Ibuprofen 'cancels out positive effects of aspirin'
The popular pain killer ibuprofen can knock out the positive effects aspirin has in preventing heart attacks and strokes when patients take both medicines, according to doctors at the University of Dundee
The Herald 14.02.03
Painkiller alert
As above
The Times 14.02.03
Warning on heart pills
As above
The Scotsman 14.02.03
Ibuprofen may be 'likely to lessen' aspirin's heart benefits
As above
Press & Journal 14.02.03
Threat to aspirin benefits
As above
The Courier 14.02.03
Claims ibuprofen may impede aspirin
Continued from above
The Courier 14.02.03
Simpson honour
John Simpson, vetern BBC foreign correspondent and world affairs editor has received an honorary Doctor of Laws (LLD) degree from Dundee University
UK Press Gazette 14.02.03
Focus on American cultural history
An art exhibition exploring parts of American cultural history will open in Dundee on Saturday
Press & Journal 14.02.03
Art students get ahead in annual exhibition
An exhibition of striking headgear created by first-year art students has gone on display at Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design, in Dundee
Press & Journal 14.02.03
Profile
Profile of John Simpson
Big Issue 13-19.02.03
University bid successful
A University of Dundee project is one of only 10 across Britain to share in a £5.2 million Government bid to promote energy saving
Evening Telegraph 12.02.03
University's £15m labs awarded green grant
As above
The Courier 13.02.03
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An image showing two human cancer cells caught in the very final act of the cell division cycle, captured by scientist Dr Paul Andrews at the University of Dundee, has been named Cell Of The Month in the science journal Nature Cell Biology
The Courier 13.02.03
Virtual cure
All credit to Professor Ronald Harden at Dundee University for conceiving the first global virtual medical school, securing the support of the Scottish Higher Education Funding Council, and signing up so many big-name medical schools around the world
The Independent 13.02.03
Medics in cyberspace
continued from above
The Independent 13.02.03
Talk on space exploration
Space exploration, past, present and future, was the topic of discussion at a British Association lecture in the University of Dundee last night
The Courier 13.02.03
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An exhibition of figure-based painting by past and current students from the college opens tomorrow from 5pm in the lower foyer gallery at Dundee's Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art
The Courier 13.02.03
£12m boost for Scots projects
Dundee-based projects to boost business and tourism are set to share in a £12.9 million European funding package for east of Scotland
The Courier 12.02.03
Boost for city's universities
As above
The Courier 12.02.03
Seedcorn
As above
The Courier 12.02.03
Orchestral manoeuvres
David Grant dreamed that, one day, he would conduct his own orchestra, and this week his dream will come true... unless he is called into conflict with Iraq
Press & Journal 12.02.03
Virtual cure
A pioneering organisation has been launched in Scotland to transform medical training around the globe, allowing doctors to train "any time anywhere"
The Scotsman 12.02.03
University lands special diabetes research grant
Dundee University has been given special funding to carry out research into complications associated with diabetes and improving the well-being of sufferers
The Courier 12.02.03
No Title
As above
The Courier 12.02.03
Award for diabetes research at Dundee
As above
The Courier 11.02.03
Plans for virtual medical school to be unveiled
The internet has revolutionised healthcare by giving patients unprecedented access to the latest information on advances in medicine
Financial Times 11.02.03
Virtual medical school
The world's first virtual medical school, which could help overcome a critical shortage of doctors, is being led by Dundee University with partners from around the globe
Evening Telegraph 10.02.03
University's leading role in first virtual medical school
As above
The Courier 11.02.03
Dundee students lead the way
Entrepreneurial students in Dundee are leading the way in a national competition aimed at choosing the best business plan prepared by teams from Scotland's higher education sector
Evening Telegraph 10.02.03
'Dundee Eight' lead the field
As above
The Courier 11.02.03
Illustrated talk
Writer and broadcaster David Craig takes to the Highlands and Islands of Scotland in search of settlements abandoned during the period of the Highland Clearance in the Likley Proctor illustrated talk at the University of Dundee tomorrow
Evening Telegraph 10.02.03
Dundee talk
As above
The Courier 11.02.03
Dundee Symphony Orchestra gala concert
The Dundee Symphony Orchestra has begun rehearsals for its forthcoming gala concert, which is to be held in support of the Tayside Multiple Sclerosis Research Unit
Perthshire Advertiser 11.02.03
Dundee talk is Business as Usual for artist
One of the UK's leading contemporary artists and a graduate of Dundee University returned to the city at the weekend
Press & Journal 10.02.03
Top sculptor returns to university for lecture
As above
The Courier 10.02.03
Artist's penultimate lecture
As above
The Courier 08.02.03
John Simpson Man of the moment
The Monday interview
The Courier 10.02.03
Social work recruitment event
Social Work officials in Dundee hope a new recruitment initiative will pay dividends in attracting more people to the profession
