Week Ending January 28 2005 - Synopsis number 633
University of Dundee News
15 minutes to open the minds of kids, cooks and colleagues
In a radical shift from normal academic practice, new professors at Dundee University are being asked to give a 15 minute talk in their specialism before and audience that includes the public and schoolchildren as well as staff and students.
THES 28.01.05
Concert series continues
Dundee University's series of popular and eclectic evening concerts continues next week when the Haydn Lute Trio performs at the Chaplaincy Centre on Thursday, February 3.
The Courier 28.01.05
Student prepares for trip to Arctic Circle
A Dundee University student is seeking sponsorship for an upcoming expedition to the Arctic Circle. Catherine Ferguson, a final year sports biomedicine student, is embarking on a four-week trip to Arctic Norway at the beginning of July to run a base camp for scientists.
The Courier 27.01.05
Multicultural dance festival
A Multicultural music and dance festival will be held at Dundee's Bonar Hall on Saturday.
The Courier 27.01.05
Role tailor-made for new DCA director
The new director of Dundee Contemporary Arts comes to the city with a knowledge of the £9 million centre, the city and the artistic activity that has put it on the map. Clive Gillman has been coming to Dundee for a while as an occasional visiting lecturer at Duncan of Jordanstone's school of TV and imaging.
The Courier 27.01.05
Exodus of young to England revealed by census study
Almost twice as many Scots live in England as English live in Scotland - and those heading south are younger than those travelling north.
The Scotsman 26.01.05
Yanks have a nice stay
America provides more immigrants to Scotland than any other country. Ten per cent of overseas immigrants in the 10 years to 2001 came from the US - and a quarter of those were born in Scotland. Dr Tony Parker, director of the school of American Studies at Dundee University, said there were three reasons why Americans came to Scotland.
Daily Record 26.01.05
Top talent on show at charity fashion event
Dundee University held a charity fashion show last night which brought together one-off pieces from students and clothing from some of the city's top high street shops.
The Courier 26.01.05
Three Tayside artists on awards shortlist
Three artists resident in Tayside feature on the shortlist of Scotland's leading writers, visual artists, poets musicians, dance artists and crafts professionals in line for this year's prestigious Scottish Arts Council National Lottery Creative Scotland Awards. Louise Scullion, a lecturer at Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art, Dundee, has a proposed a series of artworks for urban spaces in collaboration with Matthew Dalziel, using titanium dioxide, a new material to the market.
The Courier 26.01.05
Urban cults, G8 poems and a film score: it's arts prize time
As above
The Herald 26.01.05
Performing for charity
Dundee's tsunami gig is in aid of the Red Cross tsunami appeal and has a predominantly local line-up. It takes place on Friday February 4, at the Bonar Hall.
The Herald 26.01.05
Cleaner cruelty
An e-mail is sent around staff at Dundee University which states: "The cleaners provided for cleaning blackboards are disappearing at an alarming rate. Since they are hardly objects of desire I assume they are being binned."
The Herald 26.01.05
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Six of the UK's top historians have been bringing history to life at Burn House, Edzell. Tutors for the event included Dr Tony Parker of Dundee University.
The Courier 25.01.05
Pupils take a break to brush up on their history
As above
Press & Journal 25.01.05
Course to care
Waiting lists for psychological services in Scotland could cut as a result of a new training programme developed by the universities of Stirling and Dundee, in conjunction with NHS Education for Scotland.
The Herald 25.01.05
What Dundee can do
A £200,000 donation would help rebuild a 50-house Sri Lankan community and should be Dundee's first priority in a £1 million appeal to help those whose lives have been changed forever by the tsunami disaster. University of Dundee departments, such as architecture, renewable energy, Centre for Enterprise Management, applied computing, could play a key role in the transfer of these skills.
Evening Telegraph 24.01.05
Conference on art in city
Art in Dundee at the turn of the 20th century was the subject of a conference at McManus Galleries on Saturday.
The Courier 24.01.05
Hi-tech healing breakthrough cuts to the bone
Technology used in electric toothbrushes will dramatically cut the recovery time for patients with broken bones, returning them to a fully active life in half the time it takes at the moment. Professor David Rowley, an orthopaedic surgeon at Dundee University, warned it might only help those who have poor rates of bone healing.
Scotland on Sunday 23.01.05
Gillian's fairytale collection set to have a happy ending
A fairytale dress collection, designed by a Dundee University student, is to feature in a charity fashion show next week.
Press & Journal 22.01.05
Fashion show by students
As above
The Courier 22.01.05
Students with a passion for fashion
As above
Evening Telegraph 21.01.05
Golden Rain scoops award
Jonathan A Brown, a young graduate of Dundee's Duncan of Jordanstone college of art, has won a prestigious award from the Royal Scottish Society of Painters in Watercolour.
The Courier 22.01.05
Programme spanning centuries
It has been several years since Matthew McAllister made his debut recital in the university chaplaincy, and since then he has become a sought-after performer and skilled exponent of the guitar.
The Courier 22.01.05
Make pupils feel they belong, says expert
Bill Rogers, an Australian who specialises in research and lecturing on discipline and behaviour management issues, said to his audience at Dundee University's Gardyne Road campus, "teachers are doing a good job in circumstances that are at times difficult".
