30 Aug 2017
Semester of success for architecture student Sophie
A third-year Architecture student from the University of Dundee is up for two national awards this year following a semester of success. Sophie Curran, originally from Auchterarder, has been nominated for the Royal Institute of British Architect (RIBA) President’s Medal, which is regarded as the most prestigious international awards in architectural education and celebrates outstanding design work. Sophie has also been shortlisted for the prestigious Women in Property Awards finals in London next month. These nominations come after a semester of success at the University where she was awarded the ...
28 Aug 2017
Transforming thinking around sustainability
Hundreds of delegates representing 50 countries will gather at the University of Dundee this week to examine how the global approach to sustainability can be transformed. ‘Transformations 2017’ is the third in a biennial series of international interdisciplinary conferences that focus on ways of bringing about rapid, significant and large-scale changes that help create a more sustainable and equitable world. Previous Transformations conferences have taken place in Oslo and Stockholm. This year’s event, which takes place at the Dalhousie Building from Wednesday, 30th August to Friday, Se...
28 Aug 2017
‘Gold standard’ recognition for Tayside Clinical Trials Unit
Tayside Clinical Trials Unit (TCTU) – a joint initiative between the University of Dundee and NHS Tayside – has been recognised for the 'gold standard' of its clinical research. The TCTU has retained full registration status by the UK Clinical Research Collaboration, the national body overseeing clinical trial units in this country. To receive full registration a unit such as TCTU has to demonstrate to an international panel of experts that it can coordinate multi-centre clinical trials and deliver them to the highest quality standards as well as publish the results in quality journals. Clini...
22 Aug 2017
Prints, portraits, and a red carpet – Dundee’s art heritage supports a new generation of artists’ work
The legacy of Dundee’s artistic past is supporting outstanding students who are displaying their work at the University of Dundee’s Masters Show this week. Abi Baikie, Ruaridh Lever-Hogg and Darryl Gowans were this year’s recipients of bursaries from the William S. Phillips’ Fund which helps students of particular talent pursue a Master’s degree at Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design. William ‘Willie’ Sangster Phillips was born in Dundee in 1901 and died in 2001 just before his 100th birthday. Art was close to his heart – Willie’s fa...
21 Aug 2017
We can be heroes – comics feature at Masters Show for first time.
A new cohort of creative heroes are showcasing their work at this year’s University of Dundee Masters Show. Students from the MDes Comics and Graphic Novels course are exhibiting at the popular event for the first time. There is a wide variety of work on display, including comics about historical figures, trauma, the human spirit, science fiction and time travel. The course attracts students straight from their undergraduate degree, but also already established comic book creators. This year James O’Ready will be exhibiting his work. His credits include the Titan Comics Death Sentence series...
