Week Ending 22 June 2012 -
Synopsis number 1013
University of Dundee News
Thousands gather to see Dalai Lama as visit to Scotland continues
Thousands of people are expected to turn out to see the Dalai Lama as he continues his visit to Scotland.
His visit comes as part of a nine-day tour of the UK, which has already seen him visit Leeds, Manchester and London, where he gave an address at Westminster Abbey.
STV 22.06.12
Discovering Dundee
Finding beauty in your surroundings - whether it is be natural landscapes or cityscapes - is something that Dundee photographer Shahbaz Majeed knows a thing or two about. Now the self-taught snapper, who works as a web developer at the University of Dundee, is exhibiting his photos at his place of work as part of a celebration of graduation and other cultural events.
The Courier 22.06.12
Student's amazing recovery
A Dundee University student who had brain surgery after a horrific motor racing crash is now 'perfectly OK' more than seven months on.
The Courier 22.06.12
Influential professor honoured
The man who came up with the slogan Hel Dennis Beat the Menace was honoured by Dundee University yesterday.
The Courier 22.06.12
Graduation number four for Sharon
Graduation ceremonies are something which Forfar woman Sharon Malcolm had had more experience in than most.
The Courier 22.06.12
Pursue your passion is message to graduates
List of Dundee University graduands.
The Courier 21.06.12
Dundee the place Tay be
One city has fantastic plans to fight the economic gloom and shine like a beacon.
Daily Record 21.06.12
Grad all over
Round the world cyclist Mark Beaumont enlisted a group on newly qualified accountants to get him back on teh road after t=he received an honorary doctorate fro the University of Dundee.
Daily Record 21.06.12
Appointments
Vicki Hanson, professor if inclusive technologies at the University of Dundee, has been elected to a prestigious post in the world's largest educational and scientific computing society.
THE 21.06.12
Cash injection to help heart studies
Heart scientists in Dundee have been awarded grants of more than £450,000 by the British Heart Foundation as part of a multi-million pound boost for research in the UK.
Evening Telegraph 20.06.12
2017 City of Culture?
Dundee could become the UK's City of Culture in 2017.
Evening Telegraph 20.06.12
City of Culture bid backed
as above
The Courier 21.06.12
Graduates set to transform
List of all University of Dundee graduands for today's ceremonies.
The Courier 20.06.12
V&A past the 'tipping point'
The £45 million V&A at Dundee project has won a major boost after receiving a multi-million pound anonymous donation, The Courier can reveal.
The Courier 20.06.12
Building can become a 'world icon'
The V&A at Dundee could become as iconic as the Sydney Opera House, a leading player in the project has predicted.
The Courier 20.06.12
Tax move could be 'game changer' for waterfront
The man leading the £1bm transformation of Dundee's waterfront yesterday said greater access to local taxation receipts could be a 'game-changer' for the regeneration scheme.
The Courier 20.06.12
Bursaries available for potential publishers
Students with a dream of working in publishing are being offered bursaries by a Scottish university.
The University of Dundee is offering bursaries of up to £5000 to postgraduate students in the College of Arts and Social Sciences for those with the aim of eventually working in publishing.
Deadline News 20.06.12
Adventurer Mark Beaumont receives honorary degree from Dundee University
The cyclist is one of 11 people to be honoured by the university.
STV 20.06.12
City centre celebrations on graduates' day of glory
Dundee City Centre was brimming with crowds today as the second day of graduations took place.
Evening Telegraph 20.06.12
Discussing the extent of peanut allergies
How research is helping to understand potentially life-threatening peanut allergies will be explored in a public talk in Dundee.
The Courier 20.06.12
Dalai Lama snub denied by provost
Dundee's Lord Provost is at the centre of a diplomatic row over the visit of the Dalai Lama following allegations China tried to 'nobble' him.
The Courier 20.06.12
Politicians respond to Dundee City Council's Dalai Lama 'snub'
as above
STV 20.06.12
Chinese influence over city leader ahead of Dalai Lama visit
as above
Deadline News 20.06.12
Dundee council accused of kowtowing to China over Dalai Lama visit
as above
The Scotsman 21.06.12
No snub to Dalai Lama, says LP
as above
Evening Telegraph 20.06.12
City 'bows ro Beijing' over trip by Dalai Lama
as above
The Times 20.06.12
Salmond implored to ignore pressure by China and meet the Dalai Lama
as above
The Times 21.06.12
Council accused of kowtowing to China over Dalai Lama visit
as above
The Scotsman 21.06.12
Civic duty plea to SNP
as above
The Courier 21.06.12
New twist in row over Dalai Lama visit
as above
The Courier 21.06.12
Snub claims overshadow Dalai Lama's Scottish tour
as above
The Herald 22.06.12
Anger over Dalai Lama 'snub' as he arrives for Scots visit
as above
The Daily Mail 22.06.12
Furious row over visit
as above
The Courier 22.06.12
Dundee University teams share £450,000 in grants
Three projects based in Dundee into the workings off the heart have received major funding boosts from a national charity.
The Courier 19.06.12
Chinese links
Dundee University is hoping to forge new links with academics in China.
Evening Telegraph 19.06.12
Businesses urged to invest in £1bn Dundee waterfront project
Leading Scottish businesses are being encouraged to invest in the £1bn redevelopment of Dundee's waterfront.
The 30-year regeneration project is the second biggest of its kind in Scotland.
It aims to reconnect the waterfront with the city. The new £45m V&A Museum will form the centrepiece of the scheme.
BBC News Online 19.06.12
Graduation day arrives at Dundee universities
Years of study and hard work are about to pay off for thousands of students at Dundee university.
The Courier 19.06.12
Hats off to the glorious graduates
as above
Evening Telegraph 19.06.12
Graduands to be centre stage
as above
The Courier 19.06.12
Activist to give lecture
A South African human rights activist who was imprisoned for his work in the freedom movement is to tell his life story at a public lecture in Dundee.
Evening Telegraph 18.06.12
Photo archive site launched
The University of Dundee's Centre for Remote Environments has launched a new website containing an archive of almost 2,000 photographs taken during scientific explorations to the Antarctic region.
Evening Telegraph 18.06.12
Universities facing fines for extra Irish students
Scottish Universities are facing fines as a result of a legal loophole allowing students from Northern Ireland to seek free university education in Scotland.
The Herald 18.06.12
Exhibition
Stunning images of Dundee by self-taught photographer will go on display at Dundee University next week.
The Courier 16.06.12
Finding facts with CSI Dundee team
Las Vegas, Miami, New York - they have nothing on Dundee. Fans of the crime Scene Investigation TV series can enjoy a homegrown version on Saturday, courtesy of Professor Sue Black and her colleagues at Dundee University's Centre for Anatomy and Human Identification.
Evening Telegraph 15.06.12
Myths of forensic dispelled
as above
The Courier 18.06.12
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