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May 2008 Press Releases

Date	Title	Details
27 May 2008	Record funding helps Dundee scientist study role of harmful fats in breast cancer	Breast Cancer Campaign, the charity that aims to beat breast cancer by funding innovative world class research, announces record research funding of almost £5 million, the most ever awarded by the Charity in a single year.
26 May 2008	Literary festival launches	The Dundee Literary Festival 2008 has launched with an impressive programme, featuring more than twenty different authors.
26 May 2008	Dundee graduates return for honorary degrees	Two prominent alumni of the University of Dundee will make a return to Graduation this year to be presented with Honorary Degrees.
22 May 2008	Guildry present travel scholarships to students	The Guildry Incorporation of Dundee will present five travel scholarships worth £400 each to conservation students at the University of Dundee on Friday May 23rd.
21 May 2008	Bands rock out for Malawi	Five bands will rock out for Malawi at Fat Sams in Dundee on Sunday night at a fundraising concert to support a University of Dundee project which is sending medical students to work in the African country.
20 May 2008	Workshops for aspiring authors at Festival	A range of workshops for aspiring authors are taking place at the Dundee Literary Festival next month.
20 May 2008	'From the Gene to the Patient' - public lecture 21/5/08	The development of genetic treatments to cure diseases will be addressed in a Bio-Dundee public lecture tomorrow by Professor Irene Leigh, Head of the College of Medicine, Dentistry and Nursing at the University of Dundee.
19 May 2008	Interact with design at Degree Show 2008	New board games, the latest technology you might see gracing the local pub and pioneering tools for helping teach autistic children highlight the diversity of cutting-edge interactive media on show at the University of Dundee’s Degree Show this week.
19 May 2008	Botanic Garden reviving native Scottish wildflowers	Efforts by the University of Dundee Botanic Garden and other groups to re-establish rare Scottish wildflowers are resulting this week in the reintroduction of the Scottish Sea Pea at the Garden and at Broughty Ferry.
16 May 2008	Dundee scientist inducted into science ‘Hall of Fame’	Professor Dario Alessi, Deputy Director of the Medical Research Council Protein Phosphorylation Unit and Professor of Cell Signalling in the College of Life Sciences at the University of Dundee, has been elected a Fellow of The Royal Society of London, the highest accolade a UK scientist can receive.
15 May 2008	Fife student Lesley unveils designs on new career	A Fife student at the University of Dundee has turned her degree project into a self-made business - which she will launch at Degree Show tomorrow night (Friday May 16th).
15 May 2008	`Pepperpot’ a star at degree show	`Never work with children or animals’ is the old maxim but art student Graeme Plunkett has taken that risk by making his yellow canary `Pepperpot’ one of the stars at this year’s Degree Show at the University of Dundee.
14 May 2008	Launch of Diabetes Research DVD	Why should people get involved in diabetes research? What happens to patients engaged in research trials? How do you get signed up to a trial?
14 May 2008	Dambusters anniversary anticipates recovery of bombs	This Friday [16th May 2008] is the 65th anniversary of the famous "Dambusters" raid, during which Lancaster bombers of the RAF’s 617 Squadron destroyed two German dams with the "bouncing bomb" invented by Sir Barnes Wallis. Various commemorative events are taking place around the country to mark the anniversary of this famous raid.
14 May 2008	Comic conference for Dundee	Dundee, the home of comic culture, will host its second international comic conference on 22nd June 2008 as part of the Dundee Literary Festival.
14 May 2008	Portraits spy on each other at Degree Show	A series of huge paintings which link thematically and physically form one of the most spectacular installations at this year’s Degree Show at the University of Dundee.
13 May 2008	Renewables, EU’s Energy Policy and Scotland - event May 16th	The EU’s energy and climate change package produced on 23 January 2008 reflects the importance of energy and climate change policy in the EU agenda. These proposals and other recent developments in the EU Energy Policy will have a significant impact on Scotland and Scottish stakeholders as well as providing major opportunities.
12 May 2008	Pupils to get insight into careers in health	Schoolchildren across Tayside will be given an insight into the range of careers available across the health services at a series of events being staged at the University of Dundee this week.
12 May 2008	South Asian Cultural Celebration - Aaja Nachle (Come Let’s Dance)	The University of Dundee will host its first South Asian Cultural Celebration this week.
12 May 2008	Dundee's public spaces inspire degree show exhibit	Two of Dundee’s most popular public spaces have proved the inspiration for one of the exhibits at this year’s University of Dundee Degree Show.
9 May 2008	Monikie 10km race for Diabetes Research Campaign - Saturday May 10th	Around 250 runners are expected to take part in the inaugural Monikie 10km Race on Saturday May 10th, which is being staged in support of the University of Dundee’s Diabetes Research Campaign.
8 May 2008	University granted Fairtrade status	The University of Dundee has been granted Fairtrade status by the Fairtrade Foundation.
7 May 2008	Scotland to get national Life Sciences Institute	Scotland's position as an international leader in the biotechnology field is to be strengthened further with the creation of a £10 million national life sciences institute in Dundee, Cabinet Secretary for Education and Lifelong Learning Fiona Hyslop said today.
6 May 2008	New chemicals shield 'genome guardian'	Cancer Research UK scientists have discovered a potent group of chemicals that protect p53 - a major anti-tumour gene - from destruction, a study published in Cancer Cell* today (Monday) reveals.
6 May 2008	Children's authors announced for festival	Two best selling authors for children are coming to the Dundee Literary Festival in June, with tickets for under 16’s priced at just £1.
6 May 2008	New Fellows elected to Academy of Medical Sciences	Professor Bill Hunter of the University of Dundee has been elected to the Fellowship of the Academy of Medical Sciences.
6 May 2008	Engineering award for Dundee student Ross	A University of Dundee student has been granted a prestigious award from the Royal Academy of Engineering.
6 May 2008	Fungi Have a Hand in Depleted Uranium’s Environmental Fate	Fungi may have an important role to play in the fate of potentially dangerous depleted uranium left in the environment after recent war campaigns, according to a new report from researchers at the University of Dundee.
3 May 2008	System for monitoring doctors	A system of monitoring doctors to try and detect or deter any future Harold Shipman - which has been recommended for implementation in England - is unlikely to be effective, a study led by the University of Dundee has found.
2 May 2008	Blood, Toil, Tears and Sweat	A series of events to celebrate the centenary of Winston Churchill's election as an MP in Dundee will take place next week at the University of Dundee.
1 May 2008	University museums open doors for Show Scotland	The annual Show Scotland "big events weekend" coordinated by Museums Galleries Scotland gets underway at the University of Dundee tomorrow (Friday 2 May) with an open afternoon at the Tayside Medical History Museum in the Foyer of the Medical School at Ninewells.
1 May 2008	New appointments to the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council	Professor Anne Anderson, Head of the College of Arts, Science and Engineering at the University of Dundee, has been appointed to the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council.