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May 2004 Press Releases

Date	Title	Details
31 May 2004	Running for Yorkhill in the Netherlands	A University of Dundee law student who has been touched by the illness of his young cousin is about to run the Leiden marathon to raise money for the Fraser Allander Unit at Yorkhill hospital in Glasgow which treats children with rare brain disorders.
28 May 2004	School children lift their winning mugs	School children from Tayside, Fife and the Central region will be awarded their 'Mathematical Challenge' mugs and certificates after scooping gold and silver awards in the 2003 - 2004 Mathematical Challenge.
25 May 2004	Yale Professor Lectures in Dundee	A leading American scientist studying how human genes work will deliver a prize-winning lecture at the University of Dundee on 26 May.
25 May 2004	Funding boost for colon cancer	The study of colon cancer at the University of Dundee has just received a major boost of £1.2 million from Cancer Research UK Scotland to research how mutations start cancer tumours.
25 May 2004	University Professor wins award for research into coughs	University of Dundee's Professor Tom Fahey is one of a team of four authors who have won recognition for their study of children into the expected length of time a cough lasts, from its beginning until it has completely cleared up.
24 May 2004	New University alumni group launch	Over 150 people who studied at the University of Dundee will attend the launch of the Dundee University Local Alumni Club (DULA) launch on 25 May.
21 May 2004	Lorraine Kelly presents prizes	Lorraine Kelly, University of Dundee Rector will present prizes to outstanding students from the University's Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design at the 2004 Dundee Degree Show.
21 May 2004	'Textile Treasures' uncovered	The public can see there is a lot more to textiles in Dundee than jute at 'Textile Treasures', an exhibition from the University of Dundee's Archive and Museum Services.
21 May 2004	University's Discovery Days in print	The University of Dundee's popular Discovery Days inaugural lectures published in a single volume will be launched this Saturday.
20 May 2004	Saturday morning certificates	Primary School children who have been attending maths class on Saturday mornings for the last few weeks will be presented with certificates from the Royal Society of Edinburgh this Saturday.
20 May 2004	Fat fun	With the craze of celebrity diets and fat busting fads continuing to grip the nation, a student from University of Dundee's Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design has at last found fun in fat.
19 May 2004	How to make a limb	The last of this year's highly successful Saturday Evening Lectures take place on Saturday 22nd May with one of the University's top researchers Professor Cheryll Tickle delivering an insight into how a limb develops.
18 May 2004	Planning for good communities	An important meeting on town planning and how it effects community regeneration is being hosted today by the University of Dundee at Discovery Point.
17 May 2004	Degree show	From Duncan of Jordanstone's own nautical stop-frame animation with unique fishermen Archie and Joff to a stunning portrait of a student's father with a 3D nose and sculptures made from vegetable fat, this year's degree show is another breathtaking display of creativity and talent at the University of Dundee.
17 May 2004	Thank you ceremony for student volunteers	University of Dundee student volunteers will receive certificates and book tokens during a special 'Thank you ceremony' hosted by the University's Wider Access Study Centre (WASC).
17 May 2004	Record entry for Dundee Book Prize	The Dundee Book Prize is set to cement its position as one of the leading literary awards in the country by expanding its format after the number of entries for this year's competition almost trebled from its previous best total.
17 May 2004	Boys bare their chests for breast cancer	Calendar boys who have emulated Helen Mirren and Julie Walters and posed nude for a charity calendar will visit the University of Dundee next week to present the proceeds from their calendars to the University's cancer research team.
17 May 2004	New centre to open in Dundee	A new centre that could ultimately help parents build a more satisfactory relationship with their children is to open in Dundee next week.
14 May 2004	Tributes to Neil Glen	Friends and colleagues at the University of Dundee paid tribute to graduate and tutor Neil Glen who died on Thursday.
14 May 2004	New Appointment	David Yule has been appointed Director of Campus Services and will see through the 5 year, £200 million strategy to realise the Campus Vision.
13 May 2004	Family portraits with a twist	Simon Reekie's portraits are sure to raise a few eyebrows at the 2004 Dundee Degree Show, not least his father's - the subject of one of his major works.
13 May 2004	C# strikes a chord with programmers	With a little help from his students, lecturer Glenn Rowe of the University of Dundee's Applied Computing department had his latest book published.
10 May 2004	Archie and Joff rival Wallace and Gromit	Dundee's own rivals to Wallace and Gromit, fired in an oven given to student Craig Cameron by his aunt, star in one of the most cleverly crafted animations in this year's degree show at Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design at the University of Dundee.
10 May 2004	A brief response from Sir Alan Langlands	Changing the landscape for tertiary education and research in Scotland A brief response from Sir Alan Langlands.
7 May 2004	International students set for Isle of Skye	A group of fifty University of Dundee international students are setting off for the Isle of Skye on a whistle-stop two day tour of Scotland and the 'misty isle' on Saturday 8 May.
6 May 2004	Aprons fit for the catwalk	With heavy endorsement from celebrity chefs, the kitchen is a fashionable place to be. Now, Fiona McConnell, a final year art student at University of Dundee's Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design has come up with another reason to get into the kitchen.
6 May 2004	Annual Scottish Word and Image Group conference in Dundee	The 11th Annual Scottish Word and Image Group (SWIG) Conference.
29 April 2004	Imitation in Norway	A team of six psychologists from the University of Dundee are flying to Norway this week to research how imitation can be used to help people with autism and dementia.