Caroline Brown

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…

Dundee Month of Design

Dundee is the UK’s first and only UNESCO City of Design. The global designation as a Creative City acknowledges Dundee’s rich design heritage, its thriving contemporary design sector and a city committed to using design to solve problems and make…

What happens when Medicine meets Art?

The Ian Lowe Centre at Ninewells Hospital Medical School is hosting a unique exhibition celebrating the creative intersection of medicine, surgery and art. Planned by PRASS (Plastic, Reconstructive, and Aesthetic Surgery Society), the exhibition invites Artistic and Medical personnel to share…

Photographing the D’Arcy Thompson Zoology Museum

Over the past year, photographer and DJCAD alumna Catherine McIntyre has been creating stunning images of the specimens in the D’Arcy Thompson Zoology Museum, which have now been brought together in an online and print-on-demand publication, available to view at…

From DRI to Ninewells

There is still time to catch the V&A exhibition Ninewells Hospital: Care, Community and Innovation with contributions from the University Archives, Museums and School of Medicine. Celebrating last year’s 50th anniversary of the hospital, the show runs until 14th September.…

Student with flowers during opening night

DJCAD Masters Show 2025

Another year, another brilliant Masters Show! This year, we have 84 of Duncan of Jordanstone’s postgraduate students showcasing their work across our very own Matthew and Crawford Building on the Perth Road. The show is now open to the public…