Week Ending February 20 2004 - Synopsis number 585

University of Dundee News

Poet's corner
Currently, Scottish literature is riding the crest of a wave with authors such as Irvin Welsh, Don Paterson and A L Kennedy demonstrating to the world that we are a country that nurtures writing talent. It is only fitting, therefore, according to Dr David Robb, an expert in Scottish literature at Dundee University, that while the creative juices are flowing so freely we should have settled upon creating the position of National Poet, the perfect accessory to complement a devolved government.
The Courier 20.02.04

Sir Alan Langlands
Sweeteners that could be paid to graduate recruits from the public purse are to come under scrutiny in a review led by Sir Alan Langlands, principal and vice-chancellor of Dundee University.
THES 20.02.04

After 28 years, girl gripped by murder riddle returns as the expert who may find killer
Sue Black was a 15 year old schoolgirl when she first became gripped by one of Scotland's most baffling murder mysteries. Sue, now an internationally renowned professor of forensic anthropology based at Dundee University, has been invited to try and solve it.
Daily Mail 20.02.04

Professional health staff accused of in-fighting
Tayside Health professionals were yesterday accused of fighting amongst themselves to the detriment of patients.
The Courier 20.02.04

No title
The Joot Theatre Company from Dundee University's department of English will be performing in the Marryat Hall this weekend.
The Courier 20.02.04

Apathy is no laughing matter
Apathy has sunk to a new low at Glasgow University, where students have failed to nominate anyone for the post of rector, their representative on the university court.
THES 20.02.04

Royal visitor to open new cancer facility in Dundee
The Princess Royal is to visit Dundee University next week to open a new cancer therapy facility in the city.
Press & Journal 20.02.04

Princess Royal to visit Dundee
As above
Evening Telegraph 19.02.04

Cancer charity goes over the top raising cash
Dundee-based cancer researchers Andrews McHardy and April Kelly are to abseil down Dundee University's 120ft Tower Building on March 20.
Press & Journal 20.02.04

Eyeing up the drop down
As above
Evening Telegraph 19.02.04

Mapping the revolution
In the midst of this exciting time for the organisation, OS Director General and Chief Executive Vanessa Lawrence, a graduate of the University of Dundee, is to visit her old place of study to discuss these developments with students and the general public.
Evening Telegraph 19.02.04

Lecture on soil contamination
Professor Ken Killham from Aberdeen University was at Dundee University's Tower Lecture Theatre last night to give a public lecture about soil contamination in the UK.
The Courier 19.02.04

Campaign receives £10,000 donation
The Ninewells Cancer Campaign was given a boost yesterday when it received a cheque for £10,000 from the Leng Trust at Thorntons WS solicitors in Dundee.
The Courier 19.02.04

Helping older generation tackle new technology
An innovative project was launched at Dundee Voluntary Action today to improve the computer skills of older people in the city.
Evening Telegraph 18.02.04

Expert called in to murder hunt
World-renowned forensic anthropologist, Professor Sue Black, has been called in to advise a Scottish police force in an attempt to solve the mystery of a 27-year-old suspected murder.
The Scotsman 18.02.04

Murder hunt is back on
As above
Daily Record 18.02.04

Scots teenage asthma figures 'no surprise'
The shock report that more than a third of Scottish teenagers experienced asthma symptoms in a year came as "no surprise" to a consultant working with asthmatic children in Tayside and Fife. Lead consultant in children's respiratory medicine Dr Somnath Mukhopadhyay welcomed the wave of publicity that the report has created.
The Courier 18.02.04

To be honoured by university
From political comentator Andrew Marr to cancer survivor and sportswoman Jane Tomlinson, Dundee University will confer honorary degrees on 10 outstanding individuals at summer graduations.
The Courier 18.02.04

Dundee honour for BBC political editor
As above
Press & Journal 18.02.04

Degree honour for book chief
As above
Edinburgh Evening News 19.02.04

City to host major biotech event
Hollywood actor Brian Cox will be one of the high profile speakers at a major international biotechnology conference in Dundee next week.
The Courier 18.02.04

Brian Cox lined up for conference
As above
Evening Telegraph 17.02.04

Art College seven home from cultural links foray
Five art students and two lecturers have returned from the first leg of a trip designed to help Dundee launch new cultural links with Poland and Germany.
The Courier 18.02.04

