19 Aug 2016
Graduates "Tay" give birthday Bridge mural makeover
As the Tay Road Bridge enters its 50th year, it is being given a colourful mural makeover by renowned urban artists and graduates of the University of Dundee. Fraser Gray and Martin McGuiness have spent a month, largely under the cover of darkness, transforming the forgotten space under the bridge with bright colours and visually striking murals, having being awarded a £20,000 grant back in July. Choosing a vivid colour palette derived from the primary and secondary colour scale – CYMK – their mural ties in both the City of Design movement as well as acknowledging Dundee’s histo...
19 Aug 2016
Diabetes drug could help reduce cardiovascular disease.
The world’s most commonly used Type 2 diabetes drug, Metformin, may be ‘repurposed’ to treat non-diabetic conditions according to researchers from the University of Dundee. The international study led by Professor Chim Lang and Dr Graham Rena at the Division of Molecular and Clinical Medicine at Dundee suggests that there is now strong evidence that the drug exhibits an anti-inflammatory action which may prove significant in non-diabetic cardiovascular disease. Inflammation is understood to contribute to cardiovascular disease (CVD) but existing nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSA...
19 Aug 2016
Diabetes drug could help reduce cardiovascular disease.
The world’s most commonly used Type 2 diabetes drug, Metformin, may be ‘repurposed’ to treat non-diabetic conditions according to researchers from the University of Dundee. The international study led by Professor Chim Lang and Dr Graham Rena at the Division of Molecular and Clinical Medicine at Dundee suggests that there is now strong evidence that the drug exhibits an anti-inflammatory action which may prove significant in non-diabetic cardiovascular disease. Inflammation is understood to contribute to cardiovascular disease (CVD) but existing nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSA...
18 Aug 2016
Martian to be autopsied as part of Being Human
An alien autopsy is among the events that will be taking place when the University of Dundee marks the 150th anniversary of H.G. Wells’ birth later this year. ‘H.G. Wells at 150: Hope and Fear’ will celebrate his life and work as part of Being Human 2016, a national festival of the humanities. Being Human will see events take place at more than 70 universities and other organisations across the UK from 17th to 25th November, with Dundee serving as Scotland’s festival hub. Wells, who found fame as the author of The Time Machine, The War of the Worlds and other stories, has come to ...
17 Aug 2016
Record-breaking cultural exchange of Chinese and Dundee students
A record-breaking number of Chinese students have spent the summer learning at the University of Dundee. Over 120 students from 12 different Chinese institutions visited the City of Discovery in July and August participating in an educational and cultural programme designed to promote exchange and postgraduate studies. The Chinese students left for home after a short ‘graduation’ ceremony last week, celebrating their participation in learning as well as day trips across Scotland. They also found out about Dundee’s industrial heritage at Scotland’s Jute Museum, Verdant Works. Duri...
