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June 2013 Press Releases

Date	Title	Details
28 June 2013	London calling for DJCAD graduates	More than 100 Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design (DJCAD) graduates will be taking their talents to London over the next few weeks to take part in some of the biggest showcase events for young designers.
28 June 2013	Singapore Health Ministry explores collaboration with Dundee	The University of Dundee and NHS Tayside will welcome an official delegation from Singapore's Ministry of Health, led by its Director of Medical Services, Professor Kandiah Satku, on Monday 1st July.
28 June 2013	Conference to examine Russian demonstrations	High level academics from Russia, Ireland and the UK will gather at the University this weekend for a conference exploring the internal and external tensions driving events in Europe's easternmost country.
27 June 2013	Face of Mary, Queen of Scots brought to life	The face of Mary, Queen of Scots, as she would have looked at the time of her reign, has been brought back to life by a renowned team of experts from the University of Dundee.
27 June 2013	University appoints Theatre Studies Professor	The University of Dundee has appointed acclaimed academic and playwright Mark Robson to the post of Chair in English and Theatre Studies.
26 June 2013	Genetic gardens to open to the public	Scientists from the University of Dundee and the James Hutton Institute will this week unveil a series of living displays explaining the role of genes and genetics at the University's Botanic Garden.
25 June 2013	Author to talk about new book on Palestine	The author of a new book on Palestine will visit the University of Dundee tomorrow as a guest of the Action Palestine student society to discuss his work.
25 June 2013	'Inspirational' Andrew scales the heights for Parkinson's research	An 11-year-old Fife schoolboy who was inspired to climb a mountain after his mother was diagnosed with Parkinson's will tomorrow visit the University of Dundee to witness the leading-edge research his efforts are helping to fund.
25 June 2013	15 DJCAD Graduates selected for New Contemporaries exhibition	Fifteen graduates of the University of Dundee will exhibit their work at next year's New Contemporaries show at the Royal Scottish Academy in Edinburgh.
25 June 2013	Medical Research Council approves £24million funding to its University of Dundee Unit	A research centre at the University of Dundee dedicated to advancing understanding and treatment of human diseases such as cancer, Parkinson's, immune disorders and hypertension has been awarded £24million by the Medical Research Council to continue its work over the next five years.
24 June 2013	Rucksack Club seeks climbers from the past	Dundee University Rucksack Club (DURC) is looking to make contact with former members to help celebrate its 90th anniversary later this year.
23 June 2013	Strathmore Trophy 2013 challenges 'digital natives'	'Digital natives' from 17 schools across eastern Scotland will tomorrow consider the implications of being immersed in a high-tech world since birth during the University of Dundee's annual Strathmore Trophy challenge.
23 June 2013	Desperate Dan helps Comics Studies graduates celebrate	The inaugural cohort of students on the UK's first degree programme in Comic Studies graduated from the University of Dundee today.
21 June 2013	Graduation first for dentists and medic	Three graduates at the University of Dundee achieved a landmark today by becoming the first to graduate with three degrees.
21 June 2013	'Fertility and Lifestyle' - Cafe Science event on 24th June	The final Cafe Science event of the 2012-13 series will see a fertility expert from the University of Dundee discuss how lifestyle choices can affect conception.
24 June 2013	'Forgotten visionary' celebrated in new biography	A new book examining the life and legacy of Mary Lily Walker will be published by Dundee University Press this week ahead of a four-day celebration of the city's renowned social reformer.
21 June 2013	Gannochy Trust awards £500,000 to medical school upgrade	The upgrading of one of the UK's leading Medical Schools at the University of Dundee has received a major boost with a £500,000 award from The Gannochy Trust.
21 June 2013	Wimberley Award 2013 to be presented at Graduation	Stewart McKie has a doubly special Graduation day to look forward this week when he will be presented with the Wimberley Award 2013 along with his degree.
20 June 2013	Celebrate 100 years of medical breakthroughs funded by you	Nearly half (44 per cent) of people in Scotland don't know their taxes fund medical research, according to a new YouGov survey run by the UK's oldest research council, the Medical Research Council (MRC). The results of the on-line survey of 2,190 UK adults were announced today on the official one hundredth birthday of the MRC, which boasts 29 Nobel Prize winners and a host of medical breakthroughs, all funded by the public purse.
20 June 2013	Sir James Black awards presented to outstanding students	The Sir James Black Awards for 2013 have been presented to four outstanding students at the University of Dundee.
20 June 2013	Dundee scientists join fight against heart disease	Heart researchers at the University of Dundee have been awarded a prestigious grant worth almost £300,000 by the British Heart Foundation (BHF). The award is part of a £5 million pound boost for heart research in Scotland.
20 June 2013	Research bodies form new alliance to address global challenge on food	Two universities and a major research provider are joining forces to position Scotland at the forefront of the global challenge to feed, sustainably, a growing world population.
