Week Ending 8 February 2013 -
Synopsis number 1045
University of Dundee News
Unnatural Wonders/Drawn from Structures Living and Dead
Two related exhibitions being staged at the University of Dundee showcase work exploring the influence on the visual arts of distinguished life sciences pioneer D'Arcy Thompson, who worked at both Dundee and St Andrews universities and particularly of this celebrated book, On Growth and Form.
The Courier 08.02.13
BioCity Scotland announced as UK hub for major European drug discovery project
Scottish First Minister Rt. Hon Alex Salmond MSP has welcomed today's news that a major new pharmaceutical drug discovery initiative is to
be centred at BioCity Scotland in Lanarkshire, in partnership with the University of Dundee. The project will bring at least 19 million
Euros (£16.3 million) of research funding to Scotland following today's announcement by the Innovative Medicines Initiative (IMI)
of the launch of the European Lead Factory.
Radio Tay 07.02.13
Scientists in Dundee and Lanarkshire in £100m drug research project
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STV 07.02.13
£100m contract awarded to Scottish companies to create new medicines
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Daily Record 07.02.13
Scottish consortium wins £100m drug research contract
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BBC News Online 07.02.13
Scotland wins share of £169m drug discovery drive
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The Scotsman 07.02.13
Europe bets on drug discovery
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Nature.com 07.02.13
First Minister Alex Asserts Scotland's Strength in Life Sciences
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French Tribune 07.02.13
BioCity Scotland to be UK hub for €196m European drug discovery project
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mtbeurope 07.02.13
Dundee science team's key role in £100m project
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Evening Telegraph 07.02.13
Scientists' £100m deal
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The Times 08.02.13
Key role for Dundee team
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The Courier 08.02.13
University and bio hub seal £100m drug tie-up
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The Scotsman 08.02.13
Chemical storage hub is boost to life sciences sector
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The Herald 08.02.13
Spending countdown to completion of V&A
The development timetable for Dundee's branch of the V&A has been revealed in the city council's budget.
Evening Telehraph 07.02.13
Appointments
Karl Leydecker, the appointment of Karl Leydecker as vice-principal for learning and teaching at the University id Dundee 'cements out commitment to excellence', according to Pete Downes, Dundee's vice-chancellor.
Times Higher Education 07.02.13
Students get ready to play for Scotland
Three current and former Dundee University students have been picked to play in the first women's rugby international in the city.
The Courier 07.02.13
Nobel winners await student
A PhD student from Dundee University is hoping to meet six Nobel Prize winners this month.
The Courier 07.02.13
Artist's insight
One of the UK's top artists will be speaking about the importance of creativity at Dundee University at the weekend.
Evening Telegraph 06.02.13
Tickets going fast for Kuma lecture
Architect Kengo Kuma will speak about his work on the V&A at Dundee project in a public lecture later this month.
The Courier 06.02.13
Groups benefit from £3.5m of lottery grants
Good causes in Dundee received almost £3.5 million of lottery funding in 2012.
The Courier 06.02.13
Boost for V&A
An Angus auction house is to boost Dundee's V&A Museum project.
Evening Telegraph 05.02.13
Richard III dig: Facial reconstruction shows how king may have looked
A facial reconstruction based on the skull of Richard III has revealed how the English king may have looked.
BBC News Online 05.02.13
Gazing into face of Richard III: car park body is reviled king
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The Scotsman 05.02.13
Who, What, Why: What is the method for reconstructing Richard III's face?
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BBC News 06.02.13
Revealed 527 years on, the face of Richard III
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Daily Mail 06.02.13
The King and eye
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Daily Record 06.02.13
Back from the dead
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The Courier 06.02.13
Richard III's face revealed
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The Courier 06.02.13
Richard III's reconstructed face to go on show in Leicester
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thisisleicestershire.co.uk 05.02.13
'REAL FACE' OF RICHARD III UNVEILED
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Express.co.uk 05.02.13
Richard III's face reconstructed
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York Press 05.02.13
'Real face' of Richard III unveiled
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ic.Northwales 05.02.13
'Real face' of King Richard III unveiled by Dundee University
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Daily Record 05.02.13
Richard III to be re-interred
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The Courier 05.02.13
'Real face' of Richard III unveiled
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ic.Solihull 05.02.13
'Real Face' of Richard III
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Evening Telegraph 05.02.13
Face of King Richard III recreated from skull found under car park
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Big News Network 05.02.13
Science Helps Discover, Reconstruct and Tweet About Richard III
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allvoices.com 05.02.13
Richard III’s face shown for first time
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gulf today 05.02.13
'Real face' of Richard III unveiled
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London Evening Standard 05.02.13
Richard III's face revealed for first time in 500 years
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phys.org 05.02.13
Scientists reconstruct King Richard III’s face
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asianage.com 05.02.13
‘Real face’ of Richard III unveiled
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Politics UK 05.02.13
Meet King Richard III: Facial reconstruction reveals monarch’s ‘handsome’ features 500 years after his death
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Nationalpost.com 05.02.13
Richard III's Face Reconstructed From English King's Skull
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Huffington Post 05.02.13
Richard III’s face revealed for the first time in 500 yrs
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Hindustan Taimes 05.02.13
Richard III's 'real face' unveiled after king’s skeleton found beneath council car park
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Ellesmere Port Pioneer 05.02.13
Recreated face of King Richard III after remains found in car park
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STV 05.02.13
Richard III: Facial reconstruction from skull unveiled - pictures
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Digital Spy 05.02.13
Richard III's Face Revealed
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Discovery News 05.02.13
King Richard III's face reconstructed from skull
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CBC News 05.02.13
King Richard III's face revealed for first time in 500 years
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Times of India 05.02.13
King Richard III discovery: 3D plastic model unveiled
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Metro News Canada 05.02.13
Here's The Face Of Richard III, Reconstructed From His Skeleton
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business insider 05.02.13
What King Richard III's Face (May Have) Looked Like
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slate.com 05.02.13
King Richard III revealed — 3D plastic model unveiled
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thestar.com 05.02.13
Richard III: Is this the face that launched 1,000 myths?
