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June 2011 Press Releases

Date	Title	Details
30 June 2011	Goldsmiths' Award hat-trick for DJCAD jewellery graduates	For the third year running, one of the UK’s most prestigious awards for young jewellery designers has been won by a Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design graduate.
29 June 2011	X-CECHR Postgraduate Symposium - Securing the Future	Postgraduate students from the Centre for Environmental Change and Human Resilience (CECHR) will tomorrow lead a research symposium examining a wide variety of topics relating to social and environmental security and justice.
29 June 2011	'Together We Will Beat Cancer' - public event, 30th June	The world-class work taking place in Dundee on research into the prevention, early detection and possible future treatment of bowel cancer will be highlighted at a public event tomorrow night (Thursday June 30th).
28 June 2011	Design graduates set for leading exhibitions	More than 100 of this year's Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design graduates will exhibit at some of the UK’s biggest showcases for young designers over the next few weeks.
28 June 2011	Architecture students map the future of building design	Designs for a new Cartographic Institute by architecture students at the University of Dundee are currently being exhibited at the National Library of Scotland in Edinburgh.
28 June 2011	Dundee dementia researchers to study body's natural defences in new project	Dundee scientists are investigating whether the body's antioxidant systems can be harnessed to help fight Alzheimer’s disease, thanks to a £30,000 grant from Alzheimer’s Research UK, the UK’s leading dementia research charity.
27 June 2011	History Cold Case - 'Unlocking the secrets of the windypits'	The secrets of a gruesome discovery in the North York Moors National Park will be revealed in the second series of the BBC’s History Cold Case. The story of a number of human skeletons found in the Ryedale Windypits are thought to date from the end of the last century BC through to the early 2nd century AD is pieced together by a team of forensic anthropologists from the University of Dundee.
24 June 2011	Tactran and University get behind the bike shed	From next week, more University of Dundee staff who prefer to travel on two wheels will be able to park their vehicles safely and securely on campus with the opening of a new bike shelter.
24 June 2011	Joint statement from the University of Dundee & Dundee University and College Union	The University of Dundee and Dundee University and College Union are pleased to announce that they have resolved the dispute over potential compulsory redundancies resulting from the University's Strategic Review.
24 June 2011	Graduation celebration for couple	An Indian couple who fell in love and married while studying at the University of Dundee will graduate together today (Friday June 24th) at the afternoon ceremony in the Caird Hall.
23 June 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 first episode of this new series on Thursday, 23rd June, 2001, investigators reveal the extraordinary possible reason that 17 skeletons were discovered in a well in Norwich.
23 June 2011	Graduation - Wimberley award winner 2011	Euan McTurk, who graduates today (Thurs June 23rd) from the University of Dundee with a First Class degree in Renewable Energy has been given extra reason to celebrate after he was named winner of the 2011 Wimberley Award.
23 June 2011	Graduation family affair for the Reillys	Graduation at the University of Dundee tomorrow (Thursday June 23rd) will be a real family affair for mum Julie Reilly and sons Stephen and Sean.
23 June 2011	Sir James Black Award for Outstanding Achievement	The inaugural Sir James Black Awards for Outstanding Achievement will be given to four students at the University of Dundee this week, as part of the Graduation celebrations.
22 June 2011	From the deep sea to design graduate - Dougie’s unusual journey	Dougie Kinnear's 34-year journey from submariner to jewellery designer reaches a new milestone later this week when he graduates from the University of Dundee with a first class honours degree.
22 June 2011	Full rewards for part-time students	Commitment and time-management skills are two of the attributes students need, a fact epitomised by one group of University of Dundee graduands.
22 June 2011	60,000 Scots prescribed 'high risk' drugs	Around 60,000 patients in Scotland are being prescribed drugs with a high risk of side effects, according to new research carried out at the University of Dundee.
21 June 2011	Hundreds to attend medical visit day	Hundreds of school pupils from across the UK and Ireland with an interest in studying medicine at the University of Dundee will visit the city tomorrow (Wednesday June 22nd).
21 June 2011	'How Best to Respond to the Complexities of Ritual Abuse' seminar	A seminar examining how to respond to ritual abuse, and how to help survivors, will be held at the University of Dundee next week.
21 June 2011	Tweet your graduation experiences	The University of Dundee has invited thousands of characters to share the graduation experience in no more than 140 characters.
20 June 2011	Graduation 2011	Thousands of successful students will feel the tap of the Dundee bonnet this week as the University of Dundee hosts its graduation ceremonies in the Caird Hall.
20 June 2011	'A day in the life of a Nursing student' - schools event Tuesday 21 June	School pupils from around Tayside and Fife will be given a hands-on introduction to Nursing at the University of Dundee tomorrow.
20 June 2011	Stronger ties between Dundee and Indian powerhouses	A University of Dundee academic taking part in a British Council Scotland mission to two of India’s powerhouse cities will help build new links with one of the world’s fastest growing economies.
19 June 2011	Exercise class puts breast foot forward	An innovative exercise class at the University of Dundee which supports women who have, or have had, breast cancer has been boosted by an award of £15,000 in funding from the charity Breast Foot Forward.
19 June 2011	Top crime writers back 'Million for a Morgue' campaign	They have all given us forensically-detailed descriptions of grisly crimes. Now some of the world's leading crime writers are lending their support to a major fundraising drive by a leading forensic centre at the University of Dundee.
