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September 2005 Press Releases

Date	Title	Details
30 September 2005	University of Dundee nominated as Higher Education Institution of the year	The University of Dundee has been nominated as Higher Education Institution of the Year in the inaugural The Times Higher Awards.
29 September 2005	Students flock to join new enterprise gym	The Enterprise Gym, the University of Dundee's new programme for getting students involved in business and enterprise, has proved an instant hit with over 130 people signing up to get "business-fit".
27 September 2005	Glover Trade: Master of Design Scholarships	The Glover Trade, one of the Nine Incorporated Trades of Dundee, will present scholarships worth £1000 each to three Master of Design students from the University of Dundee.
27 September 2005	Dundee scientist's research success leads to further backing from Breast Cancer Campaign	Breast Cancer Campaign (BCC), has awarded another grant of £153,601 to Dr Ana Schor and Professor Seth Schor at the University of Dundee.
27 September 2005	School meals system failing needy children, say researchers	New research just published by researchers at the University of Dundee demonstrates that the current system of free school meals is failing many of the most needy children.
27 September 2005	Dundee hosts meeting of Central Asian Water Ministers	Ministers and senior government officials from eight Central Asian states will gather at the University of Dundee this week to discuss one of the most pressing issues in the area - the sharing of water resources.
26 September 2005	Reception for new International Students	The Student Advisory Service at the University of Dundee is hosting an evening reception for new international students at the Queen's Hotel on Tuesday 27 September at 5.30 pm.
23 September 2005	Computing gains a theatrical edge	Creative writer and theatre director Maggie Morgan has been appointed as artist-in-residence with the Department of Applied Computing at the University of Dundee.
22 September 2005	Robert McLaren retires from TICR	Robert McLaren, Appeal Chairman of the Institute for Cardiovascular Research (TICR), is retiring from his position to relocate to France.
22 September 2005	New Mobile Shop Unit	The Exhibitions Department will launch its new commission, "Mobile Shop Unit" (MSU) in the Lower Foyer Gallery, DJCAD, Friday 23 September, 6-8pm.
21 September 2005	Dundee kids join worldwide storytelling session	Children from around the world are linked in an exciting project at the University of Dundee.
20 September 2005	Applied Computing prize winners	Professor Alan Newell will present prizes to over twenty students from the University of Dundee's Division of Applied Computing commending their exceptional performance over the last academic year at the 2005 applied computing prize giving.
20 September 2005	Health Minister looks into "Information age"	Andy Kerr, Minister for Health and Community Care, today joined an open event - "Health In The Information Age" - at the Health Informatics Centre at the Ninewells campus of the University of Dundee.
15 September 2005	Excluding deprivation from heart disease risk is jeopardising thousands of lives	Leaving deprivation out of standard risk assessments for heart disease is potentially denying life saving preventive treatment to those who need it most, reveals research published ahead of print in Heart.
14 September 2005	Expanding Complexity of p53	Researchers at the University of Dundee have discovered new levels of complexity in the regulation of the tumour suppressor gene p53, findings which could have a significant impact on the identification of patients at risk of developing aggressive cancer and in determining more efficient drug treatments.
14 September 2005	Professor Pounder appointed to UN post	Professor Derrick Pounder, of the Department of Forensic Medicine at the University of Dundee, has been appointed a member of the Board of Trustees of the United Nations Voluntary Fund for Victims of Torture.
12 September 2005	Texan Researchers Visit School of Life Sciences	The University of Dundee today welcomes a major delegation of Texan researchers, together with leading scientists from across the UK, for a biosciences workshop in the field of Cell Signalling to be held at the School of Life Sciences from today until Wednesday.
9 September 2005	Cancer Research UK Awards £11M to researchers in Dundee	SCIENTISTS in Dundee, one of the foremost centres for biomedical research in the UK, have been awarded £11M by Cancer Research UK it was announced today.
7 September 2005	TICR phase three opening	The opening of state-of-the-art laboratories on Thursday 8 September marks the completion of phase three of the University of Dundee's Institute for Cardiovascular Research (TICR).
7 September 2005	Launch of Enterprise Gym Forum	The University of Dundee is holding the first meeting of The Enterprise Gym Forum on Thursday September 8th, launching an exciting new venture that aims to meet the challenges of developing an enterprise culture for undergraduates.
6 September 2005	Eating Disorders Association Support Group	The University of Dundee and the UK charity, Eating Disorders Association (EDA) are launching a new support group for people in Tayside and it's borders who are experiencing eating disorders.
5 September 2005	World experts attend child witnesses conference	Some of the world's leading experts on the investigative interviewing of child witnesses have gathered in Edinburgh for a major conference organised by the University of Dundee.
1 September 2005	Major conference on interviewing of child witnesses	Some of the world's leading experts on the investigative interviewing of child witnesses will attend a three-day conference being organised by the University of Dundee next month.