13 May 2014
First Minister’s `5 Million Questions’ appearance sells-out on first day
First Minister Alex Salmond’s appearance as part of the 5 Million Questions series of public conversations at the University of Dundee has sold out a day after being announced. All available tickets for Mr Salmond’s appearance – some 700 including spaces in overflow theatres - were snapped up by lunchtime today. The First Minister will be at the University on Tuesday June 3rd. His appearance comes just two weeks after Alistair Darling, leader of the Better Together campaign, will face the public at the preceding event in the series. There has also been a surge of interest in Mr darling&...
12 May 2014
Take ‘A Walk on the Wild Side’ at museum event
The University of Dundee’s D’Arcy Thompson Zoology Museum will this weekend unveil a creative catwalk and invite the public to unleash their inner animal. Using the many fascinating specimens in the Museum’s collection as inspiration, visitors will be encouraged to create beastly mask designs on Saturday, 17th May as part of the Festival of Museums 2014. Materials to make masks and accessories will be provided, but participants are also encouraged to bring along old clothes to jazz up with some exciting wild animal motifs and scenes. Drinks and nibbles will be provided, and the finished...
12 May 2014
First Minister to join 5 Million Questions conversation
First Minister Alex Salmond has been confirmed as the latest addition to the University of Dundee 5 Million Questions series of public conversations. The First Minister will be at the University on Tuesday June 3rd. His appearance comes just two weeks after Alistair Darling, leader of the Better Together campaign, will face the public at the preceding event in the series. Tickets for the events are available now. “We are delighted to confirm the First Minister is joining our series of public conversations, which have featured the senior figures from all sides of the referendum debate,” said ...
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...