16 June 2011	Strathmore Trophy 2011	School pupils from Tayside, Fife and Clackmannanshire will next week compete in the annual Strathmore Trophy challenge at the University of Dundee.
16 June 2011	Build robots and experience life in a parallel universe at the Pop Up Science Museum	University of Dundee graduand Tim Pryde will teach children and adults how to make their own robot when a Science Museum 'pops up' at Dundee Contemporary Arts this Friday.
15 June 2011	Applications invited for 2011 publishing bursaries	Postgraduate students at the University of Dundee with ambitions of working in the publishing industry are invited to apply for this year’s coveted publishing bursaries, worth £5,000 each.
14 June 2011	Racing team get new wheels	DRIVE, the University of Dundee's Formula Student motor racing team, will tomorrow take delivery of a new, purpose-built trailer.
14 June 2011	Scottish healthcare technology collaboration wins competition to support personalised treatment of cancer	A Scottish consortium of two NHS Boards, two Universities and a leading Scottish health informatics company has been awarded a prestigious funding injection from the Technology Strategy Board in what the Scottish Government has calleda turning point in the development of personalised medicine for cancer in the UK. The project aims to help accelerate the vision of tailoring therapy to patients by linking the molecular signature of different cancers to clinical characteristics, so that the right medicine can be selected for the right patients at the right dose, to ensure the best chance of response to treatment with reduced risk of side effects.
12 June 2011	Leading NASA computer scientist to talk in Dundee	One of NASA's leading computer scientists will visit the University of Dundee later this week to discuss the operation of human spaceflight missions and how they are being altered by new technology.
10 June 2011	University research to contribute to better health for Scotland	The Universities of Edinburgh, Aberdeen, Dundee, St Andrews, and Glasgow are to combine their research expertise to investigate key issues that have an impact on the health of people in Scotland, including alcohol abuse, smoking, and obesity.
9 June 2011	Queen Elizabeth II by Cecil Beaton: A Diamond Jubilee Celebration	Dundee is to be the first location to host the V&A’s exhibition of portraits of Her Majesty The Queen by photographer Cecil Beaton, to celebrate The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee.
8 June 2011	GSK and University of Dundee begin collaboration to develop therapies for rare genetic skin disorders	GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) and the University of Dundee have entered into an agreement to combine the pharmaceutical company’s expertise in discovering and developing new medicines with the researcher’s expertise in rare and debilitating skin disorders under GSK’s Discovery Partnerships with Academia initiative.
8 June 2011	Pupils set for Festival of Chemistry	Dozens of high school pupils from the Tayside, Fife and Grampian areas will take part in a chemistry challenge at the University of Dundee next week.
8 June 2011	New research space to explore Dundee’s future through art, design and technology	A robot that raises money for charity has helped launch a new ‘pop-up’ research space at Dundee Contemporary Arts.
7 June 2011	Cyterix Pharmaceuticals Raises $9.2 Million in a Series A Venture Financing	Cyterix Pharmaceutics, Inc. announced today that the company has raised $9.2 million in a Series A financing from The Column Group and SV Life Sciences. Cyterix is developing novel cancer therapeutics based on a prodrug approach that targets extra-hepatic cytochrome P450 enzymes that are over-expressed in many cancers to a high frequency, but not in normal tissues. The company’s goal is to discover and develop multiple classes of small molecule oncology prodrugs with a superior safety and efficacy profile to classical cytotoxic and molecularly targeted agents.
7 June 2011	Dundee dental experts leading cleft research	The University of Dundee Dental School is set to spearhead a cutting-edge European initiative on research into craniofacial abnormalities - such as cleft palate - and associated health inequalities in Europe.
6 June 2011	Dundee and Zhejiang mark ten years of collaboration	The University of Dundee’s decade-long relationship with Zhejiang University of Technology will be celebrated when a delegation from the Chinese institution visits this week.
5 June 2011	Dundee launches UK's first comics degree	The University of Dundee is building on strong local traditions and expertise to launch the UK's first degree programme in Comic Studies.
5 June 2011	Honorary graduates to take part in public events	Two of the University of Dundee's honorary graduates will take part in public events as part of the celebrations around Graduation later this month.
2 June 2011	Award-winning poet to launch English event	Queen's Gold Medal-winning poet Don Paterson will launch the ninth annual English Postgraduate Conference at the University of Dundee next week.
2 June 2011	Social work service users and carers sought	The Carer and User Group at the University of Dundee is inviting people who have had dealings with social work services to take part in discussions about how they can be improved.
1 June 2011	Dundee praised for 'Medical revolution' in diabetes	Diabetes treatment and research in Tayside has been hailed as bringing about a 'medical revolution' by the Director of one of the UK’s biggest medical charities.
1 June 2011	Botanic Garden to celebrate 40th anniversary with week of events	The University of Dundee Botanic Garden is set to celebrate its 40th anniversary with a full week of events in June including an outdoor performance of Shakespeare’s `The Tempest’, a 5km run around the garden, and an antiques valuation roadshow by Bonhams.
1 June 2011	PAMIS welcomes opening of new Changing Places toilet at Camperdown Park	PAMIS, the University of Dundee-based charity that campaigns for better facilities for people with profound and multiple learning difficulties, have welcomed the opening of a new Changing Places-standard toilet at Camperdown Park.
1 June 2011	Free event in Dundee will reveal latest dementia research	Dundee scientists will lift the lid on the latest dementia research at a free public event next week (7 June).