School of Life Sciences

University of Dundee

The University of Dundee is one of the leading universities in Europe for research in Life Sciences. In the most recent UK-wide assessment of research quality in UK higher education institutions – REF2014 –Dundee was ranked the top University in Biological Sciences. More recent rankings widely recognized as indicators of scientific excellence place Dundee high in their rankings. The 2017 QS World University Rankings in Biological Sciences place Dundee 5th in the UK, 8th in Europe and 39th in the World as judged by ‘citations-per-paper’, one of the most widely recognized metrics of scientific excellence. This year’s ‘The State of Innovation’ report by Clarivate Analytics ranks Dundee as the most influential scientific research institution in the world for pharmaceuticals for the period 2006-16. The School enjoys a reputation as one of the most dynamic international centres for molecular cell biology, with outstanding laboratory and technology facilities.

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Cell Signalling and Immunology 2013

Arthur, J. S. and Ley, S. C. (2013) Mitogen-activated protein kinases in innate immunity. Nat Rev Immunol. 13, 679-692
doi. 10.1038/nri3495
Pubmed. 23954936

Berglund, F. M., Weerasinghe, N. R., Davidson, L., Lim, J. C., Eickholt, B. J. and Leslie, N. R. (2013) Disruption of epithelial architecture caused by loss of PTEN or by oncogenic mutant p110alpha/PIK3CA but not by HER2 or mutant AKT1. Oncogene. 32, 4417-4426
doi. 10.1038/onc.2012.459
Pubmed. 23085752

Cell and Developmental Biology 2013

Bischof, J., Bjorklund, M., Furger, E., Schertel, C., Taipale, J. and Basler, K. (2013) A versatile platform for creating a comprehensive UAS-ORFeome library in Drosophila. Development. 140, 2434-2442
doi. 10.1242/dev.088757
Pubmed. 23637332

Bonke, M., Turunen, M., Sokolova, M., Vaharautio, A., Kivioja, T., Taipale, M., Bjorklund, M. and Taipale, J. (2013) Transcriptional networks controlling the cell cycle. G3 (Bethesda). 3, 75-90
doi. 10.1534/g3.112.004283
Pubmed. 23316440

Getting a bank account

Lloyds TSB main branch (Perth Road, very near the University) will open an account for you and provide a debit card on the day, providing you have a passport and a written UK address (a utility bill is accepted, but not required). A temporary address is permitted, such as a "care of" address, as is the use of University Halls of Residence.

iGEM Summer Project

iGEM

The international Genetically Engineered Machine (iGEM) competition is the World’s premier synthetic biology competition. Here, multi-disciplinary teams of undergraduates pit their wits, intelligence and innovative skills against each other. The competition takes place every summer and more than 200 Universities from all over the World take part.

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