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February 2013 Press Releases

Date	Title	Details
28 February 2013	Roz Savage to tell the tale of record-breaking rowing	Roz Savage, the first woman to row three oceans, will share the story of her remarkable career when she visits the University of Dundee next week.
28 February 2013	Brazilian police visit Scotland on pre-world cup and Olympics mission	Seven senior Brazilian police officers from the State Military Police in Rio de Janeiro are in Scotland this week as part of a fact-finding mission.
28 February 2013	TEG Talks aim to inspire a generation of entrepreneurs	A group of visiting entrepreneurs will be aiming to inspire the next generation of business tycoons at the University of Dundee later this week.
28 February 2013	Cancer survivors invited to 'move more' to boost physical and mental wellbeing	People in Dundee living with and beyond cancer are being invited to 'Move More' to improve their physical and mental wellbeing.
27 February 2013	Art and natural history explored in lecture to accompany exhibitions	A public lecture looking at the relationship between art and natural history will take place at the University of Dundee next week.
27 February 2013	PAMIS benefits from £377,000 Lottery grant	PAMIS, the University of Dundee-based charity that works with people with profound and multiple learning difficulties and their families has received a Big Lottery Fund Scotland grant of £377,827.
27 February 2013	Cancer Cell Division conquers GE Imaging Competition	A stunning image of a cervical cancer cell in the process of cell division, taken using one of the world's most advanced high resolution microscopes by scientists at Dundee University, has been named the European winner of GE Healthcare's 2012 Cell Imaging Competition.
27 February 2013	'Reverse vending machines' offer rewards for recyclers	Eco-conscious students and staff at the University of Dundee will be able to cash in on their good work following the introduction of an innovative 'Recycle and Reward' scheme on campus.
27 February 2013	'Women working in Dundee' - Dundee Arts Café on March 5th	The experiences of working women in Dundee at a time when unprecedented changes to patterns of employment and domestic roles were taking place will be explored at the next Dundee Arts Café event.
27 February 2013	Professor Sir Philip Cohen to receive MRC Millennium Medal	Professor Sir Philip Cohen, of the University of Dundee, will receive the highest award given by the Medical Research Council at a ceremony in the House of Commons on Wednesday February 27th.
26 February 2013	Research reveals Huntington's hope	Researchers in Scotland and Germany have discovered a molecular mechanism that shows promise for developing a cure for Huntington's Disease (HD).
26 February 2013	NEWLED aims to revolutionise the way the world is lit	The way the world is lit up could be revolutionised by a new European-wide research project being lead by the University of Dundee.
26 February 2013	Collaboration seeks to aid language development in children	Psychologists from the University of Dundee are collaborating with Fife Education and Learning Service to develop novel ways of identifying young children whose language and general development would benefit from early intervention.
25 February 2013	'Dear Lynda...' pays tribute to champion of contemporary art	An international touring exhibition celebrating the maverick British curator, writer, art historian and patron Lynda Morris will open at Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design (DJCAD) next week.
22 February 2013	Dundee set for new culture of jam	Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design (DJCAD) will next week play host to a 48-hour 'Global Services Jam', one of more than 100 such events taking place across the globe simultaneously.
22 February 2013	Prostate Cancer UK awards Scottish researchers £691,000 to support work	Researchers from the Universities of Dundee, Glasgow and Strathclyde have been awarded £691,000 to drive forward the search for answers to key questions that continue to surround prostate cancer, the most common cancer in men.
22 February 2013	European countries come together to promote Sustainable Construction	Whole Life Consultants Ltd, a spin out company from the University of Dundee, has joined with five European partners to deliver an EU-funded programme to transfer knowledge in sustainable construction.
22 February 2013	Enterprise invasion at University campus	The University of Dundee has been invaded. I repeat, the University of Dundee has been invaded.
21 February 2013	Caring module identified as example of best practice	A social work module at the University of Dundee has been identified by NHS Education for Scotland (NES) as an example of best practice in teaching students the importance of social care and involving carers and service users as equal partners.
21 February 2013	Masters Open Day at DJCAD	Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design (DJCAD) will open its doors to the public next week to showcase the range of innovative and exciting postgraduate courses taking place there.
21 February 2013	Comedy and brains to collide at next Bright Club	A physicist, sociologist, geologist, and three psychologists walked into the pub...And the punchline will be revealed when researchers from five universities experiment with the world of stand-up comedy at the next Bright Club event to be held in Dundee.
20 February 2013	Professor Rob Duck to receive CASS Public Engagement Award	Professor Rob Duck, Dean of the School of the Environment at the University of Dundee, will next week be rewarded for his sustained commitment to public engagement.
20 February 2013	‘Seeing the Invisible: Inside the Human Body’ - Café Science on 25th February	A 3-D animation expert from Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design (DJCAD) will take the audience on a journey inside the human body at the next Café Science event to take place in Dundee.
