24 Sep 2018
Weapons footage arms police with new knowledge
University of Dundee footage showing the devastating effects of firearms is being used as a new means of training to aid the investigation of gun crime. The University’s Dr Michael Brown has been working with the Forensic Services Firearms Section of the Scottish Police Authority as part of a collaboration on improving ways that firearms offences are investigated. Utilising high-speed, ultra-sensitive cameras from the University’s School of Science and Engineering, Dr Brown has been working with scientists to examine the characteristics of different types of weapons and ammunition. Dr Br...
21 Sep 2018
Teaching, student experience and graduate prospect strengths highlighted in rankings
The University of Dundee has been ranked 27th in the UK in this year’s Times / The Sunday Times Good University Guide. Dundee also ranked 4th among Scottish universities in the league table, which highlighted the institution’s strengths in teaching excellence, student experience and graduate prospects. The University was 2nd in Scotland for each of these categories. Professor Sir Pete Downes, Principal and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Dundee, said, “Our strengths in teaching, already reflected in our Gold award in the inaugural Teaching Excellence Framework, and our excellent st...
20 Sep 2018
Diabetes drug could delay symptoms of Huntington’s disease
A drug used to treat Type 2 diabetes may have therapeutic benefits for people experiencing the very earliest symptoms of Huntington’s disease, researchers at the University of Dundee have discovered. Scientists based at the University’s School of Medicine, working with colleagues in Germany, found that the drug Metformin can help to restore brain activity before symptoms of the terminal illness become established. In research published in the journal eLife, the Dundee team found that the drug can help to regulate the Huntingtin protein, which in a mutated form can accumulate in the brain...
19 Sep 2018
Storm Ali Seen From Space
Autumn arrived in Britain on Wednesday as Storm Ali brought 100mph winds and travel chaos to the country. The scale of the first named storm of the season was captured by the University of Dundee Satellite Receiving Station....
19 Sep 2018
Surgical robots and virtual reality – the future of medical training
Surgical robots, virtual reality headsets and interactive anatomy stations are among the hi-tech innovations that feature in a new medical education training centre developed by the University of Dundee, NHS Tayside and industry partners Medtronic. The Dundee Institute for Healthcare Simulation (DIHS) was officially launched at the University’s School of Medicine, Ninewells Hospital, today. Refurbished at a cost of £250,000, DIHS doubles training capacity and brings together the University’s Clinical Skills and Surgical Skills centres to form the first single-site facility in Scotland o...
