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January 2009 Press Releases

Date	Title	Details
30 January 2009	Coast presenter's great journey brings him to Dundee	Writer and broadcaster Nick Crane, who has presented the popular series `Coast' and `Map Man', will give a talk at the University of Dundee on Tuesday February 3rd.
27 January 2009	Biggest ever public investment in bioenergy to help provide clean, green and sustainable fuels	Bioenergy research in Scotland is set to benefit from the biggest ever single UK public investment in the field, announced today by the main funding agency for the biosciences - the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC).
23 January 2009	Artificial intelligence captured on video!	The winners of a competition which challenged young people around the UK to create their own Youtube films will be presented with their prizes and have their films screened at the University of Dundee on Monday January 26th.
23 January 2009	Opening of Centre for Freedom of Information	A new joint venture aimed at strengthening Freedom of Information in Scotland will be launched by the University of Dundee’s Law School and the Scottish Information Commissioner on Thursday January 29th.
23 January 2009	Dundee offers UK's first internship graduate certificates	The University of Dundee Careers Service has become the first in the UK to offer graduates an internship certificate which will allow them greater access to industry after the end of their studies and boost their CVs.
21 January 2009	Sir Philip Cohen nominated for life sciences award	Professor Sir Philip Cohen, Director of the Medical Research Council Protein Phosphorylation Unit and Royal Society Research Professor at the University of Dundee has been nominated for a prestigious Scottish Enterprise Life Sciences Award 2009.
21 January 2009	Children with ADHD 'have serious short-term memory problems'	Children with the common disorder Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) have serious problems with short-term memory- which may explain the poor attention and learning these children frequently show, according to research led by academics from the Universities of Strathclyde and Dundee.
20 January 2009	'The Man Who Cycled The World' - public lecture 29/1/09	Mark Beaumont, the Scots cyclist who completed the fastest circumnavigation of the globe, will give a fundraising lecture at the University of Dundee later this month to help support a group of students and staff hoping to set off on an adventure of their own.
20 January 2009	Dundee professor appointed chair of research network for ageing	Professor Marion McMurdo, Head of Ageing and Health at the University of Dundee, has been appointed Chair of the Age and Ageing specialty group of the UK Clinical Research Network (UK CRN).
16 January 2009	'Life is over! If you want it' - new exhibition	'LIFE IS OVER! If you want it' is a new exhibition at Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art & Design from artists Tracy Mackenna and Edwin Janssen - partly derived from their own familial experiences of death by assisted suicide - which combines presentation, education, participation, debate, making and reflection on the themes of art, life and death.
16 January 2009	Scotland's renewable energy and the EU energy policy debate	Scottish industry, academics and opinion formers will be gathering at the University of Dundee on 16 January to discuss how Scotland's renewable energy sector can benefit from social and economic opportunities arising from the latest EU energy policy developments in the face of economic uncertainty.
16 January 2009	The human face of computing - public lecture January 19th	Professor Richard Harper, a principal researcher at Microsoft, will present a fascinating talk on how computer designers have, over the past 50 years, changed their vision of the people using their systems at a public lecture at the University of Dundee on Monday 19 January.
15 January 2009	Dundee ranks 12th in Times Higher Education UK student survey	Times Higher Education has published the results of its Student Experience Survey, with Dundee ranked an excellent 12th position in the rankings of more than 100 universities across the UK.
14 January 2009	Technology with a personality for dementia care	The University of Dundee and Balhousie Care Group have formed a unique partnership to create an innovative use of touchscreens and multimedia to enhance the care of people with dementia.
13 January 2009	Dundee Lecture Series celebrates 85th anniversary	The University of Dundee’s popular Saturday Evening Lecture Series celebrates its 85th anniversary in 2009 with one of the most varied and interesting programmes it has ever seen.
12 January 2009	University of Dundee annual report 2007-08	The University of Dundee reports a good year in 2008 with research activity up by almost 20%, a wide range of merit awards for students and staff, high ratings on student satisfaction, a slew of new research awards, improved campus facilities and the University on a surer financial footing.
6 January 2009	Professors line up for Discovery Day 2009	Eight newly-appointed professors will share the stage with some of the UK’s most eminent scientists at the University of Dundee's Discovery Day 2009 this Friday, January 9th.
5 January 2009	Literary Salons open for '09	The University of Dundee and Dundee Contemporary Arts have announced a new session of free literary salons, open to all.