7 Feb 2014
Cafe Science Extra to hear about the possibilities of 'Wonderful Wetlands'
The possibility of using wetland resources to harvest low-cost renewable energy will be discussed at the next Cafe Science Extra event scheduled for Dundee. Dr Kiran Tota-Maharaj, from Abertay University, will describe how we can access a sustainable energy source by creating constructed wetlands and integrating water-sourced heat pumps into them. He will give a talk, entitled, 'Wonderful Wetlands - Getting Low Cost, Low Carbon Energy from Constructed Wetlands' at Dundee Science Centre on Wednesday, 12th February. 'As constructed wetlands are engineered systems which store water and filter out pollutants...
7 Feb 2014
Dundee Student Council working to banish payday lenders from city campuses
Representatives from both Dundee University Students' Association (DUSA) and University of Abertay Dundee Students' Association (UADSA) met recently and agreed to work together to ensure that students across the city will never again see payday lenders on their campus. The agreement was reached at the first meeting of Dundee Student Council, a body created to represent the views of all students across the city, wherever they study. Richard Cook, President of UADSA said, 'Payday lending is dangerous, and particularly tempting for students as austerity continues to hit education and those in education. It ...
6 Feb 2014
Potential new anti-malarial drug identified at Dundee
A significant milestone in the development of a potential new antimalarial medicine has been reached by scientists at the University of Dundee, in partnership with the Medicines for Malaria Venture (MMV). A compound developed in the Drug Discovery Unit at Dundee has been selected by MMV, following a positive recommendation by MMV's Expert Scientific Advisory Committee, to enter preclinical development. Professor Ian Gilbert, Chair of Medicinal Chemistry at Dundee and one of the project leaders, said, 'This compound has impressive antimalarial properties. It has potential for a single dose treatment of ma...
5 Feb 2014
Human rights and justice the focus of lecture
The trial of former Guatemalan dictator Rios Montt for crimes against humanity and its implications for peace and democracy in Latin America will be examined at the University of Dundee next week. Professor Todd Landman from the University of Essex will deliver a public lecture at the D'Arcy Thompson Lecture Theatre on Wednesday, 12th February. The event is the latest instalment of the Arts & Humanities Research Institute (AHRI) Lecture and Seminar Series 2013/14. General Rios Montt was charged with ordering the genocide of indigenous Guatemalans in the 1980s. The resulting trial made history as it w...
5 Feb 2014
What happens to public health 'AFTERnow'?
'What's next for the health of society?' That's the question that will be asked at a public lecture hosted by the University of Dundee's Centre for Environmental Change and Human Resilience (CECHR) next week. Phil Hanlon, Professor of Public Health at the University of Glasgow, has devoted his career to the challenge of improving health in Scotland. He will talk about his efforts to obtain fresh insights into some of the country's most intractable health problems when he appears at the Dalhousie Building on Thursday, 13th February. Professor Hanlon heads up the 'AFTERnow' project, which investigates the ...