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October 2007 Press Releases

Date	Title	Details
31 October 2007	Dundee named among top international workplaces for scientists	The University of Dundee has again been named one of the world’s most attractive workplaces in an international poll of scientists.
31 October 2007	From frontline of war to frontline of healthcare	The University of Dundee has bestowed degrees on its 30 newest nursing graduates - a class which includes battle-hardened veterans of one of Africa’s longest and bloodiest conflicts.
30 October 2007	Scotland's largest halloween fancy dress party	Over 3000 students are expected to dress-up for Dundee University Students’ Association’s annual Halloween party tomorrow night (Oct 31st).
30 October 2007	Dundee University's stunning images of Medical Science	Stunning images of cancer cells, groundbreaking tools for keyhole surgery and colourful chromosomes are among the winning entries of a photography exhibition staged by the University of Dundee’s School of Medicine.
30 October 2007	University of Dundee links up with ‘the Kingdom in the Sky’	The School of Nursing & Midwifery at Dundee University has been awarded a grant to work with their counterparts in the tiny southern African country of Lesotho, sometimes known as ‘The Kingdom in the Sky’ or ‘The Mountain Kingdom’.
29 October 2007	Commissioner for Children and Young People to give talk	The Law School at the University of Dundee is hosting a talk by Professor Kathleen Marshall, Scotland’s Commissioner for Children and Young People on Tuesday 30 October at 1pm in the Baxter Conference Suite, First floor, Tower Building. Professor Marshall’s talk is entitled - "Promoting Rights and Righting Wrongs? Different approaches to the development of law and policy."
29 October 2007	Entrance Portfolio Exhibition	This exhibition provides a great opportunity to view successful entrance portfolios to First Year General Foundation in Art & Design at Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design, Dundee. The exhibition begins Monday 29 October and finishes 4pm Friday 9 November.
25 October 2007	Wear it pink for Breast Cancer	Leading breast cancer researchers from the University of Dundee will be urging staff, students and members of the public to `wear it pink’ on Friday October 26th to aid the battle against the disease.
24 October 2007	Wellcome Trust backs Biomedical Postgraduate study at Dundee	The Wellcome Trust has announced its support for two major programmes of postgraduate study at the University of Dundee, including a new three-year PhD for clinical scientists which forges new links between the College of Life Sciences and the School of Medicine.
23 October 2007	University outlines future commitment to Botanic Garden	The University Court has decided to renew its commitment to maintaining the Botanic Garden and to introduce a range of measures to reduce costs and increase revenue in order to secure its sustainability for the future.
23 October 2007	Making light work of DNA molecules	Scientists in Dundee have become among the first in the world to observe the effect of forces that are applied to DNA molecules as human cells divide.
23 October 2007	Major grant for bowel screening research	The University of Dundee has received a grant of £526,000 from the Chief Scientist’s Office to establish a new Screening Research project to analyse data collected from the recently-opened national Bowel Screening Centre.
22 October 2007	`Climate change - is it really all our fault?’ - Deepr public lecture	The controversial issue of global climate change and man’s contribution to it will be addressed at a public lecture at the University of Dundee tomorrow (Tuesday 23rd Oct).
18 October 2007	Presentation to Dental School staff	Three members of staff from the University of Dundee Dental School - who between them have served for more than 70 years at the institution - will receive a presentation today (Thursday October 18th) to mark their early retirals.
18 October 2007	Scottish study offers hope to Bell's Palsy sufferers	A major study by Scottish researchers of the disfiguring condition Bell’s Palsy has found that early treatment with steroids significantly improves the chances of a complete recovery.
17 October 2007	Actors join efforts to navigate the digital world	Actors from `Still Game’ and `Taggart’ will this week join efforts to improve the digital television experience for older users, a quest led by the University of Dundee’s School of Computing.
17 October 2007	Scientists in Dundee given hearty grant for research	Researchers from the University of Dundee have been awarded a prestigious grant by the British Heart Foundation (BHF) as part of a £3.6 million boost for heart research in the UK.
17 October 2007	How cells recognise damage to their DNA	Every cell in the body suffers 10,000 damaging events in its DNA every single day, and probably more if you smoke or sunbathe. DNA is the only material in the cell that is actively repaired, as opposed to throwing it away and making it anew. It is only DNA repair that stops us from contracting cancer on a regular basis. This requires proteins that can recognise and manipulate damaged DNA.
15 October 2007	Top legal figures join `Question Time' at Dundee University	A host of top criminal justice figures will subject themselves to a grilling from law students at the University of Dundee tomorrow (Tuesday October 16th).
12 October 2007	First-year filmmakers stage festival	First-year students on the University of Dundee’s Interactive Media Design course are to stage their first film festival only weeks after starting their course.
11 October 2007	Research shows expensive trainers are a waste of money	Expensive trainers are not worth the money, finds a small study published ahead of print in the British Journal of Sports Medicine.
10 October 2007	Campus masterplan nominated for national award	The masterplan to develop the University’s city centre campus has been nominated for a national prize.
10 October 2007	Ageing research success for Dundee University clinicians	A regular dose of commonly-prescribed drugs can improve the exercise capacity and quality of life for older people, new research at the University of Dundee has shown.
8 October 2007	Former FM special adviser to give `view from the inside'	Adrian Colwell, a former special adviser to Jack McConnell during his years as First Minister, will give `a view from the inside’ of government when he delivers a research seminar at the University of Dundee this week.
5 October 2007	Experts gather to discuss free school meals initiatives	The impact of providing free school meals to children will be examined at a meeting hosted by the University of Dundee next week.
4 October 2007	Honorary presentation to Dr Victor Skretkowicz	Dr Victor Skretkowicz, a Senior Lecturer in the English department at the University of Dundee who is set to retire at the end of this month, will be honoured by the University and the International Sidney Society at a major literary conference in Dundee tomorrow (Friday October 5th).
3 October 2007	University of Dundee joins with 2in10 to launch pioneering computing module	A new generation of Scottish computer software students is to learn technology marketing secrets at a unique new module to be launched this month by the University of Dundee.
3 October 2007	Parallax - Two perspectives on Orkney and beyond	This exhibition of the works of Roland Ashcroft and Jeremy Baster focuses on the parallels between their different visions of Orkney. What binds their two perspectives together is an appreciation of Orkney and its landscapes. Common themes appear in their works, reflecting the timeless features of the islands: stones and rocks, lighthouses, dykes and stone structures, birds, and the flotsam and jetsam from the oceans and seas around the islands.
3 October 2007	Computing Prizegiving	Mr Mark Grossi, Chief Technology Officer from 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 2007 prize giving.
2 October 2007	Dundee student awarded prestigious scholarship	Gemma VonGyer, 19, from Cleghorn Street, Dundee has been given a grant to help towards her studies at the University.
1 October 2007	Hirta portfolio added to Scottish Parliament Art Collection	An edition of Hirta Portfolio commemorating the culture and evacuation of St Kilda, produced by University of Dundee staff, has been acquired for addition to the collections of the Scottish Parliament.