24 May 2016
Beautiful jewellery to provoke debate on climate change
A University of Dundee student has combined her passion for the environment, love of experimentation and metalwork skills to produce stunning rings and other items of jewellery that highlight the issue of rising sea temperatures. Chloe Lewis says she has always been drawn to polar icecaps and the layers of frozen water that form into frost flowers - exquisite patterns that resemble delicate blooms. During her time on the Jewellery & Metal Design programme she began thinking about ways she could communicate the issue of global warming and, in particular, the risks it poses to the Arctic region she sees...
24 May 2016
Students to study refugee camps in Dunkirk and Calais
Social work students from the University of Dundee are busy fundraising for a trip to the refugee camps at Calais and Dunkirk. Members from the Dundee Social Work Action Network (SWAN) want to report on the living conditions and the mental health of those living in the camps. Their report will then be presented to both the Scottish and UK Governments as part of National Refugee Week. Dr Jane Fenton, Senior Lecturer from the School of Education and Social Work is helping the group. She said. “This is a fantastic opportunity for the University of Dundee to play an active part in. I am incredibly prou...
23 May 2016
Degree Show seeks to tackle Scotland’s housing challenges
How would a Manhattan-inspired block work beside the Edinburgh by-pass? How do we make homes energy-autonomous? How can urban sprawl and planning legislation be reconciled? What can be done to ensure the housing needs of vulnerable members of society are met? These are some of the pressing social questions that Architecture graduands from the University of Dundee have been grappling with over the past year and their proposed solutions are currently being exhibited at the 2016 Degree Show. Forty-nine graduating students are displaying their work at Degree Show along with students from years 1-4 of the Arc...
23 May 2016
Dundee soars in Guardian University Guide 2017
The University of Dundee is among the fastest risers in the 2017 Guardian University Rankings, released today, and has topped the UK table in forensic science and archaeology. Dundee is placed 28th in this year’s overall rankings, up ten places from last year. The University had already jumped nine places from the 2015 edition to last year’s. The ranking reflects strong student satisfaction scores at the University, which has been consistently rated as offering the best student experience in Scotland, and excellent performance in `Career after six months’ which reflects on employability...
20 May 2016
University community helps drive Dundee Design Festival
The University of Dundee will be at the forefront of next week’s Dundee Design Festival, highlighting the vital role it is playing in the city’s reinvention. Dundee, the UK’s only UNESCO City of Design, is hosting the first Dundee Design Festival at the former West Ward Works from 25th to 28th May. With a theme of health and wellbeing, including digital, games, textiles, healthcare, social design and architecture, the ground-breaking work will examine how design affects all aspects of our lives. Students, graduates, academics, artists and designers from the University are leading or oth...
