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July 2011 Press Releases

Date	Title	Details
26 July 2011	Lister Research Prize 2011 for Dundee scientist	Dr Victoria Cowling, of the College of Life Sciences at the University of Dundee, has been awarded one of three highly coveted Lister Research Prizes for 2011.
26 July 2011	University students DRIVE to success	The University of Dundee's student motor racing team, DRIVE, have just returned from the Silverstone Motor Racing Circuit having recorded their best ever result in the Formula Student event, which attracts competitors from all over Europe.
26 July 2011	Dario Alessi to direct MRC Protein Phosphorylation Unit in Dundee	An award-winning scientist, Professor Dario Alessi FRS, has been appointed director of the Medical Research Council's (MRC) Protein Phosphorylation Unitat the University of Dundee. He will succeed the current director,Professor Sir Philip Cohen, who will step down in April 2012.
25 July 2011	DUAL Summer school graduation	Over 60 students who have successfully completed this year's DUAL Access Summer School at the University of Dundee will 'graduate' on Tuesday July 26th.
21 July 2011	University helps SPL Trust become Champions in Europe	As Dundee United get set to continue their latest European adventure tonight the University of Dundee has already played a role in helping a national fitness programme win a European trophy.
20 July 2011	Luca looking to make it a Dundee double in student award	University of Dundee architecture graduate Luca Di Somma will find out tomorrow whether he can make it a rare double for the institution in securing top honours in the UK's most prestigious student competition.
20 July 2011	Skull experts gather in Dundee	Experts in craniofacial reconstruction from around the world are gathering at the University of Dundee for a major symposium.
20 July 2011	Learning on the move for Dundee students	Students at the University of Dundee can now access modules, announcements, and learning materials on the move.
18 July 2011	Rarely seen photos to go on show for Beatles weekend	Rarely seen photographs of The Beatles will go on show in Dundee during the Scottish Beatles Weekend in the city from August 12th to 14th.
15 July 2011	University supporting Scotland's world water forum bid	Leading figures from the University of Dundee are supporting Scotland’s bid to host the 2015 World Water Forum.
13 July 2011	BBC History Cold Case team solve mystery of Norwich bodies in the well	History Cold Case is returning for a second series on BBC TWO. In the third episode of this new series on Thursday, 14th July, 2011 at 9pm, investigators reveal the extraordinary possible reason that 17 skeletons were discovered in a well in Norwich.
13 July 2011	Cancer Research UK invests in future world-leading scientist in Dundee	CANCER RESEARCH UK has awarded Dr Sonia Rocha from the University of Dundee a prestigious fellowship as part of a series of grants given to new investigators who are set to become the eminent cancer scientists of the future.
11 July 2011	Record show for sports scholar Eilish	Dundee University Sports Scholar Eilish McColgan made the most of an invitation to the prestigious Diamond League athletics meeting in Birmingham yesterday, smashing the Scottish record for the 3000m steeplechase.
11 July 2011	Transatlantic studies explored in Dundee	Relations between America and Europe throughout history and right up to the present day will be explored at a major international conference being hosted by the University of Dundee this week.
11 July 2011	Potato genome set to revolutionise breeding and ensure food security	An international team of scientists - led in the UK by researchers at The James Hutton Institute in Scotland - have succeeded in mapping the genome of the potato, the first major UK crop plant to be fully sequenced. UK partners included the University of Dundee and Imperial College London.
8 July 2011	DJCAD run of success continues	Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design's recent run of success has continued with a further four awards for graduates and DJCAD itself being nominated for an industry prize.
8 July 2011	Funding helps HIC to continue study	The University of Dundee’s Health Informatics Centre (HIC) has received £327,000 funding to facilitate the analysis of data from a groundbreaking, UK-wide research project.
7 July 2011	Increasing use of legally available drug use highlighted	Researchers from the University of Dundee have warned that a drug intended to treat neurological disorders such as epilepsy and anxiety is increasingly being used in the UK as a substitute for illegal drugs.
6 July 2011	Chinese design is the focus of new module	The role of design in the growth of China's consumer culture will be examined in a new interdisciplinary module offered by Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design.
6 July 2011	Pre-Raphaelites the focus of exhibition and conference	An exhibition of work exploring Scottish links to the Pre-Raphaelites and an international academic conference examining one of the famous British art movements take place at the University of Dundee this week.
5 July 2011	Dundee in world's top 100 for Medicine and Biological Sciences	The University of Dundee has been named as one of the top 100 universities in the world for Medicine and Biological Sciences in the latest QS World University Rankings by Subject.
4 July 2011	Civic reception for international healthcare professionals	A civic reception will this week be held in honour of healthcare professionals from around the world, who are currently engaged in a research summit at the University of Dundee.
4 July 2011	Dundee once again among the world's 'best places to work in academia'	The University of Dundee has once again been voted the UK’s 'Best Place to Work in Academia', and one of the world's best, in the annual worldwide survey compiled by The Scientist magazine.
4 July 2011	BBC History Cold Case team uncover the mystery of York's 113	In the second episode of the new series of History Cold Case on BBC Two, Thursday 7th July at 9pm, the team face their biggest case to date when they investigate the remains of over 100 bodies found in York.
1 July 2011	Recycling brings £1000 boost for students	The eco-friendly efforts of University of Dundee students over the past year have resulted in a windfall of almost £1000.
1 July 2011	DJCAD lecturer takes on Tour de France stage for charity	A lecturer from Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design will later this month swap the studio for Alpine passes when he takes on a gruelling stage of the Tour de France for charity.