20 February 2013	Dundee at forefront of `resolution revolution’	The University of Dundee is among 17 projects sharing a £24.5million cash injection to boost the resolution revolution taking place in microscope technology.
19 February 2013	Book explores Empire’s influence on Dundee	The birth of modern Dundee is inextricably linked to the reach and influence of the British Empire, according to a new book written by a tutor from the University of Dundee.
19 February 2013	Major project to tackle Hepatitis C in people who inject drugs	A major project to tackle hepatitis C infections among people in Tayside who inject drugs has been launched by the University of Dundee, in collaboration with NHS Tayside.
14 February 2013	TASCFORCE study identifies early heart and stroke risk	More than 1 in 10 healthy volunteers who contributed to a major research project looking at preventing Scotland's biggest killers - heart disease and stroke - have been found to have previously undetected or untreated health problems including high levels of blood pressure, cholesterol and blood sugar.
13 February 2013	DJCAD students get nostalgic for new exhibition	The work of 25 artists who took part in a project exploring ideas of nostalgia will be shown at a new exhibition opening at Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design (DJCAD) tomorrow.
13 February 2013	Tuberculosis and neglected diseases targeted by new centre	A major new centre to boost the development of drugs to tackle the foremost diseases of the developing world is to be created at the University of Dundee.
12 February 2013	125 years of art education to be celebrated	Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design (DJCAD) has announced plans to make contact with its thousands of graduates, supporters and former staff to help mark the 125th anniversary of full-time art teaching in Dundee.
12 February 2013	Professor Sue Black named in 'Woman's Hour' power list	Professor Sue Black, the world renowned forensic anthropologist based at the University of Dundee, is among 100 women named in the 2013 Power List by the BBC Radio 4 programme 'Woman's Hour'.
12 February 2013	Protecting children in international legal disputes	A renowned legal expert from the University of Dundee has been called upon by the UK Government's Ministry of Justice to provide advice on the protection of children in international legal disputes.
11 February 2013	Star-studded panel to judge Dundee International Book Prize	The winner of this year's Dundee International Book Prize will be chosen by an all-star judging panel comprising novelist A.L. Kennedy, Hollywood star Brian Cox, television presenter Lorraine Kelly, world-renowned architect Lord Norman Foster and top literary agent Claire Alexander.
11 February 2013	UK's largest study into the quality of nursing care to be launched	The University of Stirling is to lead the UK's largest ever study into patient experience and the delivery of frontline health care.
7 February 2013	Lecture puts British Empire in the dock	Britain's imperial history will be put in the dock next week when a public lecture at the University of Dundee explores alleged atrocities, massacres, torture and cover-ups in the late colonial period.
7 February 2013	'The Higgs boson - just what is it, and what's next?' - Café Science Extra on 13th February	The Higgs boson has been one of the biggest news stories of recent years, but how many people actually know what it is?
7 February 2013	Acclaimed author set to inspire students	Award-winning Scottish writer James Robertson will pass on the benefits of his experience to students from the University of Dundee next week.
7 February 2013	Volunteering Fair set to be University's largest	More than 80 organisations, ranging from charities to political parties and youth groups to emergency services, will be exhibiting at the University of Dundee's largest ever Volunteering Fair later this month.
7 February 2013	BioCity Scotland announced as UK hub for major European drug discovery project	Scottish First Minister Rt. Hon Alex Salmond MSP has welcomed today's news that a major new pharmaceutical drug discovery initiative is to be centred at BioCity Scotland in Lanarkshire, in partnership with the University of Dundee. The project will bring at least 19 million Euros (£'16.3 million) of research funding to Scotland following today's announcement by the Innovative Medicines Initiative (IMI) of the launch of the European Lead Factory.
6 February 2013	Rugby internationalists flying the flag for University	The University of Dundee will be well represented when Scotland play Italy in the first ever women's rugby international to take place in the city this weekend.
5 February 2013	Dundee experts reconstruct face of Richard III 528 years after his death	The Richard III Society will today unveil the world's only facial reconstruction of the human remains found at the Greyfriars in Leicester, yesterday confirmed as belonging to Richard III.
4 February 2013	'Mach Mania: An Artist's Portfolio' - Saturday Evening Lecture on 9th February	One of the UK's foremost contemporary artists will discuss the social, cultural and economic importance of creativity during the next instalment of the University of Dundee's Saturday Evening Lecture Series.
1 February 2013	V&A at Dundee architect Kengo Kuma to give public lecture	Kengo Kuma, architect of the new V&A at Dundee, will discuss his approach to architecture and how a new relationship is being formed between people and place at a public lecture in Dundee next month.
1 February 2013	Care pathway offers dignity for patients	A pioneering study in Tayside working with community nurses and terminally ill patients has produced a standardised care package which researchers say could be a valuable aid for the NHS and other health systems.