17 Feb 2016
Sustainability under the spotlight at symposium
Work carried out at the University of Dundee and the James Hutton Institute aiming to tackle environmental challenges will be explored at a conference next week. The University’s Centre for Environmental Change and Human Resilience (CECHR) will hold its annual symposium at the West Park Conference Centre on Wednesday, 24th February. CECHR is a partnership between the University and the Hutton Institute, providing a hub for interdisciplinary research addressing how societies can increase resilience to environmental change and promote sustainable futures. Dundee and Hutton researchers and collaborato...
15 Feb 2016
Diabetic volunteers sought for foot study
Researchers at the University of Dundee examining the effect vibration has in ulcers occurring in the feet of diabetic patients are appealing for volunteers to aid them in their efforts. A team of researchers led by Professor Rami Abboud in the Institute of Motion Analysis & Research at the University are investigating the effects that different vibration frequencies have upon the feet. “We hope this study will help in providing better medical management for diabetic patients and give healthcare professionals a better understanding of how to avoid the occurrence of diabetic foot ulcers,” ...
15 Feb 2016
Dundee shares in £23.2m Medical Research Council boost
The University of Dundee has been awarded almost £1million of £23m in new grants announced today by the Medical Research Council (MRC). The MRC is accelerating innovative medical research with £23.3 million in new funding to take ground-breaking ideas from UK universities into industry and out to patients. The announcement was made today by Universities and Science Minister Jo Johnson. Mike Ferguson, Regius Professor of Life Sciences at the University of Dundee, said, “The MRC funding in this area of life sciences is crucial in ensuring that opportunities for new therapies, d...
9 Feb 2016
University to mark collaboration with Japanese pharma company
A Japanese delegation will tomorrow visit the University of Dundee to initiate a partnership seeking to develop new treatments for inflammatory diseases. Scientists and executives from Ono, Japan’s oldest pharmaceutical company, will meet with leading researchers from the University’s School of Life Sciences to mark the start of the collaboration, which will see the Dundee team help Ono to launch a new drug discovery project. Ono are seeking to develop a new therapy for common inflammatory diseases based on scientific discoveries made in Dundee. Professor Sir Philip Cohen, of the School of L...
8 Feb 2016
Making Dundee home
Students at the University of Dundee are being encouraged to embrace neighbourliness as part of a new campaign starting this week. ‘Be A Good Neighbour’ will be launched at Dundee University Students’ Association (DUSA) from 12-2pm on Thursday, 11th February when representatives from charities, Dundee City Council and University departments will come together to promote the value of being a good neighbour to students in accommodation across the city. In an effort to improve relations between locals and the student body, the campaign will provide information on i...