The Courier 08.02.03
Author's Dundee date
Libby Purves In Fact And Fiction is the title of the latest book event to be held at Dundee University
The Courier 08.02.03
FPs in Kenyan rendezvous
A former pupil of Harris Academy in Dundee will travel out to Mombasa in Kenya this week on business for Dundee University... to be met by the head teacher of Mombassa Academy, who coincidentally, also a Harris FP
The Courier 10.02.03
No title
An exhibition celebrating the work of the first year general course students at Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design, Dundee, got under way with a private view yesterday
The Courier 08.02.03
A chaplain's life
Dundee Stroke Recovery Club heard a talk by Fiona Douglas on the life of a university chaplain
The Courier 08.02.03
Final could be a city affair
Dundee's two universities could be set to battle it out for the title of British Gaelic football champions following success in the inaugural stages of the national championships
The Courier 08.02.03
University teams do well
The dream clash between Dundee University and the University of Abertay for the title of British Gaelic football champions may not have come to pass, but both teams acquitted themselves well at the tournament in Birmingham at the weekend
The Courier 10.02.03
NEStech starts to hunt for the candidates for the next big thing
NEStech, a £3m fund financed by the government's University Challenge initiative, is set to begin examining its first investment opportunities within the field of life sciences during the next few weeks
The Herald 10.02.03
Drug 'stops aspirin heart benefit'
Researchers from the University of Dundee have found those taking both aspirin and ibuprofen have a 75% increased risk of dying from cardiovascular disease compared to those just taking aspirin
BBC News online 14.02.03
Claims ibuprofen may impede aspirin
As above
Radio Tay 14.02.03
Claims ibuprofen may impede aspirin
As above
Good Morning Scotland 14.02.03
Ibuprofen 'likely to lessen aspirin's heart benefits'
As above
Ananova 14.02.03
Ibuprofen melts aspirin's heart
As above
Nature 14.02.03
Common painkiller cuts heart benefits of aspirin
As above
abc news 14.02.03
International medical school to launch in cyberspace
50 of the world's top medical schools are being led by the University of Dundee in the creation of an international Virtual Medical School, according to a report in the Financial Times
europemedia.net 13.02.03
£12m boost for Scots projects
Dundee-based projects to boost business and tourism are set to share in a £12.9 million European funding package for east of Scotland
Radio Tay 12.02.03
Dundee Illustrated talk
Writer and broadcaster David Craig takes to the Highlands and Islands of Scotland in search of settlements abandoned during the period of the Highland Clearance in the Likley Proctor illustrated talk at the University of Dundee this evening
Radio Tay 11.02.03
IVIMEDS launch
The launch of the world's first international virtual medical school, IVIMEDS, will be announced on Monday
10 Feb at the World eLearning Conference 2003 at The Edinburgh International Conference Centre.
BBC Radio 10.02.03
IVIMEDS launch
As above
BBC TV 10.02.03
IVIMEDS launch
As above
STV 10.02.03
IVIMEDS launch
As above
Radio Forth 10.02.03
IVIMEDS launch
As above
Radio Tay 10.02.03
IVIMEDS launch
As above
Wave 102 10.02.03
IVIMEDS launch
As above
Radio Borders 10.02.03
IVIMEDS launch
As above
Capital Press 10.02.03
Chinese Embassy staff at Abertay
Staff from the Chinese Embassy in London and a leading Chinese academic were given a tour of the University of Abertay today
Evening Telegraph 12.02.03
Chinese visitors tour university
As above
The Courier 13.02.03
Wills factor keeps St Andrews ahead
St Andrews University is continuing to benefit from the Prince William factor, according to the latest statistics on university applications
The Courier 14.02.03
Fathers of invention
Matisse and Picasso are two of the 20th century giants who have shaped the way we see our world. Now they are recognised as artistic geniuses, but in their day they were every bit as controversial as Damien Hirst or Tracey Emin are today. Professor Peter Read of St Andrews University has made a close study of them
The Courier 14.02.03
St Andrews receives £5m
St Andrews University is celebrating the award of over £5 million for investment in science and research
The Courier 13.02.03
Principals rule out Aberdeen university merger
The principals of the University of Aberdeen and the Robert Gordon University yesterday revealed they have decided not to merge the institutions
The Herald 14.02.03
£3,000 top-up fees are 'just the start', warn universities
Universities will press for an increase in the new top-up fees of £3,000 a year for students because of a growing funding crisis, MPs were told yesterday
The Independent 13.02.03
Scottish Knowledge fails to last distance in learning field
Scottish Knowledge, a body set up by top Scottish businesses and academics to sell distance learning products developed by Scottish universities in overseas markets, has gone bust and its chief executive has emigrated to Australia
The Herald 13.12.03
£1 million raised but the fight goes on
The Help Dennis Raise a Million campaign to buy the latest radiotherapy equipment at Ninewells Hospital, Dundee, has reached the £1 million milestone in just over six months, it was revealed yesterday
The Courier 12.02.03
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