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September 2004 Press Releases

Date	Title	Details
30 September 2004	Geddes helps forge new links with Montpellier	In recognition of the 150th anniversary of the birth of "the father of town planning", Sir Patrick Geddes, the University of Dundee and the French town of Montpellier, where Geddes founded the Scots College, are forging new links.
30 September 2004	Inspiration and Discovery in Dundee	An open symposium with leading contemporary artist and sculptor David Mach and the University of Dundee's first visiting professor of Inspiration and Discovery is taking place tomorrow at the Sensation Science Centre.
29 September 2004	Potential drug discovery for Leishmaniasis	The scientist who identified the target for several drugs used to treat sleeping sickness and Chagas'disease has just discovered that antimonial drugs used to treat Leishmaniasis attack the same target.
28 September 2004	Faculty of Law and Accountancy awards	Almost forty students from the University of Dundee will be presented with awards at this evening's Faculty of Law and Accountancy prize-giving.
23 September 2004	Scots Guards support TICR	A retired Scots Guard will present over £1,000 to TICR tomorrow which he raised walking Hadrian's Wall only five weeks after undergoing triple bypass surgery.
21 September 2004	discparc's second release	The up and coming crème de la crème of Scotland's club scene will gather when 'discparc', the University of Dundee's music and audio art record label launches its second release 'DP002'.
21 September 2004	Applied Computing successes	Christine Magill, third year Interactive Media Design student who has just been named 'Most Enterprising Student in Northern Ireland 2004' will be awarded with another prize at the University of Dundee's Department of Applied Computing prize-giving.
21 September 2004	Training sessions	The latest group of Wider Access Study Centre (WASC) student volunteers are in training later this week to develop skills to encourage local school children to consider university as an option.
21 September 2004	Nine Trades give money to international students	Five post graduate students at the University of Dundee will receive cheques from the Nine Incorporated Trades of Dundee today to help fund training in building management.
19 September 2004	Inspiration and Discovery	Leading contemporary artist and sculptor David Mach is to become the University of Dundee's first visiting professor of Inspiration and Discovery.
15 September 2004	Hike for your heart	The University of Dundee's Institute of Sport and Exercise is hoping to kick start the new academic year by hosting 'Hike for your Heart', an afternoon of walking to raise funds for the British Heart Foundation on Sunday 19 September.
15 September 2004	Shoes cause heel pain	A University of Dundee foot expert who recently uncovered evidence that cheap trainers are just as good as expensive ones has now confirmed that shoes and the materials used in soles are a major factor causing acute heel pain.
9 September 2004	Lorraine Kelly to host TICR Carnaval de Cuba Ball	A limited number of tickets are still available for the Carnaval de Cuba ball, a unique fundraising event to be hosted by GMTV star and University of Dundee Rector Lorraine Kelly.
9 September 2004	Experts meet on Tay estuary beaches	Councillors, Local Authority representatives, community members, Scottish Water, Scottish Natural Heritage, the Scottish Environmental Protection Agency and academics will meet tomorrow to discuss the beaches around the Tay estuary and how they are managed.
9 September 2004	Robots battle in grand challenge	Intelligent robots made from Lego are doing battle today - in an academic sense - at the University of Dundee's Applied Computing Division.
9 September 2004	'Chemistry at Work'	Over 400 Standard Grade Chemistry Pupils from Dundee and surrounding areas are taking part in a 'Chemistry at Work' event hosted by the University of Dundee.
2 September 2004	Royal Gold Medals for outstanding achievement	Royal Medals will be presented by The Royal Society of Edinburgh's President, Lord Sutherland of Houndwood to: Professor Sir Philip Cohen, FRS, FRSE; Professor Sir Neil MacCormick, FRSE, FBA, QC; and Professor Robin Milner, FRS, FRSE at a ceremony to be held in The Royal Society of Edinburgh (RSE).
1 September 2004	Ballet dancers present cheque	Ballet dancers in Broughty Ferry will present the Institute for Cardiovascular Research at the University of Dundee with £500 which they raised in a charity concert at the Gardyne Theatre.