19 Nov 2019

Dundee conference welcomes world-class architects to discover the city

The best way to understand society is to look at the cities it has created, say organisers of a major architecture conference taking place in Dundee this week. The University of Dundee will host the 16th annual conference of the Architectural Humanities Research Association (AHRA). The three-day event, Architecture and Collective Life, will see more than 200 delegates from around the globe descend upon the city to discuss the social ties that bind people and environments into settlements, and settlements into civilisations. World-class keynote speakers including University of Pennsylvania Distinguished ...

18 Nov 2019

‘Sylvia & Silvio’ explores lives of radical duo

A new exhibition at the University of Dundee will showcase the extraordinary lives of suffragette Sylvia Pankhurst and her partner, the Italian radical Silvio Corio. ‘Sylvia & Silvio’ opens at the University’s Dalhousie Building on Wednesday 27 November and features rarely before seen documents and photographs relating to the couple, who were at the forefront of campaigns for social justice and human rights as well as the fight against fascism. Sylvia Pankhurst is famed for her role in the suffragette movement as well as for her passionate interest in anti-colonialism, humanitarian ...

18 Nov 2019

New book celebrates Dundee’s anatomical history

For more than a century, students at the University of Dundee have learned how to prolong life by studying the dead. Now, as the institution celebrates another major milestone in its history of anatomical research, a new book has been launched to chart the pioneering work of Scotland’s number one destination to study Forensic Science. To Bodies Gone charts the teaching of Anatomy from Dundee’s days as a fledgling University to its modern day status as a centre for excellence in the field. As well as providing training to generations of medical experts, the University has, through its Centre ...

15 Nov 2019

Vaping less harmful than smoking for vascular health

Study finds significant improvements in vascular health of chronic smokers who transition to e-cigarettes Women see greater health benefits than men following switch to e-cigarettes VESUVIUS is the largest study to-date on the vascular impact of e-cigarettes versus tobacco cigarettes A video summary of the study can be viewed and downloaded here   Cigarette smokers who switch to nicotine containing vaporisers could significantly improve their vascular health, a major University of Dundee study has concluded. A two-year trial hosted by the University’s School of Medicine found that smok...

15 Nov 2019

Halal guru receives rare degree from Dundee

The UK’s most eminent scholar on Halal branding returned to his alma mater this week to receive a prestigious Doctor of Letters (DLitt), the first to be awarded by the University of Dundee in more than a decade. Known in his field as one of LinkedIn’s Top Voices, Professor Jonathan Wilson is an influencer with more than 20 years specialising in what he calls the ABCDs of Business and Culture: Advertising, Branding, Communications and Digital. During his extensive career, he has published more than 200 pieces of work and received widespread acclaim for his latest book ‘Halal Branding&rsqu...