Law
Honorary Professor Stewart Brymer, Thorntons WS has been appointed to a professorial panel to give advice to the Registrars of Scotland on the introduction of a system of e-registration in Scotland.
Japan
Funding opportunities are available for young postdoctoral students in the fields of natural and applied sciences, humanities and social science to develop contacts with colleagues in Japan and to arrange a research visit of two weeks to ten months. There will be a one day meeting entitled 'Ion channels and transporters' at the University of Oxford in January to introduce the latest advanced research in diabetes and to encourage links between young UK and Japanese researchers. Full details www.jsps.org and applications to enquire@jsps.org
prize
The Association of Corporate Treasurers has donated a new prize to the department of accountancy and business finance for the best third year student studying capital markets. The cash prize of £200 is an annual award and was given for the first time to Gavin Black at the law and accountancy prizewinners' ceremony in October.
medal
Professor Sir Alfred Cuschieri was awarded a royal medal in recognition of work which has resulted in public benefit. HRH The Princess Royal made the presentation at a jubilee dinner in October. Medallists are selected by The Royal Society of Edinburgh in recognition of intellectual endeavour which has had a profound influence on people's lives, world-wide. Designed and produced in Scotland and encompassing all intellectual disciplines, three prestigious, eighteen carat gold medals are awarded through the RSE each year.
dance
Ylva Player-Dahnsjo from the paper conservation unit has been appointed to the board of Dundee Rep theatre on behalf of the Scottish dance theatre, Scotland's national contemporary dance company.
graduation
After last year's successful programme of events to celebrate graduation, the University is looking to expand and improve the graduation week celebrations with more scheduled and associated events. Anyone with ideas for events that would fit well with the festivities of the week should contact director of external relations Joan Concannon or David Cunningham
JP
George Donaldson, residences officer for catering has been appointed to hold office as Justice of the Peace in Fife. He was also re-elected as national president of the University Catering Organisation, a post he has held for nine years at their latest conference at the University of Leicester.
endowment
The Dundee female society has given the University its endowment to fund bursaries as they disband this year after being active for nearly 200 years. The society was established in 1809 by prosperous women in the city to charitably support other women in difficulties. Due to legal restrictions it is now difficult for the society to identify recipients of its funds. The University has agreed to use the endowment to fund bursaries for female students from the Dundee and Angus area. The Principal accepted the endowment at a lunch for the women of the society last month.
health
The centre for public health nutrition at the medical school is running a new MSc in clinical and public health nutrition starting in September2003. The course will provide advanced training for a range of both health professionals and those with food related degrees preparing for careers in patient care, research, teaching and health promotion or disease prevention. More details from course director Wendy Wrieden
art
Almost a year on from the University's successful merger with Northern College, recent moves towards developing cohesive links between each of the faculty's three disciplines - primary education, community education and social work - have resulted in a new arts project which is open to all students at Gardyne Road. Led by Elinor Vettraino, Kate Martin and Linda Walker, the project involves workshops designed to help students develop arts programmes for the community groups related to their particular area of study. Phase one of the project will culminate next June with an art exhibition in Gardyne Road's Bowes Lyon hall.
drugs
Dr Lawrie Elliot from the school of nursing and midwifery told the Scottish Executive's drug misuse conference that behaviour therapy, culturally sensitive counselling and family therapy are the most effective ways to combat children using drugs. Lawrie has concluded that education projects fail to address drug abuse among children after taking a comprehensive look at studies from the US and Canada whose health authorities are ahead of ours in providing services and programmes to deal with young people's drug misuse.
intimation
Irene Kay of the teaching resources print unit died during the summer after a long illness. Irene had 37 years of service to the art college, joining Duncan of Jordanstone in 1965. By the mid 1970s Irene had developed her skills into design and print and took the post of technical assistant in the school of architecture. In 1989 she joined the DJCAD print unit where she used her printing expertise to help thousands of students through their degree shows. An intrepid traveller, Irene holidayed in Israel and Palestine and worked at home with the Girl Guides becoming Commissioner for Fife.