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October 2013 Press Releases

Date	Title	Details
31 October 2013	'Mary Lily Walker - From Science to Society' - Dundee Arts Cafe on 5th November	The tireless work that Victorian social reformer Mary Lily Walker put into improving the lives and living conditions of her fellow Dundonians will be examined at the next Dundee Arts Cafe event.
31 October 2013	Literary Dundee @ Dundee Science Festival 2013	The science that underpins science fiction will be explored during a three-event extension to the Dundee Literary Festival that begins on Saturday.
31 October 2013	Newly identified protein could be a cancer key	Scientists at the University of Dundee have identified a protein that could be key in the fight against cancer.
30 October 2013	Sustainable community development in focus at symposium	The future of sustainable development will be explored at a symposium taking place at the University of Dundee this week
30 October 2013	Vital role for beekeepers in bee health research project	Beekeepers in Scotland will help the scientific study of the health of bee populations across the country thanks to a BBSRC-funded scheme.
29 October 2013	PhD students praised for "most useful" innovation	PhD students from the University of Dundee's School of Computing have been praised for a "most useful" fountain that can automatically detect and fill glasses up to 1m away to the brim with water.
28 October 2013	Arsenic water contamination implicated in resistance to leishmaniasis drug in India	Arsenic contamination of water supplies may have played a significant role in the development of widespread resistance in the Indian subcontinent to an important drug used to treat leishmaniasis, the second-largest parasitic killer in the world.
28 October 2013	University to welcome delegation from Gabon	The University of Dundee will this week welcome Gabon's Minister of Education to campus as part of a UK tour aimed at improving the African country's education system and identifying business opportunities.
28 October 2013	Dundee University Partnership with Tayside Contracts shortlisted for UK KTP Award	A collaboration between the University of Dundee and Tayside Contracts focusing on the concept of "lean thinking" has been shortlisted for the UK Best Knowledge Transfer Partnership award.
27 October 2013	Publishing success for Dundee International Book Prize Nominees	Three of the shortlisted titles for the 2013 Dundee International Book Prize have already been picked up by publishers, confirming the exceptional standards of the works which competed for the UK's most lucrative award for debut novelists.
25 October 2013	Award sets Dundee's world leading expertise in concrete	World-leading research into concrete at the University of Dundee's internationally renowned Concrete Technology Unit has been recognised with a major award from the Institution of Civil Engineers.
25 October 2013	Irish debut novelist wins £10,000 book prize	Irish writer Nicola White will tomorrow be unveiled as the winner of the 2013 Dundee International Book Prize - the UK's most lucrative award for debut novelists.
24 October 2013	Prestigious appointment for Dundee computing lecturer	University of Dundee lecturer Dr Karen Petrie has been appointed Director of Education for the Scottish Informatics and Computer Science Alliance (SICSA).
24 October 2013	Scottish universities supporting the arts & humanities doctoral training	A new Doctoral Training Partnership (DTP) to support postgraduate studentships and training in the arts and humanities in Scotland has secured funding of £14.2million.
23 October 2013	'National Screening for Bowel Cancer' - Cafe Science on October 28th	One of the UK's leading authorities on bowel cancer will speak at the next Cafe Science event and explain how the development of bowel screening has helped to save many lives, and how more can be saved as the process is refined.
22 October 2013	Nation and culture debate to launch Dundee Literary Festival 2013	Academics, writers, journalists, artists and other representatives of the creative industries will launch this year's Dundee Literary Festival with a debate over Scotland's identity, culture and sense of nationhood.
22 October 2013	Blair vs Blair - 'Yes Scotland' and 'Better Together' head-to-head - 5 Million Questions public event October 30th	The campaign chiefs for the two sides in Scotland's historic independence referendum will go head-to-head in a public debate being staged by the University of Dundee's 5 Million Questions project next week.
22 October 2013	Moderate to vigorous exercise boosts teens' academic performance	Regular moderate to vigorous exercise improves teens' academic performance, and particularly seems to help girls do better in science, indicates research led by the Universities of Strathclyde and Dundee.
21 October 2013	Researchers and drug companies celebrate milestone	The University of Dundee's award-winning Division of Signal Transduction Therapy (DSTT) will tomorrow celebrate the 50th meeting of the collaboration, which brings scientists at the University together with the world's biggest pharmaceutical companies.
20 October 2013	From the dug-out to the stock exchange and the hospital ward - non-fiction at the Dundee Literary Festival	Former Dundee United manager Tommy McLean will next week talk about the triumphs and tragedies of his illustrious career and life away from football when he appears at the Dundee Literary Festival 2013.
18 October 2013	Nursing Experience Week	Twelve high school pupils from Fife have been given a week's nursing experience in Victoria Hospital, Kirkcaldy, and Queen Margaret Hospital in Dunfermline as part of a joint NHS Fife/University of Dundee initiative.
18 October 2013	A novel approach to storytelling - Dundee Literary Festival 2013	The Dundee Literary Festival 2013 takes place next week with dozens of events organised to celebrate the art of storytelling.
18 October 2013	University group promotes discussion with community organisations	The University of Dundee's Engagement and Participation Group will next week host an event to promote better links with businesses, charities and community groups.
17 October 2013	'Women at Work in the Textile Industry' - public event	Perthshire's historic Stanley Mills, centre to a major textile industry on the banks of the Tay for 200 years, will be explored at the latest continuing education event offered by the University of Dundee and Historic Scotland.
17 October 2013	University and Rep offer new play on professional development	Legal, management and human resources professionals can combine a night of theatre with their professional development in a new collaboration between the University's School of Law and Dundee Rep.
