7 May 2018
Dundee and NUS partner for new joint degree programme
The University of Dundee and the National University of Singapore (NUS) have established a new partnership which will see students share their study time between Scotland and Singapore and earn a degree from both institutions. NUS and Dundee are both globally prominent in the field of life sciences and offer top-quality teaching and excellent student experience. The new Bachelor of Science degree programme jointly offered by the two universities combines these qualities in a package which allows students to experience life and study in both the UK and Asia. The new four-year programme was formally launch...
4 May 2018
Computing Degree Show 2018
Digital pioneers from the University of Dundee will be showcasing their innovative and thought-provoking work at the Computing Degree Show 2018 today. Software engineers, games developers, computer programmers and tech entrepreneurs are among the graduating students whose creative talents will be celebrated at the event, which takes place at the University’s Queen Mother Building. More than 70 students about to complete the final year of their undergraduate courses will be on hand to demonstrate their work at the show on Friday 4 May. A wide range of visitors, including employers and industry profe...
3 May 2018
Plant scientist awarded Massalski research prize
A plant scientist from the University of Dundee has been awarded the prestigious Peter Massalski Prize for Meritorious Research for 2018. Dr Cristiane Calixto is a post-doctoral researcher in the Plant Sciences Division of the University’s School of Life Sciences, based at the James Hutton Institute. Her work focuses on understanding how plant gene expression is regulated, and on using molecular and computational approaches to analyse crop stress responses. Building on the partnership between the University and the James Hutton Institute, her research provides new insights into the biology of plant...
3 May 2018
Hallmark of success for Textile Design student
While preparing to celebrate at her final degree show this month, a Textile Design student at the University of Dundee has created a celebratory birthday card for Hallmark’s customers. Laura Collins, originally from Kirkcaldy, entered the University of Dundee through the foundation programme. In the third year of her course (2017), she took part in a project which had students working to a brief under the direction of executives at Hallmark. Laura’s illustrative work stood out so strongly that she was offered a covetable internship at Hallmark’s headquarters in August 2017, which led to...
2 May 2018
Dundee pupils `Powering Transformation’
Hundreds of secondary school pupils from across Dundee are `Powering Transformation’ at the University of Dundee this week with the help of the Transformation Trust. Students from five schools – Braeview Academy, Baldragon Academy, St Paul’s RC Academy, Harris Academy and Morgan Academy – have been taking part in the Powering Transformation workshop, developed by the Transformation Trust and supported by Dell. It is the first time the Transformation Trust have run the event in Scotland. The pupils have been given the chance to visit and work in departments across the University, m...
