1 May 2014
Professor Irwin McLean elected to Royal Society
Professor Irwin McLean of the University of Dundee has been elected a Fellow of the Royal Society, the world's oldest scientific academy in continuous existence. Irwin McLean is Professor of Human Genetics, Scientific Director of the Centre for Dermatology and Genetic Medicine, and Head of the Division of Molecular Medicine at Dundee. He is a world renowned expert in the genetics of skin diseases, and his research group as identified the causative genes for more than 20 human diseases. The Royal Society is the national academy of science of the UK and the Commonwealth and is one of the world’s most...
1 May 2014
Degree Show 2014
Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design (DJCAD) will showcase work from some of the country’s best young creatives later this month when Degree Show season gets underway once again. The DJCAD Degree Show is the first of the flagship exhibitions held by Scotland’s four main art and design colleges each year. The traditional Preview Evening for the students, their families and invited guests takes place on Friday, 16th May, with the city’s largest annual exhibition of art and design, featuring the work of some 245 final-year students, opening to the public the next day and remainin...
1 May 2014
University’s gender equality commitment earns Athena SWAN award
The University of Dundee’s work in advancing gender equality across the institution has been recognised with an Athena SWAN Bronze award. The Athena SWAN Awards recognise success in developing employment practices to further and support the careers of women in science, technology, engineering, maths and medicine (STEMM) departments in academia. “We are delighted with this award which recognises the efforts made across the university to ensure a supportive working environment for women and all our staff,” said Professor Doreen Cantrell, Vice Principal and Head of the College of Life Scie...
1 May 2014
Venture 2014 offers £5000 for enterprising researchers
Enterprising and innovative researchers at the University of Dundee will this week compete for up to £5000 seed money to turn their ideas into commercial applications in the 2014 Venture Competition. The competition is the final element of the Venture programme that is open to early career and postgraduate researchers at the University and is aimed at those who are interested in developing their research or exploring the commercialisation possibilities for their ideas. It takes place on Thursday May 1st at University House, Perth Road, Dundee. For the final session, the successful business ide...
30 Apr 2014
‘Constructed Materiality’ – student exhibition at DJCAD
‘Constructed Materiality’, a new exhibition of work by six Fine Art students at Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design (DJCAD), opens at the Cooper Gallery Project Space next week. The exhibition will showcase the work of Level 2 students Morgan Atkinson, Darryl Gowans, Steph Graham, Lily Hassioti, Tamara Richardson and Fergus Tibbs from Thursday 1st to Friday 9th May. Tamara, a member of the Student Curatorial Team at DJCAD, also curates the show. She said, “Natural, industrial and domestic materials are juxtaposed and used as art objects in this exhibition. Each of the select...
