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July 2006 Press Releases

 

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31 July 2006

Unveiling of University Teaching Hospital status at Perth Royal Infirmary

Perth Royal Infirmary’s new status as a University Teaching Hospital will be formally unveiled at a ceremony on Tuesday August 1st.

27 July 2006

Triple award success for Dundee University building

A striking building at the heart of the University of Dundee has won a hat-trick of design and building awards including a prestigious prize for sustainability.

26 July 2006

Dundee student wins medical engineering prize

A PhD student at the University of Dundee has won a top prize in an international engineering competition.

25 July 2006

Space technology on show in Dundee

Deputy Enterprise Minister Allan Wilson had the opportunity to see the innovative work being done in space technology at the University of Dundee today during a visit to the Space Technology Centre.

25 July 2006

'Fat Controller’ may hold the key to breakthrough treatments in cystic fibrosis & other diseases

Researchers at the University of Dundee, Scotland, have uncovered key links between Cystic Fibrosis and other diseases and conditions including cancer, diabetes and obesity, findings which could open the pathway to new areas of research into understanding and treatment.

18 July 2006

Hooke Medal awarded to Dundee scientist

Dr Tomoyuki (Tomo) Tanaka of the School of Life Sciences at the University of Dundee has been awarded the Hooke Medal from the British Society for Cell Biology in recognition of his outstanding contribution to cell biology.

11 July 2006

World comes to Dundee for graduation

Graduation at the University of Dundee today will have a strong international flavour with successful students from as far afield as North America and Africa coming to the city, some of them for the first time.

11 July 2006

Doctors at the double in Dundee

There may be more than a few double takes at the final University of Dundee graduation ceremony this afternoon (Tuesday July 11) when identical twins Emily and Laura Paterson collect their medical degrees.

11 July 2006

Dundee Professor heads Pathological Society

Professor David Levison, Professor of Pathology and formerly Dean of the Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Nursing, in the University of Dundee, is the new President of the Pathological Society of Great Britain and Ireland.

10 July 2006

Labour of love for Dundee doc

Completing a medical degree is cause enough for celebration but for Emma Fardon, who will graduate from the University of Dundee tomorrow (July 11), there are two extra special reasons to feel proud.

7 July 2006

Final Graduation Ceremony - 11 July 2006

The University of Dundee will host its fifth and final graduation ceremony in the Caird Hall next week for the Schools of Medicine and Dentistry.

6 July 2006

Dundee University wins forensic pathology contract

The University of Dundee’s Centre for Forensic and Legal Medicine has been awarded a seven year contract by the Crown Office to coordinate forensic pathology services for Tayside, Fife and Central regions.

4 July 2006

Queen to present CBE to Dundee professor

Professor Alan Fairlamb, Wellcome Principal Research Fellow at the University of Dundee’s School of Life Sciences, will be in Edinburgh tomorrow (July 5) to receive his CBE from The Queen.

3 July 2006

Bobby Moore award for Dundee scientist

The name of Bobby Moore will undoubtedly be on many people’s minds at a time when the World Cup is dominating the sporting news. But the England World Cup-winning captain’s legacy extends far beyond the world of football, as the fund established in his name continues to raise money for research into bowel cancer.

3 July 2006

Art competition winners presented with prizes

The winners of an art competition organised by the Social Dimensions of Health Institute at the Universities of Dundee and St Andrews will be presented with their prizes today (Monday July 3) at University of Dundee, Tower Building Reception at 4pm.