University culture
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Vicky Armstrong, PG researcher in psychology, has just been awarded an RSE Innovators’ Award for Public Engagement for her contribution to Art at the Start, a collaboration between DCA and the University of Dundee, encouraging art…
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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. Lecturers and students…
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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…
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#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…
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We’re delighted to share with you this piece by Kevin Frediani of the University Botanic Gardens about plant names – enjoy! This short introduction to plant names is a deviation from my normal approach to communicating…
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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…
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Don’t forget to visit our wonderful Botanic Garden. Here are a few of their recent and current activities to entice you! BeFriends (and #How It Felt) Since 1981, through volunteers, BeFriends has offered befriending support to…
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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…
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One of the University’s hidden gems is the D’Arcy Thompson Zoology Museum, a treasure trove of natural history specimens from around the world, many of them collected by our first Professor of Biology, D’Arcy Wentworth Thompson,…
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The Ignorant Art School: Five Sit-ins towards Creative Emancipation Sit-in #1: Ruth Ewan We Could Have Been Anything That We Wanted to Be and It’s Not Too Late to Change Sit-in Curriculum #1: Autumn Term: 3…