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March 2005 Press Releases

 

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31 March 2005

Discovery Days Poster Exhibition

A new poster exhibition featuring the cutting edge research of 18 of the University of Dundee's most recently appointed professors opens at Sensation today.

30 March 2005

New law publisher for Scotland

Scotland is to have a new publisher of law. Dundee University Press (DUP) Ltd launches its new law publishing division at a Holyrood event on 26 April.

30 March 2005

Take heart, it's all good news

New evidence uncovered by researchers in Tayside and Bristol has shown wider benefits of cholesterol lowering drugs for large sections of the public, including women and the elderly.

28 March 2005

Dundee University Musical Society Spring Concert

With no fewer than six performance dates already this session, the Chamber Choir, Choir and Orchestras from Dundee University's Musical Society are now to play their last note for the academic year.

28 March 2005

Lady Cosgrove presides over criminal law case

Lady Cosgrove, one of the most senior judges in the country will visit the University of to preside over the final of the University of Dundee's mooting competition which involves the consideration of a Scots criminal law issue.

28 March 2005

Engineering innovations

Stephen Doyle, a fourth year student at the University of Dundee has been developing a method of detecting human heartbeats without any necessary contact with the body.

23 March 2005

'Sandy Brae Community Project' exhibition

An exhibition featuring the work of pupils from the Sandy Brae Project, a centre for alternative education in Kennoway, Fife opens in the Bradshaw Art Space at the Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design.

22 March 2005

Leng Trust donate to TICR

The University of Dundee's Institute for Cardiovascular Research (TICR) will be presented with a cheque for £75,000 from the Leng Trust on Thursday 24 March at Ninewells Hospital, Dundee.

22 March 2005

Ken Russell inspired exhibition

Four artists inspired by the films of cult British film director Ken Russell will exhibit their work in the exhibition 'Dance of the Seven Veils' in the Cooper Gallery at Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design, running until 15 April.

22 March 2005

MEP visits Dundee University

SNP Member of the European Parliament, Ian Hudghton will be addressing a class of third year European Law students at Dundee University on Thursday 24 March at 2pm.

18 March 2005

Space Technology Centre opens at University of Dundee

Lord Sainsbury, UK Minister for Science and Innovation will officially open the University of Dundee's new Space Technology Centre.

17 March 2005

2005 Blues and Colours winners

University of Dundee Principal, Sir Alan Langlands will present awards to over 50 of the University's top sporting achievers at the 2005 Blues and Colours awards on Thursday 17th March.

17 March 2005

LIP Theatre in Wonderland

Alice in Wonderland, the latest production from the University of Dundee's LIP Theatre Company will open to the public on Friday 25 March at the Bonar Hall.

14 March 2005

Graduate awarded Fulbright scholarship

Simon Reekie, well known artist and graduate of the University of Dundee's Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design (DJCAD) has been awarded a prestigious Fulbright postgraduate scholarship.

14 March 2005

Judy the robot makes Dundee debut

The Dept of Psychology will host the acclaimed Tom Sgouros play, 'Judy' or 'What it is like to be a robot', in attempt to find answers about the intelligence of robots.

11 March 2005

Royal Society of Chemistry school quiz

The University of Dundee's School of Life Sciences will host the regional final of the Royal Society of Chemistry school quiz.

10 March 2005

MRC honours 'the grandfather of protein phosphorylation'

The Medical Research Council's Protein Phosphorylation Unit at the University will mark the 50th anniversary of the discovery of protein phosphorylation by Professor Edmond Fischer.

10 March 2005

Donation to cancer research

Members of the Broughty Castle Lodge will present a cheque for £500 to the University of Dundee's Professor Julian Blow to help fund cancer research.

9 March 2005

Classical music recitals

The University of Dundee will welcome the Lintarre Duo to perform in the final evening concert of the current series on Thursday 10 March.

4 March 2005

Women and science programme

Dr Ramanee Peiris who leads the University of Dundee's research into 'computer interviewing will launch the University's Women and Science programme today with a public talk entitled 'Why we tell computers embarrassing things'.

3 March 2005

'Four' he's a jolly good fellow

Four academics from the University of Dundee's Division of Applied Computing have been elected Fellows of the British Computer Society

2 March 2005

Double donation for TICR

The University of Dundee's Institute for Cardiovascular Research (TICR) will be presented with two cheques at Ninewells Hospital later today.

2 March 2005

Donation for cancer research

The family of Jim Higgins, a lab technician at the medical school who died this time last year will make a donation of £3710 that is funding cancer research equipment for the Department of Surgery and Molecular Oncology where Jim worked.

2 March 2005

Pupils discover degrees

Sixty S2 school pupils and their teachers from Dundee and the surrounding areas will visit the University of Dundee tomorrow for a mock day of undergraduate study as part of the University's 'Discovering Degrees for school pupils 2005' programme.