15 May 2014
Dundee offers Scotland’s best student experience, says Times Higher Education survey
The University of Dundee offers the best student experience in Scotland and is joint 4th in the UK, according to the latest Times Higher Education (THE) Student Experience Survey. Dundee was rated first in the UK for good accommodation, centralized/convenient facilities and cheap shop/bar/amenities, and second for good students’ union. It scored in the UK top ten in another eight of the 21 categories. “There is nothing more important to a University than the quality of the experience enjoyed by its’ students, so to come out top in Scotland and in the UK top five in a major survey like t...
14 May 2014
River Tay celebrated in fiction
Photo opportunity: 6.45pm on Thursday, 15th May at Dalhousie Building, Old Hawkhill. Writers will be available prior to the launch. The story of those whose lives have been touched by the River Tay is told in ‘Watermarks’, the eighth anthology by a University of Dundee creative writing group. Nethergate Writers, the publishing name of the two ‘Continuing as a Writer’ classes offered by the University’s Continuing Education programme, will launch the anthology at the Dalhousie Building at 7pm on Thursday, 15th May. Esther Read, who tutors the two classes and who edit...
14 May 2014
Charity Golf Challenge to support male cancer patients
The University of Dundee’s Institute of Sport & Exercise (ISE) will next month hold its annual Charity Golf Challenge. Teams are invited to enter the event on Monday, 2nd June and help support men with cancer during and after their diagnosis. As a result of last year’s Charity Golf Challenge, ISE has been able to provide male patients with access to a cancer exercise rehab package through the Move More Dundee Programme. ISE Director Brian Ewing said, “Cancer is a disease that touches all of us in one way or another. The effects of cancer and the treatment can cause long-term side ef...
14 May 2014
20,000 beads form one of 245 exhibits at 2014 Degree Show
For the past eight months, Jay Frazer’s life has been dominated by beads. In that time, she has painstakingly handmade close on 20,000 clay beads for the visually striking piece that will go on display at this year’s Degree Show at Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design (DJCAD). Jay is just one of 245 graduands exhibiting at the DJCAD Degree Show, the first of the flagship exhibitions held by Scotland’s four main art and design colleges to take place in 2014. The traditional Preview Evening for the students, their families and invited guests takes place on Friday, 16th May, wit...
14 May 2014
Conference seeks resolution to archives issue
The University of Dundee will this weekend host a conference looking at the future of the post-1878 archives of the Scottish Catholic Church. The symposium will take place at the University’s Tower Building from 10.30am-3.30pm on Saturday, 17th May and will be led by History Lecturer Dr Annie Tindley. Historians have complained that difficulty in accessing the post-1878 Scottish Catholic Archives, currently held in Columba House, is hampering their research. Furthermore, the Church’s Bishop's Conference is considering further dividing the archives, causing concern amongst the research communi...