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March 2004 Press Releases

Date	Title	Details
31 March 2004	Donation of £100,000 for TICR	The Sir John Fisher Foundation will make a donation of £100,000 to The Institute for Cardiovascular Research (TICR).
31 March 2004	Student innovation that could help UK's 10 million sufferers of Raynaud's Phenomenon	A student will display his "smart gloves" as part of the University of Dundee's annual exhibition of honours and research projects for students of Electronic and Electrical Engineering, Physics and Mechanical Engineering.
30 March 2004	Celebrity ties	From Jon Snow to Chandler from Friends, men in high places are wearing ties designed by Jane Keith lecturer in printed textiles at the University of Dundee.
29 March 2004	Launch of new Research Centre	The University of Dundee's Department of Community Education has established a new Scottish Centre for Research in Community Learning and Development.
29 March 2004	An invitation for Dundee crime enthusiasts	For crime fiction aficionados or those fascinated by female criminals, the University of Dundee is staging two free events as part of its current exhibition on women and crime.
29 March 2004	Statement on Peter Ustinov	The academic community at the University of Dundee was saddened to learn of the death of Peter Ustinov, the University's first Rector.
26 March 2004	Scientists to investigate how to get the most from your workout	University of Dundee is to welcome delegates from the British Association of Sports and Exercise Sciences (BASES) at the BASES workshop on Molecular Exercise Physiology on Saturday and Sunday.
26 March 2004	'Champions League' final in Dundee	Real football action takes place at 2.00pm this Saturday at the University of Dundee's Institute of Sport and Exercise when the final eight teams meet in the University's 5-a-side Champions League football tournament.
25 March 2004	Cancer conundrum cracked	Cancer researchers at the University of Dundee have just turned a common cancer belief on its head saying that a group of proteins previously believed to cause cancer can also be used in the fight against cancer.
25 March 2004	University of Dundee takes lead in construction industry	University of Dundee and leading construction research organisation, Construction Industry Research and Information Association (CIRIA), are set to join forces to help improve the performance of the Scottish construction industry.
25 March 2004	University of Dundee welcomes Italian Students	The University of Dundee will welcome Professor of Economics, Francesco Daveri, from the Faculty of Economics of the University of Parma, Italy, on Friday.
25 March 2004	Orkney to Ontario - the new Scottish dictionary revolution	On the day in 1306 that Robert the Bruce was crowned King of Scots the first Scottish online dictionary goes live with its authors hoping to revitalise enthusiasm for the Scots tongue.
24 March 2004	Dundee and St Andrews go head to head	For the first time in many years the best sport teams from the University of Dundee will compete in a head to head against St Andrews University in the Varsity Challenge.
24 March 2004	New Berry Initiative	Berries are poised to give a boost to the nation's health with the launch of a new initiative which it is hoped will see them become a regular part of the Scottish diet.
23 March 2004	Greenhouse to incubate business ideas	The University of Dundee opens a new "Greenhouse" this week to shed light on new business ideas and give them room to grow.
23 March 2004	Lip take on 'Hamlet'	After months of rehearsing, University of Dundee's Lip Theatre Company will begin their three day run of Shakespeare's tragedy, 'Hamlet' this Friday, March 26th.
22 March 2004	Outstanding students receive awards	Six students are to be presented with their first cheques as part of the Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences entrant bursaries scheme for 2003-2004.
22 March 2004	Donation to help children with heart problems	Radio Tay's Caring For Kids appeal will present The Institute of Cardiovascular Research (TICR) of the University of Dundee with a cheque at Ninewells hospital.
22 March 2004	Olympic champion to congratulate University's top sporting achievers	Winners of the University's best sports club of the year and most progressive sports club of the year awards will be announced on Saturday.
19 March 2004	Law is the key to world poverty	A water expert at the University of Dundee will say next week that despite the public's general mistrust of lawyers, water law is the way to solve world poverty.