Dundee art group home from Europe
As above
Evening Telegraph 17.02.04

Art contest success
Carnoustie Artist Rachael Flynn, a fine art student at Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art in Dundee, has won second place in the young artist category in the 2004 Hunting Art Prizes competition.
The Courier 18.02.04

Carnoustie artist second
As above
Evening Telegraph 17.02.04

Cantata is marvellous
The centrepriece of evensong at Dundee University Chaplaincy was the University Bach Consort playing a cantata by Bach.
The Courier 18.02.04

The skewering of Scotland
The late-night takeaways of Fife are immortalised in a meaty new cartoon for the Karen Dunbar Show.
The Scotsman 18.02.04

Front-line forensics
The UK's first Forensic Anthropology degree was launched yesterday in Dundee by MP Michael Portillo.
Evening Telegraph 17.02.04

University to confer honorary degrees
The University of Dundee is set to confer honorary degrees on 10 outstanding people
Evening Telegraph 17.02.04

Marr awarded honorary doctorate
As above
The Gaurdian 17.02.04

University to Honour Journalist and Cancer Heroine
As above
PA News 17.02.04

Forensic course will help trace victims of war crimes
Scottish graduates are expected to play a key role in bringing war criminals and terrorists to justice, thanks to a unique degree course in forensic anthropology which was launched yesterday. The first undergraduate course of its kind in the UK, the new forensic anthropology degree offered by Dundee University will teach students how to identify human remains.
The Herald 17.02.04

Portillo Launches First Course in Human Identification Skills
As above
PA News 17.02.04

Portillo makes no bones about warning to criminals at launch
As above
Press & Journal 17.02.04

Course is forensic first for Dundee University
As above
The Courier 17.02.04

City leads way with new forensic course
As above
Evening Telegraph 16.02.04

Kebab capers
BBC bosses were so convinced that they were on to a winner with Karen Dunbar's new show, which hits our screens on Friday, that they put it forward for a Golden Rose at the Montreux Television Festival. Not only is this good news for Karen, but also for Ink Animation Ltd in Dundee, the team responsible for the cartoon Kebab Kingdom.
The Courier 17.02.04

Neil's African boot trip
An International officer with Dundee University will have some unusual luggage when he sets off for Kenya today - 35 pairs of boots.
The Courier 17.02.04

Neil puts best foot forward for Kenyan orphans
As above
Press & Journal 17.02.04

Neil's off to Kenya armed with wellies
As above
Evening Telegraph 17.02.04

City's universities hail link with China
Dundee's two universities have welcomed the proposed link between Scottish universities and China which could see thousands of Chinese students completing their education in Scotland.
The Courier 17.02.04

Mr Allen Mackenzie
Volunteers from Ninewells Cancer Campaign were saddened by the sudden death yesterday of Allen Mackenzie.
The Courier 17.02.04

Waging war on smoke
The ambitious blanket ban now being proposed is for a "Smoke-Free Dundee" by 2007. Professor David Balfour, chair of addictions pharmacology at Dundee University, has decades of experience working in the field of tobacco dependence, studying the effects of nicotine on the brain.
The Courier 16.02.04

We want our own school
The first state-run Moslem school in Scotland could be on the way soon. The move will be discussed in Dundee this week by MPs, MSPs, church officials and representatives from the city council. The Moslem Educational Council in Scotland are organising the event, which will take place at Dundee University.
Daily Record 16.02.04

Schools short of 1000 new teachers
Labour will fail to deliver their two keystone election promises on Scottish schools. They will fail to meet the target for 3000 extra teachers by 2007, resulting in the failure to make promised reductions in class sizes. Open University graduates and those already in jobs are an untapped pool of potential teachers, said Professor Ron Elder, education dean at the University of Dundee. He said they would be targeted by the university’s new part-time two-year teaching qualification.
Sunday Herald 15.02.04

Hard at work in the world's killing fields
Sue Black's job may appear ghoulish, but it is often her evidence that catches killers, says Karin Goodwin. After spending the weekend recuperating from her latest mission, she will tomorrow launch the UK’s first undergraduate course for forensic anthropology at Dundee University.
Sunday Times 15.02.04

Course for medical detectives
As above
The Courier 14.02.04

Expert dismisses those romantic notions
Just in time to take the zing out of Cupid's arrows, a Dundee University expert has revealed why do fools really do fall in love. The university's very own Dr Love, Professor Trevor Harley, says that, unfortunately, it's got nothing to do with romance.
Press & Journal 14.02.04

