Students win prize for invention
A group of Dundee University design students has come up with an invention to help blind people read public signs
The Courier 13.12.02
Trio come up with prize-winning idea
As above
Press & Journal 13.12.02
Students' invention to help blind scoops prize
As above
Evening Telegraph 12.12.02
University security "adequate"
Police are satisfied that the University of Dundee's security measures against terrorists gaining access to sensitive and dangerous materials used in research on campus are adequate
The Courier 12.12.02
Mistletoe for kisses and cures
Mistletoe could be more than a poisonous excuse for a snog, according to Nigerian scientists
The Guardian 12.12.02
Win-win boost for Dundee
Dundee is set to benefit not once, but twice from a new £450 million plan to make Scotland a world leader in three of the global economy's major growth sectors
Evening Telegraph 10.12.02
Tech high-flyers sought by SE
As above
The Scotsman 11.12.02
McConnell issues challenge to business
As above
The Courier 11.12.02
Technology institutes confirmed
As above
The Herald 11.12.02
Bid to boost fight against cancer
A group of scientists and doctors met at West Park Conference Centre in Dundee yesterday to look at how they can boost each other's efforts to fight cancer
The Courier 11.12.02
Vikki wants the whole world in her hands
A Dundee art student is appealing for help from the public in her attempt to fit the whole world into one small room
Press & Journal 10.12.02
Creating a world of pictures
As above
The Courier 10.12.02
The whole world in her hands
As above
Evening Telegraph 09.12.02
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A member of staff at Dundee University entered a new movement in the symphony of her life when she retired yesterday after 29 years of service to the University
The Courier 10.12.02
Dundee wins centre for life sciences
Dundee will get a major boost today with the confirmation by First Minister Jack McConnell that the city will be home to Scotland's life sciences centre
Press & Journal 10.12.02
New institute boost for Dundee
As above
The Courier 10.12.02
Forged in research age
continued from above
The Courier 10.12.02
Plans for £15m laboratory complex
Dundee University yesterday lodged a planning application for a multi-million pound laboratory complex on its Hawkhill campus
The Courier 10.12.02
Death of Murray Scott
The Funeral of retired dentist and Dundee University graduate, Murray Scott, will take place at Kinnoull Church on Thursday at 11.30am
The Courier 10.12.02
Concert series ends with carols
Dundee University chaplaincy was packed at lunchtime yesterday for a carol concert by the university choir, the last concert in the current series
The Courier 07.12.02
The effects of form and technique on cognition, aesthetic response and evaluation in reading
Case study by Dr Andrew Roberts, University of Dundee
AHRB (arts and humanities research board) Annual Report 2001/2002
Whole world in her hands
A Dundee art student is appealing for help from the public in her attempt to fit the whole world into one small room
Grampian TV 11.12.02
Centres to turn research into jobs
Three new centres dedicated to creating more Scottish technology opportunities have been announced by First
Minister Jack McConnell.
BBC online 10.12.02
As above
Radio Tay 10.12.02
As above
Kingdom FM 10.12.02
As above
Grampian 10.12.02
As above
Reporting Scotland 10.12.02
Second birthday for 'incubator' unit
The first UK university incubator unit for new companies set up by graduates celebrated its second birthday today
Evening Telegraph 09.12.02
Football talent looks to the future
A bright young football talent has kicked off a new career after graduating from the University of Abertay
The Courier 09.12.02
St Andrews scientists on the verge of cure for common cold virus
A team of scientists believe they are on the verge of finding a cure for one of the most severe forms of the common cold
The Press & Journal 11.12.02
Scientists close to cold cure
As above
The Scotsman 11.12.02
Scots scientists close to cold cure
It is the holy grail of the medical world - a problem which has perplexed doctors and scientists for centuries. Now a team of researchers at St Andrews University believe they are on the cusp of finding a cure for one of the most severe forms of the common cold
The Sunday Times 08.12.02
Feminine face is key to a woman's heart
Scientists believe they have created the perfect male face, a man so handsome that any woman would pick him out of a crowd
The Sunday Times 08.12.02
Plan to cut student suicides as study finds one in five is depressed
New guidelines on reducing the risk of suicide among students have been issued to universities across Scotland, the day after an undergraduate jumped from the window of his halls of residences
The Scotsman 13.12.02
Top-up fees would lead students to shop around
One in six students would switch from their first-choice university to a cheaper one if asked to pay top-up fees, according to a new poll
Times Higher Education Supplement 13.12.02
Cancer screening project is praised
Deputy Health and Community Care Minister Mary Mulligan visited Dundee yesterday for the launch of the second round of cancer screening pilot schemes
The Courier 13.12.02
Stirling celebrations
Scottish radio and television personality Fred MacAulay is to host this year's Hogmany celebrations in Stirling
Press & Journal 13.12.02
Universities will be told to favour the poor
Universities will have to discriminate in favour of poorer students from non-academic backgrounds under new guidelines being developed by the Government
The Times 10.12.02
University chief says students must pay own way
Students should be treated as adults and made to bear the cost of their own degree courses, the head of one of Britain's leading university said yesterday
The Times 09.12.02
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