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December 2013 Press Releases

Date	Title	Details
23 December 2013	'Sonic Screwdrivers and Tractor Beams: From Science Fiction to Real Life' - 8th January	The first Cafe Science event of 2014 will see Dr Mike MacDonald from the University of Dundee explain how futuristic technology seen in science fiction has the potential to bring about major health breakthroughs.
20 December 2013	Author shares extraordinary story of David Livingstone's wife	Author and Journalist Julie Davidson will share the enthralling story of David Livingstone's extraordinarily courageous and stoical wife at the University of Dundee early in the new year.
20 December 2013	2014 Discovery Days to celebrate research and teaching	The University of Dundee's breadth of expertise will be highlighted in the new year when newly appointed Professors share their research into subjects as varied as cancer, corporate regulation, urban regeneration and the links between Scottish weather and emigration.
20 December 2013	Smiles all round as Shona wins dental skills heat	Final-year student Shona Hamlet will represent the University of Dundee at a UK-wide dental clinical skills competition to be held at The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh (RCSEd) in March after beating off competition from her classmates.
19 December 2013	MSPs to view progress of pioneering 'energy autonomous' building	Dundee MSPs Shona Robison and Joe Fitzpatrick will tomorrow visit the city's Botanic Garden to view progress on the UK's first 'off-grid' building powered entirely by renewable energy.
19 December 2013	Royal College of Physicians honour for Dundee scientist	Dr Miratul Muqit, of the University of Dundee, has been awarded the prestigious 2013 Linacre Medal and Prize Lecture of the Royal College of Physicians.
17 December 2013	Fiona's tablet fund hits the £40,000 mark	The epic fundraising efforts of a Dundee woman have reached the £40,000 mark in aid of breast cancer research, mainly thanks to sales of her homemade tablet.
16 December 2013	Could text messaging be a tool to help tackle Scotland's binge drinking culture?	Researchers at the University of Dundee are set to carry out a major study with men across Scotland who will receive regular mobile phone text messages aimed at encouraging them to think about their level of drinking and the many benefits that could arise from changing their habits.
13 December 2013	Burnsiana - a new perspective on the Bard	The life and legacy of Robert Burns is the inspiration for a new book and exhibition by Calum Colvin OBE, Professor of Fine Art Photography at Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design (DJCAD).
12 December 2013	Christmas Lectures to show how pupils can make a difference through computing	School pupils and college students from across Tayside and Fife will next week learn how they can make a difference in a technology industry increasingly dominated by global giants at the annual Christmas Lectures hosted by the University of Dundee's School of Computing.
6 December 2013	'Visions of Discovery' - images of biology and medicine	Stunning images generated through biomedical research at the University of Dundee - from a CT scan of a Peruvian mummy to dividing cancer cells - will go on show this week in the 'Visions of Discovery' exhibition.
5 December 2013	School of the Environment to welcome school pupils to Winter Lecture	The University of Dundee will next week encourage local secondary school pupils to imagine how their city might look in 30 years' time as a result of its current transformation.
4 December 2013	Future of forensic science research to be explored	The future direction of forensic science research and how it may be expanded beyond a reliance on DNA analysis will be explored at the Royal Society of Edinburgh tomorrow (Thurs Dec 5th).
4 December 2013	'In the Bleak Midwinter' - an open-air extravaganza at Botanic Garden	The University of Dundee's Botanic Garden will this week play host to an evening of live music and theatre as a haunting Christmas tale is performed by a company made up entirely of University graduates.
3 December 2013	Bra collection helps to 'free the girls'	Hundreds of bras donated by students and staff at universities and colleges in Dundee and St Andrews are helping tackle human trafficking and slavery in Africa.
3 December 2013	Carols by Candlelight service	The University of Dundee's annual service of Carols by Candlelight will take place at 5pm on Sunday, 8th December at St Paul's Cathedral.
3 December 2013	Skeleton Bob to be found lurking under the tree this Christmas	Superstar crime author Stuart MacBride has brought his cartoon character Skeleton Bob to life in a hilarious (and terrifying) new children's book that aims to raise money for the University of Dundee's Million for a Morgue (MFAM) campaign.
2 December 2013	DJCAD Degree Show wins Best Educational Event accolade	The record-breaking 2013 Degree Show at Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design (DJCAD) has received a major events industry prize in recognition of the exhibition's success.
2 December 2013	'The Lament Room' - 12th December	A special, one-off adaptation of an award-winning novel by Kirsty Gunn, Professor of Writing Practice and Study at the University of Dundee, will take place at The Little Theatre on Thursday, 12th December.
2 December 2013	Old drug could offer osteoarthritis relief	Older people in Dundee living with knee pain and osteoarthritis are being asked to join a research study hoping to find a safer treatment for reducing pain and improving quality of life.