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June 2012 Press Releases

Date	Title	Details
28 June 2012	Environmental Law Prize for Dundee graduate	Conor Kerr, who graduated in Law from the University of Dundee last week, has extra reason to celebrate after he was named the winner of this year's Colin Donald Environmental Law Prize.
28 June 2012	Appointment of Vice-Principal and Head of College of Art, Science and Engineering	The University of Dundee has announced the appointment of Professor Stephen Decent as Vice-Principal and Head of the College of Art, Science and Engineering.
27 June 2012	Researchers enter The Crucible	The next generation of leading researchers in Scotland will gather in Dundee over the next two days for a major workshop on Knowledge Exchange and Commercialisation.
27 June 2012	University of Dundee and Costeas-Geitonas School enter pioneering partnership to deliver teacher education in Greece	The University of Dundee is to deliver education training in Greece after entering into a pioneering collaboration with the Costeas-Geitonas IB World School in Athens.
27 June 2012	Dundee campaign helps encourage Government to sign environmental treaty	Professor Patricia Wouters, Director of the University of Dundee's UNESCO Centre for Water Law, Policy and Science, has welcomed the UK Government's decision to sign up to a major international environmental treaty.
26 June 2012	Principal's Prize for Enterprise and Entrepreneurship	A biochemist who retrained in order to achieve her ambition of using animation to bring science to life has been named as the first winner of the University of Dundee's Principal's Prize for Enterprise and Entrepreneurship.
26 June 2012	Student Law Clinic opens in city centre	The University of Dundee's Student Law Clinic is opening its doors this week in new premises in Commercial Street made available to them by Boyles Solicitors.
26 June 2012	Sir Philip Cohen honoured at symposium	A veritable 'who's-who' in biology has gathered in Dundee this week in recognition of the work of Professor Sir Philip Cohen.
26 June 2012	'Selling Dreams: One Hundred Years of Fashion Photography'	The glamour, mystery and drama of some of the world's most striking fashion photographs will be displayed in Dundee later this year in a major exhibition from the V&A.
25 June 2012	DJCAD graduates to exhibit at prestigious showcases	More than 100 Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design (DJCAD) graduates will be exhibiting their work at prestigious showcase events over the next few weeks.
22 June 2012	New way of monitoring environmental impact could help save rural communities in China	Researchers from the Universities of Dundee and Southampton are pioneering a new way of measuring and monitoring the impact of industrial and agricultural development on the environment.
21 June 2012	Thousands set to welcome The Dalai Lama to Dundee	Thousands of people from Dundee and the surrounding area will come together tomorrow to mark His Holiness The Dalai Lama's historic first visit to the city, with community groups at the forefront of a programme of welcoming events.
20 June 2012	Sir James Black awards presented to outstanding students	The Sir James Black Awards for 2012 have been presented to four outstanding students at the University of Dundee.
20 June 2012	Craig overcomes serious illness to graduate	When Craig Anderson was left bedbound for two years by serious illness it put a halt to his academic studies. Now, several years later than originally anticipated, he has graduated after completing his degree at the University of Dundee.
20 June 2012	Graduation a family occasion for Declan and Mairead	Brother and sister Declan and Mairead McElroy will be celebrating together as they both graduate from the University of Dundee today (Wednesday).
20 June 2012	Publishing bursaries available	The University of Dundee is offering bursaries of up to £5,000 to postgraduate students in the College of Arts and Social Sciences who wish to work in publishing.
20 June 2012	The Dalai Lama to have best seat in the house at historic event	When The Dalai Lama addresses the sold-out crowd at the Caird Hall on Friday he will do so from a chair lovingly crafted for the occasion by a furniture maker from Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design (DJCAD).
19 June 2012	Claypotts Castle pupils to welcome The Dalai Lama in sign	A unique children's choir, who sign rather than sing will help provide the entertainment when His Holiness The Dalai Lama visits Dundee for the first time this week.
19 June 2012	'What causes peanut allergy?' - Café Science event on June 25th	The ways in which groundbreaking research into skin conditions can further scientists' understanding of peanut allergies will be examined at the final Café Science event of the season.
19 June 2012	Business intelligence first at Dundee	Business intelligence and analytics has become one of the most important and cutting edge sectors of our modern economy, powering some of the world's biggest companies.
15 June 2012	'The Big Music' set to inspire pupils	Literature, music, film and art will come together at Madras College next week during an event organised by novelist Kirsty Gunn, Professor of Creative Writing, and Dr Gail Low, Senior Lecturer in English, from the University of Dundee.
