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September 2012 Press Releases

Date	Title	Details
28 September 2012	'Learning from Leonardo' - Dundee Arts Cafe, Tuesday, 2nd October	The lasting influence of Leonardo da Vinci on medical and anatomical art will be explored at the next Dundee Arts Café event.
28 September 2012	New Art & Humanities Masters degree launched	The first cohort of students has taken its place on an exciting new Masters programme offered jointly by the University of Dundee's School of Humanities and Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design (DJCAD).
27 September 2012	Mapping out our national identity	An exploration of Scottish national identity through its representation on maps will take place at the University of Dundee next week.
25 September 2012	International line-up of speakers for series	Respected academics from the UK, Ireland and the United States will deliver a programme of events organised by the University of Dundee's Arts & Humanities Research Institute (AHRI).
25 September 2012	'Entrance' marks opening of new exhibition space	An exhibition by two Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design (DJCAD) graduates will help mark the opening of the institution's new Cooper Gallery Project Space.
24 September 2012	'Feeling Good? - Health, Wellbeing and the Arts' - Culture Day 2012	The sometimes surprising connections between the arts and health and wellbeing will be explored at the University of Dundee's eighth annual Culture Day next week.
24 September 2012	Sir Philip Cohen awarded £1.5 million MRC grant	The Medical Research Council (MRC) has awarded a grant of almost £1.5million to researchers at the University of Dundee to carry out research on the mechanisms that prevent inflammatory and autoimmune diseases.
24 September 2012	Blood tests pick up early 'silent' heart disease	Scientists funded by the British Heart Foundation (BHF) at the University of Dundee have found that a combination of blood tests could effectively pick up 'silent' heart disease in thousands of people. (1).
20 September 2012	'Making your rubbish work for you' - Cafe Science event on 24th September	Visitors to the next Café Science event will hear how research taking place in Dundee is helping to turn food waste into fuel for our homes and cars.
20 September 2012	Guild success for graduate trio	Graduates of Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design (DJCAD) have won all three Gold Memberships offered by the Guild of Jewellery Designers (GoJD) this year as a reward for excellent work.
20 September 2012	DUSA voted number 1 in UK for nightlife	Dundee University Students Association has been named best in the UK for student nightlife by Which? University.
19 September 2012	TATE Modern launch for REWIND book	A book celebrating the pioneers of video art in the UK, co-edited by Professor Stephen Partridge from Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design (DJCAD), will be launched at TATE Modern next week.
19 September 2012	Franco-British experts to discuss "law and mental health"	Legal experts from across the UK and France will gather in Dundee this week for a major event examining issues around Law and Mental Health.
19 September 2012	Colm Toibin appearance re-scheduled	Due to unforeseen circumstances, multi-award winning author Colm Toibin’s appearance at this year’s Dundee Literary Festival has been re-scheduled for Monday, October 29th.
19 September 2012	Gene helps predict which ovarian cancer sufferers will benefit most from chemotherapy	Researchers from the University of Dundee have discovered that measuring how active a gene is could predict which women with ovarian cancer will benefit from platinum-based chemotherapy drugs - a common treatment for the disease.
18 September 2012	Clubs rally for charity relay	Dundee University Sports Union will tomorrow hold a charity relay when its teams compete against each other to raise money for good causes and promote sport at the University.
18 September 2012	'Making Words - Marking Words' - new exhibition showcases residency outputs	Work produced by three artists during a summer residency at Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design (DJCAD) will be unveiled at a new exhibition at the Cooper Gallery this week.
17 September 2012	Extras and Victorian attire required	ntal award for her work on the development of charity cookbooks.The Visual Effects Research Lab at Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design (DJCAD) and Flyboy Films are seeking the supporting cast for their latest production, preferably with their own period costume.
17 September 2012	Books cook up an award for DJCAD lecturer	A lecturer from Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design (DJCAD) has won a Scottish environmental award for her work on the development of charity cookbooks.
14 September 2012	Welfare, Wealth and Work for Europe	Economists from the University of Dundee are part of a pan-European research consortium seeking to transform socio-ecological thinking and policy across the continent.
14 September 2012	The fascinating HUMAN RACE exhibition arrives in Dundee	'The Human Race', an extraordinary exhibition which explores the history, development and ethics of Sport and Exercise Medicine opens next week at the University of Dundee.
13 September 2012	'Talking about breast cancer' - Wednesday, 19th September	An interactive evening of talks and exhibitions bringing together research, treatment and support will take place at the University of Dundee next week.
13 September 2012	Designing for the Future: Scottish designers ready for V&A display	Some of the brightest design graduates to emerge from Scotland's internationally renowned art colleges are looking forward to having their work on display at the V&A in London over the next 10 days as part of this year's London Design Festival.
