6 May 2014
Eight-foot feathers cause a flutter
A Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design (DJCAD) graduate and a current student have sees giant sculptures they designed to celebrate the history and return of sea eagles to East Scotland unveiled at Broughty Ferry. Ellen Brown and Katie Watt entered RSPB Scotland competitions to mark the reintroduction of the birds. They saw off the challenge of nearly 50 classmates to win the two competitions, with Ellen designing the eight-foot sculpture’s feathers to accompany Katie’s etched interpretation. Their designs have now been installed at Broughty Ferry’s Grassy beach by Dundee City...
5 May 2014
Local experts out for World Asthma Day
Shoppers in Dundee city centre on May 6th – World Asthma Day - will have the chance to find out more about the internationally renowned research taking place in the city and get a free check on their own respiratory health. Staff from the Scottish Centre for Respiratory Research at the University of Dundee will be on the top floor of the Wellgate Centre from 10.30am tomorrow. The public will get the chance to have their lung function measured and experienced respiratory research staff will be on hand to offer advice and support to asthma and COPD sufferers. The Scottish Centre for Respirator...
5 May 2014
The Scottish Design Summit 2014 – Design In Business
Representatives for some of the world’s biggest brands – including Rolls Royce, Spotify, Harris Tweed and Diageo – will gather in Dundee this month for the Scottish Design Summit 2014. The inaugural Scottish Design Summit will focus on the huge potential in Scotland of a future design-led economy. Hosted by the University of Dundee’s Design in Action project, the summit will show that putting design at the heart of business can transform performance and results. Speakers at the summit will include: Stanley Wood, Lead Designer at Spotify Richard Baker, Head of Supplier Engineer...
5 May 2014
Hundreds of pupils to get flavour of life at University
Photo opportunity: 9.30am-12pm on Tuesday, 6th May at Dalhousie Building, Old Hawkhill. Hundreds of pupils from Dundee primary schools will tomorrow have the chance to write and perform their own play, plan a new town and try their hand at teaching during a major public engagement event at the University of Dundee. The second Engage Dundee primary school event will see 350 pupils from St. Luke's & St. Matthew's, St Clement’s, SS Peter & Paul, Clepington, Fintry, Ancrum Road and Hillside schools take part in a series of interactive workshops and exhibitions at the University’s ...
2 May 2014
Life Sciences in Dundee awarded £8 million government investment for research into drug treatment
The College of Life Sciences at the University of Dundee has secured £8 million in funding to create a state-of-the-art robotic laboratory to help develop new drugs. The funding from the Scottish Government through the Scottish Funding Council (SFC) will go towards the formation of a robotic drug-screening laboratory at the University of Dundee that will enable new drug therapies to be developed more effectively. The money has been awarded to the Scottish Universities Life Sciences Alliance (SULSA) to create a UK National Phenotypic Screening Centre in Dundee. Phenotypic screening is a form of biol...