{"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-6824 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\/more-heroes\/\" aria-label=\"More Heroes\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"585\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/culture\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/263\/2026\/06\/Edith-3-768x585.jpeg\" 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\/06\/Edith-3-768x585.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/culture\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/263\/2026\/06\/Edith-3-300x228.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/culture\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/263\/2026\/06\/Edith-3-1024x780.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/culture\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/263\/2026\/06\/Edith-3-1536x1170.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/culture\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/263\/2026\/06\/Edith-3-2048x1560.jpeg 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\/more-heroes\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">More Heroes<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"entry-excerpt\"><p>We continue our review of our recent exhibition featuring art and creative writing inspired by individuals connected to the University. This post features a pioneering botanist, the founder of Life Sciences, the first University Archivist and the driving force behind\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=\"2026-06-12T14:35:01+01:00\">12 June 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-6818 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-museums\" data-reveal=\"bottom:no\"><a class=\"ct-media-container boundless-image\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/culture\/museums-and-national-year-of-reading\/\" aria-label=\"Museums and National Year of Reading\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"570\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/culture\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/263\/2026\/06\/CAB_S120a-768x570.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\/06\/CAB_S120a-768x570.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/culture\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/263\/2026\/06\/CAB_S120a-300x223.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/culture\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/263\/2026\/06\/CAB_S120a-1024x760.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/culture\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/263\/2026\/06\/CAB_S120a.jpg 1427w\" 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\/museums-and-national-year-of-reading\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Museums and National Year of Reading<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"entry-excerpt\"><p>We all know that the Library holds books but you may not know that the University Museum Services has many unique and important collections relating to reading and the happiness and inspiration it can bring. During the National Year of\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=\"2026-06-08T16:13:26+01:00\">8 June 2026<\/time><\/li><li class=\"meta-categories\" data-type=\"simple\"><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-6807 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-well-together\" data-reveal=\"bottom:no\"><a class=\"ct-media-container boundless-image\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/culture\/peer-connections-bringing-students-and-culture-together\/\" aria-label=\"Peer Connections bringing students and culture together\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/culture\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/263\/2026\/05\/dec9ed9e-3074-4a0d-9dc2-e5b9ddc832fb-768x1024.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\/05\/dec9ed9e-3074-4a0d-9dc2-e5b9ddc832fb-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/culture\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/263\/2026\/05\/dec9ed9e-3074-4a0d-9dc2-e5b9ddc832fb-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/culture\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/263\/2026\/05\/dec9ed9e-3074-4a0d-9dc2-e5b9ddc832fb.jpg 810w\" 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\/peer-connections-bringing-students-and-culture-together\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Peer Connections bringing students and culture together<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"entry-excerpt\"><p>University life is full of amazing opportunities, but it\u2019s natural to sometimes feel a little lost, isolated, or even lonely along the way. This is where Peer Connections can help!Peer Connections is the university\u2019s buddying scheme, designed to support students\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=\"2026-05-26T14:04:24+01:00\">26 May 2026<\/time><\/li><li class=\"meta-categories\" data-type=\"simple\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/culture\/category\/well-together\/\" rel=\"tag\" class=\"ct-term-26\">Well Together<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/article><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><\/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}]}}