New era for DJCAD

Three visual artists recently received prestigious scholarships from the University in the first round of a new postgraduate award scheme.

The awards are part of a new drive to boost postgraduate study at DJCAD with a total of 24 bursaries available for PhD study and the creation of a new multi-disciplinary unit for taught postgraduate courses.

William Sangster Phillips died on October 19 2001, shortly before his 100th birthday. His father, Charles Gustave Louis Phillips was an artist of some distinction whose paintings are now looked after by Dundee Heritage Trust. The Trustees of the late William S Phillips Fund have awarded funding to DJCAD to assist studentships.

John McGhee, Cordelia Underhill and Kirsty Stansfield will each receive a William S Phillips Fund Award of £5,000 as well as fee remission. Georgina Follet said, "We believe that the establishment of these awards will add to our growing reputation for doctoral and post doctoral studies, with students able to work in a purpose built environment in DCA at the Visual Research Centre."