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March 2011 Press Releases

Date	Title	Details
31 March 2011	Computing students putting a face on social networking	First-year computing students at the University of Dundee will show off new communication devices they have created at a public showcase on Friday April 1st.
29 March 2011	Dundee dental researchers win top awards	Two dental researchers at the University’s College of Medicine, Dentistry and Nursing have won prestigious awards at a major international conference.
29 March 2011	Students design way of understanding aphasia	Students from Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design will this week exhibit a range of communications solutions they designed whilst working alongside people with a debilitating mental impairment.
28 March 2011	Lectureship accolade for Dundee scientist	A University of Dundee researcher has been selected for a prestigious award in recognition of his outstanding contribution to the field of toxicology.
28 March 2011	Professor Nick Fyfe to advise Violence Reduction Unit	A University of Dundee academic has been appointed to advise an organisation tasked with combatting violence in Scotland.
28 March 2011	Kengo Kuma public lecture - 'The Answer is Architecture', Saturday May 21st	Kengo Kuma, the lead architect on the V&A at Dundee project, will present his first public lecture in Scotland at the University of Dundee on May 21st.
25 March 2011	Dundee scores double win at BBSRC awards	The University of Dundee has won two of the three major prizes at the 2011 BBSRC (Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council) Impact Awards.
25 March 2011	University researchers compete for 'Venture' capital	Young researchers at the University of Dundee will compete for up to £5000 seed money to turn their ideas into commercial applications next week as the 2011 Venture Programme competition reaches its finale.
25 March 2011	Dundee fencing club accept the Hong Kong Challenge	Students from the University of Dundee will this evening jet out to Hong Kong to take part in an international fencing competition.
24 March 2011	'Family History and the Media' - Graduates' Council Discovery Lecture 2011	The challenges posed by the media-inspired fascination with family history will be explored during this year’s Graduates’ Council Discovery Lecture at the University of Dundee.
23 March 2011	Book created with school pupils to be launched	Pupils from St. Joseph's Primary School will tomorrow launch a picture book they created with help from students at Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design.
23 March 2011	Lights to go off for Earth Hour	The lights will be turned off at buildings across the University of Dundee campus on Saturday night as part of the global Earth Hour event.
23 March 2011	Poetry conference marks end of Burns project	A conference marking the culmination of a year-long project examining the legacy of Robert Burns will be held at the University of Dundee this weekend.
22 March 2011	BUCS Conference Cup Finals	The University of Dundee will tomorrow host the biggest student sports event to be held in Scotland this year.
22 March 2011	RIAS honour for Professor Malcolm Horner	Professor Malcolm Horner, a former Deputy Principal of the University of Dundee, has been awarded an Honorary Fellowship of the Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland.
22 March 2011	Life Sciences students to get careers insight	Hundreds of life sciences students at the University of Dundee will have the chance to explore future job options at a dedicated careers conference on Wednesday March 23rd.
22 March 2011	Film set in Dundee pub wins Australian accolade	A film about an accent-related communication breakdown in a Dundee pub, made by a Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design graduate, has struck gold at an Australian film festival.
18 March 2011	Bake Sale to be held in aid of Japanese disaster fund	Tayside's Japanese community will next week come together at the University of Dundee to raise funds for their stricken country.
17 March 2011	Chinese faculty to say farewell to Dundee	The University of Dundee's School of Medicine will this evening bid farewell to visiting faculty from Tianjin Medical University in China.
17 March 2011	Blues and Colours to be recognised	University of Dundee athletes will have their achievements recognised next week when the annual Blues and Colours Award Ceremony takes place.
16 March 2011	Funding boost brings industrially-generated blood closer to reality	The constant search for enough donated blood to meet demand could become a thing of the past, thanks to research into the development of industrially-generated blood funded by the Scottish Funding Council (SFC).
16 March 2011	Check out computing research at open evening	Visitors to the University of Dundee will have the chance to try out the latest computing research projects during an open evening to celebrate National Science and Engineering Week.
16 March 2011	Sunday morning point of view captured in new video for The View	Christenings, pub football, fry-up breakfasts and street cleaners dealing with revellers’ debris are just some of the Sunday morning scenes that a University of Dundee student captured in a new music video for Dundee rockers The View.
