19 Mar 2015
Scotland’s superhero to return at DeeCon 2015
Saltire, Scotland’s superhero, will make his return in a sequel to the acclaimed debut to be launched at DeeCon 2015, the country’s biggest free anime, animation and art convention. Saturday, 4th April will be a day of colour, fun and geekiness at Dundee University Students’ Association (DUSA) with film screenings, board and video game tournaments, stalls, exhibitions, demonstrations and industry presentations alongside the launch of Saltire: Annihilation Part Two. DEE-CON is organised predominantly by students and alumni of the University of Dundee’s Duncan of Jordanstone College...
19 Mar 2015
12-hour volleyball marathon to bring about ‘spike’ in coffers
The University of Dundee’s volleyball club will this week be setting, serving, digging, spiking and blocking for 12 hours straight. Members will be holding a 12-hour marathon volleyball fundraiser at the University’s Institute of Sport & Exercise (ISE) from 8am-8pm on Friday, 20th March. The funds raised will be split between the club and Dundee Disability Sports Centre. Club President Jamie Shannon said, “Ten committee members are forming a team that will be playing for the full 12 hours so we’ll need to be careful about our rotation of who is out there at any one time. We&rs...
18 Mar 2015
DJCAD graduate wins £14,000 Fleming-Wyfold Bursary
Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art & Design (DJCAD) graduate Edward Humphrey’s burgeoning career has been handed a massive boost after being named as the winner of the £14,000 Fleming-Wyfold Bursary. Edward was announced as the second recipient of the annual Fleming-Wyfold Bursary at the opening ceremony of this year’s Royal Scottish Academy (RSA) New Contemporaries exhibition. He will receive a bursary of £10,000, plus £4,000 production costs for the next year. His winning video installation Another Fiction is on display at New Contemporaries until 8th April, alongside...
18 Mar 2015
Jamie slaloms past the competition to win £5000
Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design (DJCAD) graduate Jamie Kunka has been named one of the three winners of this year’s £15,000 Sports Innovation Challenge. The Sports Innovation Challenge is a business development programme and competition, run by the University of Stirling, for entrepreneurial students and recent graduates across Scotland. The winners will each receive £5000, desk space at Stirling University Innovation Park and a year’s access to a business mentor. Since graduating in 2013 with a degree in Product Design, Jamie (26) has developed his final year proj...
16 Mar 2015
Vitamin D not effective for lowering blood pressure
A wide-ranging review of clinical trial data led by researchers at the University of Dundee has found that the use of vitamin D to lower blood pressure is ineffective. In an article published online by JAMA Internal Medicine the research team led by Dr Miles Witham, of the School of Medicine at Dundee, conclude that vitamin D should not be used to treat hypertension or to lower blood pressure. Intervention studies have produced conflicting evidence on the blood pressure-lowering effect of vitamin D. An increasing number of clinical trials of have studied vitamin D and cardiovascular health, according to ...