17 Aug 2015
Group identifications reduce mental health problems in teenagers
Teenagers who fail to identify with their family, school and friends are more than four times likely to suffer mental health problems as peers who interact positively with these social groups, according to research from the University of Dundee. The research team, led by Psychology PhD student Kirsty Miller, surveyed more than 1000 high school pupils from the Fife area. The results showed that group identification protects against psychological disturbance and that levels of identification with family, school and friendship groups predicts symptoms of mental ill-health amongst teenagers. The paper, publi...
13 Aug 2015
Professor Mike Ferguson to receive 2016 Alice and C.C. Wang Award in Molecular Parasitology
The University of Dundee’s Professor Mike Ferguson has been named as the recipient of the prestigious 2016 Alice and C.C. Wang Award in Molecular Parasitology. The prize, awarded by the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (ASBMB), recognises scientists who are making seminal contributions to the field. Ching Chung “C.C.” Wang is a pioneer of molecular parasitology and has collaborated with his wife Alice during his distinguished career. The Wangs established the award to celebrate achievements of researchers and Professor Ferguson is its 5th winner. Mike Ferguson is ...
13 Aug 2015
Multilateral action required to prevent economic and ecological damage of invasive species
Invasive alien species (IAS) cost the UK and Irish economies almost £7 billion each year, according to new research from the University of Dundee. Tony Jackson, an Honorary Research Fellow in the University’s School of Social Sciences, calculated the damages to the use and non-use values of ecosystem services caused by alien species using evidence from a recent study undertaken for the Republic of Ireland and the Northern Ireland. His paper, published in the International Journal of Sustainable Society, shows the figure for economic damage dwarfs the sum spent by the British and Irish governm...
12 Aug 2015
Rock climbers consistently risking injury and pain to maximise performance
Rock climbers are routinely putting themselves at risk of pain and injury by wearing footwear several sizes too small for them, according to new research from the University of Dundee. It had been known for many years that some rock climbers wore ill-fitting and excessively tight footwear during climbing activity in order to maximise performance on small grips but scant evidence existed regarding the extent or harm of this practice. The Dundee research found that footwear deemed significantly ill-fitting was found in 55 out of 56 rock climbers. Foot pain during activity was also commonplace in 91 per cen...
12 Aug 2015
Dundee top in Scotland in 2015 National Student Survey
The University of Dundee has been ranked top in Scotland and 15th in the UK in the 2015 National Student Survey (NSS). Dundee University Students’ Association (DUSA) remains the top university students’ union in Scotland and fourth in the UK in this year’s poll, strengthening its grip on these positions. This result, combined with being top in Scotland in the Times Higher Student Experience Survey for the past six years, cements the University of Dundee’s claim to be the leading University in Scotland for Student Experience, and positions it firmly in the top 20 in the UK. The Un...