The Courier 22.01.05
Pupils need to belong: expert
As above
Evening Telegraph 21.01.05
University of Dundee Radio, TV & online
Report claims Camphill would be affected
It's been claimed a report commissioned by the Scottish Executive on the proposed Aberdeen bypass shows the route would impact on the quality of life of a special needs community. According to Camphill leaders the study calls for more research before construction begins. They also say the investigation by Dundee University's Professor James Hogg is calling for more research to be carried out into the Western Peripheral Route's impact on Camphill before construction begins.
Grampian TV 28.01.05
Bypass fears 'can be addressed'
An Aberdeen bypass could be driven through a special needs community without destroying it, according to a Scottish Executive study. The executive asked Professor James Hogg of Dundee University to investigate the human impact. His report has still to be published, but BBC Scotland understands that he has concluded the community could survive if the preferred route is finally chosen.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/4213729.stm 27.01.05
New Year's Resolution: Eat More Chocolate
According to the researchers at Phytobase Nutritionals, dark chocolate is making a comeback among health enthusiasts due to its high level of antioxidants and benefits to cardiovascular health. Another study done by Dundee University found that volunteers who ate dark chocolate cut the risk of developing blood clots by an astounding 75 percent.
http://webwire.com/ViewPressRel.asp?SESSIONID=&aId=1198 27.01.05
Phytobase Nutritionals Introduces Chocolate For Weight Loss, Additional Health Benefits
As above
http://newsroom.eworldwire.com/view_release.php?id=11274 27.01.05
Phytobase Nutritionals Introduces Chocolate For Weight Loss, Additional Health Benefits
As above
http://www.emediawire.com/releases/2005/1/emw201990.htm 27.01.05
European Union investigating health benefits of regular exercise
Concerned about a steady rise recently in cases of diabetes and obesity, the European Union officials have announced plans for a major study on the benefits of exercise. Researchers at Dundee University have been awarded almost £9m to investigate the impact of exercise on preventing weight gain, obesity and diabetes.
http://www.newstarget.com/003812.html 27.01.05
Health: The Exercise Effect
Doctors know that exercise, along with changes in diet, can help to prevent Type 2 diabetes, but they still don't know how. Now, researchers at Dundee University are aiming to establish scientific evidence for the link.
http://www.rednova.com/news/display/?id=121771 26.01.05
GB take 1st and 2nd at world university winter games
In the Women's Combination, Emiliy Sarsfield finished 12th with team mate Mairi Crawford (Dundee) in 13th after an excellent 16th place in the Super G, whilst Campbell Beaton (UWE) finished in 28th place in the Men's Combination.
http://www.busa.org.uk/news.asp?id=169§ion=000100020002 24.01.05
The horror of Depleted Uranium is not limited to Iraq - it may well be at our doorsteps.
Recent research by Eric Wright, Professor of Experimental Haematology at Dundee University, and others, have shown two ways in which such radiation can do far more damage than has been thought. The first is that a cell which seems unharmed by radiation can produce cells with diverse mutations several cell generations later.
http://www.uruknet.info/?p=m9084&l=i&size=1&hd=0 22.01.05
Wha's like us? Well, no one it seems
Wha's like us eh? Well, no one it seems. A recent survey has found that the Scots are more proud of their accents than any other part of the UK. Billy Connolly was third and a host of other prominent Scot's like GMTV presenter and current Dundee University Rector Lorraine Kelly featured high up in the poll.
http://northtonight.grampiantv.co.uk/ 22.01.05
University of Abertay
Hurry Up, Chamber Chief's plea to Abertay and Council
A call for more urgency to be injected into efforts to resolve the apparent rift between Abertay University and Dundee City Council was made today by the chief executive of Dundee & Tayside Chanber of Commerce and Industry.
Evening Telegraph 27.01.05
University 'move' queried
A controversial move by Abertay University to pastures new in the aftermath of a refusal by Dundee City Council to approve a new £18 million student residence in the city centre may not be that easy, according to its government funding body.
The Courier 27.01.05
Abertay 'game playing' warning
Dundee West MSP Kate Maclean spoke out last night over the possibility that Abertay University could leave the city.
The Courier 26.01.05
Shocked at Abertay wrangle
Dundee Lord Provost John Letford expressed shock today at the prospect of Abertay University pulling out of the city.
Evening Telegraph 25.01.05
Abertay University may choose to leave Dundee
Management at University of Abertay Dundee are to look at the option of moving the university away from the city whose name it bears.
The Courier 25.01.05
Pupils in maths masterclass
Budding young mathematicians from Tayside and Fife schools took part in a morning of lectures and workshops on Saturday at the University of Abertay's Dudhope Castle centre.
The Courier 24.01.05
Fact-finding mission at Abertay University
Tayside's success in developing the creative industries as a keypart of the regional economy came under the national spotlight today when Abertay University hosted a high-powered delegation from London.
Evening Telegraph 21.01.05
University of St Andrews
Scotland's influence on Shakespeare
An academic at the University of St Andrews has claimed in a new book it was as a direct result of the influence of Robert Burns that Shakespeare became known as "the Bard".
Evening Telegraph 24.01.05
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