March 2003 Press Releases

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31 March 2003 Singapore seeks Dundee science One of the world's most renowned centres for biotechnology is looking to recruit student researchers from the University of Dundee's faculty of life sciences to join their world class research cluster in Singapore.
28 March 2003 Tantrums, tiaras and TICR Dance 2K, a local dancing troop will present The Institute for Cardiovascular Research (TICR) at the University of Dundee with a cheque for £400 tonight as they open their new show Tantrums and Tiaras.
26 March 2003 Satellite healthy living stations Universities attract headlines for research on health innovation, healthy eating and lifestyle but how much of it is getting to the people on their doorsteps?
25 March 2003 Real UK visit pics Students from 13 different countries visited the University of Dundee yesterday to see the best of our teaching and research with hands on sessions in clincal skills and digital imaging.
20 March 2003 Raft of prestigious appointments Research staff at the University of Dundee have been awarded a clutch of prestigious UK and international appointments over the last month furthering the University's reputation as a hotbed of innovation and world class research.
20 March 2003 Heartfelt donations Three charitable trusts have come to the rescue of Scotland's hearts pledging generous donations of cash totalling nearly £400,000 towards the Institute for Cardiovascular Research (TICR) at the University of Dundee.
20 March 2003 Kids show the scientists their discoveries Around 80 pupils from across Scotland will assemble at the University of Dundee on 21 March to take part in the CREST awards - presenting their scientific research to professional scientists and guests from industry and education.
20 March 2003 Dundee welcomes funding announcement The University of Dundee today welcomed the annual funding announcement from the Scottish Higher Education Funding Council.
19 March 2003 Seeing the Real UK in Dundee The University of Dundee is one of only four universities in the UK chosen to host a visiting group of young students from around the world as part of a global British Council campaign to showcase UK education.
18 March 2003 Changing behaviour There is increasing concern about anti-social behaviour in young people.
18 March 2003 Advising the world on water Dr Patricia Wouters, an expert in international water law at the University of Dundee will give recommendations to governments at the 3rd World Water Forum in Kyoto.
18 March 2003 Major collaboration means largest ever research grant for University The University of Dundee, in close collaboration with the Medical Research Council (MRC), announces renewal of a major collaboration with the pharmaceutical industry; meaning the largest research funding ever awarded to the University of Dundee.
14 March 2003 Going to the Chapel of Love? Wedding day bliss or wedding day blues? A discussion about the rituals involved in tying the knot will be hosted by three academics from the University of Dundee tomorrow as part of the 4th Dundee Women's Festival.
14 March 2003 Launch of Joint Strategic Partnership and Co-location celebration On Friday 14th March 2003 Prof John Hillman, Director of the SCRI and Sir Alan Langlands, Principal of Dundee University hosted an informal event at the SCRI Boardroom, Invergowrie to announce the intention of the two bodies to enter into a Joint Strategic Partnership and to celebrate the co-location of four University Research Groups at the SCRI campus. This bold new initiative will have immediate and ongoing impacts on both Tayside's research capabilities and on local economic development.
13 March 2003 A taste of student life Pupils from Viewforth High School in Kirkcaldy will visit the University of Dundee tomorrow to sample student life and get an insight into studying for a degree.
13 March 2003 Dundee takes the lead at Kyoto The results of a major research project undertaken by the International Water Law Research Institute, University of Dundee, will be presented to the World Water Forum in Kyoto next week. The Forum is expected to draw in excess of 8,000 delegates from around the world representing governments, academic community, international and non-governmental organisations.
13 March 2003 Salmon and seals The delicate relationship between seals and salmon in the Tay will be an issue for discussion at the Tay Estuary Forum's annual conference tomorrow, March 14.
13 March 2003 Elderly care is inadequate - especially in nursing homes The quality of medical care that elderly patients receive, particularly those in nursing homes, is inadequate, concludes a researcher from the University of Dundee in this week's British Medical Journal.
12 March 2003 Dundee University is British hurling champs The University of Dundee has landed its first ever Hurling Championship, and its second major Gaelic Games trophy in a decade.
11 March 2003 Communicating Science - does it matter? Communicating Science - does it matter? - Public Lecture on Wednesday 12 March 2003 at 7pm by Professor Colin Blakemore, Chairman of the British Association for the Advancement of Science and Director of the Oxford Centre for Cognitive Neuroscience
11 March 2003 Scottish students meet in Dundee Students from eight Scottish universities will meet in Dundee tomorrow to hear presentations at the inaugural the Scottish Undergraduate Psychology Dissertations Conference.
11 March 2003 Transatlantic Trip Eight students and a lecturer from the University of Dundee will embark on a trip across the pond tomorrow, taking news of a new educational institute based in Dundee to universities in the American South.
10 March 2003 Vision winners The winners of the University of Dundee's "Vision" poetry competition were presented with their prizes at John Smith's bookshop by judges Carol Pope and Colette Bryce.
7 March 2003 Taste the World The University of Dundee will mark Fair Trade Fortnight with a "Taste the World" event on Monday March 10.
7 March 2003 TICR hits £1.6 million and opens its doors TV presenter Lorraine Kelly will return to her home city of Dundee this week to officially open the first completed phase of The Institute of Cardiovascular Research (TICR) at the University of Dundee.
6 March 2003 Legacy: Images of South Georgia An exhibition of both past and present photographs of South Georgia, a remote island in the South Atlantic, opens tomorrow at the University of Dundee.
5 March 2003 From Schubert to Band of Brother The University of Dundee music society will play its annual classical concert on Sunday 9 March in St Paul's Episcopal Cathedral in Dundee promising an exciting and exhilarating programme from Schubert to modern classics.
4 March 2003 Four elected to Royal Society Four esteemed academics from the University of Dundee have been elected to Fellowship of the Royal Society of Edinburgh (RSE), it has announced last night.
4 March 2003 John Simpson speech John Simpson's speech when he collected his honorary degree
4 March 2003 New £3 million fund The University of Dundee will host the BioDundee conference tomorrow announcing the launch of a new £3 million fund with the Universities of Aberdeen and St Andrews to commercialise bioscience and biomedical research.
3 March 2003 McCartney for honorary degree Stella McCartney is to receive an honorary degree from the University of Dundee this summer at an exclusive graduation ceremony for design students attending the New Designers show in central London.
3 March 2003 £10,000 cheque presentation The Northern Scottish Philharmonic Orchestra is presenting a cheque for £10,000 today to The Institute for Cardiovascular Research after the success of its inaugural concert last month.