Dundee's record award
Dundee University has won £15 million in research funding, its the largest award ever, through a collaboration between its school of life sciences, the Medical Research Council and six of the world's major pharmaceutical companies
Times Higher Education Supplement 28.03.03
Students get a vital quality role
Students are playing a key role in Scotland's radical new quality assurance system, which focuses explicitly on meeting their needs. Georgina Follett, convenor of the quality working group, said there had been criticisms that the previous quality system overburdened people with unproductive paperwork and militated against innovative teaching since a compliance model stopped people taking risks
Times Higher Education Supplement 28.03.03
Student demonstrations
Shortly before the US and Britain began waging war on Saddam Hussein's regime George Craigie, a visiting lecturer at Duncan of Jordanstone College asked students to create a piece of communication to emphasise their stance on the growing conflict. They were not short on ideas
The Drum 28.03.03
Breaking healthy eating barriers
Health professionals and social scientists at the universities of Dundee and St Andrews will be taking their healthy living expertise to the people in Dundee's social inclusion partnership areas in a new Healthy Living Initiative
Evening Telegraph 27.03.03
Scientist tells inquiry of fears over police cell-check procedure
A forensic scientist expressed concerns today over the procedure followed by police when it comes to the regular checking on the well-being of those being held in cells. Pathologist Professor Derrick Pounder made his remarks while giving evidence at a fatal accident enquiry
Evening Telegraph 26.03.03
'Neither side can truly claim the legal moral high ground on the basis of past conduct
Analysis by Norrie MacQueen, Head of Politics department, University of Dundee
The Herald 25.03.03
Steroid drug 'increases heart disease risk'
Patients taking a widely-used steroid drug to combat common inflammatory diseases could be increasing their risk of heart disease by up to 50%, Scots researchers will report today. More than 164,000 people took part in the study by Dr Li Wei and Professor Tom MacDonald, of Dundee University, and Brian Walker, of Edinburgh University
The Herald 24.03.03
CXR signs deal with Pfizer
Dundee spin-out CXR Biosciences has signed a six-figure licensing agreement with drug giant Pfizer for its HRN technology to help speed up the drug development process
The Herald 24.03.03
Students see what Dundee has to offer
A group of young students from around the world is visiting the University of Dundee today, as part of a global British Council campaign to showcase UK education
Evening Telegraph 24.03.03
Gruelling Ironman Triathlon a fund-raising success
St Andrews and Dundee university students took part in a gruelling charity Ironman Triathlon Challenge on Saturday
The Courier 24.03.03
Business network aims for New Zealand connection
Connect Scotland, the investment network for technology start-ups, is the New Zealand government to export its business model to the southern hemisphere. IndigoVision, the quoted video technology company based in Edinburgh, and Vis Entertainment, the Dundee computer games developer, are among the companies which have pitched for cash at Connect conferences by making presentations to investors, including UK and US capitalists
Scotland on Sunday 23.03.03
Let's talk about war
In an age of non-stop information, how do you know when it's all too much for children who want to know more after watching the stuff of nightmares on the news? Suzanne Zeedyk, senior lecturer in developmental psychology at the University of Dundee and co-editor of the Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology, believes that, even in a time of flux, there are still basic, common sense guidelines which parents can bear in mind
Sunday Herald 23.03.03
New Higher's worth questioned
A warning was given this weekend to pupils applying to universities to check the worth of their Advanced Highers. Gordon Craig, director of admissions at Dundee University, said he was concerned that candidates did not grasp the importance of checking what they needed for entry to university
Sunday Herald 23.03.03
Can the man who made the Human League create the new Shrek?
Bob Last has a seven year plan for his Dundee-based animation company to create the next Shrek or Chicken Run. Ink Animations was established last autumn but already its first major project, Promise Land directed by co-founder Gili Dolev, has received international acclaim, scooping the Best International Animation award at the Clermont Ferrand Festival, billed as the short film Oscars
Sunday Herald 23.03.03
CXR thrive after drug deals
CXR Biosciences, the preclinical drug development technology company, is in talks with several major pharmaceutical companies over licensing deals for its HRN Technology after securing an agreement with Pfizer. The technology was developed by Dundee University's Professor Roland Wolf, who is director of the Cancer Research UK Molecular Pharmacology Unit and a co-founder of CXR
Sunday Herald 23.03.03
'TV doctors are bad for our image'
Students attack BBC for portrayal of arrogant and pompous medics. The portrayal of TV medics as arrogant and untrustworthy is damaging the doctor-patient relationship, the annual British Medical Association students' conference will hear this week. Medical students from Dundee University will accuse the BBC of undermining the profession
Sunday Herald 23.03.03
China faces lack of Oil Reserve
A strategic reserve cannot be thrown together quickly, according to Philip Andrews-Speed, a former BP geologist in China who now runs an oil policy study center at the University of Dundee in Scotland.
The New York Times 22.03.03
Long-term steroids increase heart risk: study
Professors Tom MacDonald from the University of Dundee and Brian Walker from the University of Edinburgh used a database of prescriptions given to 164,000 Scots over the age of 40 to measure the cardiovascular risks linked to corticosteroids.
heartcenteronline.com 25.03.03
Asthma drug raises heart risk
Patients taking anti-inflammatory steroid drugs for conditions such as asthma are at a greater risk of heart disease, research suggests.
Scientists from the University of Dundee have found that use of the drugs may increase the risk of developing cardiovascular disease by up to 70%.
BBC News 24.03.03
Ban Move 'Thumbs Up' From Egg Producers
British egg producers have welcomed a decision to avoid a unilateral ban in England on enriched cages, which will allow consumers to continue to choose British eggs from a full range of production systems. And, according to Professor Cheryll Tickle, from Dundee University, this could be a possibility in the next five to 10 years.
farminglife.com 22.03.03
Tayside and Fife pupils get taste of campus life
Local schoolchildren were given a taste of life at university yesterday during an open day at Abertay University, Dundee
Press & Journal 27.03.03
University tasters
As above
The Courier 27.03.03
New £280,000 psychology centre unveiled
Scotland's most modern psychology research centre was officially opened in Dundee yesterday. Abertay University's £280,000 Centre for Psychology was unveiled to academic psychologists at a ceremony in the city
Press & Journal 25.03.03
Key role for university's new psychology centre
As above
The Courier 25.03.03
New state-of-the-art psychology research centre opens at Abertay
As above
Evening Telegraph 24.03.03
Honorary degree list
Figures from the world of science, the arts and literature are among those who will receive honorary degrees from St Andrews University this summer
The Courier 26.03.03
£50,000 funding for scientists
An award to scientists at St Andrews University will allow them to do valuable research into the development of cancer cells
The Courier 25.03.03
Scots fume as English rivals win more cash
There are growing fears among Scottish universities that their UK research competitiveness will suffer without extra funding from the Scottish Executive
Times Higher Education Supplement 28.03.03
Who won't keep mum on where to study?
Students should dig deep for a special present this Mothering Sunday as research has revealed that mums have transformed the university applications process by becoming dedicated researchers for their sons and daughters
Times Higher Education Supplement 28.03.03
Artist's £6500
Dundee-based artist Sandra Wilson has received £6500 from the Scottish Arts Council to develop new forms of jewellery based on protein architecture
The Courier 27.03.03
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