12 May 2014
Academic cycles and climbs four corners of Scotland for charities
Dr Fraser Smith, a Senior Lecturer in Civil Engineering at the University of Dundee, will cycle over 2000km, climbing 27,000m as he does so, in a bid to raise money for a trio of worthy causes. Dr Smith is seeking sponsorship for his epic journey that will see him raising funds for WaterAid, Redr UK and Engineers without Borders (EWB). All three of the chosen charities do vital work in times of disaster and help those whose lives are blighted by a lack of access to clean water, sanitation and hygiene education. Dr Smith has carried out fundraising activities over the past 10 years, raising more tha...
9 May 2014
Professor Angus Lamond made Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences
The University of Dundee’s Professor Angus Lamond is among the leading medical experts from across the UK who have been recognised for excellence in research by election to the Fellowship of the Academy of Medical Sciences. Professor Lamond is Wellcome Trust Principal Research Fellow and Professor of Biochemistry at the University’s College of Life Sciences. His career has seen him carry out seminal work on gene expression, proteomics and the structure and functional organisation of the nucleus of mammalian cells. He has previously been elected a Fellow of the Royal Society and the Royal Soci...
9 May 2014
‘Stories R Us’ – Café Science on 14th May
Ways in which technology can help nonspeaking people to interact with others and participate more fully in society will be explored by a University of Dundee lecturer next week. Dr Rachel Menzies, of the University’s School of Computing, will lead the next Café Science Extra event at Dundee Science Centre on Wednesday, 14th May by delivering a talk entitled ‘Stories R Us: How technology can help nonspeaking people to share their stories’. The School of Computing at Dundee contains one of the largest and most influential academic groups in the world carrying out researching into i...
9 May 2014
Prestigious Wolfson Research Merit Award for Professor Sue Black
Professor Sue Black, of the University of Dundee, has been appointed one of 28 new Royal Society Wolfson Research Merit Award holders. Jointly funded by the Wolfson Foundation and the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS), the scheme aims to provide universities with additional support to enable them to attract science talent from overseas and retain respected UK scientists of outstanding achievement and potential. The newly appointed award holders are working on a wide range of projects including radar-tracking the movement patterns of bees, assessing how polar ice sheets contribute...
8 May 2014
‘Rough Cut’ by Jamie Shovlin to be screened at Centrespace, Visual Research Centre
The debut screening in Scotland of ‘Rough Cut’, a film by artist Jamie Shovlin, will take place at Centrespace, part of the Visual Research Centre (VRC) based in Dundee Contemporary Arts, next week. The event is being hosted by the Cooper Gallery at Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design (DJCAD), with the film being screened consecutively over two days to coincide with the opening of the DJCAD Degree Show 2014 and as part of the Ignite Dundee festival. The critically acclaimed debut feature from Shovlin explores the re-making of imaginary 1970s teen horror film ‘Hiker Meat&rsqu...
