{"id":6098,"date":"2025-09-09T16:15:52","date_gmt":"2025-09-09T15:15:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/culture\/?page_id=6098"},"modified":"2026-01-21T09:55:42","modified_gmt":"2026-01-21T09:55:42","slug":"homepage","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/culture\/","title":{"rendered":"University culture blog"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-blocksy-query\" data-id=\"22f09e01\"><div class=\"ct-posts-block\" data-prefix=\"blog\"><div class=\"entries\" data-archive=\"default\" data-layout=\"enhanced-grid\" data-cards=\"boxed\"><article class=\"entry-card card-content post-6789 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-archives\" data-reveal=\"bottom:no\"><a class=\"ct-media-container boundless-image\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/culture\/heroes\/\" aria-label=\"Heroes\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"569\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/culture\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/263\/2026\/05\/Screenshot-2026-03-17-171949-768x569.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/culture\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/263\/2026\/05\/Screenshot-2026-03-17-171949-768x569.png 768w, https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/culture\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/263\/2026\/05\/Screenshot-2026-03-17-171949-300x222.png 300w, https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/culture\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/263\/2026\/05\/Screenshot-2026-03-17-171949.png 984w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" itemprop=\"image\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 16\/9;\" \/><\/a><h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/culture\/heroes\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Heroes<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"entry-excerpt\"><p>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\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div><ul class=\"entry-meta\" data-type=\"simple:slash\" data-id=\"meta_2\" ><li class=\"meta-author\" itemprop=\"author\" itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Person\"><a class=\"ct-meta-element-author\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/culture\/author\/czbrown\/\" title=\"Posts by Caroline Brown\" rel=\"author\" itemprop=\"url\"><span itemprop=\"name\">Caroline Brown<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"meta-date\" itemprop=\"datePublished\"><time class=\"ct-meta-element-date\" datetime=\"2026-05-21T17:01:18+01:00\">21 May 2026<\/time><\/li><li class=\"meta-categories\" data-type=\"simple\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/culture\/category\/archives\/\" rel=\"tag\" class=\"ct-term-3\">Archives<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/article><article class=\"entry-card card-content post-6768 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-djcad tag-design\" data-reveal=\"bottom:no\"><a class=\"ct-media-container boundless-image\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/culture\/dundee-month-of-design\/\" aria-label=\"Dundee Month of Design\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"337\" height=\"239\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/culture\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/263\/2026\/05\/Screenshot-2026-05-21-082913.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/culture\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/263\/2026\/05\/Screenshot-2026-05-21-082913.png 337w, https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/culture\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/263\/2026\/05\/Screenshot-2026-05-21-082913-300x213.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 337px) 100vw, 337px\" itemprop=\"image\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 16\/9;\" \/><\/a><h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/culture\/dundee-month-of-design\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Dundee Month of Design<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"entry-excerpt\"><p>Dundee is the UK\u2019s first and only UNESCO City of Design. The global designation as a Creative City acknowledges Dundee\u2019s rich design heritage, its thriving contemporary design sector and a city committed to using design to solve problems and make\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div><ul class=\"entry-meta\" data-type=\"simple:slash\" data-id=\"meta_2\" ><li class=\"meta-author\" itemprop=\"author\" itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Person\"><a class=\"ct-meta-element-author\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/culture\/author\/czbrown\/\" title=\"Posts by Caroline Brown\" rel=\"author\" itemprop=\"url\"><span itemprop=\"name\">Caroline Brown<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"meta-date\" itemprop=\"datePublished\"><time class=\"ct-meta-element-date\" datetime=\"2026-05-21T08:27:49+01:00\">21 May 2026<\/time><\/li><li class=\"meta-categories\" data-type=\"simple\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/culture\/category\/djcad\/\" rel=\"tag\" class=\"ct-term-8\">DJCAD<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/article><article class=\"entry-card card-content post-6758 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-art category-museums\" data-reveal=\"bottom:no\"><a class=\"ct-media-container boundless-image\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/culture\/recent-acquisitions-for-the-university-of-dundee-museums\/\" aria-label=\"Recent Acquisitions for the University of Dundee Museums\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"774\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/culture\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/263\/2026\/02\/arts6196-768x774.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/culture\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/263\/2026\/02\/arts6196-768x774.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/culture\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/263\/2026\/02\/arts6196-298x300.jpg 298w, https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/culture\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/263\/2026\/02\/arts6196-1016x1024.jpg 1016w, https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/culture\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/263\/2026\/02\/arts6196-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/culture\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/263\/2026\/02\/arts6196.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" itemprop=\"image\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 16\/9;\" \/><\/a><h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/culture\/recent-acquisitions-for-the-university-of-dundee-museums\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Recent Acquisitions for the University of Dundee Museums<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"entry-excerpt\"><p>The latest exhibition in the Tower Foyer Gallery showcases some of the most recent additions to the University of Dundee Museum Collections, all made over the last two years. From acquiring brand new pieces fresh out of the Degree Show\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div><ul class=\"entry-meta\" data-type=\"simple:slash\" data-id=\"meta_2\" ><li class=\"meta-author\" itemprop=\"author\" itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Person\"><a class=\"ct-meta-element-author\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/culture\/author\/czbrown\/\" title=\"Posts by Caroline Brown\" rel=\"author\" itemprop=\"url\"><span itemprop=\"name\">Caroline Brown<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"meta-date\" itemprop=\"datePublished\"><time class=\"ct-meta-element-date\" datetime=\"2026-02-27T12:05:15+00:00\">27 February 2026<\/time><\/li><li class=\"meta-categories\" data-type=\"simple\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/culture\/category\/art\/\" rel=\"tag\" class=\"ct-term-4\">Art<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/culture\/category\/museums\/\" rel=\"tag\" class=\"ct-term-17\">Museums<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/article><article class=\"entry-card card-content post-6746 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-art category-medicine\" data-reveal=\"bottom:no\"><a class=\"ct-media-container boundless-image\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/culture\/what-happens-when-medicine-meets-art\/\" aria-label=\"What happens when Medicine meets Art?