25 Feb 2014
Knee pain research extended to fife
Volunteers sought for study A research study about knee arthritis has now been extended to the kingdom of Fife. Older people living with knee pain and osteoarthritis are being asked to join a research study hoping to find a safer treatment for reducing pain and improving quality of life. Researchers at the University of Dundee are examining the effects of spironolactone, an inexpensive and well known heart drug that has been on the market for over 40 years and which they believe may have potential to help people with osteoarthritis. 'Our research team has been delighted by the interest in our study, wh...
25 Feb 2014
Rotary offer £1000 boost to Dundee women's aid 40th anniversary
Cheque presentation 12.45pm Friday 28th February, Dundee Women's Aid office, Enterprise House, 45 North Lindsay Street The Rotary Club of Dundee has made a donation of £1000 to Dundee Women's Aid as the latter celebrate their 40th anniversary. DWA have set a target of raising £40,000 over the course of their anniversary year and the Rotary donation has helped them get off to a great start. Tim Heilbronn, President of the Rotary Club of Dundee, said, 'The current strapline of Rotary is 'We're for Communities', and we are delighted to be able to help the work of Dundee Women's Aid with some of...
24 Feb 2014
Students contribute to GIDE to feeding the planet
Interior Environmental Design students from the University of Dundee will next week travel to Belgium to take part in an international symposium exploring design, urbanism and sustainability and how the three can combine to feed the planet. Third-year students from the BDes (Hons) Interior Environmental Design programme at Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design (DJCAD), part of the University, will be taking part in GIDE 2014 in Mechelen from February 24th-28th. The Group for International Design Education (GIDE) is an international research consortium of which DJCAD is a member. GIDE brings tog...
24 Feb 2014
DJCAD students launch takeover to exhibit work
Photo opportunity: 7.30pm on Saturday, 1st March at Generator Projects, Mid Wynd, Dundee. A group of final-year students from Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design (DJCAD) will this weekend take a Dundee gallery over for an exhibition demonstrating what they have learned during their studies. 'Four Days x Four Years' opens at Generator Projects, Mid Wynd, on Saturday, 1st March and features the work of seven students. The exhibition showcases a range of multimedia installation work that expands the boundaries of material usage, form and visual making in a fresh and interactive show. The studen...
21 Feb 2014
Great War Dundee project wins CASS Public Engagement Award
The leading role played by two University of Dundee historians in commemorating World War I locally has seen them named as winners of the College of Arts and Social Sciences (CASS) Public Engagement Award for 2013-14. Dr Billy Kenefick and Dr Derek Patrick founded the Great War Dundee (GWD) Commemorative Project and are influential in coordinating the city-wide approach to commemorate the conflict. An Imperial War Museum First World War Centenary Partner, the GWD Project aims to bring together the community by involving the city's museums, archives, libraries, schools, businesses, societies and voluntary...