10 Jan 2014
Stephen Fry Award 2014 for neuroscientist attempting to arrest decline in bee numbers
Photo opportunity: 3.45pm on Friday, 10th January at Dalhousie Building. Dr Connolly will receive his award. The University of Dundee's Stephen Fry Award for Excellence in Public Engagement with Research 2014 has been won by a neuroscientist who has significantly enhanced our knowledge of the threats faced by the world's bee populations. Dr Christopher Connolly, a Reader in the Division of Neuroscience at the School of Medicine, will receive his award during the University's annual Discovery Days event on Friday, 10th January. The accolade recognises his role in working with external stakeholders during ...
10 Jan 2014
Researchers uncover secrets of newborn neurons
A new form of cell sub-division that is key to the development of the nervous system has been identified by researchers at the University of Dundee. Neurons are vital to the development of the nervous system and in some regions of our brains they are continually produced throughout our lives. They are 'born' in a particular place in the early nervous system and then have to migrate to the correct place to make functional neural structures. A team led by Professor Kate Storey and Dr Raman Das in the College of Life Sciences at Dundee have now identified a new process, apical abscission, which mediates the...
10 Jan 2014
'Disrupting the Alignment' - exhibition by Naiza Khan opens next week
An exhibition of work by leading Pakistani artist Naiza Khan that examines the implications of globalised urbanisation for a land and its people opens at Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design (DJCAD) next week. 'Disrupting the Alignment', which will be held at Cooper Gallery, is Khan's first major solo exhibition in Scotland. Comprising three films, watercolours, prints and photographic works, it explores the storm of social and economic changes that the contemporary world is undergoing. The exhibition opens with a Preview Evening on Thursday, 16th January and will remain open until 15th Februar...
10 Jan 2014
Screenings of Mandela film to be accompanied by talks by University experts
Experts from the University of Dundee will next week host a special event looking at South African culture and social history to accompany screenings of 'Mandela: Long Walk To Freedom' at Dundee Contemporary Arts (DCA). Dr Nicole Devarenne, an authority on the literature and film of the country, and Dr Matt Graham, a history and politics lecturer with a particular focus on South Africa, will deliver a short presentation for cinema-goers and other members of the public interested in learning more about the film's context, followed by a Q&A session. Screenings of the biopic, adapted from the autobiogra...
9 Jan 2014
'The Defence of an Independent Scotland' - AHRI Lecture on 15th January
The challenges of defending an independent Scotland in the event of a 'yes' vote in this year's referendum will be explored at a public lecture at the University of Dundee next week. Esteemed military historian Professor Sir Hew Strachan will talk about the subject at the D'Arcy Thompson Lecture Theatre, Tower Building, at 6pm on Wednesday, 15th January. The event is the latest instalment of the Arts & Humanities Research Institute (AHRI) Lecture and Seminar Series 2013/14 and is presented in co-operation with the University's 5 Million Questions initiative. Professor Sir Hew is Chichele Professor of...