19 March 2004	eContact	The University of Dundee has just launched a new emailed magazine called eContact.
19 March 2004	McCluskey presides over human rights case	Lord McCluskey, one of the most senior judges in the country will visit the University of Dundee to preside over the final of the University of Dundee's mooting competition.
18 March 2004	Top sporting students receive their colours	University of Dundee Principal, Sir Alan Langlands will present awards to over 50 of the University's top sporting achievers at the 2004 Blues and Colours awards.
17 March 2004	Health Inequalities	A lively debate on health inequalities will take place in St Andrews this week.
17 March 2004	Glover award for asthma design	Martin Smith, the Boxmaster of the Glover Trade, one of the nine incorporated trades in Dundee will present a University of Dundee post graduate student with a Glover Trade scholarship.
16 March 2004	New Look at Dundee's Botanic Garden	Sixteen staff at University of Dundee's Botanic Garden are getting a new look thanks to sponsorship from local horticultural company, Lows of Dundee.
15 March 2004	Condolences for Spain	A book of remembrance has been opened at the University of Dundee for staff, students and the local community to record their condolences for the people of Madrid.
12 March 2004	Dedicated followers of fashion	Talking through the significance of the French government's impending laws on headscarves and how women are prisoners to fashion is Kate Gleeson, a fashion psychologist.
12 March 2004	Charity award for Dino	James Sandeman, a local fundraiser for children in Ghana will receive this year's Andy McKinlay award today.
10 March 2004	Improving MRI scans for better treatment	The University of Dundee will host an international meeting this weekend which promises to yield great results for brain tumour patients.
10 March 2004	Discoveries on your doorstep	Why do we gnash our teeth in pain? How can calculus help cure cancer? Why do fish drink? Why is tobacco smoke addictive? How do babies adapt to life between feeds?
10 March 2004	Detecting forgeries with chemistry	Dr Aviva Burnstock from The Courtauld Institute in London will be speaking tonight at the University of Dundee in a public lecture.
9 March 2004	Training for disaster	Medical students at the University of Dundee will be put through their paces by external disaster response organisations.
5 March 2004	Charities parade	Dundee University charities students will give a martial arts demonstration and parade through Dundee to raise money for Myasthenia Gavis, Dundee Disabled Children's Association and Mind and Scottish Association for Mental Health and Amnesty International.
5 March 2004	Women and crime - Scotland's first female "bobby"	Women at the University of Dundee are staging a unique exhibition examining all aspects of women and crime.
4 March 2004	The Third Way	Tony Blair's "Third Way" for public services is the same as previous Conservative government policy according to Niall Dickson, who will air these views on Saturday evening at the University of Dundee.
3 March 2004	Discovering degrees	Over 75 S2 pupils from schools in Dundee and Angus are spending today at the University of Dundee.
3 March 2004	Three new fellows	Three academics at the University of Dundee have just been elected to the Royal Society of Edinburgh.
2 March 2004	New era for Dundee University art graduates	Three visual artists today received prestigious scholarships from the University of Dundee in the first round of a new postgraduate award scheme.
2 March 2004	Top prizes for top students	Students who have reached the top of the first year class in the Faculty of Arts at the University of Dundee will be presented with prizes by the Dean tomorrow at a special ceremony.
1 March 2004	Prize winning poets	The winners of the University of Dundee's annual poetry competition will be recognised tomorrow at the prize giving ceremony.
1 March 2004	Dundee is now a fairtrade City	Dundee will be awarded the status of "Fairtrade City" on Friday 5th March.
1 March 2004	Lorraine is Dundee's new Rector	Lorraine Kelly is the new Rector of the University of Dundee.
1 March 2004	Surprise discovery of self healing skin disorders	Experts on skin disorders at the University of Dundee have discovered by chance a natural way for skin to heal itself in conditions such as Epidermolysis Bullosa Simplex (EBS) a currently incurable blistering disease.