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April 2007 Press Releases

Date	Title	Details
30 April 2007	Dundee link-up with V&A announced	The Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A) and the University of Dundee can confirm plans to embark on a feasibility study to examine the prospects of a V&A presence on the banks of the River Tay in a partnership which could involve elements of the V&A programme being shown in a new building in Dundee as well as intellectual and creative collaborations.
27 April 2007	Support for self-care	Research shows that supporting people to manage their own health can improve health outcomes, increase patient satisfaction and help in deploying the biggest collaborative resource available to the NHS and social care - patients and the public.
27 April 2007	Landmark study highlights complex genetic risk factors behind type 2 diabetes	A UK collaboration of scientists - using patient data gathered in Tayside and Fife - has identified three new genes1 that predispose individuals to develop type 2 diabetes, bringing scientists a step closer towards understanding what causes this complex disease.
26 April 2007	International Nursing Research Conference in Dundee	Nurses from across the globe will be presenting cutting edge research on a range of key health issues at the Royal College of Nursing’s 2007 International Nursing Research Conference, taking place in Dundee from May 1 - 4th.
26 April 2007	`Breathalyser Test' for Perth shoppers on World Asthma Day	Shoppers in Perth’s St John’s Centre are being invited to take a "breathalyser test" for asthma on World Asthma Day.
26 April 2007	Tay Estuary Forum - Annual Conference 2007	All aspects of life on and around the River Tay will be discussed at the Tay Estuary Forum’s annual conference in Dundee on Friday April 27th.
25 April 2007	Student software innovations go on show at Dundee University	Software that gets you dancing, and puts a smile on your face, is just one of the latest innovations to be put on display by students at the University of Dundee's School of Computing on Thursday (April 26).
25 April 2007	Dundee's new vision for the crafts in 21st century	A major international conference and exhibition exploring the diversity of craft in a rapidly changing world is to be staged in Dundee this summer.
24 April 2007	Steve Bell to give free talk	Political cartoonist Steve Bell will give a talk in Dundee as part of the Saturday Evening Lecture series at the University of Dundee.
24 April 2007	Fun for all the family at the Botanic Gardens	The University of Dundee’s Botanic Garden will host their annual Family Fun Day this Saturday (28th APRIL), from 10am to 4pm.
24 April 2007	Homecoming art gallery opens	Artwork from 50 prominent graduates of Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design is being displayed online in a `virtual art gallery’ as part of the celebrations to mark the 40th anniversary of the University of Dundee.
24 April 2007	BIFF! BAM!! CRIKEY!!! Comics go to College!	Dr Chris Murray is available for interview. His favourite comic characters are Spider-Man, Judge Dredd and Pa Broon.
23 April 2007	Art student searches for strangers she snapped	A University of Dundee art student is searching for the strangers she photographed on the streets of Dundee.
23 April 2007	Major funding for new national drive to improve patient safety	Every year thousands of patients in Scottish hospitals and GP surgeries suffer what is known as an adverse event - something that happens which should not, that may cause harm to the patient.
19 April 2007	Birth of Carl Linnaeus celebrated	The 300th anniversary of the birth of Carl Linnaeus, the Swedish botanist, will be celebrated by a series of international events in April and May, including two in Dundee.
19 April 2007	250 scientists meet for the Scottish Translational Medicine Investigators Conference	Scientists from across Scotland and from US pharmaceutical company, Wyeth, will merge in Dundee on April 19th and 20th as the Translational Medicine Research Collaboration (TMRC) moves into its second year. The two-day event will include plenary lectures from many of Scotland’s most prominent medical researchers as well as a keynote address from the distinguished cardiovascular disease specialist, Professor Jean-Claude Tardiff of Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York. The second day will include a number of workshops designed to focus the scientific partners on addressing key translational medicine issues around specific diseases. In total over 250 scientists from Scotland and Wyeth will take part in this now annual event.
18 April 2007	Appointment of Director of the Centre for Remote Environments	Mr Gordon Liddle has been appointed Director of the Centre for Remote Environments at the University of Dundee.
