Academic is named one of Europe's top scientists
Dr Daan van Aalten, Dundee University scientist, has been selected by the European Molecular Biology Organisation (Embo) as one of the top 23 young biomedical and life scientists in Europe
Press & Journal 25.10.02
Top accolade for varsity scientist
As above
The Courier 25.10.02
Focus on energy awareness
Staff and students at Dundee University were charged yesterday with finding out just how much power it takes to keep the university ticking over
The Courier 25.10.02
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As above
Evening Telegraph 24.10.02
Staff's Christmas party shake-up
Dundee University is limiting the amount of time off it is giving its key administrative staff for Christmas celebrations during working hours
Evening Telegraph 24.10.02
University draws up office party time limit
As above
The Courier 25.10.02
Dundee University's set to pedal for power awareness
Staff and students at the University of Dundee will find out today just how much energy it takes to keep the university ticking over when they climb on an energy bike and start pedalling to power their PCs
Press & Journal 24.10.02
Award for university student
For the fifth year in a row a student from Dundee University has won an award in the Young Software Engineer of the Year Awards run by ScotlandIS
The Courier 24.10.02
Death of writer Eugenie Fraser
Eugenie Fraser, the writer who fled the horrors of the Russian Revolution to Broughty Ferry and later recounted her amazing life in a series of memoirs has died in Edinburgh aged 97. David Robb, senior lecturer in English at the University of Dundee commented on her work
The Courier 24.10.02
Dundee Uni music society granted lottery money for professional new music stands
The national lottery awarded musical students £1,844 to buy 30 stylish concert music stands complete with individual lights
Scottish Recruitment 23.10.02
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A reception was held at the Bonar Hall in Dundee last night for 80 international students currently working in the city
The Courier 23.10.02
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Some Dundee University students enjoyed a tour of Glamis Castle at the weekend by special invitation of Dr Mary, Dowager Countess of Strathmore, who is the patron of the Queen Mother research centre at the university
The Courier 23.10.02
Police hunt ex-Dundee student over Bali bombing
A former Dundee University student is being hunted by Malaysian police investigating the Bali bombing
The Courier 22.10.02
Former Dundee student hunted over Bali bomb
As above
Evening Telegraph 21.10.02
University seek staff cuts
Dundee University is seeking to cut staff members in departments where student demand and research funding have fallen
The Courier 22.10.02
University looking to shed jobs
As above
Evening Telegraph 21.10.02
The Scots student wanted for Bali bombing
Scots graduate being hunted by police in the wake of the Bali bombing
Sunday Mail (front page) 20.10.02
Straw to face MPs over Bali bombing
As above
The Scotsman 21.10.02
Army advise students on gap year safety
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The Scotsman 21.10.02
Police hunt for ex-Dundee student over island atrocity
As above
Press & Journal 21.10.02
Dundee student's Bali bomb link
As above
Sunday Herald (front page) 20.10.02
Doctor tells of South Africa's AIDS crisis
Absolutely no one in South Africa can claim to be unaffected by HIV/AIDS, one of the country's health experts claimed on a visit to Dundee yesterday. Dr Nono Smelela, chief director of the national department of health in South Africa gave a lecture at Dundee University
The Courier 19.10.02
Art highlights threat posed by Aids epidemic
As above
Press & Journal 19.10.02
Grant ensure bright future for big band
The university's music society has just received a lottery grant to buy specialised concert music stands
Press & Journal 21.10.02
Big Band boost from lottery
As above
The Courier 21.10.02
Boost for students
As above
Evening Telegraph 21.10.02
"Pandemonium" after students union fire scare
A false alarm, which caused the Dundee University Students Association (DUSA) to be evacuated in the early hours of Sunday morning, resulted in "absolute pandemonium" as hundreds of revellers tried to regain access to the building, according to one student
The Courier 21.10.02
University talk explores value of gold
Pharaoh's Gold: The Substance of Gods, was the subject of a talk given by Diana Brown at the Bonar Hall, University of Dundee, last night
The Courier 19.10.02
First impressions: Make the most of them
Those UCAS forms have to impress. With several hundred to read for each admission tutor, they have to pack a punch. So what are admissions tutors looking for? Reply from Gordon Craig, Director of Admissions & Student Recruitment at the University of Dundee
Scotland on Sunday 20.10.02
University of Dundee
information on the University of Dundee
Scotland on Sunday 20.10.02
Funding boost for Abertay University
Abertay University in Dundee will benefit from a slice of over £4 million of European funding
The Courier 24.10.02
Abertay University students produce pioneering video
Students from Abertay University have turned into teachers with the production of a pioneering video designed to encourage more youngsters to join the games industry
Press & Journal 21.10.02
Young entrepreneur scoops national business prize
A young Dundee entrepreneur who set up his own graduate recruitment agency while doing a post-graduate course has scooped a national business prize. Andrew Ramsay did a post-graduate course in entrepreneurial studies at University of Abertay
Press & Journal 19.10.02
Hecklings held in race for rector's post
Almost 400 students took part last night in the traditional hecklings of the three candidates standing for election as rector of St Andrews University
The Courier 24.10.02
Honorary degrees to be awarded
Three well-known public figures are to be awarded honorary degrees at the St Andrews Day ceremony in Fife town next month
Evening Telegraph 21.10.02
Improvements at therapy centre
A new hyperbaric oxygen chamber that helps alleviate the symptoms of a range of debilitating conditions is set to be installed at the Multiple Sclerosis Therapy Centre in Dundee
The Courier 27.10.02
City attracts significant share of cancer funding
The first comprehensive map of cancer research activity in the UK shows Dundee attracting a significantly disproportionate share of funding from the major charities and bodies that finance the battle against the disease
The Courier 22.10.02
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DCA was one of the nationwide venues for the Third Big Draw Workshop and World Record Attempt
Evening Telegraph 21.10.02
Is IDS right about A-levels
letter to editor
Daily Mail 22.10.02
Dundee arts centre criticism unfounded
I am writing to correct the errors in an ill-formed news article last week, 'Artists bemoan poor work at city's art centre'.
Scotland on Sunday 20.10.02
The truth about exam results
Letter to the editor
The Herald 21.10.02
James & Suzanne Thompson want to send their two daughters to university. They can now expect that ambition to cost them £90,000 in college fees and living costs
Students already pay tuition fees of £1,100 a year, but this could rise by up to tenfold for younger siblings if universities set market rates for courses
The Sunday Times 20.10.02
Fees plan could start student invasion of Scotland
Scottish universities are preparing for an influx of students from south of the border if the government goes ahead with plans to extend the use of top-up fees in England and Wales
The Herald 19.10.02
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