Public urged to use university archives
The Archive section at Dundee University is urging people to visit as they say many people do not realise the amount of information they have.
The Courier 07.11.03
Interesting archives
As above
Evening Telegraph 06.11.03
Human fears laid bare with performance art
A naked body covered in goose fat and honey standing in a glass house opened a performance by a University of Dundee researcher at McManus Galleries in Dundee yesterday.
The Courier 07.11.03
Veteran reporter speaks at dinner
Former BBC veteran war reporter Kate Adie visited the safer setting of Dundee last night for a dinner in the Invercarse Hotel.
The Courier 07.11.03
Talk on Colombia visit
Dundee University lecturer Angela Roger last night talked about the oppression of the education sector in Colombia.
The Courier 06.11.03
PLATO a tonic for small firms
A pioneering business-to-business parenting scheme run by the University of Dundee could be emulated across Scotland.
The Courier 06.11.03
New scanner 'a great coup' for university
A £700,000 centre which will put Dundee University at the forefront of scanning and imaging research was officially opened last night.
The Courier 05.11.03
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Five Dundee art students and two lecturers are looking for financial support to help Dundee establish new cultural links with Germany and Poland.
The Courier 05.11.03
Dundee focus on impact of Iraq war
A leading journalist who has worked in America and Britain will assess the impact of war on Iraq when he visits Dundee next week.
Press & Journal 05.11.03
Student crashed stolen car in rugby club rite
A Sheriff suggested yesterday that a university rugby club should be disbanded after a student admitted stealing a £13,000 BMW and smashing it into a tree as part of an initiation rite to join the club.
Press & Journal 05.11.03
Rite goes very wrong as rugby student steals BMW and crashes it
As above
The Herald 05.11.03
Forum on higher education
A series of events aimed at encouraging high school students to consider higher education was held at the West Park Centre in Dundee yesterday.
The Courier 05.11.03
Helping pupils focus on where strengths lie
As above
Evening Telegraph 04.11.03
Dundee University spin-out in talks to market technology as gas sensor
Dundee University spin-out Aktina is in discussions over mass producing its technology as a gas sensor. Professor James Cairns, chief technical officer at Aktina, said "legislation in Japan would soon lead to a requirement for sensors in gas heaters."
Electronics Weekly 05.11.03
The gene that causes Kindler syndrome and LOC syndrome was discovered
Professor Irwin McLean and his team at the University of Dundee's Medical School of Scotland discovered the gene that causes two inherited skin disorders allowing rapid and highly accurate DNA based diagnosis.
The Pharmstoday 05.11.03
Dundee's medical school of Scotland to discover the gene that causes two inherited skin disorders
As above
The Dailymedi 05.11.03
Support for cancer research expansion
Plans to expand a cancer research centre in Glasgow have been warmly welcomed by one of the leading scientists, Professor Roland Wolf, working in Dundee.
The Courier 04.11.03
Soroptimists call for action on weapons clearance
Soroptimist International of Dundee added its voice to a campaign demanding action against indiscriminate weapons as part of Landmine Action Week at Dundee University Chaplaincy last night.
The Courier 04.11.03
London showing for Tayside student's Middle East film
A Dundee student's hard hitting documentary on medics working in the Palestinian occupied territories is to be shown at a top London film festival.
Press & Journal 04.11.03
Support for £3.5m campaign
Dundee East MSP and SNP health spokeswoman Shona Robison visited The Institute of Cardiovascular Research at Ninewells Hospital, Dundee, yesterday.
The Courier 04.11.03
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As above
Evening Telegraph 03.11.03
Experiences of oppression
A Dundee University lecturer, Dr Angela Roger, is to speak of her first hand experience of oppression in Colombia.
The Courier 04.11.03
Colombian lecture
As above
Evening Telegraph 03.11.03
Top scientist cast doubts on TETRA masts safety
One of the world's leading medical scientists, Professor Sir David Lane, has claimed that the highly controversial TETRA transmitting system "may constitute a health hazard" to people living near installation sites.
The Courier 03.11.03
Cancer work shares big grant pay-out
Three University of Dundee scientists, Dr Frances Fuller-Pace, Dr Neil Perkins and Dr Robin Fahraeus, have been awarded more than £220,000 to continue their cancer research.
The Courier 03.11.03
Weekend glimpse into past
Archaeology enthusiasts from across the country gathered at Dundee University on Saturday to enjoy a glimpse into the past.
