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February 2008 Press Releases

Date	Title	Details
29 February 2008	Building the face of Bach	Forensic artists at the University of Dundee have recreated the face of Johan Sebastian Bach, one of the world's greatest composers.
25 February 2008	Dundee a top destination for international students	The University of Dundee has been rated one of the best destinations for international students in a major new survey of British universities.
22 February 2008	General Foundation Showcase 2008	The work of over 160 of Scotland’s brightest young artists will go on show at Duncan of Jordanstone College in Dundee this weekend.
20 February 2008	Researchers needed to discover how we walk	Researchers at the University of Dundee are looking for volunteers to help them discover how we walk! The Institute of Motion Analysis and Research are running ten different programmes to analyse the way people move their lower limbs and need people to help with their research. The participants will take part in a variety of gentle exercise, including walking up and down a track and moving your ankle on a special machine. It will only take a maximum of an hour.
19 February 2008	`Glad Rags' fashion show - preview photo opportunity	Models set to take part in Sunday’s `Glad Rags’ fashion show will be at the Maggie’s Centre on Wednesday and available for photographs.
19 February 2008	Dundee Civic Award 2008	Garrie Watson, from Dundee, has been named the winner of the Dundee Civic Award 2008, awarded by Town and Regional Planning at the University of Dundee.
18 February 2008	Dundee Civic Award 2008	Three students from Town and Regional Planning at the University of Dundee have been selected to present their proposals for the future of a number of key industrial sites along the city’s Kingsway route for the final judging of the Dundee Civic Award 2008.
14 February 2008	Scottish Government taps into new scientific expertise	Fiona Hyslop, Cabinet Secretary for Education and Lifelong Learning, today welcomed the appointment of eight new members to the Scottish Science Advisory Committee (SSAC).
14 February 2008	The Visible and The Invisible	Everyday objects taken out of ordinary settings and an evolving project which will see used teabags turned into a quilt form the latest exhibition at Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design in Dundee.
14 February 2008	Town and Regional Planning students net hat-trick	University of Dundee students from the department of Town and Regional Planning are celebrating after winning the annual Planning magazine quiz for the third time in five years.
14 February 2008	General Foundation Showcase 2008 - Preview - Friday 22nd February 2008, opening 3.30pm	The work of over 160 of Scotland’s brightest young artists will go on show at Duncan of Jordanstone College in Dundee later this month.
13 February 2008	High demand for Saturday Evening Lectures	Demand for tickets for this year’s Saturday Evening Lecture series at the University of Dundee is running at an all-time high.
13 February 2008	Dundee business with big idea for tackling climate change wins £40,000 prize	13th February 2008 - A Dundee based business with a big idea for tackling climate change has won a Shell Springboard award of £40,000.
11 February 2008	TMRC announces £15 million investment in translational medical research funding in Scotland	The Translational Medicine Research Collaboration (TMRC) - the unique venture bringing together one of the world's biggest pharmaceutical companies with Scotland's finest medical research centres - today announced the second round of research projects to be funded through the initiative.
11 February 2008	Textile designers shift between digital and material worlds to find design inspiration	The University of Dundee is working alongside major partners including fashion house Liberty and the Victoria & Albert Museum to bridge the gap between the digital and material worlds for textile designers.
11 February 2008	Runners Race for Research	The University of Dundee’s Diabetes Research Campaign has been selected as the charity of choice for the inaugural Monikie 10km Race being held on Saturday 10th May 2008.
8 February 2008	Sharing science at Sensation	Leading researchers from across Scotland will guide family audiences into the fascinating world of science at Sensation Science Centre in Dundee this month.
8 February 2008	`Designs for Life' - Scientific art or artistic science?	Art and science meet in a stunning new exhibition at the University of Dundee which brings two often distant fields into close contact.
8 February 2008	Pat McPherson chair of cancer biology	The University of Dundee has created a new Chair in Cancer Biology in honour of one of the University's staunchest supporters - local charity fundraiser, philanthropist and businessman Dr Pat McPherson.
5 February 2008	Dundee based business with big idea for tackling climate change shortlisted for £40,000 prize	A Dundee based business with a big idea for tackling climate change has been shortlisted to win a Shell Springboard award of up to £40,000. The shortlist of six announced today has been drawn from entries from across the North region.
5 February 2008	Design students set for Microsoft Expo	Design students at the University of Dundee have been selected as the UK’s sole representatives in the Microsoft Design Expo 2008.
4 February 2008	Don't Miss the Inaugural Tay Games Varsity Challenge Trophy	Students from the University of Dundee will square up to their rivals at the University of Abertay Dundee on Wednesday 6 February 2008.
1 February 2008	Opening of the Division of Molecular and Environmental Microbiology	The continued expansion of Life Sciences at the University of Dundee has been marked with the opening of a new Division of Molecular and Environmental Microbiology.