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Angus Lamond, Wellcome Trust Principal Research Fellow and Professor of Biochemistry at the University of Dundee, has been awarded the 2011 Novartis Medal and Prize. The award, presented by the Bio...
It is a pleasure to announce that Angus Lamond has been awarded the 2011 Novartis Medal and Prize of the Biochemical Society in recognition of his seminal work on the structure and functional organisa...
The election of new Fellows to the Royal Society of Edinburgh has seen three scientists and one artist from the University of Dundee recognised by the esteemed organisation. The latest Fell...
Dundee scientists studying how plants control the time at which they flower have uncovered an unusual form of gene control that could have implications for both plant and medical science. Researche...
Warm congratulations to Geoff Codd and Daan van Aalten who were both elected Fellows of The Royal Society of Edinburgh this week (1st March 2010). This is a great honour that reflects the outstandin...
Researchers at the University of Dundee have made a significant new discovery about how cells behave and protect themselves against cancers and genetic disorders. Professor Tomo Tanaka and his team m...
CLS once again internationally recognised as one of the best places to work An international poll of scientists has once again named the College of Life Sciences at the University...
Professor Ron Hay elected as EMBO Member College of Life Sciences Principal Investigator, Ron Hay FRSE FMedSci, Professor of Molecular Biology at the Wellcome Trust Centre for Gene Regulation and Exp...
PRESS RELEASE SCILLS Scientist receives 1.4 million euros from the European Research Council A scientist at the Scottish Institute for ceLL Signaling (SCILLS) at the College of Life Sciences in Dund...
CLS scientist receives £2.2 million grant to investigate fatal infections A College of Life Sciences Principal Investigator has been awarded £2.2million to explore means of combatin...
Cancer Wonder Drug Recognised With Lasker Award For Dundee Alumnus A University of Dundee Life Sciences alumnus has received one of the most prestigious awards in science and medicine for his work ...
Next Generation Sequencing unlocks Genetic Research into Plants and Humans Researchers at the College of Life Sciences at the University of Dundee are embarking on a £1million project t...
Professor Sue Black, Director of the Centre for Anatomy and Human Identification at Dundee University’s College of Life Sciences was awarded an Honorary Degree by the University of Abertay Dunde...
`Guardian of the Genome’ Reveals More Secrets Scientists at the College of Life Sciences and the College of Medicine, Dentistry and Nursing at the University of Dundee have helped uncover...
SCILLS Recruits Fourth Research Team Leader to Scotland The SCottish Institute for ceLL Signalling (SCILLS) at the College of Life Sciences, has made another key scientific appointment with the recru...
DNA 'Swiss army knife' discovered by Dundee scientists Scientists in the Medical Research Council (MRC) Protein Phosphorylation Unit at the University of Dundee have discovered a group of proteins ...
The new Principal and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Dundee was announced on Monday 6th July as Professor Pete Downes. Pete Downes has been Acting Principal since the departure of Sir Alan L...
A long-standing member of University of Dundee staff will retire on Tuesday, June 30th, after more than 42 years of service. Lynda Connelly began her career as a technician in the Department of Ana...
Drug Discovery Unit, University of Dundee, and DNDi Collaborate to Identify Drug Candidates to Treat Visceral Leishmaniasis Dundee, UK, and Geneva, Switzerland, June 22, 2009 – On the eve of ...
The University of Dundee will confer honorary degrees on six leading figures from the worlds of humanities, sport and science at its Graduation ceremonies next week. Those receiving Honorary Degree...
The Scottish Institute for Cell Signalling gets off to a flying start. The SCottish Institute for ceLL Signalling (SCILLS) – established in October 2008 with a £10 million grant from th...
A University of Dundee scientist has been awarded a £1.9 million Wellcome Trust grant for innovative basic research which could lead to the development of new treatments for a range of debilitat...
Two CLS Alumni Elected as Fellows of The Royal Society Professor Brian Hemmings, a former post-doc (1980-1982) with Professor Sir Philip Cohen FRS and Professor David Glover, former faculty member ...
Professor Sir David Lane and Professor Birgit Lane are to leave the University of Dundee and take up full-time appointments with the Agency for Science, Technology and Research in Singapore from 1st S...
A University of Dundee scientist’s research into diabetes has been boosted by a £12,500 donation by a local fundraising group. The Dundee and District Diabetes UK Volunteer Group will p...
PETER GARLAND LECTURE 2009 Professor Dame Louise Johnson FRS, of the University of Oxford, has delivered the 25th Peter Garland Lecture at the University of Dundee. The Peter Garland Lecture is ...
COLLEEN'S RARE IRELAND-SCOTLAND SWIM RAISES CASH FOR SKIN DISEASE CHARITY Photo opportunity: 11am, Tuesday May 12th 11am Wellcome Trust Building, Old Hawkhill, University of Dundee. A gruellin...