The Courier 03.11.03
Tattie Scorn
Actor Brian Cox tells Vicky Allan why he has chucked th fry-ups and ditched the potato, but still retains a passion for his Scottish roots and is looking forward to the flowering of a national theatre.
Sunday Herald 02.11.03
Absorbing account of sonata
The Brahms E minor sonata for cello and piano was given by two gifted amateurs at the lunchtime concert in Dundee University Chaplaincy yesterday.
The Courier 01.11.03
Collaboration and knowledge, the formula for Scotland to take on the world
In Scotland, Dundee University is a world leader in bio-technology research. It is no coincidence that the European headquarters of the world's biggest bio-technology companies are to be found in the city.
The Herald 01.11.03
The regeneration game
Urban redevelopment in Scotland is big business. Elizabeth McMeekin takes a look at projects throughout the country and wonders how they will affect local communities and their residents. While the results of regeneration may be a lot easier on the eye, Professor Greg Lloyd, the head of Regional Town and Planning Department at Dundee University, argues that in all regeneration projects, business and progress usually outweigh the needs of the local population.
The Big Issue Oct 30 - Nov 5 2003
Lack Of Money, Political Will Delays African Rapid Reaction Force
Establishing Africa's own rapid reaction forces to stop conflicts on the continent is a hot topic of discussion among regional groupings. But security experts say a lack of money and political will make the goal a distant prospect. The writer of a book about peacekeeping in Africa, University of Dundee Professor Norrie MacQueen, agrees. He says other problems for regional African forces include a lack of impartiality to solve conflicts and a lack of training.
www.voanews.com/EnglishtoAfrica/article.cfm?objectID=B3DFADFB-6385-4DFA-98197B6574052563# 06.11.03
China's future oil supply squeezed by Yukos crackdown
A crackdown by the Russian authorities on the country's biggest oil company may have an impact on China's ability to meet its rapidly growing energy needs in years to come, RFA reports. "This may prove to be the final straw on a catalogue of events of the Russian government, (which) for this reason or that reason, is just procrastinating," Philip Andrews-Speed, China energy expert at Scotland's University of Dundee, told RFA.
http://origin.rfaweb.org/front/article.html?service=eng&encoding=10&id=120028 06.11.03
University of Dundee set to revolutionise research
Kestrel 3D Ltd's 3D Colour Laser Scanning and Imaging Research Centre was officially opened last night.
The facility is a collaborative project between the University, UK-based company Kestrel 3D Ltd and Scottish
Enterprise.
Radio Tay 05.11.03
Player's car crash 'initiation'
A university student stole an expensive car and crashed it in a rugby club initiation rite, a court has heard.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/3240893.stm 05.11.03
24 countries confirm participation in int'l trade confce
Delegates from twenty-four countries have confirmed their participation in the mega international trade conference to be held in Dhaka on January 17-18 next year. Dr. Supachai Panitchpakdi, Director General of WTO, Rubens Ricupero, secretary-general of UNCTAD, Mark Vaile MP, minister for Trade of Australia, Professor Thomas W. Walde, Jean-Monnet Chair, Centre for Energy, Petroleum and Mineral Law and Policy, University of Dundee, United Kingdom, will attend the conference.
www.thedailystar.net/2003/11/01/d31101050147.htm 01.11.03
Delegation welcomed
Dundee received a delegation from the Bulgarian Foreign Minister last night. Abertay University's Professor Nikolai Zhelev has been appointed honorary consul.
The Courier 05.11.03
Crop institute post for professor
Professor Bernard King has been appointed chairman of the governing body of the Scottish Crop Research Institute.
The Courier 04.11.03
Game on
Traditionalists may scream 'Mickey Mouse' but degrees in computer games are a booming market.
The Guardian 04.11.03
Doctor accused of misleading courts
An expert on brittle bone disease, who controversially diagnosed suspected battered babies as suffering from a medical disorder at the trials of parents suspected of abusing their children, has been accused of misleading the courts with flawed evidence.
The Herald 06.11.03
Doctor 'misled juries over child injuries
As above
The Times 06.11.03
Doctor accused of flawed evidence
As above
The Courier 06.11.03
Medical expert accused of 'flawed evidence'
As above
Press & Journal 06.11.03
Our learners are doing better than in England... let's not mess it up
Plans to revolutionise the English higher education system shoudl not force Scotland to stary from the programme it has just now. For our system is already passing more people, from more walks of life, than its southern counterpart can.
Sunday Herald 02.11.03
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