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July 2013 Press Releases

Date	Title	Details
31 July 2013	Researcher presented with award for services to people with sight loss	Professor Alan Newell has been presented with a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) for his services to older, blind, and partially sighted people.
31 July 2013	'Invisible Scotland' to be discovered at symposium	Delegates from around the world will this week immerse themselves in 'invisible' aspects of Scottish culture as part of an international symposium hosted by the University of Dundee.
29 July 2013	'Bacterial raincoat' found to protect bacteria from the environment	Research led by scientists at the University of Dundee has uncovered the workings of a 'bacterial raincoat' that helps to protect bacteria from the changing environment in which they live.
29 July 2013	Unnecessary ward moves - bad for patients, bad for healthcare systems	Unnecessary ward moves are becoming increasingly common and have adverse consequences both for patients and for hospitals, according to researchers from the University of Dundee.
26 July 2013	Changing Places campaign records first international success	A University of Dundee-led campaign to demand greater provision of facilities for those who require personal assistance to use public conveniences has recorded international success with the opening of the first 'toilet for all' in Germany.
24 July 2013	Blind art for the sighted	A new exhibition by a PhD student at the University of Dundee exploring the decline of Braille opens this Friday.
24 July 2013	Exhibition encourages artists to reduce, reuse and recycle	Environmentally aware artists have been invited to contribute work to an exhibition promoting sustainability and celebrating recycled materials to be held in Dundee next month.
23 July 2013	'Primitive streak' returns to Dundee	An acclaimed project mixing fashion with science and which has been seen by over one million people will return to Dundee this week for a special workshop for young people.
23 July 2013	Students celebrate as summer school turns 21	While many of us have been enjoying a hot summer, 132 students from Scotland and beyond have been sweating it out to earn a coveted undergraduate place at the University of Dundee.
19 July 2013	'Journey for Jane' campaign to be launched	The family of former Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design (DJCAD) student Jane Kelly, who tragically died in 2011, have launched a charity campaign in her memory.
19 July 2013	Bell's Palsy treatment not being consistently applied, says study	Clinical treatment of the disfiguring condition Bell's Palsy - which affects around 1 in 60 people in their lifetime - is not consistently following the latest recommendations from research trials, a study led by the University of Dundee has found.
18 July 2013	Eczema may play a key role in the development of food allergy in infants, study suggests	A breakdown of the skin barrier and inflammation in the skin that occurs in eczema could play a key role in triggering food sensitivity in babies, a new study reveals. Scientists say this finding indicates that food allergies may develop via immune cells in the skin rather than the gut, highlighting eczema as a potential target for preventing food allergy in children.
18 July 2013	Rarely seen Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton photograph in new national portrait gallery display	A behind-the-scenes and previously unexhibited photograph of Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton at the beginning of their love affair is to be included in a new display of ten photographs by Michael Peto at the National Portrait Gallery in September, it was announced today (18 July 2013).
18 July 2013	A concrete future for wave power?	Researchers from the Concrete Technology Unit at the University of Dundee are to work with Pelamis Wave Power Ltd, one of the world's leading wave energy companies, on a study that aims to reduce the costs of wave energy generators and make them more efficient.
18 July 2013	BBC launches User Experience Research Partnership	The BBC today announced the BBC User Experience Research Partnership, a long-term collaboration project between BBC Research and Development (BBC R&D) and leading universities in the fields of User Experience and Human Computer Interaction research.
17 July 2013	Surgical course at Dundee gains prestigious accreditation on 20th anniversary	A pioneering course at the University of Dundee which has already provided education and training for hundreds of orthopaedic surgeons around the globe is celebrating its 20th anniversary with the award of official accreditation from the Royal College of Surgeons of England.
16 July 2013	University of Dundee researcher awarded £1.9M to combat Parkinson's disease	A scientist at the Medical Research Council Protein Phosphorylation and Ubiquitylation Unit (MRC-PPU) at the University of Dundee has been awarded almost £1.9M from the Wellcome Trust to investigate the causes of Parkinson's disease.
16 July 2013	Europe calls for scholarship students	Nine students from the University of Dundee are set to continue their studies across Europe after being awarded prestigious Stevenson Exchange Scholarships.
11 July 2013	Dundee International Book Prize 2013 - three finalists announced	The three finalists for the 2013 Dundee International Book Prize have been announced - with a publishing deal and £10,000 cash on offer to the winner.
8 July 2013	Fulbright students welcomed to Scotland with fish, chips and ginger	Students from one of the world's most prestigious international exchange programmes will be introduced to the joys of a seaside fish supper washed down by Scotland's other national drink when they visit Dundee next week.
5 July 2013	Fiction aims to find the truth in treating tooth decay	What is the best way to treat tooth decay in young children? It seems a simple question but it is one which has caused debate among dentists for many years. Now over 1400 children across the UK are being sought for a study which will determine the best approach.
5 July 2013	Eighth award nomination for first book	The debut book written by a historian from the University of Dundee has enjoyed a remarkable run of success after being nominated for no less than eight book awards.
4 July 2013	Art collective formed by DJCAD graduates to host first exhibition	A new collective formed by graduates of Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design (DJCAD) will host their first group show later next week with an exploration of the boundaries between art and expression and how they relate to gender.
4 July 2013	iPads are the law for Diploma students	Tablet devices are already a must-have for many young people and law students at the University of Dundee will soon have even more reason to want to get their hands on an iPad thanks to a new initiative to reduce the cost of studying and help the environment.
4 July 2013	Team Rat successfully complete Phase 2 of habitat restoration project	Tony Martin, Professor of Animal Conservation at the University of Dundee, has successfully led the largest ever rodent eradication project to protect the vital seabird sanctuary of South Georgia.
4 July 2013	Research collaboration helps healthcare professionals visualise the invisible	Researchers from different disciplines and regions of Scotland have joined together in a new initiative to help healthcare staff prevent and control healthcare associated infections.
3 July 2013	Scottish scientists scoop research paper of the year award	A team of Scottish scientists are celebrating after winning an award for the best research paper of the year 2012.
2 July 2013	£20 million for new health informatics research institute	Six Scottish universities will share in £20million of Medical Research Council (MRC) funding to establish a UK health informatics research institute.
1 July 2013	RCPE Fellowships for Dundee duo	Two academics from the University of Dundee, who combined different areas of expertise to establish a nation-wide cancer prevention network, have been elected as Fellows of The Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh (RCPE).
1 July 2013	Patient care suffering because of senior practitioners' professionalism lapses	The professionalism lapses of a minority of senior healthcare practitioners, charged with teaching healthcare students across the NHS, are contributing to a decline in patient care and dignity. This is the finding of an eight-year programme of research, led by Cardiff University and the University of Dundee.