Amy Crawford – MGS funded Museum Engagement Officer Art and science often go hand in hand. The ability to visualise scientific data is an artform, likewise art is often inspired by nature and the scientific world. Some of the most…
#ROCKPOOLaroid is a daily art challenge running every day in October all about the amazing life you can find in the ocean run by marine biologist Elizabeth Mills, aka YouTuber MarineMumbles. Each day includes a creature prompt where Elizabeth posts her…
Our final post during Welcome Week introduces a perfect combination of culture and science which can be found at the Welcome Centre for Anti-infectives Research, part of Life Sciences at the University. Some of the amazing things they have done…
It’s fair to say that community festivals across Dundee have struggled over the past year. Both the Stobswell Forum and the University’s own Wellcome Centre for Anti-Infectives Research (WCAIR) were determined to make Stobfest, Stobswell’s annual festival, happen in 2021. Ali Floyd, from WCAIR…
On the 27 June it is World Microbiome Day. It is a day to celebrate the wonderful world of microbes by connecting those who work with them with the wider public. At the University of Dundee, we have scientists across various disciplines studying microbes.…
Come along to this year’s final of the Dundee Three Minute Thesis Competition where each finalist from the University of Dundee will explain their research in three minutes. This event will take place on the 23rd of June and will…
Interested in finding out what inspires Dr Kieran Baxter of DJCAD to highlight the melting of the world’s glaciers? Have a listen to one of the latest BBC Earth podcasts, “finding what doesn’t want to be found”, to hear how…
As it was recently World Malaria day, we would like to draw attention to the Malaria as it continues to be a worldwide killer. This awful disease and its devastating effects are discussed in a fascinating talk by two of…
Elysia Greenway and Viviana Conti, graduate students from the Forensic Art MSc course at Dundee University, have used special 3D scanners to build up digital versions of skulls discovered during excavations to create lifelike facial reconstructions to reveal what people…
In the final instalment of this year’s Saturday Series, the hosts will take a look at the impact of the current Covid-19 pandemic. With every single corner of society having been affected we have all had to change the way…