Major American award for Dundee skin expert Professor Irwin McLean, of the University of Dundee, has been awarded the American Skin Association Achievement Award for his pioneering work on skin disea...
PRESTIGIOUS `YOUNG SCIENTIST’ AWARD GOES TO DUNDEE PROFESSOR A University of Dundee scientist is the first UK winner of the prestigious 2009 Young Scientist Award presented by the Federation ...
New Fellows elected to the Academy of Medical Sciences Three academics from the University of Dundee are among forty of the United Kingdom's leading doctors and medical researchers who have been re...
Sir Philip Cohen to receive the SBS Achievement Award. Professor Sir Philip Cohen, Director of the Medical Research Council Protein Phosphorylation Unit at the University of Dundee, will today (Apr...
The Irish Centre for Human Rights is co-hosting with the Centre for Anatomy and Human Identification, University of Dundee, a conference on Human Rights and Forensic Science which will take place at N...
'Dundee' one of the top ten places to work in Europe The University has again been rated as one of the best places in the world to work for post-doctoral researchers. The annual poll published i...
Philip Cohen recognised for leading contribution to life sciences in Scotland Sir Philip Cohen was last night given the award for Leading Contribution to Life Sciences in Scotland at the Scottish E...
Plant Research at the College of Life Sciences attracts over £1 million in funding from the BBSRC Research at the College of Life Sciences into how plants respond to changes in environmental ...
26 March 2009 Professor Peter Downes appointed Acting Principal and Vice-Chancellor at University of Dundee Professor Peter Downes has been appointed Acting Principal and Vice-Chancellor of the Un...
22 March 2009 Forensic artists rebuild face of Cleopatra's sister The face of the sister of Cleopatra, the last Egyptian Pharoah, has been brought back to life by forensic art experts at the Unive...
19 March 2009 £1Million boost for innovative medical research at Dundee Research into innovative medical technology which could change the way gene therapies are designed and delivered has b...
17 March 2009 RSE Honour for four Dundee professors Four scientists from the University of Dundee are among the latest new Fellows to be elected to the Royal Society of Edinburgh. The new Fello...
13 March 2009 The Dow Memorial Lecture 2009 'Tracking down killers in the brain: hot detective work or a stroke of luck?' by Professor Dame Nancy Rothwell. Lecture at 6pm, Thursday, 19th March ...
An OMX structured-illumination microscope, one of only seven in the world,is now in site at the University of Dundee College of Life Sciences. The super-resolution microscope has been brought to ...
Warm congratulations to Tom Own-Hughes, Tomo Tanaka and Tracy Palmer who were all elected Fellows of The Royal Society of Edinburgh this week (2 Mar 2009). This is a great honour that reflects the...
Professor Sir David Lane to deliver the Keynote Lecture at the ICR centenary celebrations. The Institute of Cancer Research is one of the leaders of cancer research, influential throughout the world....
24 February 2009 Sharing science at Sensation Leading researchers from across Scotland will guide family audiences into the fascinating world of science at Sensation Science Centre in Dundee this ...
20 February 2009 Celebrating women in science, technology, engineering & maths The achievements of female scientists and engineers on the national and international stages will be celebrated o...
17 February 2009 Monikie race to support Diabetes Research Campaign The University of Dundee’s Diabetes Research Campaign is to benefit again from the support of hundreds of runners set to t...
16 February 2009 Medals for Dundee microbiologists A photo of Professor Geoff Gadd Two microbiologists from the University of Dundee have been honoured for their work with prestigious awards from...
6 February 2009 Philip Cohen recognised for leading contribution to life sciences in Scotland a photograph of Sir Philip Cohen Dundee-based Professor Sir Philip Cohen was last night given the awa...
1 February 2009 Guardian of the genome's missing anti-cancer link uncovered Cancer Research UK scientists have discovered a missing link in the way cells protect themselves against cancer, accor...
Biggest ever public investment in bioenergy to help provide clean, green and sustainable fuels Bioenergy research in Scotland is set to benefit from the biggest ever single UK public investme...
Two PIs from the Division of Molecular and Environment Microbiology in the College of Life Sciences have received prestigious awards from the Society for General Microbiology (SGM). ...
The 2008 Research Assessment Exercise, which rates the research quality of all UK Universities across the full range of academic disciplines, reached its culmination this week with the publication o...
College of Life Sciences Symposium Friday 13 March – Sunday 15 March 2009 The College of Life Sciences Symposium, the most important event in the CLS calendar, will take place the weekend of 1...
The College of Life Sciences and Revealing Research are pleased to announce the first Sir David Lane Award for Excellence in Public Engagement. This inaugural award recognises the work of outstandin...
