5 Jan 2015

Honours for Dundee academics

The work of academics from the University of Dundee has been recognised in the New Year's Honours list. Chris Whatley, Professor of Scottish History and former Vice-Principal of the University of Dundee, was honoured for his services to Scottish history education, while Dilip Nathwani, Honorary Professor of Infection, was honoured for his services to the treatment of infectious diseases. Both were given the Order of the British Empire (OBE). “I am delighted and it is great news for the University as well,” said Professor Whatley on the announcement of the OBE. He has been Professor of Scotti...

18 Dec 2014

Putting the brakes on cancer

A study led by the University of Dundee, in collaboration with the University of Bath, has uncovered an important role played by a tumour suppressor gene, helping scientists to better understand how it combats the effects of mutations which drive cancer development. The research, published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) USA, shows how an enzyme called Dual-specificity phosphatase 5 (DUSP5)  supresses tumour formation by 'switching off' another enzyme called ERK, which is involved in driving cell proliferation and survival. The abnormal cell growth seen in cancers is often ...

18 Dec 2014

Research Excellence Framework 2014

  Dundee top University in UK for biological sciences Excellent result in STEM subjects 76 per cent of research `world-leading’ or `internationally renowned’   Research at the University of Dundee has been ranked among the very best in the UK in the main test of research quality carried out by higher education funding bodies. The Research Excellence Framework 2014 has seen research assessed for quality and impact. The results of the REF will be used by the funding bodies, who between them allocate about £2 billion per year of research funding to UK universities, based ...