Kolkata may seem a long way from the Scottish independence referendum, but on a recent journey to the subcontinent the author and creative writing professor Kirsty Gunn found inspiration to consider the…
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University of Dundee
The University of Dundee is a public research university based in the city and Royal burgh of Dundee on the east coast of the central Lowlands of Scotland. It is consistently ranked within the Top 250 universities in the world and inside the Top 100 for certain disciplines.
Founded in 1881 the institution was, for most of its early existence, a constituent college of the University of St Andrews alongside United College and St Mary’s College located in the town of St Andrews itself. Following significant expansion, the University of Dundee became an independent body in 1967 whilst retaining much of its ancient heritage and governance structure. Since its independence, the university has grown to become an internationally recognised centre for research.
The main campus of the university is located in Dundee’s West End and consists of a mixture of Victorian, Edwardian and postmodern architecture. Many of the university’s teaching and research facilities are concentrated within this area, from the Discovery Research Centre and the Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design on the western edge to Dundee Law School and the Dundee Dental Hospital and School on the eastern edge, with the student union, campus green and main library among other features situated in-between. The university also has additional facilities at Ninewells Hospital – containing its School of Medicine, Perth Royal Infirmary – which houses a clinical research centre, and in Kirkcaldy, Fife – containing part of its school of Nursing and Midwifery. Dundee has developed a significant reputation for students entering the traditional professions, most notably law, medicine and dentistry as well as emerging areas such as life sciences and art.
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This week saw the 25th anniversary of one of the key events in recent Scottish political history. On 1 April 1989, Margaret Thatcher’s Conservative government introduced a new tax in Scotland to replace…
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President of the European Commission José Manuel Barroso’s comments on Scottish EU membership during his recent interview with Andrew Marr were discredited as an example of the fear-mongering pervading…
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The so called “leaky pipeline” of women in academic science, technology, engineering and maths is a big issue, representing a major loss in talent and creativity. Only 15% of professors in these fields…
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Senior Lecturer in Politics and International Relations, University of Dundee
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Professor of Geography and Environmental Science, University of Dundee
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Lecturer in Education, University of Dundee
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Reader in Eighteenth-Century and Romantic Literature, University of Dundee
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Reader of Psychology, University of Dundee
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Professor of Social & Health Psychology, University of Dundee
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Professor of Physical Geography, University of Dundee
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Reader Geography and Environmental Science, University of Dundee
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Post-Doctoral Research Assistant in Photobiology, University of Dundee
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Senior Lecturer in International Economics, University of Dundee
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Senior Lecturer in Environmental Change, University of Dundee
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Lecturer in Language, School of Humanities, University of Dundee
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Postgraduate Researcher in Psychology and Art Therapist, University of Dundee
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Professor of Energy Law and Global Regulation, University of Dundee
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Lecturer in Psychology, University of Dundee
