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April 2013 Press Releases

Date	Title	Details
30 April 2013	'Who Owns Scotland (And How They Got It)' - Saturday Evening Lecture on 11th May	As we approach next year's independence referendum discussions about who Scotland belongs to have never been so pertinent, and questions about who owns Scotland and how they came to acquire it will be asked at the University of Dundee next week.
30 April 2013	Official opening of the Jacqui Wood Cancer Centre	The Jacqui Wood Cancer Centre at the University of Dundee - named in honour of the inspirational leader of the Ninewells Cancer Campaign - will be officially opened by Professor Sir David Lane on Friday May 3rd.
29 April 2013	Clinical Research Centre to open its doors to the public	The leading-edge facilities and groundbreaking work carried out at Tayside's Clinical Research Centre will go on show to the public next month when the £13 million facility hosts an open day.
26 April 2013	Researchers set to light up Bright Club	Bright Club returns to Dundee next week, with Schrodinger's Cat, Economics and Acute Engineering among the unlikely subjects of mirth to be covered as more academics take to the stage to deliver their stand-up routines.
25 April 2013	Royal Bank of Scotland announces support for V&A at Dundee	The Royal Bank of Scotland has announced it is supporting the capital fundraising campaign for V&A at Dundee with a donation of £50,000.
25 April 2013	Dundee University student to represent Northern Scotland in national property competition	A University of Dundee student is to represent Northern Scotland in a prestigious national property competition. Lucy Sumner, a student in Town and Regional Planning, competed against five other students to win the regional heat of the Association of Women in Property (WiP) National Student Awards.
24 April 2013	'Does it matter how we speak to our children' - Café Science event on 29th April	Professor Vera Kempe will explore whether the way adults speak to children influences their language development at the next Café Science event in Dundee.
23 April 2013	Chinese embassy staff to visit University	Representatives of the Chinese Embassy in London will tomorrow visit the University of Dundee to discuss strengthening existing research, learning and teaching links between the University and China.
23 April 2013	Portrait pays tribute to DJCAD patron	A spray-paint portrait on the grounds of Duncan of Jordanstone College of the Art and Design (DJCAD) has paid tribute to the philanthropist whose name the college takes.
23 April 2013	Pioneering Innovation Centre launches in Dundee	A pioneering innovation centre that will support start-ups in the digital, technology and creative media sectors is launching in Dundee.
22 April 2013	Degree Show 2013	This year’s Degree Show at Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design (DJCAD) celebrations will take place from 17th to 26th May, with a host of special events lined up to celebrate the institution’s 125th anniversary.
22 April 2013	Leiden rankings place Dundee in world's top 100 universities	The University of Dundee has been ranked among the world’s top 100 institutions - and 11th in the UK - in the CWTS Leiden Ranking 2013.
19 April 2013	ISE staff and members set for gruelling 'SAS Challenge'	Staff and members of the University of Dundee’s Institute of Sport and Exercise (ISE) are seeking backing for an epic fundraising challenge later this year.
19 April 2013	Exhibition explores the book as performance	A new Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design (DJCAD) exhibition opening next week explores the concept of books acting as a form of performance by examining the work of dozens of artists, including Ian Hamilton Finlay, Richard Long and Yoko Ono.
18 April 2013	A philosophical look at the economy	A workshop at the University of Dundee later next week will examine whether philosophy holds the solutions to ongoing economic turmoil across the world.
18 April 2013	'The Higgs boson - just what is it, and what's next?' - rearranged Café Science Extra on 24th April	The Higgs boson has been one of the biggest news stories of recent years, but few people actually know what it is.
17 April 2013	Artwork goes up for auction in aid of Tanzania	Art lovers looking for that extra special item for their collection are invited to Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design (DJCAD) on Friday for a charity auction that seeks to improve the prospects of Tanzanian children.
17 April 2013	Dundee joins global TEDMED event	Staff and students at the University of Dundee are plugging into the global TEDMED event today, joining some of the world's most creative minds and healthcare's most innovative scientists.
17 April 2013	Lecturer puts the 'magyck' into writing	A senior lecturer in midwifery from the University of Dundee has proven that his literary prowess is not restricted to writing academic papers by creating a series of children's books, the first of which will be published this weekend.
16 April 2013	'Zero Degrees of Empathy' - Saturday Evening Lecture on 20th April	Tickets for the next installment of the University of Dundee's Saturday Evening Lecture Series have now completely sold out.
16 April 2013	Tay Estuary Forum Annual Conference 2013 - Turning Tides: Adapting to Change at Our Coast	Our coasts and seas are changing, both physically and in terms of their use and governance. Monitoring these changes, both human and physical, is becoming an ever-more challenging yet essential task in informing options and priorities for sustainable planning.
16 April 2013	UK PlantSci 2013 opens today	UK PlantSci 2013, the annual conference of the UK Plant Sciences Federation (UKPSF), kicks off today (Tuesday April 16th) in Dundee. The two day conference will showcase the wealth of plant sciences undertaken in the UK, covering topics from conservation to crop improvement.
16 April 2013	Novelists and academics join together to explore the representation of crime	A two-day conference looking at how crime and policing are represented in the media and culture will begin at the University of Dundee today.
15 April 2013	Diabetes Research Campaign successfully raises £3M towards discovering the cause of diabetes and developing new treatments	A £3million fundraising campaign to support world-class diabetes research at the University of Dundee has surpassed its target figure.
12 April 2013	Discussing Scotland's environmental futures	How would independence affect how environmental matters are governed in Scotland? That question will be posed at a public event in Dundee next week featuring experts on environmental law.
10 April 2013	Modern Masters in Print: Matisse, Picasso, Dali and Warhol	Prints by Picasso, Dalí, Matisse, and Warhol - four of the 20th century's greatest artists - will be displayed in Dundee later this year in an exhibition from the V&A.
8 April 2013	'Rethinking the recession' - Dundee Arts Café on 16th April	An award-winning lecturer from the University of Dundee will re-examine the economic turmoil of the past few years, its causes and the opportunities arising from it, at the next Dundee Arts Café event.
4 April 2013	Next stop New York for Scottish designer Hayley Scanlan	Scottish Young Designer of the Year and Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art & Design graduate, Hayley Scanlan has been invited to preview her latest fashion collection in New York, as part of a week long programme of events celebrating Scotland.
4 April 2013	Golden fundraising idea has ring of success for jewellers	A group of aspiring Dundee-based jewellers will take part in the UK's largest jewellery trade show later this year following a month-long fundraising campaign saw them smash their target by almost 20 per cent.
4 April 2013	'Understanding the World Through Complexity' - Café Science Extra on 10th April	The next Café Science Extra talk in Dundee will hear how multi-tasking simplifies matters, and how thinking about the world in this way helps us make sense of both natural and man-made wonders.
3 April 2013	'Reporting the Referendum' - panel debate on 12th April	How the media, in all its forms, can respond to the challenges posed by next year's referendum on Scottish independence will be debated by a panel of high-profile industry figures at the University of Dundee next week.
3 April 2013	'Balloon debate' marks World Book Night 2013	Award-winning author Kirsty Gunn, Professor of Writing Practice and Study at the University of Dundee, will later this month chair a special "balloon debate" to celebrate World Book Night.
2 April 2013	New phase of Changing Places campaign launched	University of Dundee-based charity PAMIS has launched the next phase of a campaign demanding greater provision of facilities for those who require personal assistance to use public conveniences.