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March 2009 Press Releases

Date	Title	Details
31 March 2009	The Settler's Cookbook: From India to Uganda to Britain, a personal journey through food	Shepherd's Pie spiced up by chilli and ketchup-containing curry are just two of the hybrid recipes that author Yasmin Alibhai-Brown will use to tell the story of her family’s nomadic history in the latest University of Dundee Saturday Evening Lecture.
30 March 2009	Students get cash boost from nightclub	Animation students from the University of Dundee can draw upon the financial support of city nightclub Kage as they prepare their Degree Show exhibitions.
30 March 2009	Engineering innovations take centre stage	New technology to help detect colon cancer, robots that automate ATM testing, and groundbreaking renewable energy schemes are among the innovative engineering and physics projects to be showcased at the University of Dundee later this week.
27 March 2009	University launches equality and diversity training programme	The University of Dundee has become one of the first in the UK to launch a full online training programme on equality and diversity for all staff.
26 March 2009	Minister to open health careers access conference	Minister for Public Health, Dundee East MSP Shona Robison, will be joined by pupils from Menzieshill High School and University of Dundee medical students to launch a conference that will examine widening access to careers in the health services.
26 March 2009	Professor Peter Downes appointed Acting Principal and Vice-Chancellor at University of Dundee	Professor Peter Downes has been appointed Acting Principal and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Dundee.
25 March 2009	Prize-winning author to help launch University Anthology	Whitbread Prize-winning author Ali Smith will help launch the latest edition of New Writing Dundee, a University of Dundee book that champions new writing from around the world, when she takes part in a Literary Salon in the city tomorrow.
25 March 2009	Bike pool scheme to help cut carbon footprint	The University of Dundee will unveil the latest tools in its bid to reduce carbon emissions on Thursday when staff take delivery of state-of-the-art bicycles for a new bike pool.
25 March 2009	Cherry on top for design students	Design students at the University of Dundee will be planting a cherry tree on campus tomorrow (Thursday March 26th) as a mark of sustainability and the issues it brings to modern design.
25 March 2009	New vision for Dundee Degree Show	The hugely popular annual Degree Show at Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art & Design in Dundee will have a new look this year as it moves into new premises.
25 March 2009	Microsoft call for Dundee Design students	Design students at the University of Dundee have been selected for the second year running as the UK's sole representatives in the Microsoft Design Expo, a major international competition which features some of the most prestigious design schools in the world.
22 March 2009	Forensic artists rebuild face of Cleopatra's sister	The face of the sister of Cleopatra, the last Egyptian Pharoah, has been brought back to life by forensic art experts at the University of Dundee.
20 March 2009	New exhibition celebrates Duncan of Jordanstone graduates	The latest exhibition in the University of Dundee’s Lamb Gallery, 'As it is when it was', celebrates Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design graduates, many of whom have gone on to achieve considerable success in their artistic endeavours.
20 March 2009	University events to celebrate creativity	Award-wining author Cynthia Rogerson will visit Craigie High School on Monday as part of a day of events promoting creative writing organised by the University of Dundee.
19 March 2009	Brain Awareness Day at Science Centre	This Saturday, 21st March, leading researchers from the University of Dundee will guide family audiences on a fascinating journey of discovery about our brains and emotions at Sensation science centre in Dundee.
19 March 2009	'Picturing Dundee': The University of Dundee Photography Competition	Which images best capture the essence of modern Dundee? The University of Dundee is challenging photographers of all abilities to produce pictures that define the face of the city in the 21st century.
19 March 2009	£1Million boost for innovative medical research at Dundee	Research into innovative medical technology which could change the way gene therapies are designed and delivered has been boosted by grants of over £1million to the University of Dundee.
18 March 2009	Visiting professor to address climate change challenges for planners	The challenges facing town and regional planners across the globe as a result of climate change will be examined at a University of Dundee research seminar tomorrow.
17 March 2009	Universities to face off for charity	The sporting elite from the Universities of Dundee and Abertay will go head-to-head next month when they compete for this year’s Tay Games Varsity Challenge Trophy.
