged at a public lecture in Dundee next month.
28 October 2010	Pioneering video artists reunite for Dundee show	Influential 1980s video artists, the Duvet Brothers, will perform together for the first time in over 20 years when they appear at the Visual Research Centre in Dundee Contemporary Arts next month.
27 October 2010	Dr Finlay's casebook opens up for Literary Festival	David Rintoul, star of the hugely successful 1990s TV series 'Dr Finlay’s Casebook', will give an insight into life as the Doctor at an appearance at the Dundee Literary Festival tomorrow, Thursday October 28th.
27 October 2010	Video podcast business advice for students	The University of Dundee and local jewellery designers Lorraine Law, Kyley Campbell and Holly Wilcox have come together to record a video podcast for university students.
27 October 2010	Students set for one of Scotland’s biggest Halloween parties	Almost 5000 revellers will descend upon Dundee University Students Association (DUSA) this Sunday to take part in one of Scotland’s biggest Halloween parties.
27 October 2010	Sumit meeting to launch new substances strategy	A two-year project to develop effective systems of monitoring people with substance misuse problems is being launched at the University of Dundee tomorrow (Thursday October 28th).
25 October 2010	Sopranos shine bright for Literary Festival	The book opens on the second Dundee Literary Festival of 2010 tomorrow (Wednesday October 27th) with one of Scotland’s finest writing talents appearing at the University of Dundee.
25 October 2010	Students to collect 'wheely' good value bikes	One hundred students from the Universities of Dundee and Abertay will this week take possession of cut-price new bicycles courtesy of a scheme to promote the health and environmental benefits of cycling.
25 October 2010	Welcome to sports scholars	The 2010 class of sports scholars at the University of Dundee will be officially welcomed on to the programme this evening (Monday October 25th).
22 October 2010	Hockey Club on national express	Dundee University Men’s Hockey Club has followed up on a bold statement of intent by emerging from their first four National League fixtures of the season unbeaten.
22 October 2010	Staff give students a lesson in University Challenge	The third annual University Challenge quiz at the University of Dundee ended last night with the staff team delivering a real lesson to their students.
22 October 2010	Final call for feedback on V&A at Dundee	The public exhibition of designs for the V&A at Dundee has drawn a phenomenal response with over 10,000 people visiting the University of Abertay Dundee library to see the architects’ models and thousands more viewing them on the dedicated website.
21 October 2010	£1.87million to Support Serendipitous Discovery	A £1.87million multidisciplinary project - led by the University of Dundee - has been launched to help researchers innovate by finding out what they didn’t know they needed to know.
20 October 2010	Strategic Review - update	A strategic review of the activities of the University of Dundee has proposed key areas of development while also delivering potential savings of between 10% and 12%.
18 October 2010	Diabetes agreement strengthens Tayside-Kuwait links	Links between Kuwait and Tayside’s world renowned network of diabetes research and care have been strengthened with the signing today (Monday October 18th) of an agreement to develop new collaborations.
15 October 2010	£25,000 funding to help Dundee graduate take ‘pillow talk’ to the market	Long-distance lovers will soon be able to feel their partner’s heartbeat as they drift off to sleep thanks to a product designed by a Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design graduate.
15 October 2010	Staff and students get set to square off once again	Here is your starter for 10 - who are the favourites for this year’s staff v students Dundee University Challenge?
15 October 2010	BikeBoost for Dundee students	Up to 100 students from Dundee will later this month have the chance to get on their bikes, start enjoying the benefits of cycling, and cut their carbon footprint - and all for a 'wheelie' good price.
14 October 2010	Rector Brian Cox to open student 'Infozone'	Actor Brian Cox, Rector of the University of Dundee, will open a new 'InfoZone' for students in the University’s Library and Learning Centre tomorrow, Friday October 15th.
14 October 2010	'Small World' acclaim for Dundee researcher	A microscopic images of cells dividing, captured by Dr Paul Andrews at the University of Dundee, has been named one of the 20 winners of the 2010 Nikon International Small World Photomicrography Competition.
14 October 2010	'Nursery Crimes' up for horror award	'Little Bo Peep has slaughtered her sheep' and doesn't know where to hide them.' So begins the gore-filled take on a much-loved nursery rhyme which has seen a University of Dundee graduate nominated for a top horror film award.
11 October 2010	New season of Dundee Afternoon lectures	An illustrated talk about the plight of countries in the powderkeg that is Horn of Africa will begin a new series of The Dundee Afternoon Lectures this week.
10 October 2010	Student radio station to set sail on 'maiden voyage'	Discover Radio, Dundee University Students Association’s first ever radio station, is make its inaugural live broadcast to the student body this week.
7 October 2010	Sir Philip Cohen named as one of the UK's most influential scientists	Sir Philip Cohen, of the University of Dundee, has been named among the '100 most important people in British science' by The Times newspaper.
7 October 2010	'Museums: Cutting-edge culture for the 21st century'	The impact museums have made on the creative industries, social development and urban regeneration over the last decade will be explored at a public lecture presented by the V&A at Dundee project next week.
7 October 2010	Major award nomination for 'How was school today...?' project	A groundbreaking computing project to help profoundly disabled children communicate more effectively, developed by researchers at the Universities of Dundee and Aberdeen, has been nominated for a major industry award.
6 October 2010	Public art symposia begin in Dundee	The first in a series of symposia looking at the future of public art in Scotland gets underway at Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design’s Visual Research Centre today.
5 October 2010	Dundee graduate scoops software engineering prize	A University of Dundee graduate has been awarded the Amor Group Prize for Software Engineering 2010, which recognises best practice in software engineering principles.
5 October 2010	'Skint' open audition offers chance to star on screen	The student soap opera that counts Hollywood star Brian Cox among its past cast members is to hold open auditions for budding actors and other creative types hoping to take the first steps towards the big time.
5 October 2010	Dundee help for West Bank's trauma-hit children	A University of Dundee academic will return to the West Bank next week to continue voluntary work helping children there to deal with high levels of trauma and stress arising from the troubled region’s history of conflict.
4 October 2010	University race team show off latest designs	The engineering advances made the University of Dundee's Formula Student motor racing team, DRIVE, will be on show at the city's Botanic Garden on Wednesday October 6th. The team will have both their 2009 and 2010 cars on display to show the massive improvements in the car over the year.
4 October 2010	New date for Literary Festival	Book-lovers from Dundee and the surrounding area are set for a treat as a second Dundee Literary Festival of 2010 is to take place.
1 October 2010	Staff and students hand over £740 to 'Cash for Kids'	Staff and students from the University of Dundee raised £740 for Radio Tay’s ‘Cash For Kids’ during the charity’s Bring a Pound To Work Day on June 30 this year.