Elderly getting inadequate care homes, says report
Elderly people are getting inadequate medical care, particularly in nursing homes where more than a quarter are administered sedatives, reports a study published today. Professor Tom Fahey, professor of primary care medicine at the University of Dundee and colleagues in Bristol and Manchester are behind the study
The Guardian 14.03.03
Medical care in old folk's homes blasted
As above
Daily Record 14.03.03
Better off at home
As above
Evening Telegraph (front page) 14.03.03
Death knell for the UN will ring hollow yet again
Reports of the United Nations' death as Mark Twain might have said, are exaggerated. Analysis by Norrie MacQueen
The Herald 14.03.03
Ninewells research building in final stage
Health research in Scotland will benefit from a new venture between Dundee University and NHS Tayside
Press & Journal 14.03.03
How to test potential
Could the row over admissions at Bristol University be solved with the American SAT test? Support is growing for its introduction. In June, a prominent American educationist arrives in Britain to promote the idea further. Dundee University is one of the universities trying out the American Test
The Independent 13.03.03
Communicating science to society
Research science has not always made a good job of communicating the various ways it brings benefits but a public lecture given by Professor Colin Blakemore, chairman of the British Association, at the University of Dundee last night addressed the advantages of a scientifically informed public
The Courier 13.03.03
Charity warns over increase in number of diabetics in Dundee
The number of people in Dundee suffering from type 2 diabetes could more than double over the next decade, a national charity warned yesterday. Diabetes will be one of the conditions and diseases to be studied at Dundee University's proposed £23 million Centre for Interdisciplinary Research
The Courier 13.03.03
Lawyer with £50m buys up the New Town
A millionaire lawyer is heading up a property fund that plans to invest £50 million in residential stock in the New Town area of Edinburgh. Chris Buchan, Dundee University graduate, who until last year was a partner with the law firm Baker & McKenzie in Hong Kong, has returned to Scotland with the aim of buying up some of the most sought-after addresses in the World Heritage Site
The Scotsman 13.03.03
Mister Portfolio
As above
The Scotsman, S2 13.03.03
Two Brunei students to experience 'real' UK
Two students from PAP Hjh Masna Secondary School have won themselves an all expense, fully escorted two-week tour around the United Kingdom. The London Eye Flight, Thames Cruise, BBC TV studios, University of Dundee, St James Park, University of Liverpool, Old Trafford Stadium and a Manchester United football match, are just some of the places/activities they will cover
BruneiDirect.com 12.03.03
Two Brunei students to experience 'real' UK
As above
Borneo Bulletin 12.03.03
Campus forges links to America
Eight students and a lecturer from Dundee University will embark on a trip across the pond today, taking news of a new educational institute based in Dundee to universities in the American south
The Courier 12.03.03
Dundee students' transatlantic venture
As above
Press & Journal 12.03.03
Students in Dundee to sharpen speaking skills
The effect of severe strokes on language skills and body image among Scottish women are two of the topics in the spotlight in Dundee today
Press & Journal 12.03.03
New faces show their paces at Bonar Hall big band bonanza
The lower foyer of the Bonar Hall is becoming the natural home of Dundee University Big Band, who played their latest gig there yesterday
The Courier 12.03.03
Green day pays off
Staff at Ninewells Hospital, Dundee, achieved energy savings of 2% during a recent energy awareness day, it was revealed yesterday
Press & Journal 12.03.03
Scots polar heroes
Tales of Scotland's forgotten polar heroes were heard at Dundee University last night
Press & Journal 12.03.03
Brian to star in lab cash appeal
Dundee-born Hollywood actor Brian Cox will be flying across the Atlantic next month to take up his latest role as figurehead for a multi-million project in his home city
The Courier 12.03.03
Star to boost Dundee project
As above
Evening Telegraph 12.03.03
Business awards finalists
The finalists for the first-ever Tayside Business Awards have been announced. Along with the sponsorship from the Royal Bank of Scotland, the event is also being supported by the University of Dundee; Henderson Loggie chartered accountants; Miller Hendry solicitors and estate agents; BT Scotland; Small Business Gateway; Hilton Hotel Dundee; Perth & Kinross Council; Dundee City Council and Angus Council
The Courier 11.03.03
Big Band concert
Dundee University Big Band is giving a concert tonight at 7.30 in the tower foyer of Bonar Hall
The Courier 11.03.03
Letters to the Editor
Dr Norrie MacQueen, Department of Politics, University of Dundee writes
The Herald 11.03.03
Sir James Black - From the known to the unknown
The Monday interview
The Courier 10.03.03
Dundee cathedral is setting for concert
Music ranging from Schubert to modern classics was heard by an audience in Dundee at the weekend. Dundee University's music society played its annual classical concert in the city's St Paul's Episcopal Cathedral
Press & Journal 10.03.03
Fresh tone lights up Requiem
As above
The Courier 10.03.03
Students give sneak preview
Dundee University Opsoc held their associate members' evening in the West Park Hall on Saturday, giving a foretaste of their show Bye Bye Birdie, which runs in the Bonar Hall from April 30 to May 3
The Courier 10.03.03
