January 2003 Press Releases

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31 January 2003 International athlete to run new course An international athletics star has rolled into a new position as lecturer at the University of Dundee's School of Life Sciences, training students about how the human body reacts to exercise.
30 January 2003 NHS. Improving health? A controversial topic and one that everyone has an interest in the NHS - will be addressed by the next Saturday evening lecturer at the University of Dundee.
29 January 2003 Hearts beat to the baton Four young medical students will hope that Scotland's hearts will beat as regularly as the conductor's baton as they debut in a new Scottish orchestra playing to raise money for a cause close to their hearts.
29 January 2003 Wise advice on email Students will be taking wise advice from the older generation today at the University of Dundee when a group of elderly ladies come to tell young designers that they must simplify email systems.
27 January 2003 SMART Space communications SpaceWire, a new innovative communications network for use onboard satellites and other spacecraft has been developed from research led by the University of Dundee. SpaceWire is soon to become a European Space Agency (ESA) standard and is currently being installed on several NASA and European Space Agency (ESA) spaceships to support onboard communications during space missions.
23 January 2003 £100 million milestone for the School of Life Sciences Having recently celebrated its first five years of pioneering biomedical research, the Wellcome Trust Biocentre, part of the University of Dundee's School of Life Sciences, has now helped the School reach a significant milestone.
23 January 2003 Time Team sneak preview Professor Mick Aston, one of the archaeologists who appears on the popular television programme Time Team will deliver a lecture at the University of Dundee on Saturday, January 25.
23 January 2003 Virtual Hawking lecture Professor Stephen Hawking will deliver a virtual lecture at the University of Dundee today by video conferencing.
21 January 2003 Learning from the innovators "Testimonials" from students about how new and improved teaching practices at the University of Dundee have enhanced their learning experience will be heard at a forum on Wednesday January 22.
21 January 2003 Cancer tales A new play called 'Cancer Tales' written to express the voices of people whose lives have been touched by cancer will be performed at the University of Dundee this week as part of a study day for nurses and allied health professionals involved in cancer care.
17 January 2003 Has classroom teaching served its day? Have current methods of classroom teaching served their day? Could teaching be improved by replacing today's classroom system with more flexible alternative? What might these alternatives involve?
17 January 2003 DJCAD represented at 50th Venice Biennale A Fine Art tutor and four graduates of Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art & Design (DJCAD), University of Dundee, have been selected to represent Scotland at the 50th Venice Biennale - the world's biggest and most important showcase for contemporary visual arts.
15 January 2003 New orchestra debuts in Dundee The University of Dundee will host the inaugural concert of the newly formed Northern Scottish Philharmonic Orchestra on Saturday 15 February in the Caird Hall, Dundee in aid of TICR - the Institute for Cardiovascular Research at the University's Medical School.
15 January 2003 Guitarist joins Scottish Flute Trio Dundee-based, internationally renowned guitarist Allan Neave will join the acclaimed Scottish Flute Trio to give an evening concert at the University of Dundee on Thursday, January 16.
15 January 2003 Drug Target Company Spin-out from University The latest spin-out company from the School of Life Sciences at the University of Dundee is at the forefront of international research into identifying drug targets in human cells - which could ultimately result in new treatments for life threatening diseases.
15 January 2003 40 years of psychology To mark a distinguished career, colleagues, former students and friends of Alan Wilkes, senior lecturer in psychology at the University of Dundee, are holding a festschrift tomorrow to review some of his research areas and recognise his contribution to the study of psychology before he retires.
14 January 2003 The Poetess of Dun An account of the life of the famous Poetess of Dun will be given at the University of Dundee tomorrow, January 15.
13 January 2003 John Simpson at University of Dundee "war permitting" John Simpson the BBC world affairs correspondent will give a public lecture and sign copies of his latest book at the University of Dundee next month when he appears, "war permitting", to receive an honorary degree.
10 January 2003 Solicitor General outlines change for Scottish Prosecution Service Speaking at the University of Dundee tomorrow, Saturday January 11, the Solicitor General, Elish Angiolini QC, will set out progress on a number of initiatives, designed to have a wide-ranging impact on the modernisation of the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS).
8 January 2003 Crofters to Kenyans From crofters to Kenyans, a unique distance learning course in Scottish history run by the University of Dundee has surprised tutors by attracting a diversity of students from around the world.
7 January 2003 Professor welcomes healthy eating initiative Annie Anderson, Professor of Food Choice at the University of Dundee has welcomed the Scottish Executive's new campaign on healthy eating today but warns that a new diet must be accompanied by more exercise and affordable foods to improve people's general health.
6 January 2003 Space's new information highway Spacewire - a new highspeed communications system for NASA's spacecraft, has been developed by Dr Steve Parkes and his Space System Research Group in the school of engineering.