18 Nov 2014
Winter Graduation 2014
WINTER GRADUATION 2014 The University of Dundee's Winter Graduation takes place on Thursday 20th and Friday 21st November, when around 900 students will be joined by family and friends to celebrate their achievements. Taking place at Caird Hall over three ceremonies, the Graduation will see students spanning a wide range of disciplines receive their undergraduate and postgraduate degrees and diplomas. The winter celebrations are held to allow students whose courses finish after the traditional summer graduation in late June to receive their awards as soon as possible after successfully completing their s...
18 Nov 2014
Experts work to combine Scotland's world-class expertise in forensics and imaging
Scotland is home to world-class expertise in forensic science and sensor & imaging systems. Now the two disciplines are to explore how they can work together to provide innovative new tools and techniques that could aid everything from murder investigations to tracing the victims of disasters. Experts from the Centre for Anatomy and Human Identification (CAHID) at the University of Dundee are working with researchers and companies linked to Glasgow-based CENSIS – the Innovation Centre for Sensor & Imaging Systems. An industry engagement day in Dundee on Wednesday November 19th will see them ...
18 Nov 2014
Global education programme to tackle antimicrobial resistance
The University of Dundee, working in collaboration with the British Society for Antimicrobial Chemotherapy (BSAC), is set to offer its first Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) after signing a partnership agreement with the FutureLearn platform. MOOCs are web-based, free-access learning courses that offer university-level courses. Dundee and BSAC’s first course will be on antimicrobial stewardship – a global education programme for healthcare professionals. The eight week course will launch on FutureLearn in September 2015, and will be repeated regularly. Learners can register their intere...
17 Nov 2014
Local entrepreneurs aim to inspire at TEG Talks 2014
The Enterprise Gym (TEG) at the University of Dundee will next week once again aim to inspire the next generation of business tycoons with their take on the hugely popular TED Talks. The ‘TEG Talks’ take place at the Dalhousie Building, Old Hawkhill, on Friday, 21st November and will see visiting entrepreneurs talk about their experiences and deliver advice for budding entrepreneurs via short bursts of condensed information. The lecture-style presentations will see each of the five participating businesspeople from the local area talk to students, staff and other interested parties for 20 min...
14 Nov 2014
University to honour Ann Gloag and Professor Nicholas Hastie
The University of Dundee will next week award honorary degrees to the businesswoman and charity campaigner Ann Gloag OBE and Professor Nick Hastie, one of the UK’s leading researchers in the life sciences. Both will receive their honorary degrees at the Winter Graduation ceremonies in the Caird Hall in Dundee on Thursday November 20th. Ms Gloag will receive hers in the morning ceremony, while Professor Hastie will attend the afternoon event. “Our Honorary Graduands reflect the vision and ambitions of the University itself, people who have transformed lives in the UK and around the world,&rdqu...