3 Sep 2014

University appoints Head of Enterprise & Entrepreneurial Strategy

The University of Dundee has announced the appointment of Alasdair McGill to the new role of Head of Enterprise & Entrepreneurial Strategy. Alasdair has been appointed as part of the University's Transformation strategy, with Enterprise & Entrepreneurship seen as a key component in delivering Dundee’s vision to become the Scotland’s leading University. After qualifying as an accountant with Ernst & Young in Dundee, Alasdair has spent the past 25 years on an entrepreneurial journey, working in industries as diverse as construction, bars and restaurants, technology and professional ...

3 Sep 2014

Lady Dalhousie appointed Patron of Dundee Botanic Garden Endowment Trust

The Dundee Botanic Garden Endowment Trust has announced that Lady Dalhousie has agreed to be Patron of the project. The Dundee Botanic Garden Endowment Trust was formed in 2013 with the commitment to raise £3 million in order to assist and support the University of Dundee’s Botanic Garden.  The Trust envisages the Dundee Botanic Garden as a place which reflects excellence, beauty and inspiration and provides a venue for pleasure and relaxation. It conserves and protects the natural world for the benefit of future generations and transforms the visitor experience into one of discovery and...

3 Sep 2014

Interdisciplinary collaboration sheds light on what makes cells robust

A collaboration between two interdisciplinary research groups at the University of Dundee has led to a better understanding of how cells are able to maintain their stability and function in response to environmental challenges and potential threats. The laboratories of Professors Julian Blow and Tim Newman have published a paper in the journal eLife showing how a cell’s gene regulatory network – the system that allows a cell to produce the right set of proteins in response to external and internal environmental triggers – is wired up to maintain its stability. Dr Luca Albergante and Pro...

1 Sep 2014

Risk of common skin cancer increased by as much as 90 per cent, study finds

Research being presented this week at the World Congress on Cancers of the Skin in Edinburgh, Scotland, shows that sunbeds significantly increase the risk of a potentially serious skin cancer that is twice as common as melanoma. Warnings about sunbeds often focus on melanoma, the least common type of skin cancer, which is linked to sunburn. Some sunbed operators therefore claim that as long as skin does not burn, there is no cancer risk. However this latest warning, from researchers at University of Dundee in Scotland and Leiden University Medical Centre in the Netherlands, relates to squamous cell carci...