| Date | Title |
Details |
| 30 September 2002 |
Patient meets wonder drug inventor |
Dr Nick Lydon who developed the leukaemia wonder drug Gleevec will
to deliver a lecture at Uni of Dundee and meet with one of the patients his drug cured - Ian Marsden, a
commonwealth games athlete. |
| 30 September 2002 |
Freshers' Festival |
Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art & Design will hold its first ever
Freshers' Festival, 'Your Future', as part of the wider University of
Dundee Freshers' Week |
| 27 September 2002 |
Partnership sealed with a certificate |
a member of staff from the University of Dundee received her HND from Dundee
College. |
| 27 September 2002 |
University welcomes record numbers |
The University of Dundee's highest ever intake of new students will
assemble in the Caird Hall on Monday. |
| 27 September 2002 |
International Students Welcomed |
International students about to embark on courses at the University of
Dundee will be given a special welcome by Principal Sir Alan Langlands. |
| 26 September 2002 |
Intensive talk |
An innovative new system developed at the University of Dundee to help
people in intensive care communicate with relatives and friends is being
showcased. |
| 26 September 2002 |
Specialist partnership |
When University fire safety officers Larry Fortune, from Dundee, and Ron
Adams, from St Andrews, "swapped" posts, little did they think they
would continue to visit their former workplaces in the line of duty. |
| 25 September 2002 |
Painting of the month |
'Painting of the Month' is a new initiative brought to the University
of Dundee by its Department of History, School of Fine Art, Museum Services
and Exhibitions Department. |
| 25 September 2002 |
Model Medics |
Medical staff from Ninewells Hospital will be modelling the latest
fashions when they take part in a fashion show in aid of the Uni of Dundee's Institute of
Cardiovascular Research. |
| 24 September 2002 |
Helping the elderly in Hiroshima |
Professor Alan Newell from the University of Dundee is to give the
keynote address on Information Technology at one of the top computing countries
in the world this week - Japan. |
| 23 September 2002 |
From stethoscopes to stilettos |
Doctors and nurses from Ninewells Hospital will be swapping the wards
for the catwalk when they take part in a charity fashion show to
raise funds for The Institute of Cardiovascular Research. |
| 20 September 2002 |
Expert Care for Burns Bible |
A leather-bound bible once owned by Robert Burns and containing his
detailed hand-written record of the Burns' family history is being
conserved at the Uni of Dundee. |
| 20 September 2002 |
TV Expert launches course |
An octogenarian expert on the early development of television will give an open
lecture at the University of Dundee. |
| 20 September 2002 |
Aiding chat for Alzheimer's |
The first prototype of Dr Norman Alm and his team's CIRCA communication
system to prompt conversation between Alzheimer's sufferers and their
relatives and carers will be shown to patients and relatives at the
Uni of Dundee. |
| 20 September 2002 |
Weekend of Wood |
The ancient craft of bodging will be on display at the University of
Dundee Botanic Garden. |
| 18 September 2002 |
New Life for Gardyne's Land |
An ambitious project to breathe new life into one of Dundee's oldest
buildings is well on course. |
| 18 September 2002 |
Minibeasts and DNA |
Over 800 schoolchildren will take the Minibeast challenge touching
beetles and locusts from the rain forest and the Florida swamps at the
Uni of Dundee. |
| 17 September 2002 |
University Opens Doors on Research |
The Uni of Dundee offer the public chance to get closer to the pioneering research
that has been made possible by human gene mapping. |
| 12 September 2002 |
TICR TREK |
More than 200 walkers will take part in the annual fundraising treks for
the Uni of Dundee's Institute of Cardiovascular Research. |
| 12 September 2002 |
Vistors from China |
Visitors from China are visiting the City this week to
explore a number of new business and arts opportunities for collaborative
projects. |
| 9 September 2002 |
A commendable verdict |
Uni of Dundee Law Dept are celebrating after the
QAA gave them a resounding vote of confidence securing their position
as one of the best law depts in Scotland. |
| 9 September 2002 |
Couch potato discovery moves forward |
A discovery made at the University of Dundee in the 1980s has potential
for new treatments for Type 2 diabetes and obesity. |
| 6 September 2002 |
Rarely seen paintings on display |
A selection of rarely seen Scottish art held by the Uni of Dundee
Museum Services will go on display. |
| 5 September 2002 |
Another £3.4 million for science |
Three scientists in the Wellcome Trust Biocentre have secured
5-year Senior Research Fellowships in Basic Biomedical Sciences. |
| 5 September 2002 |
Common Patterns of Abuse |
Sex abusers follow common patterns of exploitative behaviour. |
| 4 September 2002 |
Building Jack's House |
Experts at the Uni of Dundee are taking Jack McConnell's advice on
sustainability to recycle waste developed in Dundee. |
| 4 September 2002 |
Research suggests "anti-Englishness" is a myth |
New research from the Uni of Dundee casts doubt that anti-English prejudice
is putting English people off coming to Scotland. |
| 3 September 2002 |
TICR TREKS 2002 |
sign up for the University of Dundee's Institute of
Cardiovascular Research sponsored walks. |
| 3 September 2002 |
Starting early |
This term will see the start of an innovative new initiative for sixth year pupils to
prove their academic metal during the last year of school and secure advanced entry to second year of a
degree course in the Faculties of Arts and Social Sciences and Engineering and Physical Sciences. |
| 2 September 2002 |
£50m Research Milestone for University of Dundee |
Funding for research at the Uni of Dundee has reached record levels
surpassing the £50 million milestone. |