Week Ending October 11 2002 - Synopsis number 516



University of Dundee News

Beatles give students a little help
Archivists at Dundee University have uncovered a hoard of 500 photographs of The Beatles taken while they filmed Help! in 1965
Times Higher 11.10.02

Dundonians get to grips with prize challenge
Dundee's most "gripp-it" citizens received prizes yesterday for their phenomenal hand-grip strength
Press & Journal 11.10.02

No title
As above
The Courier 11.10.02

A city with amnesia?
Dundee: a Baltic Port with a Severe Case of Amnesia, was the title of Abertay Historical Society's 2002 lecture, at Discovery Point with Professor Charles McKean, of Dundee University's history department
The Courier 11.10.02

Advance in fight against malaria
Scientists from the University of Dundee have helped decode the malaria genome as part of international efforts to control disease
The Courier 10.10.02

Malaria research
As above
Evening Telegraph 09.10.02

Dundee researchers in medal position
A system developed at Dundee University to help people in intensive care communicate with relatives and friends has been recognised by the British Computer Society
Press & Journal 09.10.02

Yesterday Beatles photographs came to light
A collection of previously unpublished photographs of the Beatles, unearthed in university archives is to go on show in London and Dundee
The Guardian 08.10.02

Scientist is first Brit to receive top US award
A Dundee scientist has become the first UK researcher to receive a prestigious $50,000 award. World-leading diabetes researcher Sir Philip Cohen received the Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation award for his 25 year research project which could revolutionise treatment for diabetes
Press & Journal 08.10.02

US award recognises research into diabetes
As above
The Courier 08.10.02

Scientist's prize
As above
The Scotsman 08.10.02

Top award for diabetes research
As above
The Herald 08.10.02

Medal for Dundee researchers
Academics from Dundee University's Department of Applied Computing joined up with medical staff in the intensive care unit at the city's Ninewells Hospital to develop a communication device for patients who find themselves robbed of the power of speech due to illness or accident
Evening Telegraph 07.10.02

Grant could mean drug breakthrough
Dr Kishan Dholakia of the University of St Andrews' school of physics and astronomy is collaborating with Dr Paul Campbell of the University of Dundee's department of surgery and molecular oncology at Ninewells Hospital in the project
The Courier 08.10.02

Continuing education at the University of Dundee
The University offers a range of courses to allow you to update your skills or gain a vocationally relevant qualification. There are still some places in courses starting in the week beginning October 14.
The Courier 08.10.02

Magical history tour as 500 lost Beatles photographs uncovered
Hundreds of unseen pictures of Fab Four discovered in Scottish university's archives
Scotland on Sunday 06.10.02

Rare photographs of The Beatles are discovered in university archive
As above
Daily Mail 07.10.02

Unseen photographs of Beatles unearthed
As above
Press & Journal 07.10.02

Unseen Beatles photos discovered in Dundee
As above
The Courier (front page) 07.10.02

Come together 'Lost' photographs of the Beatles discovered
As above
The Scotsman 07.10.02

Beatles picture album from Yesterday
As above
Daily Express 07.10.02

University finds 500 photos of early Beatles
As above
The Times 07.10.02

University finds 500 unseen Beatles photos
As above
Daily Telegraph 07.10.02

Demand soars for politics course
Dundee University has seen applications to study politics soar, leading to the department's intake rising by 60% this year
The Courier 05.10.02

No title
Over 2500 new students at Dundee University attended a Freshers' Fair in the students' association on Saturday
The Courier 07.10.02

Fish during pregnancy helps prevent heart disease
Women who eat oily fish during pregnancy could reduce their child's risk of heart attacks and strokes, a new study has found. Researchers at Ninewells Hospital in Dundee have discovered a link between substances found in the affected breast milk and lower blood pressure among children
The Sunday Times 06.10.02

University of Dundee Radio & TV

Government's plans for a mass smallpox vaccination in the event of a bioterrorist attack on the UK.
Mark Mackarel in the law department spoke on the issue
Radio Tay 09.10.02

Uncovered Beatles photos
Beatles photos uncovered at Dundee University
GMTV 08.10.02

