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February 2009 Press Releases

Date	Title	Details
27 February 2009	Manga for Mono	D-Con event, Dundee University Students Association 28/02/09 Dundee University Students Association will this weekend host the east of Scotland's only convention of Japanese anime and manga art.
26 February 2009	'Is Privacy Dead In The Digital Age?' - Saturday Evening Lecture 28/02/09	The challenges of protecting our privacy at a time when technology has provided ever more sophisticated methods of monitoring our behaviour will be explored in the latest in the 2009 series of Saturday Evening Lectures at the University of Dundee this weekend.
24 February 2009	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 weekend.
20 February 2009	Celebrating women in science, technology, engineering & maths	The achievements of female scientists and engineers on the national and international stages will be celebrated over the next month with a series of events called Women in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering & Maths).
20 February 2009	'V&A at Dundee: Making It Happen' - A Cultural Accumulator	The benefits a major cultural institution can bring to a city and its surrounding area will be examined at a public lecture at the University of Dundee on Tuesday February 24th.
20 February 2009	Top young athletes Excel with University scholarship programme	A sports scholarship programme offered by the University of Dundee is helping six of Scotland?s most promising young athletes combine their studies with dreams of sporting stardom.
18 February 2009	V&A at Dundee: Making it happen	A feasibility study commissioned by Dundee city partners demonstrating the potential impact of establishing a presence for the Victoria & Albert Museum on the city's waterfront will be discussed at a major conference, 'V&A at Dundee: Making it Happen', on 24th and 25th February.
17 February 2009	Monikie race to support Diabetes Research Campaign	The University of Dundee?s Diabetes Research Campaign is to benefit again from the support of hundreds of runners set to take part in the second annual Monikie 10km Race.
17 February 2009	Boiler boost for Botanic Garden	The green shoots of spring will be boosted at the University of Dundee Botanic Garden with plans to install a new heating and control system that will help boost both environmental and financial performance.
16 February 2009	Medals for Dundee microbiologists	Two microbiologists from the University of Dundee have been honoured for their work with prestigious awards from the Society for General Microbiology.
15 February 2009	Microscope allows Scottish researchers to gain new insights	Researchers in Scotland will be able to explore a microscopic world that until recently has been invisible to the camera or eye, after taking delivery of one of only seven OMX super-resolution microscopes in the world.
11 February 2009	National Research Institute to Position UK as Global Subsea Centre of Excellence Launched at Subsea 09	A new research institute which could help UK companies capitalise on a global subsea market worth a potential £40 billion was launched today in Aberdeen.
10 February 2009	Diabetes poses greater risk to Asian Scots	Scots of South Asian descent are up to four times more likely to develop diabetes than the rest of the population, a new study has shown.
10 February 2009	New generation of artists displays their talents at Dundee	The newest generation of artistic talent at Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design will show off its work in a major exhibition which opens later this month.
9 February 2009	Go green week - 9th to 13th February	Students at the University of Dundee will be raising awareness of environmental issues throughout 'Go Green Week', which runs from Monday 9th February to Friday 13th February.
9 February 2009	Lord Wallace calls for extension of the FOI Act in Scotland	Lord Wallace of Tankerness, the architect of Scotland's Freedom of Information Act, has expressed surprise that the Act has not yet been extended to a wider range of bodies.
6 February 2009	Philip Cohen recognised for leading contribution to life sciences in Scotland	Dundee-based Professor Sir Philip Cohen was last night given the award for Leading Contribution to Life Sciences in Scotland at the Scottish Enterprise Life Sciences Annual Dinner 2009.
5 February 2009	Dundee design students to access global software expertise	Students on a unique design course at the University of Dundee will link in to one of the world's biggest business software solutions companies next week through a 'webinar' connecting them to Silicon Valley in the USA.
1 February 2009	Guardian of the genome's missing anti-cancer link uncovered	Cancer Research UK scientists have discovered a missing link in the way cells protect themselves against cancer, according to research published in Genes & Development* today (Sunday).