25 Apr 2018
Sharing the experiences of refugees settling in Dundee
Professionals helping refugees from around the world to settle in Scotland will meet at the University of Dundee next week to discuss how they can better support families adjusting to life in their new country. The knowledge exchange event, hosted by the University’s School of Education and Social Work, takes place at the Dalhousie Building on Wednesday 2 May and will explore how best to respond to the needs of refugees moving to the local area. The day will feature talks and workshops headed by local professional and strategic professionals, academics and international experts. 'Global Challenges:...
23 Apr 2018
Seeing prostate cancer in a new light
New imaging technique shown to offer greater accuracy and reliability in diagnosis of prostate cancer Breakthrough welcomed by Stephen Fry, former Rector of the University and prostate cancer patient Movember thank all the `Mo Bros and Mo Sistas for their fundraising support for research A new method offering more successful diagnosis and management of prostate cancer has been identified by researchers at the University of Dundee. They say an ultrasound process called shear wave elastography (SWE) has been shown to offer much greater accuracy and reliability in diagnosis of prostate cancer, while b...
19 Apr 2018
Dundee joins global effort to build Human Cell Atlas
The University of Dundee is joining a global effort – with the help of funding from the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative – to support development of the Human Cell Atlas, a global effort to map every type of cell in the healthy human body as a resource for studies of health and disease. The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI) and DAF, an advised fund of Silicon Valley Community Foundation have announced new funding for 85 projects to support the Human Cell Atlas. The grants total $15 million over one year. Projects are focused on developing open computational tools, algorithms, visualizations, and ben...
19 Apr 2018
Art students prepare for Italian jobs
A “once in a lifetime” opportunity awaits two University of Dundee students who are to spend a month in Venice at one of the world’s foremost arts festivals. Amy Bryson and Blair Boyle from the University’s Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art & Design (DJCAD) will stay in the Italian city as part of a fellowship arranged with the British Council. As well as conducting independent research throughout their stay, the pair will also invigilate a major new exhibition at the 16th International Architecture Exhibition, part of the British Pavilion at the celebrated La Biennale di V...
18 Apr 2018
Professor Sue Black and `All That Remains’
Professor Dame Sue Black, one of the world’s leading forensic scientists, brings clarity, authenticity, humanity and humour to the one event that we will all experience – death. In her role she confronts death every day. As Professor of Anatomy and Forensic Anthropology at the University of Dundee, she focuses on mortal remains in her lab, at burial sites, at scenes of violence, murder and criminal dismemberment, and when investigating mass fatalities due to war, accident or natural disaster. Now, in her new book `All that Remains’, published on April 19, she reveals the many faces of d...
