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December 2011 Press Releases

 

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22 December 2011

Groundbreaking cancer trials centre launched in Dundee

The launch of a new centre to run clinical trials of the newest cancer treatments will put Dundee at the forefront of cancer research and bring benefits to patients in the area.

19 December 2011

DJCAD to host major international conference

Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design have won the right to host a prestigious international conference which will bring hundreds of delegates to Dundee.

19 December 2011

Discovery Days 2012

Many other questions will be answered at Discovery Days 2012, a showcase of research and ideas from the University of Dundee’s newest Professors and award-winning teaching staff, all delivered in 15-minute bursts.

14 December 2011

Pupils to see 'through the eyes of machines' at Christmas Lectures

More than 200 school pupils from across Tayside and Fife will this Friday learn to see the world 'through the eyes of machines' at the annual Christmas Lectures hosted by the University of Dundee's School of Computing.

14 December 2011

'Road map for reform' of fingerprint practices to be developed at the Scottish Universities Insight Institute

Forensics academics from the Universities of Strathclyde and Dundee have welcomed the findings of the Scottish Fingerprint Inquiry.

14 December 2011

GSK and the University of Dundee announce new collaboration to develop treatment for Huntington's disease

The University of Dundee and GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) have entered into a joint research project to tackle Huntington's disease, an inherited brain disorder.

12 December 2011

Tablet is recipe for cancer fundraising success

Breast cancer researchers in Dundee will be presented with a cheque for over £4000 tomorrow (Tuesday), all thanks to one woman's magic tablet.

12 December 2011

Peter James offers dinner to 'Million for a Morgue' donors

Bestselling crime writer Peter James is offering a 'dead good' dinner to one lucky donor to the University of Dundee's 'Million For A Morgue' campaign.

9 December 2011

Carols by candlelight - 5 pm, Sunday December 11th, St Paul's Cathedral, Dundee

The University of Dundee's annual service of Carols by Candlelight will take place this Sunday, 11th December.

8 December 2011

Returns to the 1980s for art exhibition

'Larger Than Life', the new exhibition opening in the University of Dundee's this weekend, will take visitors back to the city's art scene of the 1980s.

7 December 2011

Tailor Made: a data gift for a loved one - computing event Dec 8th

Students in the School of Computing at the University of Dundee are demonstrating that not all gifts this Christmas need wrapped.

6 December 2011

Publishing 'feet' for Dundee academic

Publishing fifteen books in a year would be a significant landmark for any academic, but University of Dundee staff member Dr Jonathan Weyers has now achieved an additional milestone in 2011, having published over 50 titles in total, counting translations, adaptations and different editions.

5 December 2011

'Inspiring future nurses' at Dundee

School pupils from across Tayside and Fife will meet current Nursing students and take part in hands-on activities at the University of Dundee on Tuesday December 6th.

1 December 2011

Dundee Degree Show named Best Educational Event

The Dundee Degree Show 2011 has received a major events industry prize in recognition of the exhibition's success.

1 December 2011

Does humanitarian intervention work?

Over recent years the idea of military humanitarian intervention has never been far from media attention.