26 Jan 2016
Royal Society of Chemistry award for Dundee researcher
Dr Alessio Ciulli of the University of Dundee has been named the winner of a major award from the Royal Society of Chemistry. Dr Ciulli, from the University’s School of Life Sciences, has been named joint winner of the Capps Green Zomaya Memorial Award by the RSC. The award recognises outstanding work in medicinal or computational medicinal chemistry and is given to `an individual judged to have made an important contribution to the discovery or development of new medicines’, with nominations open to candidates up to the age of 40. The award has been given to Dr Ciulli in recognition of his w...
25 Jan 2016
‘Do Politicians Really Represent Us?’ – Dundee Arts Café on 2nd February
With trust in politicians, and politics in general, at an all-time low, the next Dundee Arts Café event will address what it means to be represented in a democracy. The University of Dundee’s Dr Edzia Carvalho will ask the question, ‘Do Politicians Really Represent Us?’ at The McManus: Dundee’s Art Gallery and Museum on Tuesday, 2nd February. She will examine how political representation has been understood in political studies and reflect on what this idea means to ordinary people. “I will be evaluating data gathered from talking to people across England, Scotl...
25 Jan 2016
Mark Beaumont declared Rector of the University of Dundee
Mark Beaumont, the man who cycled the world and has completed a host of long-distance adventures, has been named the new Rector of the University of Dundee. Mark, who attended school in Dundee, assumes the role of Rector with immediate effect. He was elected unopposed and succeeds the actor Brian Cox, who was elected to the position in 2010 and has served two terms. “I am absolutely thrilled, and slightly surprised, to be the new Rector of the University of Dundee,” said Mark. “Six years ago I sat in the audience at the Caird Hall as Brian Cox stepped into the role and I remember his wo...
25 Jan 2016
Entries invited for Dundee International Book Prize 2016
The organisers of the Dundee International Book Prize have once again invited unpublished authors to polish their manuscripts and stake their claim for £5,000 and a publishing deal with Freight Books. Submissions are being sought for the 2016 award, which this year also offers a week of protected writing time in the City of Discovery as well as the coveted publishing contract and cash prize. Writers with a spellbinding, unpublished novel have until midnight on 19th February to enter the competition, which last year attracted more than 450 entries from across the globe. All entries will be read befo...
22 Jan 2016
Medical school access `dominated by most affluent’, says new study
Access to medical school across the UK is still dominated by students from more affluent parts of society, a new study led by the University of Dundee has shown. The study has revealed considerable variation between the four UK nations and between different medical schools. Researchers from the Universities of Dundee and Central Lancashire analysed application data for 22 medical schools and around 30,000 applicants across the UK for the three years from 2009-10 to 2011-12, The study was supported by the UK Clinical Aptitude Test consortium (http://www.ukcat.ac.uk/our-research ) which provided data. The...
