22 Sep 2017
Exhibition to celebrate the work of D’Arcy Thompson to go on display
The University of Dundee’s LifeSpace Gallery will be paying tribute to the work of D’Arcy Thompson to celebrate the centenary of his seminal book ‘On Growth & Form’. ‘Bubble, bulge, bleb’ will feature spirals, spheres and waves in art inspired by naturally occurring mathematical forms and computer-generated abstractions. It will open on Friday 22 September and features work by artists including Mat Fleming, Andy Lomas, Wilhelmina Barns-Graham and graduates from Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art & Design. As part of a series of events to mark the centenary th...
22 Sep 2017
Top 25 place for Dundee in Good University Guide
The University of Dundee has been ranked as one of the UK’s top 25 universities in this year’s Times / The Sunday Times Good University Guide. A five-place rise in this year’s rankings means Dundee now sits 23rd in the league table, which also highlights the fact graduates of the University enjoy better career prospects than their peers from almost any other institution in the country. Dundee was placed 8th for employment outlook and sends more graduates into professional careers than any other Scottish university. It was also ranked among the UK’s top performers for teaching exce...
21 Sep 2017
Alex Salmond to address renewables conference
Former First Minister of Scotland Alex Salmond will deliver a keynote speech on renewable energy at a major conference taking place at the University of Dundee later this year. Mr Salmond will speak at the ‘Renewables After Brexit’ event organised by the University’s Centre for Energy, Petroleum and Mineral Law & Policy (CEPMLP). The conference will be held at the Dalhousie Building, Old Hawkhill, on Friday 1 December. Experts from the renewables, legal, financial and political sectors discuss the consequences of the UK leaving the European Union for the industry. CEPMLP Director Pr...
20 Sep 2017
Graduates win top prizes at Undergraduate Awards
Two University of Dundee graduates have won global honours at the Undergraduate Awards, the largest international academic accolade programme. Martha Andrews has won the Architecture and Design award and Jordan Skrynka took the honours in the Psychology category. Both won in the face of fierce competition from students around the world. The students were asked to submit an essay that covers a subject within their field. Martha, who graduated in Interior & Environmental Design in June, wrote about her final-year project where she explored how interior design could help create a happier environm...
19 Sep 2017
Smoking number one risk factor for PAD
research also points to diabetes as cause of disease that can lead to limb amputation Smoking and diabetes are the two leading risk factors for peripheral artery disease (PAD), a narrowing of the arteries which can result in amputation, according to a study carried out at the University of Dundee and part-funded by the British Heart Foundation (BHF). Diabetics who smoked were 16 times more likely to develop PAD than non-smoking non-diabetics. Cholesterol came top of the list of risk factors for coronary heart disease (CHD), when the coronary arteries supplying the heart become narrowed and can cause...