\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"377\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/culture\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/263\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2026-02-08-162552-768x377.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/culture\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/263\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2026-02-08-162552-768x377.png 768w, https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/culture\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/263\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2026-02-08-162552-300x147.png 300w, https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/culture\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/263\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2026-02-08-162552.png 862w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" itemprop=\"image\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 16\/9;\" \/><\/a><h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/culture\/what-happens-when-medicine-meets-art\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">What happens when Medicine meets Art?<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"entry-excerpt\"><p>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),\u00a0the exhibition invites Artistic and Medical personnel to share\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div><ul class=\"entry-meta\" data-type=\"simple:slash\" data-id=\"meta_2\" ><li class=\"meta-author\" itemprop=\"author\" itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Person\"><a class=\"ct-meta-element-author\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/culture\/author\/czbrown\/\" title=\"Posts by Caroline Brown\" rel=\"author\" itemprop=\"url\"><span itemprop=\"name\">Caroline Brown<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"meta-date\" itemprop=\"datePublished\"><time class=\"ct-meta-element-date\" datetime=\"2026-02-08T16:31:10+00:00\">8 February 2026<\/time><\/li><li class=\"meta-categories\" data-type=\"simple\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/culture\/category\/art\/\" rel=\"tag\" class=\"ct-term-4\">Art<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/culture\/category\/medicine\/\" rel=\"tag\" class=\"ct-term-16\">Medicine<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/article><article class=\"entry-card card-content post-6655 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-art category-djcad category-education\" data-reveal=\"bottom:no\"><a class=\"ct-media-container boundless-image\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/culture\/creative-beginnings-an-insight-into-the-journey-of-djcad-students\/\" aria-label=\"Creative Beginnings &#8211; An Insight into the Journey of DJCAD Students\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/culture\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/263\/2025\/12\/GF-Making-Project-2025-10-768x512.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Student project work on table, painted tree and handmade mannequin\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/culture\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/263\/2025\/12\/GF-Making-Project-2025-10-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/culture\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/263\/2025\/12\/GF-Making-Project-2025-10-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/culture\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/263\/2025\/12\/GF-Making-Project-2025-10-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/culture\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/263\/2025\/12\/GF-Making-Project-2025-10-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/culture\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/263\/2025\/12\/GF-Making-Project-2025-10-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" itemprop=\"image\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 16\/9;\" \/><\/a><h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/culture\/creative-beginnings-an-insight-into-the-journey-of-djcad-students\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Creative Beginnings &#8211; An Insight into the Journey of DJCAD Students<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"entry-excerpt\"><p>Every year, Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art &amp; Design holds its Degree Show event, showcasing their undergraduate students final projects. Have you ever attended a DJCAD Degree Show? If so, have you ever wondered how those students started out?\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div><ul class=\"entry-meta\" data-type=\"simple:slash\" data-id=\"meta_2\" ><li class=\"meta-author\" itemprop=\"author\" itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Person\"><a class=\"ct-meta-element-author\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/culture\/author\/kclark003\/\" title=\"Posts by Kelsey Clark\" rel=\"author\" itemprop=\"url\"><span itemprop=\"name\">Kelsey Clark<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"meta-date\" itemprop=\"datePublished\"><time class=\"ct-meta-element-date\" datetime=\"2025-12-11T14:01:50+00:00\">11 December 2025<\/time><\/li><li class=\"meta-categories\" data-type=\"simple\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/culture\/category\/art\/\" rel=\"tag\" class=\"ct-term-4\">Art<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/culture\/category\/djcad\/\" rel=\"tag\" class=\"ct-term-8\">DJCAD<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/culture\/category\/education\/\" rel=\"tag\" class=\"ct-term-10\">Education<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/article><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-cta-background-color has-background has-large-font-size has-custom-font-size wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/culture\/?post_type=post\">View all posts<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to the #DundeeUniCulture blog! We will be using this space to share with you and celebrate the cultural activity that our staff and students participate in across the university. From our archives, museums, art, sports, music, theatre, botanics, photography, literature\u2026 the list goes on! We aim to give you a digital snapshot into the various cultural activities happening at the university.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6741,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-landing.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-6098","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"blocksy_meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/culture\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6098","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/culture\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/culture\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/culture\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/culture\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6098"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/culture\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6098\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6740,"href":"https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/culture\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6098\/revisions\/6740"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/culture\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6741"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/culture\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6098"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}