Freshening up the facilities!
We’ve been hard at work revamping the spaces you use to teach, work and study across campus. Here, we look into some of the improvements made. Many campus spaces have benefitted from a continued programme of investment during the summer months and this is just...
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The Singing Children of Africa explore Dundee
Twenty-two Kenyan orphans were given a taste of life at University this week as they arrived into Dundee to take to the stage. The ‘Singing Children of Africa’, who are organised by Scottish charity Educate the Kids, first began touring the UK as an act in 2006. They...
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Research and industry are a perfect match at Dundee
Universities all over the world are benefiting from industry collaboration, and Times Higher Education has identified the top performers in its industry income pillar of the World University Rankings 2018. The ranking looks at how much income universities attract from industry, scaled for the size of the institution, and we are ranked 2nd in Scotland and in the Top 10 in the UK!
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Meet the Honorary Graduates of Summer 2017
Leading figures from the worlds of film, sport, art, charity & the judiciary will receive a Doctor of Laws (LLD) at the University’s annual graduation ceremonies in June.
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The Land of 10,000 Lakes
On taking a walk around this year’s Masters Show, you start to notice some similarities. “Hi, where are you from?” “I’m from Minnesota.” This happened twice on my tour of the building and was later told that there are four students...
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One Year On
Summer is always a time of celebration here on campus with graduation and prize giving. Over the past few weeks we have been celebrating the successes and achievements of our graduating students. It doesn’t seem like a year since we were doing the same with the Class...
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Principal’s graduation speech 2017
Chancellor, Lord Provost, graduands, honorary graduands, ladies and gentlemen, I would like to start by welcoming you all to your Graduation ceremony in this, our 50th anniversary year. We gained our status as an independent university in 1967, after a long...
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The Singing Children of Africa explore Dundee
Twenty-two Kenyan orphans were given a taste of life at University this week as they arrived into Dundee to take to the stage. The ‘Singing Children of Africa’, who are organised by Scottish charity Educate the Kids, first began touring the UK as an act in 2006. They...
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Ambitious Futures
Are you considering a career in Higher Education? The Higher Education sector offers a wide range of employment opportunities, in particular in management and leadership. You might not have considered it before, but why not think about now as a career possibility. The...
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Scotland’s oldest graduate returns to University
At 87 years-young, Scotland’s oldest graduate Alex Stewart may well be the nation’s oldest student – and possibly the Scot with the most degrees as he returns to class at the University of Dundee this week. Alex, who left school at 14, did not return to...
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