by Cara Longmuir | Oct 10, 2017 | 50th
During our 50th year we’ve been speaking to many of our alumni from the past. One who got in contact with us was the very first president of the University of Dundee Student Representative Council, Pete Thomas. He looks back on his time at University in 1967. ...
by Pamela Lawrence | Jul 24, 2017 | 50th
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...
by Grant Hill | Jul 10, 2017 | 50th
George Robertson’s days of student activism at Dundee set him on a path that led to becoming Secretary General of NATO History records George Robertson becoming Member of Parliament for Hamilton in May 1978 but the fact he tasted electoral success in Dundee more than...
by Roddy Isles | Jul 5, 2017 | 50th
Filmaker David Mackenzie was attracted to Dundee by the world-class facilities on offer, setting him on a path that has led to Oscar nominations for his box office success Hell Or High Water. It was the reputation of Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art & Design...
by OneDundee | Jun 25, 2017 | 50th, Campus News, Public Engagement Stories
Stephen Fry first arrived in Dundee early on the morning of his induction as University Rector in 1992, stepping off the sleeper service from London Euston to begin a relationship that lasts to this day. Here the acclaimed writer and broadcaster tells us how it all...
by Dominic Glasgow | Jun 15, 2017 | 50th
Dundee and St Andrews – a shared history This sculpture was presented to the University of St Andrews on June 14th as part of the 50th-anniversary celebrations of the University of Dundee. The two universities have a shared history. University College Dundee was...