School of Learning & Teaching Student Awards 2008 5 pm, Friday November 14th, Medical Sciences Institute Students at the School of Life Sciences Learning & Teaching, University of Dundee w...
Professor Grahame Hardie, of the University of Dundee, has been selected for the prestigious 2008 Rolf Luft Award, which he will receive later this month at a ceremony in Stockholm, Sweden. &...
To mark the first year or it's Centre status and the visit of the International Scientific Advisory Board, the Wellcome Trust Centre for Gene Regulation and Expression is hosting a min...
The SCottish Institute for ceLL Signalling (SCILLS) is a new research centre funded by the Scottish Government. SCILLS was launched on October 1st 2008 and will initially be based on the 4th floo...
University of Dundee researchers in areas as diverse as microbiology, engineering, drug discovery, and archive and record development are among those to benefit from more than £3.8million in gra...
The College of Life Sciences, University of Dundee congratulates Professor David Baulcombe, University of Cambridge, on winning the 2008 Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research. The awards, from ...
£1.7million grant from the Wellcome Trust for Mike Ferguson and Ian Gilbert to further investigate African Sleeping Sickness Researchers at the University of Dundee have been granted &pou...
New: a brief report of the event. To mark the occasion of Professor John Raven's retirement and to celebrate his career in science a Symposium "Algae, Photosynthesis and Global Change"...
Over 2 million more in grants for College of Life Sciences gene researchers Researchers at the University of Dundee studying how cells control the output of specific genes have been awarded &...
Two College of Life Sciences affiliates awarded the Royal Society of Edinburgh Royal Medals 2008 This year the Royal Society of Edinburgh are to honour two professors at the University of Dundee b...
Dr. Joao Rodrigues of the Ferguson Lab in the Division of Biological Chemistry and Drug Discovery, has been awarded the title of Early Stage Investigator 2008 by the British Society for Proteome Resea...
Professor Sue Black receives humanitarian award from the RAI Professor Sue Black OBE FRSE, Professor of Anatomy and Forensic Anthropology and Director of the Centre for Anatomy and Human Identifica...
Royal Medal crowns annus mirabilis for Dundee scientist Sir Philip Cohen, Director of the Medical Research Council’s Protein Phosphorylation Unit, Royal Society Research Professor at th...
Professor Mike Ferguson, Dean of Research at the University of Dundee’s College of Life Sciences, received his CBE from The Queen in Edinburgh yesterday (Tuesday, 1 July). Professor Ferguson...
Dario Alessi elected a Fellow of The Royal Society Professor Dario Alessi, Deputy Director of the Medical Research Council Protein Phosphorylation Unit and Professor of Cell Signalling in the Col...
Prof. Grahame Hardie received an Honorary Degree - Doctor Honoris Causa - from the Medical University of Bialystok, Poland in recognition of his work on the discovery of AMP-activated protein kinase...
Scotland to get National Life Sciences Institute Scotland's position as an international leader in the biotechnology field is to be strengthened further with the creation of a £10 milli...
New Fellows elected to Academy of Medical Sciences Professor Bill Hunter of the University of Dundee has been elected to the Fellowship of the Academy of Medical Sciences. Prof...
Fungi Have a Hand in Depleted Uranium’s Environmental Fate Fungi may have an important role to play in the fate of potentially dangerous depleted uranium left in the environment after r...
Philip Cohen has been elected a Foreign Associate of the US National Academy of Sciences (NAS) in recognition of his significant contributions to science. Membership of the NAS is one of the highest ...
Prof. Andrew Hopkins was named as the winner of the 3rd Capps Green Zomaya Award in Medicinal or Computational Chemistry at a conference in Hertfordshire last week. Prof. Hopkins was honoured...
The Scottish Government has confirmed a new £10 million life sciences institute for Dundee. “We welcome this announcement from the Scottish Government that they are to provide £10 m...
Caroline Wilkinson of the Centre for Anatomy and Human Identification has recently received a huge amount of press coverage for her recreation of the face of J. S. Bach. Follow the links to a report o...
Two awards for College of Life Sciences teachers for undergraduate clinical teaching The Centre for Anatomy and Human Identification, at the College of Life Sciences University of Dundee received t...
Cafe Science Dundee Monday Feb 25th, 7pm, Borders This week's speaker Prof. Sue Black, "The loss of identity is the greatest defeat: How safe is yours?" (Note: This is a talk and dis...
SULSA is an alliance of six universities aimed at embedding the Life Sciences in Scotland as a world leading force by bringing together resources and coherent planning of research strategy. The format...
The continued expansion of Life Sciences at the University of Dundee will be marked with the opening this week of a new Division of Molecular and Environmental Microbiology. The new Division is hou...
The Wellcome Trust, the UK's largest medical research charity, today announces the launch of its innovative new clinical PhD programmes at centres of excellence across the UK. The £40 million in...