13 Jun 2014

Generous DJCAD students and visitors raise cash to help Glasgow peers

Students from Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design (DJCAD) have shown solidarity with their stricken peers in Glasgow by raising almost £900 for those affected by the blaze that engulfed one of Scotland’s most-loved buildings last month. Keith MacLeod was exhibiting at the 2014 DJCAD Degree Show when he heard about the fire at Glasgow School of Art (GSA). Despite their only being two days of the Dundee show left, Keith and his classmates immediately sprang into action to organise a collection and stood by the reception of DJCAD encouraging visitors to donate for the remainder of the...

13 Jun 2014

DJCAD graduates selected for “best of the best” exhibition

Two Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design (DJCAD) graduates have been selected for a new exhibition showcasing the best young artists to emerge in Scotland over the past six years. Stuart McAdam, who graduated in 2008, and Jonny Lyons, a member of the class of 2013, will show exhibit at Open Dialogues, which opens at the Royal Scottish Academy of Art & Architecture in Edinburgh on 28th June. The exhibition is part of Edinburgh Art Festival and Generation, a landmark series of exhibitions tracing the remarkable development of contemporary art in Scotland.  Open Dialogues is a group exhi...

13 Jun 2014

Danny Wallace to discuss his books and career ahead of Graduation

Award-winning filmmaker, comedian, writer, actor, and broadcaster Danny Wallace will next week discuss his career and latest novel Who is Tom Ditto? at the University of Dundee. The Dundee-born best-selling author will be in conversation with Mike Stirling, Editor-in-Chief of the Beano, at the Dalhousie Building from 6pm on Wednesday, 18th June. He will receive an honorary degree from the University at its Graduation ceremony the following day. Anna Day, Director of event organisers Literary Dundee, said, “We are delighted to be welcoming Danny Wallace home to Dundee. He is a phenomenally gifted pe...

12 Jun 2014

`It’s Not One Thing’ – opening up the digital world for people with aphasia

The revolution in digital technology which many of us take for granted, including access to devices such as smartphones and iPads, has largely excluded many people with conditions like aphasia, which is a difficulty understanding and using language. Now a pioneering collaboration between the aphasia support group Speakability, NHS Tayside and the University of Dundee is working with patients to provide better access to this vital digital world. The `It’s Not One Thing’ project will see people with aphasia working with therapists, educators, designers and rehabilitation engineers to design an ...

12 Jun 2014

Nobel Peace Prize winner Leymah Gbowee `In Conversation' - public event June 19th

Leymah Gbowee, co-winner of the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize for her contribution to ending a savage war in Liberia, will share her story at a public event at the University of Dundee next week. Leymah Gbowee was a single mother of four, living in the war-ravaged nation of Liberia, struggling to feed her children and living in constant fear of brutal death at the hands of the country's warring factions. One day she decided she had had enough of this way of life, and set out to end the 14-year conflict that had devastated her nation and destroyed the lives and dreams of its people. By day she gathered smal...