June 2003 Press Releases

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30 June 2003 New sports union executive The University of Dundee Sports Unionhas just appointed their new committee for the 2003-04 session. The committee will be responsible for co-ordinating all sporting fixtures in the University and running all the sports clubs.
30 June 2003 New sports union executive The University of Dundee Sports Unionhas just appointed their new committee for the 2003-04 session. The committee will be responsible for co-ordinating all sporting fixtures in the University and running all the sports clubs.
30 June 2003 From oil prospecting to cancer detection Scientists at the University of Dundee have discovered a second use for a super-sensitive electronic nose, developed by researchers at the University of Glasgow, to find oil and gas reservoirs - It can also be used as a breathalyser to sniff out lung cancer in its early stages.
30 June 2003 Berries make school meals a favourite The promise of strawberries for desert increased the uptake of school dinners in Angus by nearly 40% on one day in mid June.
27 June 2003 Grant Leslie retires Dr Grant Leslie retires from the University of Dundee's School of Life Sciences today after a career spanning 38 years.
24 June 2003 Time to quit at the dentists The University has been awarded £83K in joint project with University of Glasgow to evaluate the success of counselling dental patients to stop smoking.
23 June 2003 Fortunate fire safety DJCAD Dean Georgina Follett and Cherry White, Secretary of the Faculty of Art & Design, underwent a training session with Fire Safety Officer Larry Fortune following the installation of an Evac-Chair in the Matthew Building.
23 June 2003 Major award for pioneering cancer work University of Dundee scientist, Dr Barbara Spruce, was named as the winner of the £50,000 Gannochy Award at a glittering ceremony on Saturday evening (June 21).
19 June 2003 Dundee leads ultrasound breakthrough The University of Dundee is leading UK research into a groundbreaking technique which, by using ultrasound energy to increase the amount of a drug that can enter biological cells, could greatly increase the effectiveness of drugs in destroying tumours and curing genetic diseases.
18 June 2003 Please do not touch! University Rector Fred Macaulay visited the 2003 Degree Show and was especially impressed with the 100 tempting cakes which form Fine Art student Claire McAlister's final year exhibition.
16 June 2003 First for Nursing and Midwifery The University of Dundee's School of Nursing and Midwifery will hold its first ever postgraduate student conference on Tuesday, June 17.
16 June 2003 World expert visits University The world's leading authority in eye movement research paid a flying visit to the University of Dundee today.
16 June 2003 Robot battles in Dundee Intelligent robots made from Lego will be doing battle at the University of Dundee as part of the Division of Applied Computing's annual Strathmore Trophy competition.
13 June 2003 Community Arts Project Art work created during a year long arts project by students at the University of Dundee's Faculty of Education & Social Work will go on display at the Gardyne Road campus.
11 June 2003 Discovering degrees The difficulty of deciding if University is the right choice is being addressed at the University of Dundee this week as school pupils embark on a four day taster course of real University life.
11 June 2003 Pupils designing their school How would schools look if they were designed by children? "Minimalist, light, airy with classic lines and traditionally crafted features" according to students at the University of Dundee.
11 June 2003 Garden sketches A collection of work by students of the Outdoor Sketching class run by the University of Dundee is currently being exhibited at the University Botanic Garden.
11 June 2003 Engineering eggs The University of Dundee is laying down the gauntlet to local school pupils with skills in engineering, science and mathematics to see if they can use their ingenuity to create a device that transfers eggs as quickly as possible from the hen to the egg box.
10 June 2003 A selection from the Scottish Arts Council bequest A new display highlighting the quality and variety of Scottish printmaking in the 20th century is now on show at the University of Dundee's Tower Foyer Gallery.
9 June 2003 Jokes aid communication Children who have to speak through computerised aids could improve their communication skills by using new software which encourages them to play with language and make up their own jokes.
6 June 2003 6th Bridget Ogilvie Lecture The role of molecules that mediate cell to cell interactions in vertebrate embryonic development will be discussed at the Bridget Ogilvie Lecture at the University of Dundee.
5 June 2003 New degree of talent The emerald glow of a laser light pentagram, one hundred colourful cakes and 15kg of dental floss are just a few of the unexpected ingredients which promise to make the 2003 Dundee Degree Show yet another exciting and inspiring offering from final year students of Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art & Design (DJCAD).
5 June 2003 Pharmacology secures UK rating The teaching of Pharmacology at the University of Dundee has been ranked among the best in the UK by a recent survey ranking all subject teaching areas in UK universities.
4 June 2003 Bursary for Geographers Two Geography students from the University of Dundee have won a travel bursary to help fund a field trip to Iceland this summer.
4 June 2003 Seamus Heaney delivers lecture in Dundee Nobel Laureate Seamus Heaney will deliver his only public lecture this year at the University of Dundee as part of the graduation festivities.
1 June 2003 Breakthrough in the war against drugs in sport One type of doping in sport could be a thing of the past when a new approach developed at the University of Dundee is implemented across the sporting world.