News

Wed 01 Feb 2012

CLS Researchers identify Potential New Treatment for Leishmaniasis (Image courtesy of WHO/TDR Image Library)

Researchers at the College of Life Sciences have identified fexinidazole as a possible, much-needed, new treatment for the parasitic disease...

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Thu 26 Jan 2012

CLS Alumnus Dr. Nicholas Lydon Wins 2012 Japan Prize

The Japan Prize Foundation has announced the laureates of its 2012 Japan Prize, one of the world’s most prestigious awards in science and technology, and one of them is Dr Nick Lydon, an alumnus...

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Thu 26 Jan 2012

CLS researchers seek to beat "molecular obesity"

Researchers from the College of Life Sciences', Division of Biological Chemistry and Drug Discovery have come up with a new innovative approach in the quest to reduce failure rates in the...

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Wed 25 Jan 2012

Nicola Stanley-Wall Awarded RSE Beltane Innovator's Award for Public Engagement 2012

Dr Nicola Stanley-Wall, a Lecturer in Molecular Microbiology at the Division of Molecular Microbiology, College of Life Sciences, has been announced as the winner of the Royal Society of Edinburgh...

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Tue 24 Jan 2012

The College of Life Sciences recognises extraordinary research and public engagement activity in its Annual Awards

Every year the Dean of Research at the College of Life Sciences recognises the achievement of scientists in research, public engagement and impact...

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Fri 20 Jan 2012

The Centre for Anatomy and Human Identification wins the University's Inaugural Stephen Fry Award for Public Engagement

The University of Dundee's inaugural Stephen Fry Award for Public Engagement in Research has been given to Professor Sue Black and the team in the Centre for Anatomy...

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Tue 17 Jan 2012

Review of the Year 2011, Large Lecture Theatre, Friday 20 January 2012, 4pm

Catch up with CLS research, funding and public engagement highlights in the Review of the Year 2011 on Friday, 20 January 2012 at 4 pm in the Large Lecture...

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Fri 13 Jan 2012

The College of Life Sciences welcomes Bell Baxter High School science students

On the 16thof January 2012 The College of Life Sciences will host a small group of S1 and S6 pupils from Bell Baxter...

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Wed 11 Jan 2012

Discovery Days 2012, 12-13 January, Dalhousie Building - All CLS staff are encouraged to attend what promises to be an exciting, multidisciplinary lecture series.

John Rouse, Caroline Wilkinson and Tim Newman feature in this year's Discovery Day Lectures at the Dalhousie Building on Thursday 12 and Friday 13 January. All ...

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Fri 06 Jan 2012

In Tackling Lead Pollution, Fungi May Be Our Friends

Fungi may be an unexpected ally in efforts to keep hazardous lead contamination under wraps. That’s based on the unexpected discovery by researchers at the College of Life Sciences that fungi can...

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