3 Feb 2014

Experts gather for world cancer day

The role that physical activity and weight management can play in preventing cancer will be discussed by many of Scotland's leading experts on the disease on World Cancer Day tomorrow, Tuesday February 4th. The Scottish Cancer Prevention Network conference will bring together experts working in all of the major areas of cancer, including representatives from cancer agencies, Government, public health and cancer care professionals. 'In the year when the Commonwealth Games are being held in Scotland we thought it appropriate to focus on physical activity and weight management in cancer prevention and in pe...

3 Feb 2014

'Melt' - new exhibition from CECHR artist in residence

Photo opportunity: 2.20pm on Friday, 7th February at Tower Foyer Gallery, Tower Building. BGS scientists will join Jean Duncan for the opening of 'Melt'. An exhibition of paintings by Jean Duncan, artist in residence at the University of Dundee's Centre for Environmental Change & Human Resilience (CECHR), that shows the effects of climate change on globally important glaciers, will open later this week. 'Melt' features drawings inspired by a recent trip to the British Geological Survey (BGS) observatory at Virkisjokull in Iceland, and will be on display at the University's Tower Foyer Gallery from Fr...