As above
BBC London, Morning TV 08.10.02

As above
CBS, US TV 08.10.02

As above
Italian Radio, Rome 08.10.02

As above
Alvo, Dutch National Radio 08.10.02

As above
ARD, German TV for 09.10.02

As above
ZDF, German TV for for 09.10.02

Beatles pictures
Beatles photos uncovered at Dundee University
BBC Online 07.10.02

Beatles photos hoard discovered
Five hundred photographs of the Beatles, many of them unpublished, have been found in the archives of Dundee University
Yahoo news 07.10.02

Beatles photos
As above
Grampian TV, North Tonight 07.10.02

The Beatles photographs
As above
ABC News, Good Morning America 07.10.02

Discovered Beatles photos
As above
Radio Tay News 07.10.02

Uncovered Beatles photos
As above
Wave 102 News 07.10.02

500 Beatles photos discovered
As above
BBC Manchester 07.10.02

Fab find: Lost Beatles pix
As above
PageSix.com 07.10.02

Scottish University Discovers 500 Beatles Photos
As above
gossipmagazine.com 10.10.02

Scottish University discovers 500 Beatles photos
As above
HindustanTimes.com 10.10.02

500 Photo The Beatles Ditemukan
As above
Jaknews.com 10.10.02

University of Abertay News

Green gurus gather for Dundee debate
Scotland's natural heritage came under the spotlight at Abertay University yesterday as experts examined the impact of ethics on the environment
Press & Journal 10.10.02

Abertay students angered by new university guide
Abertay students have attacked a new independent guide to British universities which claims it costs them almost £1000 a year more to survive than their local counterparts
The Courier 09.10.02

Course has them caught in a web
New students at Abertay University in Dundee are taking their first steps in the complex world of web design - with the help of a new course that will equip them with all the skills they need to forge a career in the expanding world of e-commerce
The Courier 05.10.02

Abertay moves in on mobile gaming
One of the world's major players in the mobile phone business is co-operating with the University of Abertay Dundee to pioneer the next generation of games and services on handheld devices
The Courier 07.10.02

University of St Andrews News

Vettriano opens diner he helped to refurbish
While most struggling artists go in search of wealthy patrons, the painter Jack Vettriano will today endow the student union at St Andrews University
The Scotsman 11.10.02

Angry Greer dropped from race for rector
Germaine Greer, the feminist academic, appears to have been dropped from the rectorial race at St Andrews University
The Herald 11.10.02

University's Poetry House decision
The University of St Andrews has decided to mark National Poetry Day by announcing the creation of a new centre for the valuable poetry work carried out in town
The Courier 10.10.02

Muse at home in St Andrews
A four-storey listed building in St Andrews has become one of the largest centres in the UK dedicated to the study of poetry
The Herald 10.10.02

National News

Cityscape
The Fiona interview - Helen Brown talks to Andrew Murray Scott about capturing Modern Dundee in prose and pictures
The Courier 11.10.02

Ginger wigs on ancient heroes
Photographer Calum Colvin's Ossian exhibition is intended to be a historical investigation
The Herald 11.10.02

More being offered university places
The number of people in Scotland who applied and were offered places at university increased by 2% over the past year, according to figures published yesterday
The Courier 10.10.02

Poorer students need grants of £2,500
The universities are in financial trouble and many are heading for deficits
Independent 10.10.02

Kitted out in Kitsch
Calum Colvin's new exhibition pieces together the myth of Ossian - and it says more about Scottish identity than we'd like
The Scotsman 08.10.02

Catalogue of success
Three Scottish galleries are in running for the annual awards for the best catalogue for an art exhibition. The Scottish contenders are The National Gallery in Edinburgh for Rosslyn: Country of Painter and Poet, The lighthouse in Glasgow for Anatomy of the House, and Dundee Contemporary Arts for Will Maclean: Driftworks
The Herald 08.10.02

It's access all areas as a point of principal
My first week as Principal of the University of Edinburgh by Timothy O'Shea
Scotland on Sunday 06.10.02

'Class war' by Scottish universities
Two of Scotland's top universities are leading a government backed "class war" to reduce the number of places offered to private school pupils
Sunday Times 06.10.02

So which one is privileged?
continued from above
Sunday Times 06.10.02

Universities plan to reject pupils from fee-paying schools
As above
Daily Mail 07.10.02

New mini-scanners are the real McCoy
Aberdeen scientists are close to developing medical diagnostic technology made famous by Star Trek
Press & Journal 05.10.02

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