The University Court - met in its newly acquired Gardyne Road Campus for the first time yesterday (Monday 17) to mark the merger between the University and Northern College.
Court members toured the building before their meeting viewing the extensive facilities and the current home of the newly created Faculty of Education and Social Work.
Principal Sir Alan Langlands told the Court that the research performance of the University was one of the most impressive in the UK judging from the results of the 2001 Research Assessment Exercise announced last week with international excellence now recognised across a range of disciplines. "Looking at the figures for the whole of the UK, the University of Dundee has not only improved its positioning in relation to other institutions* - it has risen more than almost any university, save Manchester."
He paid warm tribute to the staff of all the departments involved.
The Court went on to endorse plans for an internal reorganisation of the management structure of the university, following the central services review, and to agree to changes in the running of the University Nursery which has been overseen by a group of dedicated parents and staff. From 1 February the university will assume formal responsibility for the 40-place nursery.
A full Court report will appear in the next issue of Contact.
* Friday's THES league table ranks University of Dundee 33 in the UK compared with 44th in 1996.