Education and NHS 'splitting Britain in two'
Major fault lines are emerging between England and post-devolution Scotland in health and education, Sir Alan Langlands, principal of Dundee University and former chief executive of the NHS in England, has warned
The Herald 23.05.03
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A postgraduate midwifery student at the University of Dundee scooped a national scholarship during national breast-feeding week, based on her experience offering a 24-hour helpline to breastfeeding mothers in Fife for eight years
The Courier 23.05.03
Student midwife awarded bursary
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Press & Journal 23.05.03
Italian flavour to celebration
Students who attend Italian language classes at Dundee University celebrated the end of term with a night out to sample some of the country's cuisine
The Courier 23.05.03
Frontline challenge
Nerve gas alerts, mortar bombs, and rocketing desert temperatures have been just a few of the challenges faced recently by Joanne Tebbutt, a Royal Naval Reservist from Kirkcaldy. Joanne, a student nurse at Dundee University, has been working at the Az Zubayr military field hospital near Basra in southern Iraq
Evening Telegraph 22.05.03
Perth Transformation as Arts Festival Opens
Perth's transformation into a festival city got under way today with the launch of the annual celebration of art, music and drama. On Saturday an exhibition from the Fine Art Collections of the University of Dundee opens at Perth Museum and Art Gallery
Evening Telegraph 22.05.03
Post-devolution 'fault lines' warning f0r health, education
Major fault lines are emerging between England and post-devolution Scotland in health and education, Sir Alan Langlands, principal and vice chancellor of Dundee University and former Chief Executive of the NHS, told an invited audience in London last night
The Courier 22.05.03
Government must keep its nerve on NHS, says ex-chief
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Financial Times 22.05.03
Choir's jubilee year crescendo
The cecillian choir last night held what they called their annual concert in the Marryat Hall in Dundee to mark the end of their golden jubilee year
The Courier 22.05.03
Invitation to abseil down tower
Alzheimer Scotland - Action on Dementia is holding a sponsored abseil at the Dundee University Tower building on Sunday, June 8, from 10.30am
The Courier 22.05.03
Dundee academic elected to Royal Society
A Dundee University professor has been recognised for his mastery of mathematics, including formulas which helped put the earliest spacecraft in the 1960s into orbit
Press & Journal 21.05.03
Honour for maths professor
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The Courier 21.05.03
Vandals strike campus
Vandals struck at Dundee University's Northern College campus in Gardyne Road on Monday night, causing several hundred pounds' worth of damage
The Courier 21.05.03
Scots have the formula to survive biotech slump
A new report into Europe's biotechnology sector has suggested that the industry is about to suffer one of the toughest periods in its relatively young history. Dundee-based Cyclacel, a much praised cancer treatment firm, is anxiously watching its balance sheet
The Scotsman 20.05.03
Scotland's forgotten past
The dramatic changes that Scotland went through in the latter part of the 18th century changed the fabric of the nation and the way of life that had been established for hundreds of years. The team interviewed many of Scotland's leading historians, including Chris Whatley, head of history and professor of modern history at the University of Dundee.
The Courier 20.05.03
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Profile on the University of Dundee
The Guardian 20.05.03
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The Guardian University Guide 20.05.03
Feedback on research
Dundee Association of Women Graduates hosted a 'Tell Us About It (Academic) Day' in Dundee University's West Park Centre on Saturday
The Courier 19.05.03
Dundee expert in demand
A Dundee University forensic expert yesterday spoke of his latest assignment involving the investigation of alleged human rights violations around the world
The Courier 17.05.03
Tayside professor called in by Amnesty for shootings probe
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Press & Journal 17.05.03
Visual Art
Jordan Baseman's show which comes with a poster project by artist Sarah Tripp, shed new light on the American-born artist primarily known as a sculptor of the Saatchi Generation
The Herald 17.05.03
From an early age, Brian's gaze was fixed on acting
Celebrated in Scotland and hailed in Hollywood, that's Brian Cox, the Dundee lad who grew up to become one of the most versatile actors of modern times
Press & Journal 17.05.03
Try a real stress-buster
The Discovery Brass lunchtime concert in Dundee University chaplaincy yesterday certainly brought some discoveries to the audience in a programme ranging from 17th century baroque to modern arrangements
The Courier 17.05.03
Seven-a-side tournament
Over 300 pupils in 32 teams braved the weather to take part in the second annual schools seven-a-side tournament at Dundee University's playing fields
The Courier 17.05.03
Death of Calder Jamieson
A Dundee artist and former lecturer has died in Roxburghe House after a short battle with cancer
Evening Telegraph 16.05.03
Tricyclics And Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors Equally Effective In Treating Depression In Primary Care Setting
Serotonin reuptake inhibitors and tricyclic antidepressants appear to be equally effective in treating
primary care patients for depression, although studies comparing the 2 drug classes are limited in number
and of variable quality, according to British researchers "Few reviews have focused only on comparing the 2
main classes of antidepressants - selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors and tricyclics-and none has
previously done so for patients treated in primary care alone," Steve MacGillivray, MD, with the University
of Dundee, United Kingdom and colleagues note
http://www.docguide.com/news 23.05.03
Cancer charity accounts frozen
The bank accounts of a Scottish breast cancer charity have been frozen after a judge heard that only a small amount of the money it raised went on good causes
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/2932624.stm 23.05.03
Tips turn into care
Students at Abertay University in Dundee donated £302 of tips to Caring for Kids
The Courier 23.05.03
Science of the small lead to big opportunity
A Perthshire biotechnology student has become the first in the UK to be invited to join one of the world's leading centres in nanotechnology research
Press & Journal 20.05.03
'Chance of a lifetime' for student
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The Courier 10.05.03
Nanotechnology post
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Evening Telegraph 19.05.03
St Andrews economist leads education talks
A St Andrews University economist will lead the collective voice of UK university academics as they meet to discuss the implications of the Government's White Paper on the future of higher education
The Courier 22.05.03
Amnesty organised at St Andrews University
Shop signs, benches, supermarket trolleys and even temporary traffic lights have all been "posted missing" during term times at the University of St Andrews in recent years, with disappearing traffic cones an almost weekly occurrence
Evening Telegraph 21.05.03
Major environment prize goes to 'barefoot' project
The leader of an ambitious project to bring much needed energy to remote Himalayan villages in India using an army of 'barefoot engineers' has been chosen as the winner of the 2003 St Andrews Prize for environment
The Courier 17.05.03
Student numbers increase in Scotland
Student numbers in Scotland have risen over the past three years, with most universities and colleges reflecting the trend
Press & Journal 23.05.03
Rise in student numbers
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The Courier 23.05.03
More students in higher education
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Evening Telegraph 22.05.03
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