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August 2012 Press Releases

Date	Title	Details
31 August 2012	Welcome week 2012 at Dundee	Over 2000 new students from around the world will be welcomed to the University of Dundee from this weekend.
30 August 2012	A century of scientific breakthroughs celebrated in exhibition and talks	An evening celebrating the centenary of Dundee playing host to a hugely significant international science conference will take place at the University of Dundee next week.
30 August 2012	Eilish to share Olympic experience as sporting students prepare for success	Inspired by Team GB's stunning success at London 2012, around 100 students from the University of Dundee will demonstrate their commitment to sporting excellence when they return from holiday a week early to take part in a pres-season training camp.
30 August 2012	Botanic Garden blooms at Dundee Flower and Food Festival	The University of Dundee Botanic Garden will be among the many institutions taking part in this weekend's Dundee Flower and Food Festival, one of the city's biggest events of the year.
29 August 2012	Arts Café returns with a look at Shakespeare's influences	Dundee Arts Café returns for the 2012/13 season next week when actors and academics will come together to explore Shakespeare's influences.
28 August 2012	'Gold Standard' for Clinical Trials Unit	Tayside Clinical Trials Unit (TCTU) - a joint initiative between the University of Dundee and NHS Tayside - has been given 'gold standard' full registration status by the UK Clinical Research Collaboration.
27 August 2012	Dundee entrant makes top ten in battle for Scotland's biggest start-up prize	A researcher at the University of Dundee has been short-listed in a Scotland-wide competition for start-ups, with £45,000 as the first prize.
27 August 2012	Pioneering child protection partnership formed at University	A shared interest in protecting children has led to a pioneering partnership between the University of Dundee's School of Education, Social Work and Community Education (ESWCE) and Centre for Anatomy and Human Identification (CAHID).
27 August 2012	Designing for the Future: New design talent from Scotland on display at the V&A in London	The work of a new generation of design talent from Scotland will be showcased next month as part of the London Design Festival at the V&A, supported by V&A at Dundee and Creative Scotland.
24 August 2012	Lecture to mark start of Dundee Leonardo Exhibition	Martin Kemp, one of the world's leading authorities on Leonardo da Vinci, will give a public lecture in Dundee next Saturday (Sept 1st) to mark the arrival in the city of a new exhibition of Leonardo's drawings.
24 August 2012	Medical imaging experts gather in Dundee	A tiny bubble containing anti-cancer drugs is guided through the body, held in place by a focussed ultrasound beam. As the bubble is stopped beside cancer cells it is popped and releases its dose of drugs direct to its target.
23 August 2012	First Agreements Concluded under WIPO Re:Search for Research on Neglected Tropical Diseases	Research to develop treatments for neglected tropical diseases received a boost this month as AstraZeneca concluded agreements through WIPO Re:Search with the University of Dundee (UK), iThemba Pharmaceuticals (South Africa) and the University of California, San Francisco (U.S).
23 August 2012	Quilting success for Textile Design graduate	A Textile Design graduate from Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design (DJCAD) has won the Graduate Showcase prize at The Festival of Quilts.
20 August 2012	DJCAD graduate racks up another prize	A multi-award winning graduate of Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design (DJCAD) has received a prize of £2000 to enable her to take up a residency position in Finland.
16 August 2012	Doors open for DJCAD Masters Show 2012	A 3D-reconstruction of a decapitated Viking's skull, a project to promote neighbourliness in a Dundee housing scheme, and a set of 'dating chairs' for romance-seekers are just some of the talking points at this year's DJCAD Masters Show.
16 August 2012	Researchers launch Western Isles care study	In the Western Isles of Scotland there are more than two thousand people living with at least one long term medical condition.
14 August 2012	Kenyan pupils join Dundee hosts for tour of Cancer Centre	A group of senior school pupils from Kenya will today accompany their Scottish hosts on a visit to the Jacqui Wood Cancer Centre to learn about the world-leading research taking place at the University of Dundee.
13 August 2012	DataViewer image goes viral	An image of a whole zebrafish embryo, available online thanks to data sharing technology developed at the University of Dundee, has been viewed millions of times since it was uploaded a week ago.
13 August 2012	DJCAD Masters Show 2012	Some of the UK's top postgraduate art and design students will be exhibiting their eye-catching and thought-provoking work when this year's DJCAD Masters Show opens later this week.
13 August 2012	Professor Pete Downes appointed Universities Scotland Convener	Universities Scotland has announced the appointment of Professor Pete Downes, Principal and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Dundee, as its Convener for the next two years.
13 August 2012	New grants for ground breaking research	Two scientists at the James Hutton Institute and the University of Dundee's Division of Plant Sciences have been awarded highly prestigious European Research Council (ERC) Starting Grants.
10 August 2012	Hundreds of international youngsters enjoy the Dundee experience	The last of the 800 young international students to have been learning English at the University of Dundee over the summer will return home next week.
7 August 2012	Evolutionary molecule identified by researchers	Researchers at the University of Dundee have identified a molecule that could play a key role in how cells develop into the building blocks of life.
6 August 2012	Dundee academics honoured as RSE Prize Winners 2011/12 announced	Two scientists from the College of Life Sciences at the University of Dundee are among the winners of the Royal Society of Edinburgh's inaugural prizes, recognising some of the top talent in Scotland at both senior and early career levels.
6 August 2012	Advances enhance the sharing of scientific information	Exciting new advances have been made to technology developed at the University of Dundee to enhance the sharing of scientific data for the benefit of human health.
2 August 2012	University shares in 'Confidence In Concept' funding	The University of Dundee has been given the top award of £750,000 in the first funding announcement from the Medical Research Council (MRC) and the Technology Strategy Board under the joint £180 million Biomedical Catalyst. The awards were announced today by Minister for Universities and Science David Willetts at the British Business Embassy's life sciences summit at Lancaster House.
2 August 2012	New Centres put health records at the heart of UK medical research	A consortium of 10 UK government and charity funders, led by the Medical Research Council (MRC), has made a historic £19 million investment to establish four e-health research Centres of Excellence in London, Manchester, Dundee and Swansea. The funding awards were announced today at the British Business Embassy's life sciences summit at Lancaster House by the Minister for Universities and Science David Willetts. The Centres will open in late 2012 and will harness the wealth of UK electronic health records to improve patient care and public health.