11 Apr 2014
Lessons from an `old couple’ lead to genetic breakthrough
Light sensors in plants act as a switch for genetic activity which determines how they adapt to environmental changes, an international research collaboration involving scientists in Argentina, Austria and Scotland has found. Researchers from Buenos Aires, Vienna and Dundee have discovered a new gene regulatory pathway in plants which starts in chloroplasts, the light sensors involved in the plant’s photosynthesis. They say their findings hold potential for discovering new regulatory mechanisms of gene expression in all plants and animal organisms, including humans. The study, a col...
9 Apr 2014
'Rethinking Art and the Highlands' – Dundee Arts Cafe on 15th April
Professor Murdo Macdonald from the University of Dundee will explore the art of the Scottish Highlands at the next Dundee Arts Café event. ‘Rethinking Art and the Highlands’ takes place at The McManus: Dundee’s Art Gallery and Museum on Tuesday, 15th April. Murdo Macdonald is Professor of History of Scottish Art at Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design (DJCAD), part of the University. He has extensively researched the relationship between art and Gaelic language, history and culture and, from 2005 to 2011, was a partner in a major collaboration between Dundee and Sabhal...
7 Apr 2014
Psychology of newborns the focus of conference
An international workshop examining the psychology of newborn infants will take place at the University of Dundee this weekend. Academics from Italy, France, Sweden, Greece and the UK will gather in Dundee to discuss ‘The newborn infant: A missing stage in developmental psychology’ on Saturday, 12th April. The event takes place at the University’s School of Psychology, itself a leading centre for research into developmental psychology. The psychology of newborn babies has largely been overlooked in the field to date. Although neonatology, the study of the newborn, is well established in...
7 Apr 2014
New research centre to improve patient care in Scotland
The Scottish Improvement Science Collaborating Centre – a Scotland-wide initiative to improve quality of patient care and ensure that world-leading research leads to impact across society – has been awarded funding of £3.25 million. The award has been made by a partnership involving the Scottish Funding Council, the Chief Scientist Office, The Health Foundation, and NHS Education for Scotland (NES). The Centre will be based at the University of Dundee but it will be a large-scale collaboration involving universities, health boards, local authorities, patients, carers, communities and adv...
4 Apr 2014
Top endocrinology award for Dundee researchers
Academics from the University of Dundee have won an international award in recognition of a paper published in a respected medical journal. Professor Graham Leese, Professor Peter Donnan and Dr Ning Yu were judged to have submitted the best paper published in the journal Clinical Endocrinology last year at the annual Societies for Endocrinology meeting in Liverpool. Their research centred on novel predictors for poor outcomes in primary hyperparathyroidism - a condition characterised by excess calcium due to glandular overactivity that affects up to 1 per cent of the population. Where the serum calcium ...