23 Mar 2015
Experts and patients meet to tackle Scotland’s chronic pain
The latest developments in tackling chronic pain suffered by people across Scotland will be discussed at a meeting of experts and patients this week at the University of Dundee. The Scottish Pain Research Community (SPaRC) annual scientific meeting, taking place on Friday March 27th, is the country’s major gathering of experts in pain management and relief, with patients also playing a key part. “Chronic pain is common to many major diseases and conditions and affects hundreds of thousands of people across Scotland,” said Dr Lesley Colvin, Consultant/Reader in Anaesthesia and Pain Medic...
20 Mar 2015
Deputy First Minister to discuss innovation and entrepreneurship on stream
Deputy First Minister John Swinney MSP will be discussing innovation and entrepreneurship next week at an event that will be streamed live at the University of Dundee. The talk, organised by Informatics Ventures, will be screened at the Dalhousie Building, Old Hawkhill, from 6-8.30pm on Tuesday, 24th March. LIVE:iVTuesday will see Mr Swinney address a large crowd in several venues across the country about the importance of innovation and entrepreneurship to Scotland’s economy. Informatics Ventures is a knowledge exchange program that runs across Scotland and helps foster innovation and entrepreneur...
20 Mar 2015
Deputy First Minister to discuss innovation and entrepreneurship on stream
Deputy First Minister John Swinney MSP will be discussing innovation and entrepreneurship next week at an event that will be streamed live at the University of Dundee. The talk, organised by Informatics Ventures, will be screened at the Dalhousie Building, Old Hawkhill, from 6-8.30pm on Tuesday, 24th March. LIVE:iVTuesday will see Mr Swinney address a large crowd in several venues across the country about the importance of innovation and entrepreneurship to Scotland’s economy. Informatics Ventures is a knowledge exchange program that runs across Scotland and helps foster innovation and entrepreneur...
20 Mar 2015
Dundee nominated in Whatuni Student Choice Awards
The University of Dundee has been shortlisted in two categories at the 2015 Whatuni Student Choice Awards. Over the past year, more than 20,000 students across the UK have cast their opinions for the next Whatuni Student Rankings. The rankings are based on averages taken from thousands of reviews submitted by students and, with the results now having been tallied, Dundee is in the running for two awards – Clubs & Societies and Student Union. The new rankings offer prospective students an unbiased, student-led alternative to traditional university ranking systems. This year 20,000 reviews were c...
19 Mar 2015
`My Diabetes My Way’ wins top UK award
An innovative project which allows people with diabetes across Scotland electronic access to their medical records has been recognised with a top UK award. `My Diabetes My Way’, a project led by the University of Dundee and NHS Scotland, has been named winner of the Education and Self-Management Award at the Diabetes UK Annual Professional Conference. `My Diabetes My Way’ offers people with diabetes anywhere in Scotland online access to their medical records. In addition to explaining all of the clinical measurements that are presented, personalised and tailored information helps people under...