18 August 2005

Access Summer School

Photo opportunity: 7.15pm, Friday 19 August, MONO, Dundee University Student Union, Airlie Place, Dundee

Over 100 students will celebrate their successful completion of the University of Dundee Access Summer School. This is the thirteenth year the Access Summer School has run and over eighty of this year's students have already been offered undergraduate places for 2005 at the University of Dundee.

Along with 200 guests, the Lord Provost, John Letford will be there to congratulate the students on their achievement.

Course Director, Dr John Blicharski said, "We are especially pleased with the news that the course is once again about to be featured as a UK example of best practice in widening participation. To date we have been able to help 951 students prepare and qualify for undergraduate study. We are very proud of all their hard work, in fact, it is extremely humbling to hear them say that their time with us involved some of the best days of their lives."

For further information please contact John Blicharski on 01382 344209

By Angela Durcan, Press Officer 01382 344768, out of hours: 07968298585, a.durcan@dundee.ac.uk