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5 November 2005

Dundee University Best in Europe Again

The University of Dundee has been named the best place to work in Europe for the second year running in an international poll of scientists.

Dundee has been rated extremely highly in each of the three years the poll has now been running in the highly respected magazine The Scientist. In 2003 Dundee was placed second best in Europe, before claiming top spot in 2004 and 2005.

This year's survey in The Scientist magazine rates Dundee fourth outside the United States, behind only the Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel, and the Universities of Toronto and Alberta in Canada.

The results of the survey were taken from the responses of more than 2600 academics around the world. They rated relationships with their peers, a sense of accomplishment in their work, and access to research resources as the ingredients that make for a great workplace.

Commenting on Dundee's pre-eminent ranking, Professor Peter Downes, Dean of the Faculty of Life Sciences, said, "It is very pleasing to see Dundee's international reputation being reflected in this influential poll over three years. Currently, staff working in the Faculty represent 53 different nationalities, one reason perhaps why Dundee does so well in this survey."

Notes to Editors:

The Scientist is an international news magazine that reports on the issues and events that impact the world of life scientists. For more information on The Scientist visit http://www.the-scientist.com/.

TOP TEN US AND NON-US INSTITUTIONS 2005

The top 10 US institutions are:

  1. Clemson University
  2. Trudeau Institute
  3. J. David Gladstone Institutes
  4. University of Florida
  5. Vanderbilt University
  6. University of Wisconsin
  7. St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
  8. Wake Forest University
  9. Wadsworth Center
  10. Cornell University

The top 10 International institutions are:

  1. Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel
  2. University of Toronto, Canada
  3. University of Alberta, Canada
  4. University of Dundee, United Kingdom
  5. University of Glasgow, United Kingdom
  6. Dalhousie University, Canada
  7. Karolinska Institute, Sweden
  8. Erasmus Medical Center, The Netherlands
  9. Institut Pasteur, France
  10. Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium

For more information contact:

Roddy Isles,
Head of Press
Tel: 01382 344910,
out of hours: 07968298585,
Email: r.isles@dundee.ac.uk