16 October 2013	Dundee Comics Day 2013 to celebrate 'starblazers'	'Starblazers' - the pioneering creators of science fiction comics - will be celebrated at Dundee Comics Day 2013 later this month.
16 October 2013	£5million for European football fans to get fit	The University of Dundee's Professor Annie Anderson will advise football fans across Europe about the health benefits of changing their diet as part of a £5million project.
16 October 2013	Funding success for PAMIS	University of Dundee-based charity PAMIS has received almost £200,000 to train family carers in using technology to support people with profound and multiple learning disabilities (PMLD).
14 October 2013	Dundee team crowned European champions	A team of students from the University of Dundee have been crowned European champions in a prestigious international competition designed to advance science and education.
14 October 2013	Professor Charles McKean's career to be celebrated at conference	The career of the late Professor Charles McKean will be celebrated later this month at an academic conference with its origins in his ground-breaking research into Scottish Renaissance Studies.
14 October 2013	Careers Fair offers students the chance to impress employers	The University of Dundee will next week host a Careers Fair giving students and graduates the chance to impress prospective employers.
11 October 2013	'My Diabetes My Way' wins top UK award	A novel University of Dundee project offering people with diabetes across Scotland electronic access to their medical records has won a top UK award for self care.
11 October 2013	Professor Mark Chaplain appointed Ivory Chair of Applied Mathematics	Professor Mark Chaplain, a leading figure in mathematical biology, has been appointed the Ivory Chair of Applied Mathematics at the University of Dundee.
11 October 2013	'Dundee and the Tay: How Railways Changed the Waterfront' - public lecture on 17th October	The economic benefits and ecological damage brought to Dundee by the development of the city's railways will be revealed at a public lecture next week.
10 October 2013	University of Dundee shortlisted in Prospects Postgraduate Awards 2013	The University of Dundee has been shortlisted for a Prospects Postgraduate Award, which recognise and reward excellence and innovation in postgraduate education.
9 October 2013	'Forbidden Fruit: Appetite & Desire' - Culture Day 2013	Actors, musicians, psychologists, biologists and philosophers are among those who will be exploring historic and contemporary patterns and representations of appetite and desire at the University of Dundee's ninth annual Culture Day next week.
8 October 2013	Impact of gene on crop development could boost cereal yields	The productivity of major crops such as barley could get a boost in the future thanks to discoveries in the inner workings of genes and how they influence crop development, a new study from the James Hutton Institute and the University of Dundee has shown.
7 October 2013	National identity looms large in lecture and seminar series	The University of Dundee's Arts & Humanities Research Institute (AHRI) will this week begin a new programme of lectures and seminars featuring internationally renowned academics showcasing the range of ground-breaking humanities research taking place across the UK.
7 October 2013	Cafe Science set to welcome 5000th visitor	Attendance at the popular Cafe Science series will this week pass the 5000 mark when students from the University of Dundee lead a discussion about the risk to human and marine life posed by algal blooms.
4 October 2013	DUSA's Marathon Radio Show	New Media pioneer Bill Thompson, one of the world's foremost authorities on digital technology, will next week visit the Four keen student radio presenters will this weekend take on the challenge of completing 55 hours of continuous live radio broadcasting from Dundee University Students' Association (DUSA) in aid of this year's Raising and Giving (RAG) Campaign.
4 October 2013	'How to work in a world of makers' - public lecture on Friday, 11th October	New Media pioneer Bill Thompson, one of the world's foremost authorities on digital technology, will next week visit the University of Dundee to discuss the opportunities for empowerment and creativity unleashed by technological advances.
4 October 2013	Internationally renowned artist creates new world at Cooper Gallery	A specially created exhibition of work from Georgina Starr, who along with the likes of Damien Hirst and Tracey Emin formed part of the Young British Artists movement, will open at Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design (DJCAD) next week.
4 October 2013	Brian Cox meets his cartoon alter-ego	Dundee University Rector Brian Cox will see his own bacterial alter-ego when he visits a student team preparing for a major international competition.
3 October 2013	University of Dundee wins record level of research funding	The University of Dundee has won a record level of research funding in the year spanning 2012/13 with awards totalling around £140million.
3 October 2013	Dundee ranked in world's top 200	The University of Dundee has been ranked within the world's top 200 universities in the latest edition of Times Higher Education's World University Rankings.
2 October 2013	First Minister launches International Centre for Energy Arbitration	The Right Honourable Alex Salmond MSP, First Minister of Scotland, today launched the International Centre for Energy Arbitration (ICEA). The ICEA is a joint venture between the Scottish Arbitration Centre and the Centre for Energy, Petroleum and Mineral Law and Policy at the University of Dundee (CEPMLP). The ICEA aims to work with the energy sector to allow Scotland to become an international specialist in international energy dispute resolution.
1 October 2013	'Experience Scotland at the University of Dundee' event on Saturday, 5th October	Around 200 students from around the world will this weekend be introduced to haggis, whisky, bagpipes and Highland dancing as they are welcomed to Scotland.
1 October 2013	Dundee researchers play major role in helping GlaxoSmithKline with development of new anti-cancer drug	Researchers at the University of Dundee have played a key role in the development of a new anti-cancer drug targeting melanoma.
1 October 2013	Around 185,000 lives could be lost by 2030 if critical gaps in breast cancer research are not urgently addressed	Research facilitated by leading research charity, Breast Cancer Campaign, has identified the ten critical gaps that exist in breast cancer research, which, if not urgently addressed, could see the loss of around 185,000* lives by 2030.