Ailing Scots target health
The eating habits of Scottish women will be among the first areas investigated by Dundee and St Andrews universities' latest initiative
Times Higher Education Supplement 29.11.02
Universities' initiative creates unique institute to address public health issues
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The Herald 29.11.02
Public Health unit to be launched
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The Courier 29.11.02
£1000 boost for TICR
The Institute for Cardiovascular Research, based at Ninewells Hospital in Dundee received cheques today totalling £1000
Evening Telegraph 28.11.02
Diabetics' heart risk outlined
Hospital doctors and GPs from all over Britain meeting in Dunkeld today will hear about the opportunities for reducing the incidence of heart disease and stroke in diabetic patients.
The Courier 29.11.02
Partnership to pay off with award of degrees
The first students from the partnership between the Universities of Dundee and St Andrews will graduate next week with post-graduate research degrees in environmental biology
The Courier 29.11.02
Island claimed in 1831 is resurfacing
News that a volcanic island in the Mediterranean is on the verge of resurfacing after 170 years below the waves has interested Alyth man Richard Price, a descendent of Captain Humphrey le Fleming Senhouse who in 1831 planted the Union Jack on Graham Bank. Elizabeth Kirk who lectures in international law at Dundee University comments
The Courier 27.11.02
Dundee trio produce best business plan
Three enterprising students from Dundee University yesterday won the first round of a prestigious contest for their innovative business model
Press & Journal 28.11.02
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Artist Ronnie Forbes yesterday marked his retirement from Dundee University's school of fine art by presenting one of his paintings to the university
The Courier 28.11.02
Students' pioneering drug plan impresses judges
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The Courier 28.11.02
A team called Biotab
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The Scotsman 28.11.02
Evensong service
Dundee University Bach Consort performed J.S. Bach's Advent Cantata No 36, Schwingt freudig euch empor as part of an evensong service conducted by the university chaplain, the Rev Fiona Douglas, in the chaplaincy yesterday.
The Courier 27.11.02
Leading scientists meet in Dundee
A multi-disciplinary team of Scotland's leading scientists held a summit in Dundee today on how combining their expertise could tackle some of the biggest environmental & bioscience issues affecting the planet
Evening Telegraph 26.11.02
Meeting of leading scientists
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The Courier 27.11.02
Fish boost to babies' brains
Dr Peter Willatts, a child psychologist at the University of Dundee, led a study which involved testing blood samples of 500 pregnant women for essential fatty acids
The Scotsman 26.11.02
Art and design exhibitions
Postgraduate students from Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design showcase their work in venues across Dundee's West End next week
The Courier 26.11.02
Praise for fire crews after weekend blaze
A Dundee woman yesterday praised the efforts of a security guard, military fire crews and police following an early morning blaze on Saturday which forced the evacuation of a block of flats in Brown Street. Dundee University safety officer's Jim Dand and Don Holden were driving past the flats on a routine patrol spotted the blaze and called the emergency services
The Courier 26.11.02
Praise for emergency services after Dundee blaze
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Evening Telegraph 25.11.02
Lads complete 24-hour oar-deal for charity
Members of the Dundee University Boat Club completed a gruelling charity challenge last night. The eight oarsmen undertook a 24-hour indoor row to raise funds for the Breast Cancer Research Scotland and for the racing club itself
The Courier 23.11.02
University oarsmen rowing for charity
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Evening Telegraph 22.11.02
University art exhibition
A collection of over 40 paintings, photographs and engravings of Dundee over the decades was opened last night at the Lamb Galleries, University of Dundee
The Courier 23.11.02
Heights of success for film festival
The great outdoors came indoors last night with the start of the 20th annual Dundee Mountain Film Festival
The Courier 23.11.02
University muscle study
Volunteers are being sought for a Dundee University research project that hopes to determine the best natural way of increasing muscle bulk in athletes and the elderly
The Courier 23.11.02
'Offers over' home sales scam to end
Professor Stewart Brymer of the University of Dundee, a solicitor who sits as convenor on the Law Society of Scotland's conveyancing committee and is a member of the Executive's Housing Improvement Task Force, says the current system is technically illegal
Sunday Herald 24.11.02
Holding back the cruel C
Decisive breakthroughs in mankind's war against cancer are imminent, experts at the cutting edge tell Dani Garavelli. Cancer experts such as Dundee-based Professor David Lane, who discovered the Guardian Angel P53 gene, believe that, by 2050, cancer - though still incurable - will be treatable as a chronic disease in much the same way as diabetes
Scotland on Sunday 24.11.02
Worth the paper it is written on?