18 April 2007	Professor Lord Robert Winston to give talk - 25th April	Professor Lord Robert Winston, who pioneered IVF and has made science more accessible through his TV programmes, is to give a lecture in the University of Dundee’s Greatest Minds series.
16 April 2007	First students test disaster victim identification course at Dundee	Fifteen of the UK’s most experienced `disaster response’ police officers - who have dealt with the aftermath of such tragedies as the London bombings, the Thailand tsunami and the Hatfield and Selby train crashes - become the first students on a new course at the University of Dundee today (Monday April 16th).
13 April 2007	New device helps dementia patients	A new device which helps people with dementia to wash their hands has been developed by the computing experts at the University of Dundee.
13 April 2007	`Magnificent' local population contribute to major international study	A major research breakthrough announced by scientists today has been spurred on by a significant contribution from the population of Tayside and Fife.
12 April 2007	Local Dambusters expert helps with TV show	In making Sunday night's episode of "Foyle's War" (ITV1, 9.00pm.), the show's producers called on the expertise of a local expert on the "Dambusters". Sunday's episode of the drama, which features actor Michael Kitchen, is entitled "Casualties of War" and is set around a fictitious research group working on the famous "bouncing bombs" which were used to breach two German dams in May 1943.
11 April 2007	Emerging science star exercised by diabetes problem	As an aerobics instructor, TV fitness presenter and a finalist in Japan’s National Aerobic Dance Competition, Kei Sakamoto knew that exercise brought health benefits. What he wanted to find out next was exactly how that exercise worked in bringing beneficial effects to people with diseases like Type 2 diabetes.
10 April 2007	Local kids spring clean the beach	Children from Broughty Ferry After-School Care Association will this week do their bit to keep their local beach tidy, as part of Keep Scotland Beautiful's Spring Clean initiative.
09 April 2007	‘Ane end of ane old song’: An evening of music and song from the Union of 1707 and its aftermath	The Treaty of Union, inaugurated on 1 May 1707, remains one of the most controversial episodes in Scotland’s history, a fact reflected in the many contrasting poems and songs originating in this period.
09 April 2007	New Chair of Family Health	Professor Julie Taylor has been appointed Chair of Family Health at the University of Dundee.
09 April 2007	University of Dundee joins tartan parade	The University of Dundee will launch its own tartan this week during the annual Tartan Parade in New York City.
09 April 2007	Dundee University scientists make further medical breakthrough	Scientists at the University of Dundee have taken a step closer to a full understanding of eczema and related allergic diseases with the discovery that people from different ethnic backgrounds have different mutations of the gene that causes the debilitating skin disorder.
06 April 2007	Study recommends universal newborn screening for cystic fibrosis	Newborn screening for cystic fibrosis saves on treatment costs and would offset the actual costs of the screening programme, a new report from the Universities of Dundee and East Anglia shows.
05 April 2007	Professor Sir David Lane appointed to CR-UK and Singapore posts	The University of Dundee has welcomed the appointments of Professor Sir David Lane as the first Chief Scientist for Cancer Research UK and as Chair of Singapore’s Biomedical Research Council.
04 April 2007	Dundee couple generously give to Breast Cancer research	A Dundee couple have celebrated their Golden wedding anniversary by handing over a cheque to Breast Cancer research.
02 April 2007	'Anglo-American' countries failing on child mortality	A group of countries including the USA, UK, Australia, Canada and New Zealand - all singled out for criticism by UNICEF as far back as 1993 for their records on child neglect - record worse rates of child mortality than other wealthy nations, new research from the University of Dundee has shown.
02 April 2007	Exploring the Social Impacts of Flood Risk and Flooding in Scotland	Losing family photos and other personal belongings has a greater impact than the direct financial cost for people whose homes have been hit by flooding, a new study at the University of Dundee has found.
02 April 2007	Couch potato to marathon runner	Amy Jones has gone from a couch potato to marathon runner in just four months, to raise awareness of the disease that has struck down her uncle.
02 April 2007	Dundee University establishes postgraduate and final year residence	The University of Dundee is to establish a dedicated residences unit for final-year and postgraduate students at its new Seabraes complex.