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bayoubuzz.com 05.02.13
Richard III: king's face recreated from skull discovered under car park
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The Guardian 05.02.13
Reconstruction reveals face of England's long lost King Richard III
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Fox News 05.02.13
Now we can see his face: the next step of the Richard III discovery story
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Independent 05.02.13
‘Real’ face of Richard III revealed
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Aberdeen Evening Express 05.02.13
Richard III's real face unveiled showing a "living and breathing" monarch
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Birmingham News 05.02.13
Real face of Richard III unveiled
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Belfast Newsletter 05.02.13
King Richard III's face revealed for the first time in 500 years
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New Age Online 05.02.13
Face it — this is what Richard III would have looked like
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The Sun 05.02.13
The face of Richard III revealed
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ITN News 05.02.13
Facial Reconstruction Of Richard III Reveals "Handsome" 32-Year-Old
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Fast Company 05.02.13
Second burial for Richard's remains
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ic.Scotland 05.02.13
Scientists Reconstruct Face of England’s King Richard III
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sci-news.com 07.02.13
Did Richard III Really Have a Friendly Face?
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Yahoo News 08.02.13
Researchers Reconstruct 3D-Printed Face of Richard III
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mashable.com 08.02.13
Researchers revive King Richard III’s face with 3D printing
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venturebeat.com 07.02.13
Science’s epic win of a week
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salon.com 05.02.13
Richard III: New battle looms over final resting place
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CNN 06.02.13
A king's final hours, told by his mortal remains
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science news 06.02.13
Cox joins students' living wage campaign
Actor and recently re-elected Dundee University rector Brian Cox has joined a student campaign calling for a raise for low-paid employees.
The Courier 05.02.13
Cox joins living wage drive
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Evening Telegraph 05.02.13
Mach to give talk on the importance of creativity
One of the UK's top artists will be speaking about the importance of creativity at Dundee University at the weekend.
The Courier 05.02.13
Centre of excellence
Academics behind Dundee's proposed offshore renewables institute hope to establish the centre later this year.
The Courier 05.02.13
New professor
Dundee University has appointed Professor Karl Leydecker as vice-principal for learning and teaching.
Evening Telegraph 04.02.13
Tayside projects key to law firm's Dundee expansion
Scottish commercial law firm MacRoberts has announced a north-east expansion plan involving the launch of a new office and recruitment of staff in the heart of Dundee.
The move will bring Dundee University graduate and former managing director of the firm John Macmillan back to the city to steer the new hub.
The Courier 04.02.13
Walk on the wild side
Friends of the University of Dundee Botanic Garden are holding a talk by Alastair Hood, the curator, on wild seed, wild plants and wild areas on Wednesday at 1pm in the garden's education centre.
The Courier 04.02.13
Talk on wild side
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Evening Telegraph 05.02.13
Fun factor for students
Dundee University art students have been having fun every day.
The Courier 04.02.13
Badges still strike a chord
Vintage guitar badges made by a Dundee art student are being offered for sale for the first time in almost 20 years.
The Courier 04.02.13
V&A museum joins Abertay for computer game venture
A BUDDING computer games designer is to be given access to the treasures at one of the world's greatest museums to help develop a potential digital hit, in a joint initiative between the institution and a Scottish university.
The Scotsman 02.02.13
Boost for Dundee as major conference comes this way
Physicians from around the world studying the effects of addiction will descend on Dundee for the first international conference of its type to be held in the UK.
The Courier 02.02.13
The care pathway that gives dignity back to the dying
Scottish researchers have developed a new version of the Liverpool Care Pathway (LCP) in which patients are consulted about their own deaths.
Daily Mail 02.02.13
Research for better care
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The Courier 02.02.13
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