2 May 2017

Dundee students moot for Scotland

Final-year law students from the University of Dundee will represent Scotland as they take on a prestigious international law moot at The Hague later this month. Each year, hundreds of law students from all over Europe compete against one another, representing their university and country at the Telders International Moot Court Competition, now in its 40th year. The moot, a mock judicial proceeding, will see the team dispute a fictitious case between two states and defend their position in front of a panel of judges from the International Court of Justice, the highest legal organ in the United Nations. ...

2 May 2017

Breast cancer trial to be led by Dundee researchers

A new scheme will reduce women’s risk of developing breast cancer by helping them lose weight and become more active. The £1 million pilot scheme, funded by the Scottish Government, will be led by the University of Dundee as a research trial and supported by the charity Breast Cancer Now. Women aged over 50 attending their routine breast screening appointments will be asked to take part in the trial, ActWELL, which will run in Aberdeen, Dundee, Edinburgh and Glasgow. Breast Cancer Now is looking for 24 volunteers to train as lifestyle coaches to support the trial. They will work with women to...