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November 2008 Press Releases

Date	Title	Details
28 November	Dundee company take 'Everyman' to the Sorbonne	The JOOT Theatre Company, comprised of current and former students and staff at the University of Dundee, are to take their production of the medieval morality play 'Everyman' to the Sorbonne in Paris later this month.
27 November	Fairtrade Campaign Day - Saturday November 29th	Scotland’s first Fairtrade Campaign Day takes place at the University of Dundee on Saturday November 29th.
27 November	Enterprise Gym awards tonight	Students from the University of Dundee Enterprise Gym will learn who has won the £1,000 Discovery Challenge Award at a ceremony tonight. (THURS)
26 November	Free Literary Salon - Thursday 27 November, 4pm to 6pm	This will be the last literary salon before Christmas and we've got a real treat for you - International Scottish Literature with Gavin Wallace and Michael Schmidt.
26 November	Deadline looms for New Writing Dundee	There is less than a week left before the New Writing Dundee deadline. This up-and-coming literary anthology, which showcases the brilliant publishing ability of Dundee, will not accept submissions after 30 November, 2008.
25 November	Top Product Managers Help University of Dundee Computing Students Hone their Business Management Skills	The 'next gen' Scottish computer software students reveal the technology marketing secrets they’ve learned from a unique module taught this autumn at the University of Dundee.
24 November	Fiscal appointed to senior Law position at University of Dundee	Betty Bott, a senior figure in the Scottish Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service, has been appointed as the Director of Legal and Professional Development at the School of Law at the University of Dundee.
21 November	Torrance: Mission to Galilee - new exhibition Nov 21st to Dec 18th	A stunning new exhibition at the University of Dundee highlights the work of father-and-son Scottish medical missionaries David Watt Torrance and Herbert Watt Torrance, who established a mission hospital in British Palestine in the late 19th century.
21 November	Dancing for Diabetes Ball notice	The Dancing for Diabetes ball scheduled for 6 March 2009 has been cancelled - see the notice for more details.
21 November	Dundee Hosts 'Green Week' 24th-28th November 2008	The leaves may have fallen from the trees but the University of Dundee will be a bright shade of green next week.
21 November	Baby buggies may undermine child development	First ever study on psychological effects of buggies reveals life in a 21st century baby buggy can be emotionally isolated and language-poor, which carries implications for children’s brain development.
20 November	Free Literary Salon - 27th November	Presented by Kirsty Gunn, Chair of Creative Writing, University of Dundee. This will be the last literary salon before Christmas and we've got a real treat for you - International Scottish Literature with Gavin Wallace and Michael Schmidt.
20 November	Sir Alan Langlands appointed Chief Executive of HEFCE	Sir Alan Langlands is to step down as the Principal and Vice Chancellor of the University of Dundee next year. He has been appointed Chief Executive of the Higher Education Funding Council for England and will take up his new post on 1 April 2009.
14 November	Europe's latest energy package contradictory to UK	Professor Peter Cameron from University of Dundee observes the European Commission's latest energy package holds discrepancies from UK’s energy plans and does not necessarily take the current economic climate into consideration.
14 November	Straylight Cavern Exhibition	In an exciting exhibition opening tonight in the Cooper Galllery viewers will be able to find their way through tunnels to a magical ice-cave lair where the work of several high profile artists is on show. The exhibition is a collaboration with Richard Priestley and Milika Muritu of Cell Project Space, London and includes diverse and interesting works such as sour dough heads by Jonathan Baldock and space-inspired animations by Michael Bell-Smith, all with a sci-fi feel.
13 November	Companies will have to innovate or die in the current economic climate	A new business event in Dundee will help companies develop new ideas encourage them to make better use of their expertise and facilities.
12 November	College of Life Sciences School of Learning & Teaching Student Awards	Students at the School of Life Sciences Learning & Teaching, University of Dundee who have demonstrated outstanding academic performance will be formally congratulated for their work at the prize-giving ceremony being held on Friday 14th November. A new prize this year honours the memory and achievements of Ali Knox, who was an inspiration to staff and students during his time as a Life Sciences student.
11 November	Grant awarded to develop anti infective drugs	Scientists in Scotland, Sweden and Germany - led by the University of Dundee - have been awarded a €4.6 million (approx £3.8m) grant from the European Union to develop new anti-infective drugs to fight some of the most difficult to treat bacterial 'superbugs'.
10 November	Careers Service serve up cakes for charity	Staff from Careers Service will be celebrating Children in Need this (Friday 14th November) by dressing up and selling home baking for an all day tea party.
7 November	Dundee Lions set for gridiron showdown	A Dundee University student and a staff member are donning their American Football pads to represent the UK against France on November 15th.
7 November	D'Arcy Thompson Zoology Museum - public lecture series	After a very successful summer opening, the University of Dundee’s new Zoology Museum is hosting a series of evening lectures over the next few months. All the talks will be free and open to the public.
6 November	Awards continue to roll in for Dundee computing 'first ladies'	Dundee University computing student Suzanne Prior has maintained her stunning record of winning accolades for her work after she was named winner of the Best Student Project of the Year at the Computing Awards for Excellence.
6 November	The Robert Muir Lecture - Friday November 7th	Professor Andrew Wyllie, Head of the Department of Pathology at the University of Cambridge and a co-discoverer of the process of apoptosis (natural cell death), will deliver the Robert Muir Lecture at the University of Dundee tomorrow (Friday November 7th)
5 November	Awards for students	The School of Accounting & Finance held its annual prize giving ceremony today, with students from across the globe being honoured by Sir Alan Langlands, Principal of the University.
5 November	Women risk their lives by failing to take breast cancer drugs	Breast cancer patients are risking their lives by failing to take the tamoxifen they are prescribed, according to a new study published in the British Journal of Cancer* today (Tuesday).
3 November	University approves £1.65million improvement to sports facilities	The University of Dundee has approved a £1.65million improvement to its existing sports facilities, which will see the creation of two new artificial pitches at Riverside Sports Grounds.