Elections for new Rector
A call has gone out to all students for nominations for a new Rector for the University of Dundee, find out more here. Rectors represent students’ interests and are a voice for them on University Court. The role of Rector…
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The Tower Building celebrates its 60th birthday
Read on for more on the anniversary of the opening of the Tower Building on 20th October 1961. This film by Kenneth Baxter from the University Archives tells the story of the building Or read more in this article…
Happy Birthday Scrymgeour Building!
Join Kenneth Baxter from the University of Dundee Archive Services to celebrate the centenary of the opening of the Scrymgeour Building and learn a little about the history of the School of Education. Read more about this in the…
Summer Stories
During the summer Archive Services asked children and young people across Dundee to be inspired by items in their collections. Under 16s were asked to draw or write a story in response one of the images in the poster at…
Then and now – changing Dundee: the Dalhousie Building #WelcomeWeek
As we welcome new students to the University and current staff and students return to campus Archive Services have delved into the history of the area around the Dalhousie Building. Read on to find out how it has changed. The…
Then and now – changing Dundee: Park Place
Kenneth Baxter from the University Archive Services tells us about the history of Park Place. Today Park Place is surrounded by University buildings, but it was once a very different street. We are often asked why it is Park Place…
Happy Birthday School of Business
The University’s School of Business can trace its origins back to 1931 making it 90 years old this year. Founded by textile magnate George Bonar, the Dundee School of Economics and Commerce was housed in Bonar House, Bell Street which…
The Archive & Illustration Exhibition
DJCAD Level 3 Illustration students have been working on an Archive project each year since 2017. Normally, they use boxes of plans, diaries, photographs and other archival material from the collections, but with lock-down we turned to online oral history…
Writing History with the Archives
Writing History was an innovative School of Humanities module which encouraged students to explore different approaches to research and writing through the medium of the University’s archive collections. Students used records of Dundee’s jute industry, case books and other material…
Then and now – changing Dundee: the Overgate
Although now associated with the eponymous shopping centre, the Overgate was once one of Dundee’s main roads, running from the West Port to the High Street. Known in earlier times as Argyllgait, a name later recycled for a nearby road,…