It's prize time for trio of Dundee University poets
A trio of poets in Dundee had their vision and writing talents recognised yesterday. The winners of Dundee University's Vision poetry competition were presented with their prizes at the John Smith bookshop
Press & Journal 10.03.03
Winning visions
As above
The Courier 10.03.03
Cocoa farmers' visit
Two Ghanaian cocoa farmers are to visit Dundee University today. The farmers will take part in a Taste the World event to mark Fair Trade Fortnight
Press & Journal 10.03.03
On the ski slopes
Dundee man Justin Kennedy-Lunde has been taking part in the British Army's UK Ski Championships at Aviemore. Justin (20) represents Tayforth Universities Officer Training Corps, where he has been an officer cadet at B Squadron (Dundee University) since last year
The Courier 10.03.03
CXR generates early cash
CXR Biosciences, which specialises in pre-clinical development technologies, generated £1.7 million in revenues in its first year of operation
Sunday Herald 09.03.03
Design contest has big ideas for city fire site
Alternative designs submitted from around the world for the Edinburgh Old Town site destroyed by fire are to be revealed this week in the city. The designs are to be judged tomorrow by, among others, Professor Charles McKean, of the University of Dundee, and Johnny Rodger, lecturer at Glasgow School of Art
Sunday Herald 09.03.03
The Painting's on the wall
Snapshots of Belfast murals developed into a unique historical archive, writes Jonathan McCormick
Scotland on Sunday 09.03.03
Red-hot statues to rise from the ashes
A Giant harem featuring the figures of six or seven 30ft nude women is set to dominate the site of the recent fire in the Old Town of Edinburgh
The Scotsman 08.03.03
Special voices in the team
Dundee University Chamber Choir's concert in the Chaplaincy yesterday, all unaccompanied and directed by Graeme Stevenson, two voices among a number of fine ones caught my ear
The Courier 08.03.03
South Georgia photo exhibit
An exhibition of contemporary photographs illustrating the legacy left by the sealing and whaling industries of the remote south Atlantic island of South Georgia opened yesterday at Dundee University
The Courier 08.03.03
Chinese Company to Buy Stake in Big Caspian Oil Field
Philip Andrews-Speed, the director of the Center for Energy, Petroleum and Mineral Law and Policy at the University of Dundee in Scotland, said that the sheer length of a pipeline from the Caspian Sea to coastal China would probably require the Chinese government to subsidize its construction, presumably for national security reasons
The New York Times 08.03.03
Labs in the fast lane
Revealed: Universities' top technology spin outs
Scottish Business Insider Vol 20 No 3 March 2003
Lorraine at heart of TICR ceremony
Television presenter Lorraine Kelly was at Dundee University's school of medicine, based at Ninewells Hospital, yesterday to officially open the first completed phase of the Institute of Cardiovascular Research
The Courier 08.03.03
TV's Lorraine has a special date in home city
As above
Press & Journal 08.03.03
Heart disease research centre opens
As above
The Scotsman 08.03.03
Not title
As above
Evening Telegraph 07.03.03
Cardiovascular centre opened by Lorraine
Continued from above
Evening Telegraph 07.03.03
GPs 'failing elderly patients'
Elderly people are not receiving the medical care they need, according to a study
BBC News 14.03.03
Elderly in homes 'get poorer health care'
As above
Femail.co.uk 14.03.03
OAPS 'Better off at home'
As above
Sky news 14.03.03
Elderly care is inadequate
As above
Radio Tay 14.03.03
Elderly care is inadequate
As above
Good Morning Scotland 14.03.03
Elderly care in inadequate
As above
TV AM 14.03.03
Elderly care is inadequate
As above
BBC Radio Bristol 14.03.03
Elderly care in inadequate
As above
Today programme, You & yours BBC Radio 4 14.03.03
Offers considered by university
Abertay University is still considering offers for its one-acre site at Pinegrove in Perth Road, Dundee, which is expected to fetch more than £500,000
The Courier 13.03.03
Abertay film-makers thrust into limelight
Student film-makers from the University of Abertay Dundee are taking centre stage in the final round of one of Scotland's most prestigious student screen awards
Press & Journal 13.03.03
Students reach film awards shortlist
As above
The Courier 13.03.03
Abertay film-makers take centre stage
As above
Evening Telegraph 12.03.03
Students display work in London
Graphic Art students from Abertay University will be among those displaying their work at a Sony Computer Entertainment UK exhibition in London next month
The Courier 10.03.03
Poetry festival boasts impressive line-up
The eagerly-awaited StAnza 2003 - the St Andrews poetry festival which runs from March 20-22 - will welcome an influx of several big names with even wider appeal than previous years
The Courier 13.03.03
All-woman line up for local enterprise body
Civil service jobs and university spin-out companies will be a major focus of attention for Scottish Enterprise Tayside's new chairman, Amanda Boyle, it was revealed yesterday
The Courier 12.03.03
Scots universities' business sense praised
Figures out yesterday showed that Scottish universities are punching above their weight when it comes to producing new ideas and products
The Courier 08.03.03
Scottish universities beat UK rivals with new ideas and products
As above
Press & Journal 08.03.03
Dalyell is elected university rector
Father of the House Tam Dalyell was last night elected as rector of one of the country's oldest universities
The Courier 08.03.03
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