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September 2006 Press Releases

Date	Title	Details
28 September 2006	Retiral of Malcolm McGlashan	Malcolm McGlashan, a member of the Gardening Team at the University of Dundee, retires on Friday September 29th after 34 years service.
28 September 2006	Dundee researchers nominated for top awards	Researchers at the University of Dundee have been shortlisted for three major awards at this year’s prestigious Times Higher Awards.
27 September 2006	Strengthening links between Dundee and China	Links between Duncan of Jordanstone College in Dundee and institutions in China have been strengthened at the Shanghai Biennale, China’s largest and most influential contemporary art event.
26 September 2006	Dundee law students honoured	The School of Law at the University of Dundee holds its annual prizegiving on Wednesday September 27th, with students from as far afield as California and Montreal among those being honoured for their achievements.
26 September 2006	International student reception	The Student Advisory Service at the University of Dundee is hosting an evening reception for new international students at the Bonar Hall on Tuesday 26 September at 5.30 pm. This will be an opportunity for new international arrivals to pick and choose information relevant to their needs, as well as socialise and make new friends and useful contacts.
25 September 2006	Bought and sold for English gold? Absolutely not	A new book examining the Act of Union between Scotland and England in 1707 has uncovered startling evidence which debunks the myth that the Scottish signatories of the Act of Union were corrupt and bribed by the English.
25 September 2006	Brian Cox returns to see £20 million research centre	Hollywood star Brian Cox - one of Scotland's most successful actors - spearheaded the fundraising campaign to raise millions of pounds for the Sir James Black Centre at the University of Dundee, a world-class global diseases research facility.
25 September 2006	Dundee Scientist Awarded Lister Research Prize	A leading scientist from the University of Dundee has been awarded a prestigious Lister Research Prize, one of only three awarded in the UK this year.
22 September 2006	Microscopy magic lands major prize for Dundee researcher	A striking 3D architectural image showing microscopic detail of cell nuclei of the colon has won a researcher at the University of Dundee the top prize in the international Nikon 2006 Small World Photomicrography Competition.
21 September 2006	Dundee graduate on shortlist for `student of the year'	A Dundee University computing graduate has been shortlisted as one of the best students in the UK at the prestigious Science, Engineering & Technology Student of the Year awards.
19 September 2006	Computing prizegiving	Mr John Hall, Director of Architecture at NCR will present prizes to over thirty students from the University of Dundee's School of Computing commending their exceptional performance over the last academic year at the 2006 prize giving.
19 September 2006	125 Exhibition launched	An exhibition chronicling the first 125 years of the University of Dundee, from 1881 to 1967, opens tomorrow.
18 September 2006	£14.9 million award to MRC Protein Phosphorylation Unit	The Medical Research Council Protein Phosphorylation Unit at the University of Dundee has had its funding for the next five years almost doubled to £14.9 million after an overwhelmingly positive review of its activities.
15 September 2006	Indian student beats thousands to study at Dundee	Indian student Aishwarya Tipnis beat thousands of other applicants to be awarded a scholarship to study at Dundee.
15 September 2006	Scottish universities extend scholarship scheme to Rwandan students	The University of Dundee has welcomed two new students from Rwanda as part of the Rotary in Scotland University Scholarship scheme (RUSSR).
15 September 2006	New findings back eczema gene link	The results of twenty studies that strongly back up a genetic breakthrough made by a University of Dundee scientist will be announced this week. In March this year, a group lead by Irwin McLean discovered a major gene (filaggrin) that causes atopic dermatitis (commonly known as 'eczema'), the most common skin disease in the developed world.
15 September 2006	New Chair in Creative Writing In English	The University of Dundee has appointed the award-winning novelist Kirsty Gunn to its prestigious new Chair of Creative Writing.
14 September 2006	New facility opens Dundee Teaching Excellence to Scottish students	A new facility that opens tomorrow (FRI) at the University of Dundee will allow students across Scotland to share teaching excellence.
12 September 2006	Student wins award	University of Dundee PhD student, Fraser Milne, has been announced winner of the Best Paper award at the 9th Young Geotechnical Engineering Symposium.
11 September 2006	Awards for university lecturers	Two Professors from the University of Dundee will be honoured at a Royal Society of Edinburgh award ceremony today.
7 September 2006	Lecturers become students again at University of Dundee	The University of Dundee's Teaching Qualification in Further Education (TQFE) is being launched at Sensation, Dundee on Fri 8th Sept.
5 September 2006	Students research first UK balloon flight	Students from the University of Dundee will tomorrow launch a research project to shed light on the first British man to fly a hot air balloon.
1 September 2006	Dundee Masters Show 2006	There is a truly international flavour to the Dundee Masters Show 2006, which will include students from China to Mexico.