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October 2006 Press Releases

Date	Title	Details
31 October 2006	Climate change: the need for a global response	Sir Crispin Tickell, long one of the foremost international voices on the environment, will deliver the urgent message that a global response is needed now to combat the effects of climate change when he delivers the prestigious Institute of Transatlantic, European and American Studies (ITEAS) annual lecture at the University of Dundee next month.
30 October 2006	Mervyn King visits University of Dundee	The University of Dundee today welcomed the Governor of the Bank of England, Mervyn King during his first visit to the city.
30 October 2006	`Energising Cities’ - School of Architecture Inaugural lecture	The elements which must come together for the successful development of cities will be explored in the inaugural lecture of the new School of Architecture at the University of Dundee this week.
27 October 2006	Dundee research in STEREO	The pioneering STEREO space mission launched by NASA to capture 3-D images of the sun benefited from research at the University of Dundee.
27 October 2006	Conference examines Dundee role in establishing Labour culture	The effect of events in Tayside on the development of workplace culture and politics will be examined at a conference at the University of Dundee on Saturday October 28th.
27 October 2006	Scientists’ cell discovery unearths evolutionary clues	The full family tree of the species known as social amoebas has been plotted for the first time - a breakthrough which will provide important clues to the evolution of life on earth.
26 October 2006	International conference on Scotland's forgotten architecture	Scotland’s architectural culture in the century before the Union is to be examined at The Architectural Heritage Society of Scotland’s 2006 National Conference, "Recovering the ‘Decent Pleasures of Heart and Mind’: Placing the forgotten architectural culture of 17th century Scotland in its European context."
24 October 2006	Professor wins premier award	Professor Irwin McLean has won the prestigious CE.R.I.E.S. Research Award 2006 for Dermatology Research for his work on the genetic basis of a range of inherited skin diseases. The £40,000 CE.R.I.E.S award, sponsored by Chanel, is the premier international prize in the field of Dermatology. The award was presented at the 2006 meeting of the European Society for Dermatological Research in Paris.
23 October 2006	Anatomy Acts is an exploration of the human body, inside and out	After its success at the City Art Centre, Edinburgh, (5 stars - Scotsman; ‘richest, most challenging historic exhibition...in recent years’ - Herald, 15,000 visitors) an adapted version of the `Anatomy Acts' exhibition is touring to the Lamb Gallery, Dundee, and the Gateway Galleries, St Andrews as part of a Scotland-wide tour.
23 October 2006	From Queen Mother Building to Queen's House	Dr Iain Murray, lecturer in the School of Computing at the University of Dundee, will be among a group of scientists honoured at Buckingham Palace on Tuesday October 24th.
20 October 2006	University of Dundee and DUSA Launch new Class Representation DVD	Dundee University Students Association, in a joint venture with the University of Dundee, are pleased to announce the launch of their first ever class representatives information and instructional DVD.
20 October 2006	"Bird of the Devil" takes flight	Some of Scotland's leading writers and artists have collaborated to create several new species of birds - some of them sinister, some exotic - images of which are captured in a new book launched this weekend in Dundee.
16 October 2006	Launch of "The Scots and The Union"	"The Scots and The Union", the controversial new book from Professor Christopher Whatley, is officially launched at the Signet Library in Edinburgh on Thursday October 19th.
11 October 2006	Lecturers awarded prizes	Lecturers from the University of Dundee will today be awarded prizes for innovative teaching.
11 October 2006	Smoking ban study shows health benefits for bar staff	Scotland’s smoking ban has had an immediate and positive impact on the health of bar staff who were previously subject to high levels of passive cigarette smoke, a study conducted by researchers at the University of Dundee has concluded.
11 October 2006	Students looking for volunteers	Students from the School of Engineering and Physical Sciences Innovative Product Design course are looking for a volunteers to take part in a study into how we use products.
6 October 2006	Fashion giants have designs on Dundee graduates	Textile Design graduates from the University of Dundee are being courted by international fashion giants after they were chosen to show their work at a major European trade fair.
4 October 2006	Don't Look Now - the quiet revolution in biomedical science	Professor Sir Nicholas Wright will examine the role that advanced imaging techniques have played in the major biomedical developments of the past 20 years when he delivers the 2006 Dow Lecture at the University of Dundee on Friday October 6th.
4 October 2006	Students get unique tool to discover campus	Students at the University of Dundee have a unique tool to find their way round campus.
3 October 2006	Lord Provost to visit University of Dundee	The Lord Provost of the City of Dundee, John Letford J P, will be visiting the Book & Paper Conservation Studio based at the University of Dundee Library on Thursday 5 October.
3 October 2006	Purchasing performance nets professional praise	A successful plan to restructure purchasing systems within the University of Dundee has led to a nomination for a major award.
2 October 2006	Sir Philip Cohen to Receive the Rolf Luft Award	Sir Philip Cohen, Director of the Medical Research Council Protein Phosphorylation Unit and Director of Research in the College of Life Sciences at the University of Dundee, has been awarded the prestigious 2006 Rolf Luft Award, which he will receive tomorow, October 3rd, in Stockholm, Sweden.