24 Jan 2014
'Dundee - the resilient city' - Engage Dundee lecture on Thursday, 30th January
The resilience of Dundee in the face of post-industrial realities and what this means for the future will be explored at a public lecture next week. Dr Deepak Gopinath, a lecturer in Town & Regional Planning at the University of Dundee, will look at the concept of resilience before discussing this in the context of contemporary Dundee at the Dalhousie Building on Thursday, 30th January. It comes at a time when the city is undergoing its biggest construction project for a generation - the £1billion Waterfront regeneration - and attempts to grow and attract new industries that will form the basis...
23 Jan 2014
'Using the Force: Lasers Under the Microscope' - Cafe Science event on Monday, 27th January
Ground-breaking research into the use of light in science and medicine carried out at the University of Dundee will be explored at the next Cafe Science event. Dr David McGloin, from the University's School of Engineering, Physics and Mathematics, will be discussing the use of a technique called optical tweezers in an amazing range of applications at Avery & Co, South Tay Street, on Monday, 27th January 2014 at 7pm. The Scottish physicist James Clerk Maxwell first predicted that light had the ability to exert forces on matter over 100 years ago. With the invention of the laser in the 20th century the...
23 Jan 2014
Students to hear of opportunities in creative industries
Photo opportunity: 1-3pm on Monday, 27th January in Main Library EduZone. One of the key figures in Scotland's cultural scene will next week visit the University of Dundee to discuss career opportunities with students and graduates interested in working in the creative industries. Laura Mackenzie-Stuart, Acting Director of Creative Development at Creative Scotland, will discuss 'Professional development in the creative arts' at the University's Main Library between 1-3pm on Monday, 27th January. The talk will focus on the current working environment within the performing and creative arts, the opportuni...
22 Jan 2014
DJCAD graduates to exhibit at New Contemporaries 2014
Fifteen graduate artists from the University of Dundee will exhibit their work at this year's New Contemporaries show at the Royal Scottish Academy in Edinburgh. Now in its sixth year New Contemporaries is regarded as the most prestigious showcase for young artists in Scotland and the 2014 exhibition will take place at the RSA Galleries on The Mound from Saturday, 15th February to Wednesday, 12th March. With over £25,000 worth of monetary prizes in addition to residency, studio and purchase prizes, the show provides a 'first exhibition' opportunity for Scottish creative talent each year. Presenting...
21 Jan 2014
Scotland's last glacier discovered
A glacier was still in place in Scotland within the last 400 years - some 11,000 years less than previously thought - a scientist at the University of Dundee has discovered. It had long been understood that Britain's last glaciers melted around 11,500 years ago. However, geographer Dr Martin Kirkbride, based in the School of Environment at the University of Dundee, has now established that a glacier was in place in the Cairngorms possibly as recently as the 18th century. Using a technique called cosmogenic 10Be dating, Dr Kirkbride has shown that a small glacier in a Cairngorm corrie piled up granite bou...
