April 2003 Press Releases

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30 April 2003 Living her own life A new exhibition at University of Dundee - 'Living Her Own Life' - attempts to recover the experience and achievements of these women, from the period between 1883 - 1909.
29 April 2003 Interactive story boards Final year students of Applied Computing at the University of Dundee will demonstrate their projects and innovations, including interactive story boards for children.
29 April 2003 Cohen high in science 'pop chart' Sir Philip Cohen named as the world's second most highly cited biologist Pioneering diabetes researcher.
28 April 2003 OpSoc Present "Bye Bye Birdie" After weeks of rehearsing, OpSoc’s annual show takes place in the Bonar Hall from 30th April to 3rd May.
28 April 2003 Aspects of Identity This exhibition brings together the work of thirteen 2nd and 3rd Year DJCAD students from the School of Fine Art and Television and Imaging.
28 April 2003 Election 2003: Fully Inclusive? Disabled web users are being prevented from accessing the web sites and online manifestos of Scotland's main political parties because such sites fall seriously short of basic accessibility guidelines, a new study has revealed.
25 April 2003 Meet birds of prey There will be a chance to meet birds of prey at the University of Dundee's Botanic Garden.
25 April 2003 UoD applications boost Applications to the University of Dundee are up more than six times the Scottish average.
24 April 2003 Dundee's top sporting year University of Dundee Principal Sir Alan Langlands will present the University's annual blues and colours awards to the top sporting students.
23 April 2003 Imitate to communicate Within minutes of birth, babies can imitate their parents' facial expressions. Now, researchers at the University of Dundee are pioneering the theory that these imitation processes could hold the key to reaching out to those whose communication skills are impaired.
23 April 2003 Dundee's best 'Pressed' Fashionistas will be taking inspiration from the Textiles students of Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art & Design when their 'Pressed' fashion show takes place at Circus nightclub, Dundee.
23 April 2003 Solar powered ATM A postgraduate student will exhibit his design for a solar powered ATM at this afternoon's exhibition of engineering projects at the University of Dundee.
23 April 2003 Scottish scholarship for Rwandans A Scottish initiative to help improve the education of Rwandan women is getting off the ground with recently confirmed support of five Scottish universities.
22 April 2003 Studentship from Kitty's trust The parents of Kitty Cameron, the student who died two years ago of a brain tumour, have raised enough money to fund a PhD student to further research into cancer
21 April 2003 Stars to turn out for Scottish premiere of Xmen 2 Stars from Scotland, the UK and overseas will attend the Scottish premiere of Hollywood blockbuster Xmen 2 in Edinburgh on Tuesday April 29.
21 April 2003 Pressed fashion The University of Dundee presents the colourful creations of its textiles students in a fashion show at The Circus nightclub
17 April 2003 Good Friday openings 'EF103 603 Video Works by Jordan Baseman' & Sonology of a Mute Spectacle by Mark Vernon. Exhibition runs from 20 April - 1 May 2003
17 April 2003 Easter eggs are good for you Eat dark chocolate Easter eggs this Sunday because dark chocolate can improve your health say researchers at the University of Dundee.
16 April 2003 Dundee blazes Design trail The Undergraduate programmes in Innovative Product Design and Interactive Media Design were developed by the University in response to the continuing evolution of the products, services and spaces which we all use and occupy.
7 April 2003 Vietnam visit Gillian Ashby from the University of Dundee meets up with students from Vietnam who visited Dundee on 24 March with the British Council's trip of a lifetime to the UK.
2 April 2003 Moviestar spearheads campaign for world-class research centre in Scotland Hollywood star Brian Cox confirmed his involvement in a major fundraising campaign to raise the final £4 million needed to build a world-class global diseases research facility in Dundee.
1 April 2003 European physics delegates in Dundee A physics course for radiologists and radiographers will be held at the University of Dundee this week attracting 25 delegates from Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Belgium and Poland.