They add a spot of glamour to graduation ceremonies, but have the increasing number of celebrities receiving honorary degrees devalued the institution? At Dundee University, the decision is made by members of the academic council, the senate
Business AM 22.11.02
Forum focus on 'fat kids' health risk
Health experts will gather in Glasgow today to spotlight in modern 'epidemic' of obesity in children. The conference will also hear from Dr Peter Willatts from Dundee University who claims Scotland's poor breast feeding figures could lead to brain problems in infants
Evening Times 22.11.02
Mature display from gifted violist
Yesterday's lunchtime concert in Dundee University chaplaincy was given by a sixth-year pupil from Montrose Academy, 17-year-old violist Joanna Simpson, with her teacher Beth Wyllie at the piano
The Courier 23.11.02
SDHI story
Radio Tay 29.11.02
University of Abertay list of graduands
Students are graduating from the University of Abertay Dundee at a ceremony in the Caird Hall today
The Courier 29.11.02
Pair set for career in public health
Two students from the University of Abertay Dundee will officially mark the start of their public health careers when they graduate from the university in a special ceremony tomorrow
The Courier 28.11.02
Abertay pledges delight
A fund-raising campaign by students at University of Abertay Dundee has seen more than £100,000 pledged towards the costs of building Abertay's new student centre
Evening Telegraph 25.11.02
Fellowship honours for three at Abertay
Three-quarters of a century of involvement with the University of Abertay Dundee was recognised at the weekend when the institute awarded three new honorary fellowships
The Courier 25.11.02
Lecturer in US documentary
A St Andrews University theology lecturer is to play a prominent role in a moving US television documentary which has examined the role of hymns in the aftermath of September 11
The Courier 28.11.02
St Andrews honorary degrees
Manchester United Manager Sir Alex Ferguson, St Andrews University rector Andrew Neil and Commissioner for Public Appointments Dame Rennie Fritchie are to be awarded honorary degrees later this week
The Courier 27.11.02
University post for celebrated writer
A L Kennedy, the Scots writer, will take up a post at the school of English at St Andrews University later this month
The Herald 26.11.02
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A £25,000 cheque took the Ninewells Cancer Campaign fund total to £530,000 yesterday
The Courier 29.11.02
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Dignitaries who attended the annual Civic and Academic Mass in Dundee, The Feast of Christ the King, which took place in St Andrew's Cathedral
Evening Telegraph 28.11.02
Philanthropy can help us build the universities Scotland deserves
Universities in Scotland can only wait and see whether government in England will introduce a system of so-called "top-up" fees for our English counterparts when it publishes its much awaited White Paper in January
The Courier 28.11.02
Scotland's university chiefs set to reject top-up fees
Scottish university principals are expected next week to reject unanimously Downing Street's plan for student top-up fees and express their "deep hostility" to the idea
The Times 28.11.02
Scots universities to reject top-up fees
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The Times 28.11.02
Dundee below average
Improvement in the academic performance of Scottish secondary pupils has ground to a halt, according to the exam results for 2002 published by the Scottish Executive today
The Courier 27.11.02
Seeking donations for Gardyne's Land plan
The Tayside Building Preservation Trust (TBPT) is appealing for landfill operators to come forward and donate money to the restoration of Gardyne's Land in Dundee
The Courier 26.11.02
New calls to scrap top-up fees
Scottish Liberal Democrat Leader Jim Wallace last night challenged Labour to rule out top-up university tuition fees in Scotland
The Courier 23.11.02
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