13 September 2012	Study calls for reviews of psychotropic medication	Regular clinical reviews of psychotropic medication should be established in all care homes to promote safe and effective prescribing to an at-risk population of elderly people, according to a new study by researchers at the University of Dundee and NHS Fife, published today in Age & Ageing, the scientific journal of the British Geriatrics Society.
12 September 2012	Professor Ron Hay awarded the Novartis Medal 2012	Professor Ron Hay, of the College of Life Sciences at the University of Dundee, has been presented with the 2012 Novartis Medal and Prize.
12 September 2012	Online arts review magazine launched	A new online arts review magazine will be launched by the English programme at the University of Dundee next week.
11 September 2012	Literary Festival line-up revealed	The Dundee Literary Festival will return next month and, with events ranging from fiction to football, poetry to politics, and drama to drams, the packed 2012 programme promises something for everyone.
11 September 2012	Become a dentist at Doors Open Days 2012	Members of the public will have the chance to find out what pulling teeth is really like when Dundee Dental Hospital and School takes part in Doors Open Days 2012.
10 September 2012	Students encouraged to get active and 'Give It A Go'	Students at the University of Dundee will this Wednesday be encouraged to "Give It A Go" and try their hand at new sports.
10 September 2012	University in plans to offer Dental Degree in Egypt	The University of Dundee has announced plans to deliver an Orthodontics masters degree programme in Egypt, beginning early in 2013.
10 September 2012	Dundee academic pens libretto for Carnegie Hall opera	An opera telling of the story of Flora MacDonald and Charles Edward Stuart will be staged at the world-famous Carnegie Hall in New York next month, with the show's libretto written by Dr Jim Stewart from the University of Dundee.
7 September 2012	DJCAD wins 'Best Marketing Strategy' prize at Scottish Event Awards	Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design's innovative approach to marketing has seen it scoop a prestigious prize at this year's Scottish Event Awards.
7 September 2012	Students encouraged to get a healthy body and mind	New and returning students at the University of Dundee will be encouraged to embrace the physical and mental health benefits of exercise at a range of events held to mark the start of the 2012/13 term next week.
7 September 2012	Dalai Lama's lecture to be screened at University	A special screening of the historic lecture delivered in Dundee by His Holiness The Dalai Lama earlier this year will take place at the University of Dundee later this month.
7 September 2012	'Mind over Body: training smarter not longer' - Café Science Extra event on 12th September	Want to get fit but can never find time to work out? A new fitness regime, to be discussed at a Café Science Extra event in Dundee next week, might be the answer to your health/time management conundrum.
6 September 2012	University and NHS in Fife and Tayside announce new agreement to develop clinical research	The University of Dundee, NHS Fife and NHS Tayside have signed a new agreement to jointly develop clinical research across the regions.
6 September 2012	Opening Service at Chaplaincy next week	Students, staff and other members of the University of Dundee community will come together next week for the University Chaplaincy's annual Opening Service.
6 September 2012	Kuwait diabetes project nominated as 'international collaboration of the year'	A joint project between the University of Dundee, NHS Tayside and partners in Scotland and Kuwait to tackle diabetes in the Middle East has been shortlisted as 'International Collaboration of the Year' in the Times Higher Education Awards 2012.
5 September 2012	Keyhole surgery pioneer to receive Hoogendijk Award	Professor Sir Alfred Cuschieri, one of the world's pioneers of 'keyhole' surgery, is to receive the Steven Hoogendijk Award in the Netherlands next month.
5 September 2012	UK scientists to revolutionise lake research in £2.5 million global project	A consortium of scientists from six UK research institutes, including the University of Dundee, has been awarded a £2.5 million grant to create the world's first satellite-based global lake surveillance system, to monitor how lakes and reservoirs are being affected by environmental change.
5 September 2012	Celebrating 10 years of successful partnership	The successful partnership between the James Hutton Institute and the College of Life Sciences at the University of Dundee will be celebrated at a 10 year anniversary symposium, Pathways to Impact in Plant Science on 6 September.
4 September 2012	Study uncovers simple way of predicting severe pain following Breast Cancer surgery	Women having surgery for breast cancer are up to three times more likely to have severe pain in the first week after surgery if they suffer from other painful conditions, such as arthritis, low back pain and migraine, according to a Cancer Research UK study published today (Wednesday) in the British Journal of Cancer.
4 September 2012	Award to provide greater understanding of links between architecture and accessibility	A researcher from the University of Dundee has received a prestigious £10,000 award that will allow her to examine how architecture can enhance the lives of disabled people.
4 September 2012	Huge touchscreen built for analysis wall	A massive touchscreen measuring more than 4 square metres has been built at the University of Dundee by researchers in the School of Computing.
2 September 2012	Million for a Morgue auctions - crime authors offer a deadly opportunity	Crime fiction fans could find themselves at the dead centre of their favourite authors' forthcoming books in the latest opportunity offered by the Million For A Morgue campaign at the University of Dundee.