23 May 2018

Dundee student’s Degree Show celebration of life and loss

A courageous University of Dundee student has used the trauma of loss to inspire her artwork. Janine Getty was just 16 when her mother Catherine passed away, an event that would seem unlikely to inspire her in years to come. However, the Time Based Art & Digital Film student from Glasgow admits that she has since used the experience to transform her life, a turnaround that has culminated in her exhibiting at this year’s Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art & Design and Architecture Degree Show. After spreading her mother’s ashes around an Oak Tree on the banks of Loch Katrine in...

22 May 2018

Big funding for big data follows Prime Minister’s AI speech

Funding of £1million has been announced to help University of Dundee scientists tackle the challenges of dealing with big data, just 24 hours after Theresa May heralded the potential of artificial intelligence to transform healthcare. Professor Geoff Barton, Head of Computational Biology in the University’s School of Life Sciences, has received the funding by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC). The award will enable the development of advanced computational methods that allow researchers to organise, compare, understand and exploit the vast amounts of data produ...

21 May 2018

Sitting down to take a stand for diversity

Transforming stage fright into a force for good can help to challenge patriarchal attitudes in society, a leading entrepreneur claims. Lauren Currie OBE is inviting members of the public to join her on stage when she appears as the latest guest speaker at the University of Dundee’s Saturday Series. The designer and founder of startup ‘#upfront’ has designed a new approach to stage curation to challenge established attitudes at public events. #Upfront involves speakers sharing their stage with members of the audience who would like to experience the spotlight without any pressure to perf...

21 May 2018

Gender and sexuality explored at Degree Show

Gender-neutral fashion and clothes that explore gender politics and sexual identity feature heavily in the Textile Design exhibition at this year’s Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art & Design and Architecture Degree Show. Issues of gender and sexuality have become more prominent than ever before in recent years, helping individuals to embrace their own identity and feel comfortable challenging the discrimination faced by LGBT+ people. The journey from a male-dominated, heteronormative world to one where the public has a greater understanding of the complexities surrounding these subjects has ...

18 May 2018

Centre to celebrate decade of research

The role of the public in developing treatments for some of the world’s most prevalent illnesses is to be celebrated at a renowned Dundee research facility.The Clinical Research Centre - Tayside, a partnership between the University of Dundee and NHS Tayside, is celebrating its tenth anniversary by throwing open its doors to the public on Monday 21 May. Staff, researchers and patients at the state-of the-art centre will speak about their work in helping to improve treatments and the management of a range of conditions such as cancer, diabetes, and heart, lung and liver diseases.Joining lead...