Enduring fascination with the human form
Sculptor Alastair Ross is presenting a retrospective exhibition of his striking work at Abertay University from this week
The Courier 16.05.03
Economist praises forged links
A leading Scottish-based economist yesterday praised Dundee for forging strong links between academia and industry which are at the forefront of what was being achieved by all universities in Scotland. Apart from still being able to attract investment from major companies, spin-outs from the Dundee universities were also significant for the region and its reputation in such areas as biotechnology, medical sciences and multi-media
The Courier 16.05.03
Death of Calder Jamieson
A Dundee artist and former lecturer has died in Roxburge House after a short battle with cancer. He qualified with a diploma of art in drawing and painting at Duncan of Jordanstone
The Courier 16.05.03
Students discover the Real UK
The British Council's global promotional campaign - Real UK - reached a climax in March as students from 13 countries arrived in the UK to experience a 'trip of a lifetime'
In touch magazine spring 2003
Scotland's cancer research is being betrayed by the indifference of politicians
Scotland may have some of the sickest patients in Europe but it also has some of the most prestigious research centre. Professor Roland Wolf, the head of Cancer Research UK's molecular pharmacology unit at Dundee University is concerned about funding levels. Professor Sir David Lane of Dundee University, argues there has to be some level of discomfort for scientists if the system is to work properly
The Scotsman 15.05.03
Gillian Bowditch turns the spotlight on cancer care and lack of research into the disease, and spends the day at the Beatson Institute
The human cost of cancer is immense. According to Professor Sir David Lane, director of Cancer Research UK's cell transformation group at Dundee University, the cost of cancer care is going to get "phenomenally expensive"
The Scotsman 15.05.03
The experts: what they would do if they had cancer
Comments from Professor Sir David Lane and Professor Roland Wolf
The Scotsman 15.05.03
Families search Iraq mass grave
Does the discovery of mass graves justify the war in Iraq, whether or not weapons of mass destruction are ever found? Norrie MacQueen, head of politics dept at Dundee University comments
The Herald 15.05.03
Dundee sculptor casts light on life's work
One of Scotland's greatest sculptors has put his life on show in Dundee. Alastair Ross yesterday unveiled a display which illustrates a career spanning more than 40 years
Press & Journal 15.05.03
Top Scots sculptor's work goes on display
As above
The Courier 15.05.03
Students' work recognised
Students from Dundee University were recognised for establishing strong links between young school pupils and higher education at a presentation ceremony last night
The Courier 15.05.03
Butterfly girl's trip of a lifetime
A Montrose girl, who suffers from a heartbreaking skin condition, has been on the holiday of a lifetime to Spain, thanks to the support of her charity DEBRA and the local community. All the money raised by DEBRA comes from voluntary donations which fun support services, specialist treatment and research into finding a cure led by researchers at Dundee University
Evening Telegraph 15.05.03
Devolution: A force for good or ill
The NHS in Scotland has always been separate from England. Four years after the opening of the Scottish Parliament it is clear devolution is making a difference to cancer care. But is it a force for good or bad? Here are the experts' verdict. Professor Sir David Lane & Professor Roland Wolf comment
The Scotsman 14.05.03
Premiere benefits research centre
The Scottish premiere of the movie blockbuster X-Men 2, which was organised by Dundee University, raised in excess of £15,000 towards the final costs of a multi-million biotechnology research centre in the city
The Courier 14.05.03
Digital imaging project unveiled
The first phase of a project that could lead to a £7 million digital imaging centre employing 250 people in five years is expected to be launched in Dundee this summer
The Courier 14.05.03
Scientist talks up Dundee's research status
Dundee has become a leading world centre for biotechnology research, a top UK scientist said in the city yesterday
Press & Journal 14.05.03
Biotech firms will survive, says specialist
As above
The Courier 14.05.03
Science sector can 'weather the storm'
As above
Evening Telegraph 13.05.03
The search for a cure
Holy Grail of research may still be out of reach, but scientists are constantly finding new avenues to explore. Last year, Professor David Lane, who is to cancer research what David Hume was to philosophy, was reported as saying a cure for cancer may not be found in his lifetime
The Scotsman 13.05.03
Hard choices ahead on cancer treatment
This week, 500 Scots will learn for the first time that they are living with cancer. Despite their shock, they can take heart from the fact that some of the brightest and best scientific and clinical brains, working on new treatments for cancer, are located in Scotland
The Scotsman 13.05.03
Lesson on biotechnology threat for US forces students
Prospective leaders of the US armed forces visited a Scottish university yesterday to sample its expertise in biotechnology
The Herald 13.05.03
Top military team in university visit
As above
The Courier 13.05.03
US military planners visit Dundee biocentre
As above
Press & Journal 13.05.03
Raffle win unclaimed
The Friends of the University of Dundee Botanic Gardens are appealing for a raffle winner to come forward
The Courier 13.05.03