16 March 2011	Scots family study attracts more than 23,000 volunteers	One of the largest health studies ever launched in Scotland has now recruited more than 23,000 volunteers, all of them contributing to a project which could have a major impact on the people’s health for generations to come.
16 March 2011	"Underwater" presentation to help club mark anniversary	Renowned underwater photographer Mike Clark will help celebrate the 40th anniversary of Dundee University Sub-Aqua Club when he visits the city to talk about his work next week.
15 March 2011	Scots family study attracts more than 23,000 volunteers	One of the largest health studies ever launched in Scotland has now recruited more than 23,000 volunteers, all of them contributing to a project which could have a major impact on the people’s health for generations to come.
15 March 2011	Dundee dozen selected for Royal Scottish Academy exhibition	Twelve art and architecture graduates from the University of Dundee have been chosen to appear at this year’s prestigious RSA New Contemporaries exhibition.
15 March 2011	T Cell findings boost virus & transplant research	Researchers at the University of Dundee have developed new insights into the operation of white blood cells which play a vital role in fighting viral infections and dealing with organ transplants.
14 March 2011	New gene identified as a cause of male infertility	An international research collaboration - including the University of Dundee - has identified a gene responsible for one of the causes of male infertility.
14 March 2011	TENT to be focal point of new exhibition	Meticulous craft, bleak humour and political vision combine in a new exhibition by internationally renowned artist Paul Noble, to be held at Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art & Design later this week.
11 March 2011	RSE honour for Dundee academics	The 2011 election of new Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh has seen the honour bestowed on three academics from the University of Dundee.
11 March 2011	Gene identified as a cause of peanut allergy	An international collaboration led by the University of Dundee has made a significant breakthrough in understanding the causes of peanut allergy.
10 March 2011	Varsity sports teams set to go head to head once again	The sporting elite from Dundee's two universities will once again go head to head next week when they compete for the Tay Games Varsity Challenge Trophy.
10 March 2011	Dentists invited to join child tooth decay study	Hundreds of dental practices across the UK will be invited to participate in a major trial to assess the benefits of three different methods of managing tooth decay in children.
9 March 2011	Dundee named as site of new multi million pound breast cancer Tissue Bank	Breast Cancer Campaign today revealed the University of Dundee/NHS Tayside is one of the key locations of the world's first national breast cancer tissue bank.
9 March 2011	Unpublished McGonagall poems to be unveiled in Dundee	Several poems by William Topaz McGonagall that have never been published in any book will soon be recited in public for the first time in more than 100 years.
7 March 2011	Jute No More: Transforming Dundee - book event 10/3/11	The story of Dundee's transformation throughout the 20th century is examined in a major new book published by Dundee University Press - 'Jute No More: Transforming Dundee'.
7 March 2011	Dundee in concrete congress with Indian Institutions	The University of Dundee will join with eight Indian higher education institutions to host a major international congress on concrete technology and construction in Delhi this week.
7 March 2011	Dundee leading the way in 'DECIDE-ing' healthcare guidelines	The University of Dundee and the Norwegian Knowledge Centre for the Health Services are leading a 3 million euros, Europe-wide project aimed at developing better systems of communicating healthcare guidelines.
4 March 2011	'Eat Yer Art Out' - student exhibition, opening March 4th	Final-year fine art students at Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design will open a new exhibition of their work in the city tonight (Friday March 4th).
4 March 2011	META team hope for mega success at award ceremony	A film by a Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design student has been nominated for one of the premier awards for emerging filmmaking talent in Scotland.
3 March 2011	Scottish Education Minister officially opens science learning institute	Dundee Science Centre's growing contribution to Scotland’s education sector was cemented this week when the Cabinet Secretary for Education and Lifelong Learning officially launched its unique Science Learning Institute, which the University is heavily involved in.
3 March 2011	DJCAD student features in international anthology	A Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design student will feature alongside other international artists in a major new anthology exploring the male figure in art.
2 March 2011	Volleyball club named Sport Dundee Club of the Year	Dundee University Volleyball Club has added yet another title to its impressive collection after being named Club of the Year at the Dundee Sports Awards 2010.
1 March 2011	Study vindicates dual treatment regimen	A combination of oral and nasal steroids can significantly improve the treatment of chronic rhinosinusitis - a common and often debilitating form of sinusitis - and help avoid surgery, according to new research carried out at the University of Dundee