15 June 2012	'Discovering Dundee' photography exhibition by Shahbaz Majeed	Stunning images of Dundee captured by self-taught local photographer Shahbaz Majeed form the centrepiece of an exhibition that opens at the University of Dundee next week.
14 June 2012	Discovery Investigations captured in digital archive	The University of Dundee’s Centre for Remote Environments has launched a new website containing an archive of almost 2000 photographs taken during scientific explorations to the Antarctic region.
13 June 2012	'CSI Dundee' and Professor Sue Black in conversation	Ever watched a forensics team tackle a crime scene on a TV drama and wondered how it works? Well, the University of Dundee’s Professor Sue Black and her crack team will be showing people what a forensic investigation really consists of this weekend.
13 June 2012	Nursery kids pick up the torch	The children at Dundee University Nursery got the chance to hold the Olympic Torch today (Wednesday).
13 June 2012	PAMIS celebrates 20th anniversary	PAMIS, the University of Dundee-based charity that works with people with profound and multiple learning difficulties and their families, will this week launch a booklet to mark their 20th anniversary.
12 June 2012	Appointment of University’s first Entrepreneur-in-Residence	The University of Dundee has appointed its first entrepreneur-in-residence to advise students and graduates with ambitions of commercialising their talents and ideas.
12 June 2012	Pupils compete for Strathmore Trophy 2012	The annual Strathmore Trophy challenge will take place at the University of Dundee later this week, with 16 schools from Tayside, Fife and Clackmannanshire taking part.
11 June 2012	Olympic torch honour for Anna and Jill	Dr Anna Campbell, a lecturer at the University's Institute of Sport and Exercise, and Dr Jill Roche, a recent graduate of the School of Medicine, will be helping to relay the Olympic torch on its way through Scotland this week.
11 June 2012	Excellence in teaching to be recognised at awards ceremony	Dr David Robb and Dr Linda Morris will have their excellence as educators recognised when they are presented with the University of Dundee's Chancellor's Award for Lifetime Contribution to Teaching.
11 June 2012	'The Soft Vengeance of a Freedom Fighter' - public lecture, June 19th	Justice Albie Sachs, who is set to receive an honorary degree from the University of Dundee, will tell of his remarkable life at a public lecture in the city on Tuesday June 19th.
10 June 2012	Shazia's success in prestigious google scholarship competition	A computing PhD student at the University of Dundee is heading to Switzerland this month with industry giants Google after success in a prestigious scholarship competition.
10 June 2012	Prestigious computing election for Dundee Professor	Professor Vicki Hanson, of the University of Dundee, has been elected to a prestigious position with the world's largest educational and scientific computing society.
8 June 2012	Xiamen delegation to visit Dundee to discuss research collaborations	The University of Dundee will this weekend welcome a delegation from a leading Chinese university for discussions about future collaborations between the two institutions.
8 June 2012	'David Sutherland: Comics Genius' - new exhibition at the University of Dundee	A new exhibition at the University of Dundee will mark 50 years of comics legend David Sutherland illustrating the perennially popular Bash Street Kids strip.
8 June 2012	'The Computer Says No' - Café Science Extra event on Wednesday, 13th June	Why is it that, instead of helping us, technology very often gets in the way of our everyday interactions?
7 June 2012	Peto images reveal Dalai Lama in younger days	Rarely seen photographs of the Dalai Lama on a trip to India almost 50 years ago will feature in a special commemorative booklet to be presented to His Holiness when he visits Dundee later this month.
7 June 2012	'Losing Focus on Sustainable Development' - Arts Café event on Tuesday 12th June	The coalition will be accused of reneging on its promise to be the 'Greenest Government yet' at the next Dundee Arts Café event.
6 June 2012	Dundee team provides new insights into diabetes treatment	Researchers from the University of Dundee have made an important discovery about the world’s most commonly prescribed diabetes medicine, which also protects against cancer and cardiovascular disease, opening up the possibility of developing more effective treatments.
5 June 2012	Study calls for more robust revalidation of doctors	A new method to inform the revalidation of doctors could offer a more robust system than is currently proposed and lead to greater public confidence in professional regulation, according to new research at the University of Dundee.
4 June 2012	University to honour leading figures	The University of Dundee will honour leading figures from Scotland and the world at its summer Graduations later this month.
1 June 2012	Dundee academic appointed to national biodiversity committee	Professor Terry Dawson, SAGES Chair in Global Environmental Change at the University of Dundee, has been appointed to a new national panel representing the UK on matters of biodiversity.
1 June 2012	Craig clears the pipes for visit of The Dalai Lama	University of Dundee student Craig Weir will greet His Holiness The Dalai Lama with a bagpipe piece written in his honour when he makes his historic first visit to the city next month.