The Big Question: Why do fools fall in love?
Professor Trevor Harley, Department of Psychology, University of Dundee answers.
Financial Times 14.02.04

The rocky road to true love
As above
The Courier 14.02.04

DNA pioneer tells of forensic science career
The man who developed DNA fingerprinting spoke at the Peter Garland lecture at the University of Dundee yesterday on how his discovery has revolutionised detective work.
The Courier 14.02.04

Special insight into DNA fingerprinting
As above
Press & Journal 14.02.04

What's new at your university?
A new animation company based at the University of Dundee is celebrating kebab-shop culture with Kebab Kingdom, which premieres on BBC Scotland on February 20 as part of the Karen Dunbar Show.
Daily Telegraph 14.02.04

Applications to universities rise
The attraction of a Scottish university degree has been reaffirmed with the publication of statistics showing a 4.28% increase in applications for prospective students, more than the UK average. Dundee University saw a 10.21% increase in requests to study - 8.94% from home and 44.51% from abroad. Applications have soared by nearly a quarter in the last two years.
The Courier 14.02.04

Whetting the appetite
The infectious enthusiasm and pzazz of Dundee University Opsoc is always something to look forward to at their shows, and this was underlined at their lunchtime concert in the university chaplaincy yesterday.
The Courier 14.02.04

Campaign could force standstill
A strike by academics over pay is being co-ordinated with a student anti-fees campaign in a bid to bring universities across the UK to a standstill later this month.
The Courier 14.02.04

University of Dundee Radio & TV

Campaign for Muslim school stepped up
The case for Scotland's first state funded Muslim school is about to take a major step forward. Ibrahim Hewitt is head teacher of an Islamic primary school in Leicestershire. He was at Dundee University last night to press the case for dedicated muslim schools.
Grampian TV 21.02.04

Live music - No business like Snow business
If the charts were about real talent, Snow Patrol should've got to No.1 with Run. But there could be something in the air. Bangor-born Gary and bass player Mark McClelland, from Belfast, met 10 years ago at Dundee University and sowed the seeds of Snow Patrol.
http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/lifestyle/music/story.jsp?story=493276 20.02.04

AICA riboside both activates AMP-activated protein kinase and competes with adenosine for the nucleoside transporter in the CA1 region of the rat hippocampus
Address correspondence and reprint requests to Dr Bruno G. Frenguelli, Department of Pharmacology & Neuroscience, University of Dundee, Ninewells Hospital, Dundee.
http://www.jneurochem.org/cgi/content/abstract/88/5/1272 20.02.04

Journalist and cancer hero honoured
BBC political editor Andrew Marr and cancer patient Jane Tomlinson are to be awarded honorary doctorates by a university. The pair are among 10 individuals who will be recognised by Dundee University this summer.
http://icayrshire.icnetwork.co.uk/news/nationalnews/scottishnews/ 17.02.04

Asthma and Allergies
Professor Brian Lipworth comments.
Grampian TV 14.02.04

Opening a centre for forensic anthropology
The UK's first undergraduate course in forensic anthropology is being launched at the University of Dundee today.
Good Morning Scotland 16.02.04

Opening a centre for forensic anthropology
As above
Radio Tay 16.02.04

Opening a centre for forensic anthropology
As above
BBC lunchtime news 16.02.04

Opening a centre for forensic anthropology
As above
Wave 102 16.02.04

Opening a centre for forensic anthropology
As above
North Tonight 16.02.04

Opening a centre for forensic anthropology
As above
Reporting Scotland 16.02.04

Taking the romance out of Valentine's day
Why do fools fall in love? According to Professor Trevor Harley at the University of Dundee we are all just idiots responding to our genes.
Radio Tay 14.02.04

Dundee applications up by a quarter
Applications to study at the University of Dundee have risen by 10% this year.
Radio Tay 14.02.04

University of Abertay News

Olympic chance for student
Vikki Bunce, a second year student at Abertay University, is shortly to face one of her greatest challenges - helping the Great Britain hockey squad to a place in the Olympic Games.
The Courier 20.02.04

Professor's first talk is a real eye-opener
Dundonians had the chance to take a proper look at seeing at the University of Abertay last night
The Courier 19.02.04

Mystery explained
The mystery of how we see the world, and the complexities of human sight, will be examined at the University of Abertay tomorrow.
Evening Telegraph 17.02.04

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