Week Ending 8 April 2011 -
Synopsis number 950
University of Dundee News
Students complete charity bike ride
A group of Dundee student have completed a cross-country bike ride to help people in developing countries.
The Courier 08.04.11
Youngsters enjoy art introduction
A project aimed at introducing art practice to young people in Dundee has been hailed a success by it organisers. The seven-week course, run by Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design graduates Anna Orton and Simon Reekie, culminated in an exhibition of the 12 students' work for family and friends earlier this week.
The Courier 08.04.11
Talks urge initiative on renewables
Angus business leaders were yesterday urged to 'get out there and get into it' at a breakfast debate on renewable energy. Professor Mervyn Rose, Dundee University, gave a brief presentation about the advances made in research related to renewables and how the university has targeted the area as a growth market.
The Courier 08.04.11
Scottish election: Principal warning over tuition fees
A university principal is warning that political promises to keep tuition free for Scottish students may have to be broken after the Holyrood election.
Prof Pete Downes, who runs Dundee University, believes higher education will need more money than the next Scottish government can afford.
BBC Scotland Online 07.04.11
Principal warning over tuition fees
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Tay FM 07.04.11
Principal doubts university promises
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Press and Journal 08.04.11
Row erupts after university boss claimed charging Scots graduates £4000 a year 'would be fair'
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STV 07.04.11
Principal speaks out
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Evening Telegraph 07.04.11
Tuition fees clash renewed
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The Courier 08.04.11
Drug trial clinic faces closure
A Dundee drug-testing clinic is facing closure with the loss of 24 jobs due to the 'difficult' conditions in the global market for the development of medicine.
The Courier 07.04.11
Drug firm to close
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Evening Telegraph 07.04.11
Memories help to promote exhibit
Dozens of Dundee art students have collaborated on a work to promote their upcoming exhibition.
The Courier 07.04.11
Students help design Degree Show artwork
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Radio Tay 07.04.11
Self promoters
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Evening Telegraph 08.04.11
More than half overseas students wish to stay and work
More than 60% of international students on Scottish university courses would not have chosen to come to h UK without the option of staying on to work afterwards, according to a national survey.
Press and Journal 07.04.11
Big Apple break for designer
Dundee fashion designer Hayley Scanlan made the perfect start to her career in 2009 when she made her first sale to Erin O'Connor. Erin was in the city to officially open the Dundee Degree Show and fell in love with a hand painted leather studded jacket Hayley had designed.
The Courier 06.04.11
Hayley joins stars in NYC
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Evening Telegraph 06.04.11
We're on your side: football-themed fund-raiser is further proof of city's support for Japan
Members of the Japanese community are hoping the combined generosity of Dundee FC fans and Courier readers will help boost their funds for the rebuilding effort in their home country.
The group has already raised a significant sum through bake sales and donations and is hoping the Dundee merchandise will help to boost the funds.
Dr Kei Sakamoto from the college of life sciences at Dundee University is co-ordinating the effort and said Tayside's Japanese community have been overwhelmed by the generosity of residents, in particular Courier readers.
The Courier 07.04.11
V&A jobs will boost museum's cash drive
Bringing the V&A museum to Dundee requires a monumental fundraising task. And it's about to go into overdrive - with the imminent appointment of three key roles.
Evening Telegraph 06.04.11
More engineers needed to avoid energy skills gap
The director of a leading power company has warned that a lack of engineers could hinder the UK's renewable energy infrastructure. Dundee University runs a degree course in renewable energy.
The Courier 06.04.11
Labour Holyrood blow as star Cox backs SNP
Labour's Holyrood election campaign suffered a major blow last night when Dundee movie star Brian Cox switched allegiance to the SNP. Dundee University rector, Mr Co said his strong belief in free higher education had convinced him to back Alex Salmons, despite lifelong support for the Labour Party.
The Courier 06.04.11
Salmond hails Brian Cox SNP support
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Press Association 06.04.11
Scottish film legend Cox dumps Labour for SNP
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STV 06.04.11
Hollywood actor Brian Cox backs Salmond
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Press and Journal 07.04.11
Major drugs study seeking volunteers
One of the biggest drug studies ever undertaken by Dundee University has recruited its 4000th volunteer.
The Courier 05.04.11
End to midwifery course in Dundee
Midwifery training in Dundee is to end after a decision to slash the number of training places available across Scotland.
The Courier 05.04.11
End to midwife training
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Evening Telegraph 05.04.11
Over-supply of midwives leads to cancellation of training
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Press and Journal 06.04.11
Donations for charity
A Dundee University student has found a way to make raising money for charity automatic. Tim Pryde, who is studying product design, has created a robot called DON-8R to collect donations for charity.
The Courier 05.04.11
Call for fewer autopsies to be carried out
Calls have been made for a review over the 'unnecessary' dissection of dead bodies in Scotland as experts revealed thousands of surgical autopsies are needlessly carried out every year. Professor Derrick Pounder, the head of the Centre for Forensic and Legal Medicine at the University of Dundee, is quoted.
The Herald 05.04.11
Two years after the crash, victims of flight 477 are found in the wreckage
The recovery and identification of bodies from the sunken wreckage of Air France flight 447 may bring much-needed closure for loved ones of the dead, but the operation would be far from straightforward. Derrick Pounder, professor of forensic medicine at Dundee University is quoted.
The Guardian 05.04.11
Raising a Pandora's box of ghosts
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The Australian 06.04.11
Major Dundee University arthritis drug study seeks volunteers
One of the biggest drug studies ever undertaken by Dundee University has recruited its 4000th volunteer.
The Courier 05.04.11
Study will look at effect of football on the young
Rangers FC has teamed up with a team of university anatomists to study the effect that intensive football training has on young boys. Researchers at the University of Dundee are working with young footballers at the Youth Academy of Rangers Football Club to examine the effects of such training on bone growth.
The Scotsman 04.04.11
Anatomists team up with Rangers youth
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Press and Journal 04.04.11
Effect football training has on young sought
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The Courier 04.04.11
Anatomists study football impact
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Press Association 03.04.11
Scientists focus on Ibrox youth players for study
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The Herald 04.04.11
Take part in research into intensive training for boys
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Caledonian Mercury 04.04.11
Can you help with important research?
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Montrose Review 06.04.11
Spending cuts to blame for closure
Public sector spending cuts to blame for the closure of Dundee University's conservation unit, a union has claimed.
The Courier 04.04.11
TV genealogist examines family history and media
TV family tree detective Nick Barratt visited Dundee University at the weekend to try to inspire local people to dig into the past.
Press and Journal 04.04.11
Cuts not conducive to interest in history
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The Courier 04.04.11
Students head west for Third World cause
Thirteen students from Dundee University's Development and Research Expeditions Society (DARE) are using pedal power to take them from Tayside to Ardnamurchan in the Highlands, Britain's most westerly mainland point.
The Courier 04.04.11
V&A team deny project will bust its £45m budget
The team behind the project to deliver the V&A in Dundee has 'categorically' denied speculation that it was on course to overshoot its £45 million budget.
The Courier 04.04.11
Dundee V&A project architect in spotlight
Kengo Kuma, the lead architect on the V&A at Dundee project, will give his first public lecture in Scotland at Dundee University on Saturday, May 21.
Press and Journal 04.04.11
It might be Scotland's oil ... will it ever be Scotland's cash?
Scotland is unlikely ever to be granted separate tax steams from North Sea oil, claims an expert in energy law. Stephen Dow, lecturer in Energy Law at Dundee University is quoted.
The Sunday Herald 03.04.11
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