28 Sep 2017
Are you brave enough? Students challenge locals to obstacle course
Students and staff from the University of Dundee are inviting locals to help raise funds for mental health support by taking on an exhilarating assault course at the heart of campus. Those who think they have what it takes can attempt the new obstacle challenge ‘Brave Runner’ at the University on Tuesday, 17th October at 5.30pm. Organised by the Sports Union and the Institute for Sport and Exercise (ISE) at the University, the fun obstacle circuit will test participants’ fitness, strength, stamina, mental grit and teamwork, all in the aid of the mental health support on campus. Alex Sc...
28 Sep 2017
€15million investment for University spin-out company Exscientia
Evotec AG and Exscientia Ltd - a company ‘spun out’ from research at the University of Dundee - today announced that Evotec has made a € 15 m investment to take a minority stake in Exscientia. Through this investment, Evotec becomes the first strategic shareholder in the UK-based company. Exscientia is focused on Artificial Intelligence (“AI”)-driven drug discovery and design. With more than 1,800 scientists, Evotec has one of the largest and leading drug discovery platforms in the industry. Exscientia and Evotec have cooperated since early 2016 to advance sma...
27 Sep 2017
Dundee lecturer completes 1000th consecutive daily run
A University of Dundee lecturer is celebrating, and resting, after completing his 1000th consecutive daily run. Dr David Rodley, from the School of Science and Engineering, set out on January 1st 2015 to start his quest to complete a whole year of daily runs, the only self-imposed stipulation being that each run should be at least two miles long. Having successfully achieved that goal, the 61-year-old simply kept running, until last night’s 1000th run, celebrated with fellow runners from the Dundee Road Runners club with food and drink in the Westport Bar. David said, “I was quite a serious ...
26 Sep 2017
‘Usain Bolt – Can Celebrity Boost Tourism?’ Dundee Arts Cafe on October 3
Next month’s Dundee Arts Café will explore the relationship between celebrity culture and tourism. Dr Susan Mains, from the University of Dundee, will be exploring how famous people can make certain destinations more desirable on Tuesday 3 October. She will discuss her research and will focus on Usain Bolt, a global brand ambassador for Jamaican tourism and how his celebrity status has been promoted in order to attract more people to the country. Dr Mains said, “Celebrities such as Bolt offer a window into, and a mirror reflecting, the ways in which we reproduce and challenge notions ...
25 Sep 2017
Chancellor visits `world leading’ life sciences at Dundee
Philip Hammond, Chancellor of the Exchequer, today visited the University of Dundee where he was given an insight into the world leading research being carried out in Life Sciences. Dundee is the top-rated University in the UK for biological sciences research. Mr Hammond was given a tour of the School of Life Sciences including the Discovery Centre, the £50million building which was supported by direct funding from the UK Government. Elements of the tour included a visit to the Drug Discovery Unit, where work is ongoing to identify potential new treatments for some of the world’s major diseas...
