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September 2008 Press Releases

Date	Title	Details
30 September	Congratulations for Turner Prize-Nominated former tutor	Staff at Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art & Design have expressed their delight after Cathy Wilkes, a former tutor at the College, was named as one of the artists shortlisted for this year's prestigious Turner Prize.
30 September	Maths finds the right formula	Maths seems to have found the right formula for success with a surge in the numbers of students signing up to study the subject at the University of Dundee this year.
29 September	'In the Footsteps of Isabella Bird: Adventures in Twin Time Travel' - new exhibition	On Wednesday 1 October the Japanese Consul General Kenichi Suganuma will open a fascinating new photographic exhibition at the University of Dundee.
29 September	BT employees have fun raising funds for diabetes research	Staff at BT Telephone House recently held two fundraising events in aid of the University of Dundee's Diabetes Research Campaign. Donations received over the two 'theme' days - July 4th Celebrations and a Healthy Eating day - totalled £250.
26 September	Dundee researchers benefit from RSE funding	University of Dundee researchers in areas as diverse as microbiology, engineering, drug discovery, and archive and record development are among those to benefit from more than £3.8million in grants being distributed by the Royal Society of Edinburgh.
25 September	MP to visit UK's happiest politics students	Dundee East MP Stewart Hosie will meet the country’s happiest politics students when he visits the University of Dundee this week.
25 September	'The Power of Community: How Cuba became a low energy society' - public lecture, Saturday September 27th	When Cuba lost access to Soviet oil, fertilizers, and export trade market in the early 1990s, the country faced virtual overnight economic collapse and an immediate crisis - feeding the population.
25 September	Dundee shortlisted for 'University of the Year' 2008	The Times Higher Education Supplement has today announced that the University of Dundee has been shortlisted for 'University of the Year' at the forthcoming Times Higher Education Awards 2008.
24 September	International Student Reception	The new intake of international students at the University of Dundee will be welcomed to the city tonight with a special reception.
23 September	Coastal Flooding in Scotland - a new report	A major new report which offer for the first time a systematic study on coastal flooding in Scotland, assessing the risk and management options, is to be launched at the University of Dundee tomorrow (Wed Sept 24th).
23 September	Naming ceremony for Dalhousie Building	The University of Dundee's landmark new teaching building is to be formally named the Dalhousie Building in honour of the University's second Chancellor, the 16th Earl of Dalhousie.
23 September	Computing's 'first ladies' head up prizewinners	The year's best performing computing students at the University of Dundee will be honoured this week at the annual prizegiving ceremony for the School of Computing.
22 September	Jeweller Stephen makes 'Gem' of a donation to TICR appeal	Dundee jeweller Stephen Henderson has made a 'gem' of a donation to local heart charity, the Tayside Institute for Cardiovascular Research.
19 September	Students get 'green' introduction	New students at the University of Dundee will get a guide to all things 'green' as part of the annual Freshers' Fair tomorrow (Saturday Sept 20th).
19 September	'Our Implausible Universe' - The Dundee Christmas Lecture 2008	The Christmas Lecture 2008, presented by the University of Dundee and Dundee City Council, will see Professor Carlos Frenk, one of the world's foremost thinkers in this area and an originator of the 'cold dark matter' theory, explore current thinking and point to some of the possible answers.
18 September	Graduate wins prestigious award	A University of Dundee animation graduate has won an award at a prestigious film festival.
18 September	Dundee Literary Salons return	A new term at the University of Dundee means more free literary salons.
17 September	Nine Trades of Dundee project attracts 'Inspire' funding	A new project at the University of Dundee which links the city?s historic Nine Incorporated Trades to contemporary arts and craft practice has been chosen as one of a handful of projects to receive Scottish Arts Council 'Inspire' funding.
16 September	Submissions wanted for literary magazine	New Writing Dundee, the magazine produced by the University of Dundee is calling for submissions from budding writers.
12 September	Freshers class of 2008 arrives at Dundee	The University of Dundee will welcome around 3500 new arrivals on Monday (Sept 15th) when this year?s class of new undergraduates and postgraduates start their academic year.
12 September	Diabetes gene breakthrough leads to insulin-free future for Niona	33-year-old Niona MacDougall has been insulin-dependent for all but twelve weeks of her life after being diagnosed with diabetes as a baby. But now Niona, from Carnoustie, is able to live life without daily insulin injections after researchers at the University of Dundee recognised her as having a rare form of genetic diabetes that can be treated with tablets.
11 September	Symposium to mark retiral of Professor John Raven	To mark the occasion of Professor John Raven's retirement and to celebrate his career in science a Symposium - 'Algae, Photosynthesis and Global Change' - will be held at the University of Dundee on Friday 12th September 2008.
10 September	Planners gather in Dundee	Over 100 planning students from around the world are gathering at the University of Dundee this week as they continue their professional studies.
9 September	Volunteers sought for digital television research	Researchers at the University of Dundee are looking for volunteers to help them investigate how digital television can be used easily and enjoyably to keep our minds 'fit and active' as we get older.
9 September	Publishing bursaries available	The University of Dundee is offering two bursaries of £5,000 to postgraduate students in the College of Arts and Social Sciences who wish to work in publishing.
9 September	£2.8m Wellcome grants for Dundee gene researchers	Researchers at the University of Dundee studying how cells control the output of specific genes have been awarded ?2.8million in grants by the Wellcome Trust, the UK?s largest medical research charity.
8 September	World's first graduates in Forensic Art display their work	The first graduates to pass through the world?s only degree course in Forensic & Medical Art are displaying their work in Dundee this week - including the reconstructed face of an Egyptian mummy, new portraits of 18th century Dutch criminals, and a surgical training model for cancer surgery.
7 September	'Pressure station' opens at Ninewells	Are you at risk from the blood pressure time bomb? 16 million adults in the UK have high blood pressure, but five million of them don?t know it.
5 September	Breaking down walls at Masters Show 08	A collapsed wall of 1400 bricks - each made out of recycled Yellow Pages - forms a dramatic centrepiece to the Masters Show 08 exhibition which opens at the University of Dundee today (Friday).
5 September	Breaking down walls at Masters Show 08	A collapsed wall of 1400 bricks - each made out of recycled Yellow Pages - forms a dramatic centrepiece to the Masters Show 08 exhibition which opens at the University of Dundee today (Friday).
4 September	New Evolutionary Garden opens at Botanics	A new evolutionary garden which charts the growth of the plant kingdom over thousands of years will be formally opened at the University of Dundee Botanic Garden tonight (Thursday Sept 4th) with Charles Darwin himself popping up to offer a few words of approval.
3 September	Freshers of '58 gather for 50th reunion at Dundee	A class of teachers who started their training in Dundee 50 years ago will gather for a reunion at their old college on Saturday (Sept 6th).
2 September	University and College to provide joint education programme at Botanic Garden	The University Of Dundee and Dundee College are pleased to announce that they have reached a partnership agreement to continue the educational programme at the Botanic Garden.
1 September	Conference explores Scottish policing in European context	Scotland in the European dimension of policing will be the focus of a conference tomorrow featuring a number of high ranking police officers and academics from Scotland, England, Germany and The Netherlands.
1 September	Dundee Masters Show 2008	The Dundee University Masters Show - highlighting the work from one of the UK?s most vibrant and innovative arts programmes in the UK - will once again be an exciting and vibrant mix of exhibitions when it launches on 6th September.