17 March 2009	Dundee lecturer to address international symposium	A University of Dundee lecturer will address an international audience on the future of interactive technology design at a prestigious industry event to be held in Croatia later this week.
17 March 2009	RSE Honour for four Dundee professors	Four scientists from the University of Dundee are among the latest new Fellows to be elected to the Royal Society of Edinburgh.
16 March 2009	Stovie supper provides filling for charity coffers	Members of Masonic Lodge St Michael 246 in Tayport hosted a fundraiser two weeks ago which has seen them raise £400 for each of two charities - the University of Dundee's Diabetes Research Campaign and Ninewells Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. The lodge gave the venue free of charge and provided the catering on the night. They also organised a raffle and other fundraising activities.
13 March 2009	The Dow Memorial Lecture 2009	How much are radical breakthroughs in the treatment of brain diseases the result of unexpected developments and sheer good luck? That’s one of the questions to be addressed by Professor Dame Nancy Rothwell, one of Britain’s most respected scientists, at the University of Dundee’s Dow Memorial Lecture next week.
12 March 2009	Fife Campus for Comic Relief	Do/wear something funny for money!!! Friday 13th March on Fife Campus
12 March 2009	Sporting students to represent University in national championships	Seven teams from the University of Dundee will be aiming for glory this weekend when they travel to Sheffield for the finals of the British Universities and Colleges Sport (BUCS) Championships.
12 March 2009	Scottish Institute for policing research - 2nd Annual Report	The 'unique collaboration' between Scotland's senior police officers and the academic research community is now viewed internationally as a model of good practice and is increasingly shaping the approaches being taken by other collaborative research bodies in the UK.
11 March 2009	Innovative technology projects receive national recognition	Assistive technology projects developed at the University of Dundee have been held up as exemplary at a major exhibition of technology that can enhance the lives of older and disabled people.
10 March 2009	Clinical Research Centre opens its doors to the public	Members of the public will have the opportunity to view the exceptional work carried out at Tayside’s Clinical Research Centre when the £13 million facility hosts an open day this Friday.
10 March 2009	National prizes for Duncan of Jordanstone graduates	Eye-catching degree show exhibitions have led to several Duncan of Jordanstone graduates scooping prizes at a major new exhibition showcasing Scotland’s finest emerging artistic talent.
10 March 2009	Coast author to share experiences in Saturday Evening Lecture	Wild, wonderful and sometimes weird locations the length and breadth of Britain and Ireland will be explored in the latest University of Dundee Saturday Evening Lecture this weekend.
6 March 2009	Dundee City Council Civic Award 2009	Proposals by a University of Dundee student for an escalator to carry people with mobility problems up the city’s notoriously steep Hilltown have helped her win this year’s Dundee City Council Civic Award.
5 March 2009	Scotland Office Minister visits Life Sciences at Dundee	Ann McKechin MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Scotland, will visit the College of Life Sciences at the University of Dundee this Thursday, March 5th.
5 March 2009	Dundee City Council Civic Award 2009	Three Town and Regional Planning students at the University of Dundee will tomorrow (Friday) outline their proposals for regenerating the Hilltown area of the city for the final judging of this year’s Dundee City Council Civic Award.
5 March 2009	Platinum success for Duncan of Jordanstone student	Laura Christie, a final-year student at Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design in Dundee, has won a major prize at what has been described as `the Oscars of the jewellery and metalwork world’.
4 March 2009	Percussion duo to close evening concert series	The last in the current series of evening concerts at the University of Dundee takes place tomorrow night (Thursday March 5th) and features one of the world’s most exciting young percussion duos.
3 March 2009	'Moult-In' - new exhibition	The complex relationship between humans and animals will be explored in a new exhibition that opens at Duncan of Jordanstone College this Friday.
3 March 2009	'The mad science of media scare stories' - Saturday Evening Lecture 07/03/09	From bird flu to melting icecaps, the media assails us with stories of our imminent destruction. Why do they do it, why do so many people lap it up, what harm - or good - does this do to society, and how can we learn to deal more rationally with the world of risk?