January 2004 Press Releases

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30 January 2004 Munroists meet McNeish Munroists from the University of Dundee - people who have climbed all 284 munros in Scotland - will meet Cameron McNeish the renowned munro bagger and environmentalist tomorrow night at the University of Dundee.
30 January 2004 University breaks world record The University of Dundee has just been told that it has another world first to celebrate but not in science or medicine this time, but as the world record breaker for putting a musical on stage in less than 24 hours.
29 January 2004 Snowbound east coast The University of Dundee Satellite Receiving Station has just received an image of the east coast of the UK bound by snow.
29 January 2004 Scotland's first Sun City The weather may be bleak just now and heating bills will be soaring but Dundee's ambition to become Scotland's first Sun City will take a leap forward tomorrow when 90 experts gather to outline the future of solar power.
29 January 2004 Dalziel + Scullion scoop RIAS award Internationally-renowned University of Dundee-based artists Dalziel + Scullion have won the prestigious RIAS Colour Coated Creativity Awards for their two steel silver birches now installed at the new Royal Aberdeen Children's Hospital.
27 January 2004 Kindler surprise Researchers from the University of Dundee's Medical School will be taking time to put their heads together this week to hear about each other's research and formulate new ideas and projects.
27 January 2004 £10,000 for TICR The University of Dundee's TICR campaign will tomorrow (Wednesday 28 January) receive a £10,000 donation from a global pharmaceutical company to help in the battle against Scotland's number one killer, heart disease.
26 January 2004 Best brass in Britain plays at the University The first of this season's evening concerts at the University of Dundee will kick off on Thursday with the highly-acclaimed Athenaeum Brass Music performing works by Henry VIII, Handel, Prokofiev, Shostakovitch, Bizet and Gershwin.
26 January 2004 Make It In Scotland The University of Dundee's design experts will be on hand at a careers roadshow this week in a bid to encourage more pupils to pursue design-related jobs.
26 January 2004 Royal Society award for cancer researcher Paul Clarke of the University of Dundee's Biomedical Research Centre has been awarded a prestigious Wolfson Research Merit Award from the Royal Society for his work on cancer cell biology.
26 January 2004 TICR winner jets off to GMTV The lucky winner of a University of Dundee campaign raffle will today fly from Dundee to London for a two-day luxury trip.
23 January 2004 Stunning new art exhibitions at University of Dundee Four art exhibitions will open this weekend showcasing the talent and scope of study at Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art & Design (DJCAD).
22 January 2004 Good bacteria reduce cancer risk A Professor at the University of Dundee has said that 'good bacteria' as advertised by yogurt and dairy drinks companies on TV has massive health benefits and could significantly reduce cancer risks.
21 January 2004 New postgraduate certificate in Medical Education for General Practice enables distance learning A new distance learning package which allows GPs and other members of the primary healthcare team to study for a Postgraduate Certificate in Medical Education in General Practice has been jointly established by the Centre for Medical Education at the University of Dundee and the Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP).
20 January 2004 Tobacco addiction expert's appointment Professor David Balfour at the University of Dundee has been appointed Chairman of the European Board of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco - an international society dedicated to the study of tobacco addiction.
19 January 2004 Tesco donation for new research centre The School of Life Sciences at the University of Dundee is to benefit from the generosity of leading supermarket chain Tesco, when Sir Philip Cohen receives a generous donation tomorrow bringing the University's fundraising effort in the local Tesco stores to over £15,000.
16 January 2004 Opening lecture for 80th anniversary Munro bagger and environmentalist Cameron McNeish will claim another milestone as he kicks off the 80th year of the Saturday Evening Public Lectures Series at the University of Dundee - the oldest lecture series of its kind in the world.
14 January 2004 Re-activate the New Year resolutions Nearly forty staff at the University of Dundee will take part in a re-activate sports sessions tonight to help them kick start their New Year's resolutions to an active life.
14 January 2004 Caesarean delivery may cause fertility problems - study New concerns about the risks of Caesarean births emerged today with research looking at the consequences for future pregnancies.
14 January 2004 Give it some wellie After the overwhelming response to his last appeal, International Officer Neil Christie is hoping that the generosity of University staff will benefit his latest campaign - to take boots to children in Nairobi.
12 January 2004 Tribute to Scots soldiers A University of Dundee author is seeking local residents' help in telling the forgotten stories of hundreds of Scottish men involved in the Great War.
12 January 2004 Local Trust Support for New Research Centre The campaign to build a centre of excellence for research in diabetes and tropical disease at the University of Dundee has received a tremendous start to the New Year with a £25,000 donation from the local charitable trust, The Mathew Trust.
9 January 2004 Discovering Biology Advanced High Biology pupils from Forfar Academy are taking advantage of Discovery Days at the University of Dundee to listen to some of the University's newest professors elucidate their latest findings in their areas.
8 January 2004 New Year's Honours University of Dundee academics have been lauded for their professional achievements in the 2004 New Year Honours list.
7 January 2004 Discovery Days A unique collection of chairs including pieces by Charles Rennie Mackintosh, Le Corbusier, Alvar Alto and Frank Gehry will be unveiled on Friday at the University of Dundee to celebrate the chairs of the University's forty newest professors as they deliver insights into their research at the first Discovery Day.
7 January 2004 £1/4m for green waste guide A University of Dundee guide promoting environmentally-sound disposal of waste has been recognised with a prestigious award and grants totalling £1/4 million.