The University of Dundee's graduation will commence on Thursday 10th July with a record number of students graduating - over 3,000. Families will travel from all over the UK and countries across the world to watch the University Chancellor Sir James Black dub their graduates with degrees.
For a small number of students, those receiving postgraduates, this will be their second graduation ceremony but for one Vanessa Lawrence it will be an extra special second time in the Caird Hall. She is Director General of the Ordnance Survey and will be conferred with an honorary degree this year after taking a postgraduate degree from the University of Dundee in Remote Sensing in 1981.
Nobel Prize winning poet Seamus Heaney joins the roll call of honours this year in Dundee with local entrepreneur Peter Baillie, Michael Gordon, inventor of the cardiology patient simulator, and Sir Tom McKillop, the Chief Executive of the world's fifth largest pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca.
Details of the ceremonies and honorary graduates are as follows:
Thursday 10 July
Photo opportunity 10am, Robing Room, City Chamber, City Square, Dundee. Opportunity to photograph Peter Baillie and Michael Gordon.
10.30am Graduation ceremony for the Schools of Medicine, Dentistry and the Faculty of Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design.
The University will confer honorary degrees upon
Michael Gordon from the University of Miami. Professor Gordon is the inventor of the cardiology patient simulator Harvey that the University of Dundee is pioneering in medical teaching throughout the UK.
Peter Baillie, Chairman of DCA and graduate of Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design will receive his honour for commitment and contribution to the visual arts in Dundee.
2.15pm Graduation Ceremony for the School of Nursing Midwifery
Friday 11 July
Photo opportunity 10am, Robing Room, City Chambers. Opportunity to photograph Seamus Heaney and John and Val Tuckwell.
10.30am Graduation ceremony for the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences and the Faculty of Education and Social Work.
The University will confer honorary degrees upon
Seamus Heaney. A Nobel prize winner who has been publishing poetry since 1966, Heaney will be honoured for his contribution to literature and his example of moderation and integrity.
John and Val Tuckwell, the publishing husband and wife team will be honoured for their commitment to Scotland and publishing its history and literature under the auspices of Tuckwell Press.
Photo opportunity 1.45pm, Robing Room, City Chambers. Opportunity to photograph Sir Tom McKillop and Vanessa Lawrence.
Graduation ceremony for the Faculty of Life Sciences, the Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences and the Faculty of Law and Accountancy.
The University will confer honorary degrees upon:
Sir Tom McKillop, the Chief Executive of the world's fifth largest pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca.
Vannessa Lawrence, Director General of the Ordnance Survey and a University of Dundee alumna, studied for a postgraduate degree in remote sensing in the 1980s. She is the youngest person ever to direct the Ordnance Survey.
Contact Jenny Marra or Jane Smernicki 01382 344021.
By Jenny Marra, Head of Press 01382 344910 j.m.marra@dundee.ac.uk