Portraits a tribute to work of lone doctors
A new exhibition has been put together as a tribute to the role of lone GPs in rural Scotland. Rosie Donovan, who took the photographs, was made an Honorary Fellow of the University of Dundee in recognition of her contribution to the wider appreciation of the role of rural GPs.
The Scotsman 05.12.03
Dolly the sheep not enough to help biotech company deliver
The benefit of spin-outs to the universities and institutes that create them are controversial. Dundee University handled £50m of research awards spun out four companies and earned £1.5m in licence fees last year.
Financial Times 05.12.03
Creating protocol 'easier said than done'
University staff and entrepreneurs welcomed the Lambert report's effort to help clarify intellectual property ownership issues in joint research projects, a common area of dispute identified as a "major barrier" to collaboration. James Houston, director of innovation services and Dundee University, said he had never failed to reach agreement with an industrial partner on IP ownership.
Financial Times 05.12.03
Doubts on worth of heart start kit in public places
A Dundee shopping centre has "mothballed" its portable heart start shock machine because of conflicting medical opinion on the benefits of such machines in public places. Meanwhile, Dundee University is considering introducing a second defibrillator at it sports complex, where the current heart start equipment was yesterday described as "a great boon".
The Courier 05.12.03
Enterprise group's new blood
Scottish Enterprise Tayside's wealth of expertise in enhancing the local economy has been given a further boost with the recent appointment of four new personalities to its board, two of whom are from Dundee. Chairman Amanda Boyle and chief executive Shona Cormack welcomed Joe Morrow from Dundee City Council and Malcolm Horner from the University of Dundee.
The Courier 05.12.03
Dundee date for radio arts show
BBC Radio Scotland's Arts Show is broadcasting from Dundee next Friday, with a mixture of music and chat with guests from the world of books and film, music and theatre.
The Courier 05.12.03
Radio show comes to Dundee
As above
Evening Telegraph 04.12.03
Brave new world
Do London editors never get their heads out of the smog? Unfair? Well, so is "Dreary Dundee is the place to be" (THES, November 28). Professor Geoff Ward, University of Dundee.
THES 05.12.03
Car chase end in Dundee court
A student who took a BMW from a dealership as part of a university rugby club initiation has been banned from driving for a year.
THES 05.12.03
Acting charge nurse wins top award
An acting charge nurse has scooped top prize at a major awards ceremony for Tayside NHS staff. Tayside University Hospitals linked up with the University of Dundee for the second annual Clinical Governance Awards which were held at Ninewells Hospital yesterday.
Press & Journal 04.12.03
Varsity course
A new degree in Community Regeneration is being launched by the University of Dundee today.
Press & Journal 04.12.03
23 students awarded sports bursaries
Dundee University honoured some of the UK's most promising sporting talents yesterday when the Excel Sports Scholarships and Rural and Ancient Gold Bursaries squads for 2003/2004 were announced.
The Courier 04.12.03
Tayside leads in nurse prescribers
Tayside is leading the way in training nurses who can give patients prescriptions without going through a doctor. Tayside Primary Care's (TPC) director of nursing Liz Wilson said yesterday that Dundee University's School of Nursing was the first in Scotland to develop a training course for nurse prescribers.
The Courier 04.12.03
Leading the way with nurse prescribers
As above
Evening Telegraph 03.12.03
Games for a laugh at Abertay
Computer games entrepreneur Chris van der Kuyl spoke about the future of the computer games industry at the Abertay University Christmas lecture.
Evening Telegraph 03.12.03
Dundee plans leap in cancer screening
A Dundee team plans to revolutionise breast cancer screening with a new hand-held scanner designed for use by family doctors. The system, being developed by Professor Sir Alfred Cuschieri and computer scientists at Dundee University, has detected early cancers too small to be felt by a surgeon's hand.
The Courier 03.12.03
Hand-held screen still some way off
Continued from above
The Courier 03.12.03
New device can detect early signs of breast cancer
As above
Press & Journal 03.12.03
Sound scanner for breast cancer
As above
The Scotsman 03.12.03
Boost for cancer detection
As above
Evening Telegraph 02.12.03
Research agreement feather in firm's cap
One of the companies at the forefront of the life sciences revolution in Dundee, CXR Biosciences Ltd, yesterday announced a major research agreement with Proctor and Gamble
The Courier 03.12.03
Games guru shares insight
Computer games entrepreneur Chris van der Kuyl spoke about the future of the computer games industry at the Abertay University Christmas lecture yesterday.
The Courier 03.12.03
Games expert talks shop with Dundee pupils
As above
Press & Journal 03.12.03
Professor's own healthy eating battle
A top Dundee medical specialist working to tackle childhood obesity had to confront the problem in her own home. Professor Jill Belch was speaking on the day that horrific statistics were released regarding the numbers of fat children growing up in Scotland.
