21 Aug 2018
£2 million boost for Dundee researchers
Two University of Dundee scientists have been awarded prestigious fellowships worth more than £1 million each to fund their research over the next five years. Dr Greg Findlay and Dr David Murray received Sir Henry Dale Fellowships that will enable them to develop the work and profile of their laboratories. Two postdoctoral positions will also be created at Dundee’s School of Life Sciences as a result of the award. Dr Findlay, a group leader in the Medical Research Council Protein Phosphorylation and Ubiquitylation Unit, will use the funding to study a newly discovered control mechanism for Em...
20 Aug 2018
DUSA named top in Scotland by students
Dundee University Students’ Association (DUSA) has once again been named one of the top students’ unions in the UK, according to the Student Crowd’s Top 20 UK Student Union Awards 2018 list released today. The list, which is compiled by inviting nearly 8,000 current students and graduates to rate their own student unions, placed DUSA top in Scotland and third in the UK. Sofia Skevofylaka, DUSA President, said, “We pride ourselves on being a student-led organisation, so it is hugely rewarding for us when our students recognise our hard work. We strive to offer the best student expe...
17 Aug 2018
Dr Sarah Coulthurst recognised by Royal Society of Edinburgh
The University of Dundee’s Dr Sarah Coulthurst is among the leading academics and professionals to be recognised in the Royal Society of Edinburgh’s 2018 Prize List. Dr Coulthurst, Deputy Head of the Division of Molecular Microbiology at the School of Life Sciences, was awarded the RSE Patrick Neill Medal for her research in the field of microbiology, particularly in the area of bacterial communication and competition. “I am delighted and honoured to receive this award” she said. “It is a testament to the hard work and talent of the people in my lab and my oth...
17 Aug 2018
Turner nominee and ‘father of town planning’ feature in exhibition
The relationships between urbanism and sustainability, collective consciousness and contemporary art will be explored in a new University of Dundee exhibition that coincides with the opening of V&A Dundee next month. ‘Politics of Small Places’ opens at Cooper Gallery, Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art & Design, on Thursday 13 September and combines work from contemporary artist and Turner Prize nominee Paul Noble and the late, pioneering Scottish urban planner Sir Patrick Geddes. Taking place at a critical moment in Dundee’s cultural and architectural history, the exhibition ...
16 Aug 2018
Val McDermid Award to celebrate crime writing course success
Best-selling author Val McDermid has lent her name to a prize recognising the top student on a University of Dundee course for aspiring crime writers. The Val McDermid Award will be presented annually to the MLitt Crime Writing and Forensic Investigation student who produces the best dissertation as part of their course. The inaugural prize will be awarded at Dundee’s graduation ceremony in November. This Masters degree is the first of its kind in the UK and sees academics from the University’s School of Humanities and Centre for Anatomy & Human Identification (CAHID) share...