Extra class to spark enthusiasm for maths
Young mathematicians were puzzling over the link between rabbits, sunflowers and architecture during a maths workshop at Dundee University of Saturday
Press & Journal 12.05.03
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nine-year-old Brooke Harris took along her lop-eared rabbit Bonnie when she visited the Friends of the University of Dundee Botanic Garden's plant sale on Saturday
The Courier 12.05.03
Plant sale
As above
Evening Telegraph 09.05.03
Cheating students warning
Lecturers from St Andrews, Dundee and Abertay universities will be warned at a summit of the top Scottish universities today that there are hundreds of websites offering essays for sale or for free to students
The Courier 12.05.03
Lecturers meet to tackle 'cheating' students
As above
Sunday Herald 11.05.03
New Scottish gene bank rival UK's
Scottish scientists are planning a new gene bank which will cost up to £114 million and hold genetic samples from 50,000 patients
Sunday Herald 11.05.03
Flautist brings out the best
Few people attending yesterday's Dundee University lunchtime concert may have heard of Theobald Boehm
The Courier 10.05.03
Dundee gets red light to stop cancers
Ninewells Hospital in Dundee - a national centre of research and treatment of skin cancer - is to take part in trials of a novel approach which aims to give the condition the red light
The Courier 10.05.03
Cancer-battling scientists win grants worth £500,000
As above
Press & Journal 10.05.03
Amnesty to send independent pathologist for Crawle autopsies
Professor Derrick Pounder, head of the department of forensic medicine at the University of Dundee, Scotland, will observe the postmortem which is scheduled for Thursday May 22, in Spanish Town, St Catherine.
http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/news/html/ 16.05.03
Gary Robertson show
Norman Alm talks on the Gary Robertson show
Radio Scotland 15.05.03
Maralinga's afterlife
According to new findings by Dundee researcher Sue Rabbitt Roff, who specialises in nuclear health issues, there were in fact at least two overlapping programs of this sort
http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2003/05/11/1052280486255.html 11.05.03
TICR Trek
Tayside Institute for Cardiovascular Research are having their annual Trek
Radio Tay 10.05.03
Business school success
Scotland's next generation of legal minds now has a greater choice of places to study than ever after the legal profession's governing body gave it's official seal of approval to one of the country's leading business schools
The Courier 15.05.03
Troubled times at the Arabic institute
It was set up to help foster a greater understanding between Muslim and Western worlds. But 18 months after its official opening, five members of staff have resigned or been sacked from Scotland's first institute for Islamic studies. The institute which is funded by Dubai, the Gulf Arab state, opened in collaboration with Abertay University in Dundee just over a year and a half ago
The Herald 15.05.03
Abertay business teams scoop awards
Two University of Abertay Dundee student teams, who picked up three out of five prizes in a nationwide business competition, were today congratulated by Principal and Vice-Chancellor Bernard King
Evening Telegraph 12.05.03
Abertay student prove they mean business
As above
Press & Journal 13.05.03
'Barefoot engineers' take prize
The 2003 St Andrews Prize for the Environment has been won by and entry from India which aims to take solar power to some of the most remote of Himalayan villages
The Courier 16.05.03
Outstanding chemist
A chemist at St Andrews University has been recognised by one of the most prominent and influential independent scientific organisations in Britain for outstanding achievements in energy materials
Press & Journal 16.05.03
Conference to promote the sciences as a career
A conference aimed at enticing more Scottish youngsters into a career in science, and helping reverse a potentially damaging decline in degree uptake, is to be held at the University of St Andrews tomorrow
The Courier 15.05.03
Axis-Shield looks to the future with confidence
Expanding, Dundee based biotech company Axis-Shield has a "solid platform" for its future, chairman Nigel Keen told the company's annual general meeting in London yesterday
The Courier 16.05.03
Fear of debt causing poor students to drop out - report
Fear of debt is causing many Scottish students from poorer backgrounds to drop out of university, a new report claims
Press & Journal 16.05.03
Scots and French in joint PhD link-up
The spirit of the Auld Alliance between Scotland and France is alive and well, exemplified by an historic agreement signed between three Scottish and six French universities to establish joint PhD programmes
The Courier 16.05.03
Brand Neo sound: Dundee firm soundtracks Matrix computer game
One of this summer's biggest selling computer games has commissioned the soundtrack to its climatic fight scene from a small music production company in Dundee
The Scotsman 15.05.03
Southern comfort
Scientists outside the 'golden triangle' of Oxbridge and London fear the government's drive to concentrate funding will leave them handicapped in the research race
The Guardian 13.05.03
University drop-outs increase
Student drop-out rates at Scottish universities are set to reach a new high, it emerged yesterday
The Courier 12.05.03
DCA hosts Scots film's premiere
Dundee Contemporary Arts hosted the world premiere of new Scottish film The Last Great Wilderness yesterday
The Courier 10.05.03
Classic in the making
As above
Evening Telegraph 09.05.03
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