20 Jan 2014
Entries invited for Dundee International Book Prize 2014
The UK's most lucrative prize for unpublished authors has once again opened for entries, with a place amongst the literary elite on offer for the writer who stands out from a field featuring some of the world's best undiscovered novelists. Submissions are being sought for the Dundee International Book Prize 2014, with a £10,000 cash prize and a coveted publishing contract with Cargo Publishing up for grabs. Budding authors are invited to enter their debut novels for the Prize, which last year attracted more than 350 entries from across the globe. The 2013 winner was Irish writer Nicola White with In...
20 Jan 2014
£3000 donation leads to kidney cancer breakthrough
Photo opportunity: 10am, Tuesday January 21st at Clinical Research Centre, Ninewells Hospital. Mrs Gordon will be meeting Professor Fleming to hear about the impact of the research she funded A £3000 donation made by a local pensioner to cancer researchers at the University of Dundee has directly led to a significant breakthrough in kidney cancer. Celia Gordon made the donation to Professor Stewart Fleming's team in 2009. The money was used to begin a study on a form of inherited kidney cancer, which has now resulted in the discovery and development of a diagnostic test that could save patients' li...
17 Jan 2014
Exciting line-up to help celebrate 90th anniversary of Saturday Evening Lecture Series
Journalist and broadcaster Kirsty Wark and historian and author Sir Max Hastings are among the high-profile speakers who will help to celebrate the 90th anniversary of the University of Dundee's Saturday Evening Lecture Series (SELS). SELS is Scotland's oldest continuous free public lecture series and attracts thousands of people each year eager to hear from prestigious, world-class speakers. To mark the occasion, an extended programme of events will run throughout the year, beginning with a talk by Dr Caroline Shenton, former Director of the Parliamentary Archives at Westminster and an honorary teaching...
16 Jan 2014
Esteemed Planning graduate returns to inspire current students
Photo opportunity: 1.50pm on Friday, 17th January at Matthew Building Room 5016. Planning students from the University of Dundee will tomorrow learn more about current practice when an esteemed graduate of the University returns to help prepare the current crop for work in the field. Gerry Carpenter graduated with a degree in Town & Regional Planning from the University in 1979 and is currently employed as a Senior Planning Manager within the Department of Communities and Local Government, having worked at a senior level in central and local government for most of his career. As such, he has extensi...
15 Jan 2014
'From Here to Here' - award-winning artist returns to alma mater for new exhibition
An exhibition of work by multiple award-winning artist Saul Robertson will open at the Lamb Gallery, University of Dundee, this weekend. Saul graduated from Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art & Design (DJCAD), part of the University, in 2000. The exhibition, entitled 'From Here to Here' opens on Saturday, 18th January and features two of Saul's works from his time as a student at DJCAD alongside other pieces which illustrate the path his career has taken between then and now. Shortly after graduating, Saul was voted Young Artist of the Year at the Hunting Art Prizes at the Royal College of Art in L...
