Pioneering in its treatment of women, applauded by the world’s worst poet, appointed a first principal who was only 26 – find out about the early years of the University of Dundee and some notable students. This video by Kenneth…
The exhibition Moving Jamaica: Scottish-Caribbean Connections & Local-Global Journeys – first shown in the Lamb Gallery in 2018 – has been restaged at the St Andrews Preservation Trust Museum. As part of Black History Month, a special online event is…
Opening on Tuesday 6th October, we are very excited to welcome back visitors to the Cooper Gallery in DJCAD. Our first live exhibition since lockdown is a retrospective exhibition that uses the gallery space as a means to refract the work of…
In this blog from the Centre for Scottish Culture’s Dr Allan Kennedy we learn about the ‘Scotch’ songs that were popular in England during the time of the Restoration. In the late 17th century, we learn, the English viewed their…
Declan McCourt was inspired by some of the fantastic images in The Grampian Club collection for the River Deep Mountain High exhibition. Declan was drawn to the landscapes & how they appear somewhat dreamlike. On the Ice / Mountainside…
A big welcome to all our Freshers! Normally during Welcome Week, museum curator Matthew Jarron leads a historical walking tour of the city campus for students, introducing some of the older buildings and exploring some of the University’s history. Covid…
Immerse yourself in this performance of the dark comedy by DJCAD Professor Maria Fusco which was commissioned by National Theatre Wales to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the NHS and premiered in the BBC symphony hall in Cardiff in 2018.…
This week we have a treat from the book club – Sharon Tonner-Saunders takes us on a magical conversation about identity and the power of writing your own story drawn from ‘Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone’ by J. K.…
What connection do Field Marshall Haig and authors J M Barrie and Rudyard Kipling have to Dundee and the University? Find out from this video where Kenneth Baxter explores the University archives to discover what happened when the trio visited…
Take 2 minutes out from your day to listen to this beautiful performance from Music at the University. If things are getting to you this is guaranteed to make things a little bit better. Fabulous singing and seamlessly put together…