20 June 2013	Brownlee Brothers raise a glass to late father	Brothers Fraser and Calum Brownlee today raised a glass in tribute to their late father, the well known Dundee publican Jimmy Brownlee, after graduating from the University of Dundee with first class honours degrees in Fine Art.
19 June 2013	'Performing Ghosts' captures famous figures from stage and screen	An exhibition of never-before-seen photographs of some of the most famous actors, directors and playwrights of the 20th century will be officially opened at the University of Dundee's Lamb Gallery this weekend.
19 June 2013	Minister for Children and Young People congratulates graduates	Aileen Campbell MSP, Minister for Children and Young People, will meet the next generation of child service practitioners when she speaks to graduates at the University of Dundee on Wednesday, June 19th.
19 June 2013	Graduation 2013 - Record breaking Chris tallies up a dozen firsts	University of Dundee Accountancy graduate Chris Parry has tallied up a record breaking perfect sweep of first class marks on his way to gaining his degree this week.
18 June 2013	Minister for children and young people to meet graduates	Aileen Campbell MSP, Minister for Children and Young People, will meet the next generation of child service practitioners when she speaks to graduates at the University of Dundee on Wednesday, June 19th.
18 June 2013	University to honour fellows	Prominent business figures and philanthropists are among those who will be recognised by the University of Dundee as its first Honorary Fellows at Graduation ceremonies this week.
17 June 2013	X-Men star's mutations to be revealed	He might have been on a mission to destroy the mutant race in the X-Men series, but Hollywood actor Brian Cox will find out more about his own mutations when he opens a Next Generation Sequencing laboratory at the University of Dundee next week.
17 June 2013	DJCAD lecturer to address prestigious conference	A senior lecturer at Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design will deliver the keynote speech at the world's leading assistive technology conference in the United States this weekend.
17 June 2013	OBE for Professor Margaret Smith	Professor Margaret Smith, Deputy Principal and Dean of the School of Nursing & Midwifery, has received an OBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours.
17 June 2013	International launch for graduation week at Dundee	Hundreds of students and their families from around the world will help kick off Graduation week celebrations at the University of Dundee on Monday June 17th.
17 June 2013	Graduates to return to Dundee to celebrate 50 years of friendship	A group of friends who met when studying in Dundee 50 years ago will next week travel from across the UK for a reunion.
17 June 2013	Dundee studio looks for new 'Inkers'	Vanilla Ink, the unique, award-winning jewellery studio based in Dundee which has committed to developing new talent by providing a supportive incubator 'pod', is looking for its next generation of 'Inkers'.
17 June 2013	Students' sculpture success	Students from Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design (DJCAD) have been commissioned to create sculptures for the Woodland Trust, which will go on permanent display at Moncrieffe Hill Wood.
13 June 2013	£3000 win for design student	A third-year student from the University of Dundee has won £3000 in the 2012/13 Royal Society of the Arts (RSA) Student Design Awards.
11 June 2013	Conference to celebrate words, images, films and performance	An exhibition of unpublished work by renowned photographer Michael Peto and a presentation by Hollywood actor Brian Cox are among the highlights of a prestigious conference being held at the University of Dundee later this month.
11 June 2013	CREAM study to analyse eczema treatments for children	Atopic eczema is a debilitating skin condition which affects around one in three children in the UK yet we do not know if the £60million spent every year on antibiotic treatments for it is having any effect.
10 June 2013	'Six Designers in Search of Authenticity' - public lecture on 19th June	The notion of authenticity in design, from the ex-military parka to vintage sports cars, Warhol's Brillo box to Obama's election material, will be examined at the University of Dundee next week.
10 June 2013	2.3million Euros 'ABLADE' project to focus lasers on bladder cancer	Bladder cancer is one of the most common forms of the disease - particularly among the over-60s - and one of the hardest to diagnose and treat.
6 June 2013	'Town Square' school wins Claire prize	Proposals for a primary school driven by the concept of the town square, drawn up by an architecture student from the University of Dundee, have won first place in an environmental design competition
6 June 2013	Raspberry PI's and raspberry pies	Aspiring young computer programmers can get an insight into coding from some of Dundee's own experts as the Small Society Lab returns to DCA on Sunday June 9th.
6 June 2013	New guaranteed degree places for local college students	More than 100 college students in Dundee and Angus will have a guaranteed place at university following a new partnership to widen access to higher education.
5 June 2013	'Diverting a disaster: Food for thought' - Wednesday 12th June	How can we improve food production to feed the growing global population? That's the question being asked at the next Café Science Extra event.
5 June 2013	University to honour trio	The University of Dundee will honour leading figures in design, literature and medicine at its summer Graduations later this month.
4 June 2013	Spanish Ministry to visit Dundee to sign education agreement	Representatives of the Spanish Ministry of Education will tomorrow visit the University of Dundee to sign a collaboration agreement that strengthens existing links between the institution and Spain.
4 June 2013	Geography prize for PhD student Martin	A PhD student from the University of Dundee has been recognised for his research into climate change adaptation with a prize from the Royal Geographical Society.