27 Sep 2016
‘Silent Signal’ – a new exhibition to open at LifeSpace
An exhibition that combines animation with science will go on display at the University of Dundee this week. ‘Silent Signal’ will open at LifeSpace Science Art Research Gallery at the School of Life Sciences on Thursday, 29th September and will feature six experimental animations that explore new ways of thinking about the human body. Commissioned by the arts organisation Animate Projects with support from The Wellcome Trust and the Garfield Weston Foundation, the animations include exploration of how the immune system functions, how disease is spread and how our genetic code can be manipulat...
26 Sep 2016
Research reveals genetic mutations driving skin cancer
A research collaboration led by the University of Dundee and the Cancer Research UK Beatson Institute has uncovered a common underlying cause in many cases of one of the most widespread forms of skin cancer. The rate of cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (cSCC), a potentially devastating form of the disease, is rapidly rising and has more than doubled in Scotland over the last 20 years. Despite this growing problem, there is relatively little concrete understanding as to what drives these cancers to form. In order to gain a fuller picture of the processes driving cSCC, the multidisciplinary research team e...
23 Sep 2016
Dundee is Scottish University of the Year – again!
The University of Dundee has been named Scottish University of the Year in The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide for a second consecutive year. Dundee has been hailed for excellent teaching quality and student experience, being placed in the top ten in the UK for both key measures in the Good University Guide analysis. The Guide also noted the strength of research at the University and the institution’s economic, social and cultural impact. “Dundee proves it is possible to be both an outstanding teaching university and one at the cutting edge in research work - and for this it ea...
23 Sep 2016
Dundee is Scottish University of the Year – again!
The University of Dundee has been named Scottish University of the Year in The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide for a second consecutive year. Dundee has been hailed for excellent teaching quality and student experience, being placed in the top ten in the UK for both key measures in the Good University Guide analysis. The Guide also noted the strength of research at the University and the institution’s economic, social and cultural impact. “Dundee proves it is possible to be both an outstanding teaching university and one at the cutting edge in research work - and for this it ea...
22 Sep 2016
Dundee-designed mirror reflects more than just looks
Have you ever looked in a mirror and wondered who is looking back? Or what your fourteen year-old self would think of you now? A new device developed by product designers at the University of Dundee and Northumbria University, Newcastle is answering these questions by capturing your looks and playing music from your estimated adolescence. Developed as a research prototype that uses online artificial intelligence to guess your age and play music from when it estimates you were 14 years-old, the ‘SelfReflector’ has also shown the potential to change the way that people interact with shops. The...
