4 Dec 2015

Candlelit Carol Service

The University of Dundee’s annual service of Carols by Candlelight will take place on Sunday, 13th December at 5pm in St Paul’s Cathedral. The service takes the form of nine lessons/poems and traditional carols.  The singing will be led by the University Choirs who will also contribute a number of choral pieces.  Professor Sir Pete Downes, Principal of the University, and his wife, Lady Elizabeth Downes, will host a reception with mince pies and mulled wine after the service. University Chaplain, Rev Dr Fiona Douglas said, “The carol service is one of the highlight of the Univ...

3 Dec 2015

£10m award to establish Leverhulme Centre for Forensic Science at Dundee

The University of Dundee has been granted a £10million award by the Leverhulme Trust to establish a Research Centre for Forensic Science aimed at shaping the future of the subject and ensuring it remains a vital component of the criminal justice system. Dundee is one of four UK universities – alongside Cambridge, Liverpool and Sheffield – to win the new Leverhulme Research Centre awards. Each centre will be funded for up to £10 million over 10 years, to support fundamental cross-disciplinary research across the whole range of the STEM (science, technology, engineering and maths) su...

1 Dec 2015

Brian Cox’s latest role – communicating the causes of disease

University of Dundee Rector Brian Cox has lent his distinctive voice to a new video explaining how some of the world-leading science taking place in the city is helping us understand the causes of disease. Brian has provided the voiceover for the animation showcasing the work of the MRC Protein Phosphorylation and Ubiquitylation Unit (MRC-PPU) in the University’s School of Life Sciences. The short film offers a layman-friendly explanation of the work taking place in the Unit, which looks at the biological processes that can lead to diseases such as cancer, hypertension and neurodegenerative conditi...