University culture blog

Welcome to the #DundeeUniCulture blog! We will be using this space to share with you and celebrate the cultural activity that our staff and students participate in across the university. From our archives, museums, art, sports, music, theatre, botanics, photography, literature… the list goes on! We aim to give you a digital snapshot into the various cultural activities happening at the university.

Exploring the literature of Dundee

Are you a reader? Whatever the answer, 2026 maybe the year you start to be as it has been designated the National Year of Reading. This UK-wide campaign has been designed to inspire more people to make reading a regular…

More Heroes

We continue our review of our recent exhibition featuring art and creative writing inspired by individuals connected to the University. This post features a pioneering botanist, the founder of Life Sciences, the first University Archivist and the driving force behind…

Museums and National Year of Reading

We all know that the Library holds books but you may not know that the University Museum Services has many unique and important collections relating to reading and the happiness and inspiration it can bring. During the National Year of…

Heroes

The stories of inspiring individuals with a connection to the University were recently celebrated in an exhibition where the work of artists, designers and writers sat alongside archive material. Some of the items are reproduced here to remind us how…