20 Oct 2014
Dundee’s forgotten war poet to be celebrated at Literary Festival
A new anthology of verse from Joseph Lee, Dundee’s forgotten war poet, will be launched at the city’s annual Literary Festival this week. ‘Joseph Lee: Poems from the Great War’ is the first collection of poems by Lee to be published for decades. His life and work will be celebrated at the launch event at the Bonar Hall from 7.30pm on Wednesday, 22nd October. Lee's poetry was once ranked alongside those of famous World War One poets Wilfred Owen and Siegfried Sassoon but while their work grew in stature in years following the conflict, the Dundonian writer and artist fell out...
20 Oct 2014
Dundee writers to be celebrated at Literary Festival
While the Dundee Literary Festival will proudly be bringing some of the world’s top authors to the city, it will also be promoting the best of Dundee’s writing talent to the world. Dundee can boast a proud literary heritage from the Wedderburn poets in the Reformation era through to the present day and this will be celebrated at a number of events held during this year’s Literary Festival. “We’ve put together a programme that not only brings top talent to Dundee, but also acts as a platform for Dundee writers to take their work out to the world,” said Festival Director...
20 Oct 2014
‘In Conversation with Bill Forsyth’ – AHRI public lecture
The legendary Scottish filmmaker Bill Forsyth, writer and director of classics including ‘Gregory’s Girl’ and ‘Local Hero’, will discuss his career in a public event at the University of Dundee on Wednesday, 29th October. The event is the latest in the series of AHRI Lectures, organised by the Arts & Humanities Research Institute at the University. Bill Forsyth will join Dr Brian Hoyle, of the English and Film Programme, for a discussion about his career, including an in-depth look at his 1987 masterpiece, ‘Housekeeping’, and the process of adapting a novel to...
17 Oct 2014
171014 Researchers reach `paradigm shift’ in understanding potassium channels
A new discovery relating to one of the most common processes in human cells is being described as a `paradigm shift’ in understanding. Researchers at the University of Dundee, the Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry, the University of Göttingen and the University of Oxford have observed ion permeation in potassium channels which does not follow previously predicted pathways. They have published the results of their research in the journal Science. Potassium channels are tiny pores that stud the surface of almost all cell types in the human body, playing a role in the transmission o...
17 Oct 2014
James Chalmers awarded RCPE John Munro Medal for Excellence in Teaching
Dr James Chalmers, of the University of Dundee, has been awarded the inaugural Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh (RCPE) John Munro Medal for Excellence in Teaching. The prize recognises the significant contributions to training and teaching made by young doctors. Dr Chalmers was nominated by a range of medical students, junior doctors and more senior colleagues. Professor Derek Bell, President of the RCPE, wrote that Dr Chalmers has made an “exceptional contribution” to teaching and training. Dr Chalmers works as a clinical academic and respiratory physician. He is much sou...