The Courier 02.12.03
University concert
There will be a rare chance to hear the seldom-performed Christmas Oratorio by Saint-Saens when Dundee University Choirs give their Christmas concert in the Cathedral Church of St Paul on Saturday at 7.30pm.
The Courier 02.12.03
Pooling health research expertise
The universities of St Andrews and Dundee are hosting an event tomorrow aimed at bringing together research-active health professionals from Tayside and Fife.
The Courier 02.12.03
Health event
As above
Evening Telegraph 01.12.03
Goodwill tokens for election observers
Three Dundee members of Scottish delegation, who are travelling to Russia as election observers, visited the city Chambers today to collect goodwill tokens for their visit.
Evening Telegraph 01.12.03
Droppings could be the key to saving capercaillie
The answer to saving Scotland's endangered capercaillie could lie in the bird's droppings, say experts at Dundee University.
The Herald 01.12.03
Droppings study move to save capercaillie
As above
The Courier 01.12.03
Dundee students offer hope for capercaillie
As above
Press & Journal 01.12.03
Tartan Taliban questioned and released by Police
James McLintock, a graduate of Dundee University, labelled the Tartan Taliban was detained by anti-terrorist officers in Manchester last week, it emerged yesterday.
The Herald 01.12.03
Experts warn of attacks on 'soft' targets
As above
The Scotsman 01.12.03
Plutonium from Sellafield in all children's teeth
Radioactive pollution from the Sellafield nuclear plant in Cumbria has led to children's teeth across Britain being contaminated with plutonium. Professor Eric Wright, of Dundee University Medical School, is one of the country's leading experts on blood disorders and a member of the committee. He believes that the tiny specks of plutonium in children's teeth caused by Sellafield radioactive pollution might lead to some people falling ill with cancer.
The Observer 30.11.03
Bold string tone to the fore
Even when she was tuning up before playing the Sonata in A major (Op 100) by Brahms at Dundee University's lunchtime concert yesterday, in which she was partnered at the piano by Graeme Stevenson, it was clear Beth Wyllie has a bold string tone.
The Courier 29.11.03
Climber launches film festival
The first Briton to climb Mount Everest without supplementary oxygen last night raised the curtain on the 21st Dundee Mountain Film Festival. This year's event is being held at the Bonar Hall and the Dundee University tower lecture theatre.
The Courier 29.11.03
TB case confirmed in Fife
Dr Tony France, Dept of Medicine, University of Dundee, talks about the effects of TB
Radio Tay 04.12.03
Scottish Universities Snowsports Championships (artificial) 2003
The dark and rainy day kicked off with the first race, a GS from the top of the slope with the boarders leading the way. Past winner, Eilidh McNicoll from Glasgow University was hoping to defend her title in the Skier GS, however ex British team skier Louise Hartley from Dundee University took 1st place, closely followed by Luica Glasse-Davies and Mairi Crawford both from Dundee University.
http://www.natives.co.uk/news/2003/12/03suds.htm 03.12.03
Top scientists for biotechnology symposium here
Top biotechnology scientists from the United States, Switzerland, France, Japan, United Kingdom, Korea, Switzerland, China and Malaysia will speak at the three-day Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS) International Biotechnology Symposium on Signal Transduction from Dec 3. Prof. Dr Michael Stark of the University of Dundee and Professor Dr He Chaozu of China’s Academy of Sciences, Beijing, will jointly conduct the workshop.
http://www.dailyexpress.com.my/news.cfm?NewsID=23266 02.12.03
Droppings hold capercaillie clues
The droppings of the endangered capercaillie are to be studied by researchers hoping to find a way to save the bird. Experts from Dundee University said their findings will indicate the state of the bird's health and also which habitats are most suitable.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/3250606.stm 30.11.03
Droppings hold capercaillie clues
As above
Grampian TV 30.11.03
Abertay Graduation
University of Abertay, Dundee had their graduation ceremony yesterday in the Caird Hall
The Courier 29.11.03
St Andrews Graduation
An alternative financial deal will require to be struck with the Scottish Executive by the country's universities if their counterparts in England are ever able in the future to raise extra cash through top-up fees. That was the clear message delivered yesterday by the principal and vice-chancellor of St Andrews University Dr Brian Lang, in his St Andrew's Day graduation address.
The Courier 29.11.03
Additional university cash 'not ruled out'
First Minister Jack McConnell insisted yesterday that extra funds for Scotland's universities had not been ruled out - and denied that his deputy had ever said they were.
Press & Journal 05.12.03
Scots face £3000 fees up-front at English universities
Scottish students who want to study at English universities may be forced to pay £3000 a year up-front while their English colleagues are able to defer payments until they graduate.
The Herald 04.12.03
First Minister rules out top-up fees for Scottish university students
Jack McConnell, the First Minister, yesterday firmly ruled out top-up fees for university students in Scotland as ministers in London stepped up the pressure on Labour MPs to support the scheme for England.
The Scotsman 02.12.03
McConnell's vow on universities
As above
The Courier 02.12.03
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