18 Mar 2014
Trio of research centres mark new era for Humanities at Dundee
Three new research centres will be launched this week as part of an exciting new era for the Humanities at University of Dundee. The University’s School of Humanities has established the Scottish Centre for Global History, Scottish Centre for Continental Philosophy and Centre for Scottish Culture following a re-focusing of staff recruitment to concentrate on areas of strength within Humanities research at Dundee. Colleagues from across the UK, Europe and the United States will join staff from the University for a series of workshops to mark the triple launch on Friday 21st and Saturday 22nd March J...
18 Mar 2014
Principal's Blog
PRINCIPAL’S BLOG: In his latest blog post, Professor Pete Downes on the start of the political conference season and finding inspiration in widening access. See http://blog.dundee.ac.uk/principal/2014/03/conference-season/...
18 Mar 2014
Former Kuwaiti health minister to give first international horizons lecture at Dundee
Dr Hilal Al-Sayer, Kuwait’s former Minister for Health, will give the first International Horizons lecture at the University of Dundee’s College of Medicine, Dentistry and Nursing on Wednesday March 19th. Dr Al-Sayer is a distinguished surgeon and healthcare leader who was Dean of Medicine at Kuwait University before heading the country’s Ministry of Health. He is currently Vice-President of the Kuwait Red Cross Society, Chairman of both the Board of Trustees and the International Scientific Advisory Board for the Dasman Diabetes Institute, President of the Kuwait Association for the Ca...
18 Mar 2014
Dundee University Students' Association organises Scotland's largest St Patrick's Day Party
The award winning Dundee University Students’ Association (DUSA) can now add another accolade to the list of awards it has received over the last three years. With St Patrick’s Day falling on a Monday this year, DUSA has found itself hosting Scotland’s biggest St Patrick’s party at The Union today. With over a 1,000 Irish and Northern Irish students studying at Dundee’s two universities, DUSA has been hosting St Patrick’s parties at The Union for nearly 20 years. This event has grown into an all day celebration, starting at 10am and attracting 3500 students over a 17.5...
18 Mar 2014
Women Ahead award for jeweller Jane
Picture shows Jane receiving her award from the Royal Bank of Scotland’s Tony Green. Award-winning jewellery designer Jane Gowans, a graduate of Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design (DJCAD), has been named Independent Woman of the Year at the annual Women Ahead Business Awards. Regarded as one of the country’s top young designers, she has developed her own business – Jane Gowans Jewellery – and sold work in prestigious outlets such as Harvey Nichols. She was shortlisted as Accessories Designer of the Year in the Drapers Footwear and Accessories Awards 2013 and as Access...
