Life Sciences, University of Dundee

Fantastic news and a testament to the high-quality, impactful research taking place in the MRC Protein Phosphorylation and Ubiquitylation Unit.

Dundee researchers leading groundbreaking cancer and Parkinson’s research have been given almost £30 million to bolster their vital work over the next five years. 👏

We are enormously grateful to the Medical Research Council (MRC) – UKRI for their generous long-term support – 34 years and counting for the MRC Protein Phosphorylation and Ubiquitylation Unit.

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We are taking part in Doors Open Days on Sun 29 September!

Visit the School of Life Sciences and WeeCAIR Medicinal Garden from 11am - 3pm. We’ll be running bookable tours of the inside of our complex at 12 noon and 2pm.

Info & tour booking: https://buff.ly/3SDq9Wx

We have spaces on our Biological and Biomedical Sciences courses available through clearing. You will get to study at the top University for Biological Sciences Research according to the two most recent Research Excellence Frameworks (2014 & 2021).

Wonder what it's like to live in Dundee as a student? Read more here: https://www.dundee.ac.uk/student-life

Join us this autumn!

Clearing is still open at Dundee for students who have received their results!

Courses available in...
Accounting 🧮
Business 💼
Computing 🖥️
Engineering (Civil, Mechanical and Structural) 🛠
English 📚
Geography 🌍
Law ⚖️
Life Sciences 🧪
Mathematics 💯
Nursing 🏥
Philosophy ❓
Politics 🗞️
Psychology 🧠

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Visiting student Aoife McDarby shares why she’s undertaking a summer research project into Parkinson's disease in the MRC Protein Phosphorylation and Ubiquitylation Unit (MRC PPU) in the School and how she’s including the lived experience perspective in her research.

Many thanks to Marc van Grieken, Brendan Hawdon, and Jo Goodburn from the Dundee Research Interest Group for their input.

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Thanks for having us! We had a great time!

Erika, one of our Student Content Creators talks to some of our students and finds out what surprised them about studying Life Sciences at the University of Dundee - https://buff.ly/3SaxlJH

Find out more about Life Sciences in Dundee - https://buff.ly/3LqtyUx

Today we welcomed Deputy First Minister Kate Forbes and Scottish Enterprise Chief Executive Adrian Gillespie to announce an £8million grant contribution to the construction of the University's Life Sciences Innovation Hub.

Scheduled to open next year, the Hub will anchor high-growth spinout companies and create jobs and financial benefit for the local region as part of the wider Tay Cities Region Deal.

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The Scottish Government

Erika, one of our Student Content Creators talks to some of our students and finds out where their Life Sciences degree will take them: https://buff.ly/4f2w6G5

Find out more about Life Sciences in Dundee - https://buff.ly/3LqtyUx

Congratulations to the eight RSE Fellows honoured in this year's King's Birthday, marking their extraordinary achievements and services.

✏️ Armando Iannucci OBE HonFRSE | For services to film and television
💊 Professor Moira Brigid Whyte DBE FRSE | For services to medical research
🌲 Professor Sir James Skea CBE FRSE | For services to climate science
📖 Professor Sir Niall Campbell Ferguson FRSE | For services to literature
📚 Dr Jenny Brown OBE FRSE | For services to literature
🧫 Professor Geoffrey Gadd OBE FRSE | For services to mycology and environmental microbiology
💼 Dr Rabinder Buttar OBE FRSE | For services to innovation, entrepreneurship and leadership in business, and to life sciences
🔬 Dr Professor Robert Tooze OBE FRSE | For services to science and industry

https://rse.org.uk/rse-fellows-recognised-in-kings-birthday-honours-2024/

Got the graduation blues!? Check out the photo galleries and see who graduated in the Summer 2024 Graduation lists.

📸 Graduation and Garden Party photos: https://buff.ly/3KVxsVi
👨‍🎓 👩‍🎓 Graduate list:

Summer 2024 Graduation Tuesday 18 to Friday 21 June

Thanks to everyone who attended Plant Power at the Botanic Garden, University of Dundee for Fascination of Plants Day last month.

The event featured research from our Division of Plant Sciences, The James Hutton Institute, Leverhulme Research Centre for Forensic Science and the Wellcome Centre for Anti-Infectives Research.

Check out our UoD Culture blog about the event including links to fun science activities for all the family to enjoy!

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Our next ceremony celebrates graduating classes from the Schools of Business, University of Dundee (undergraduate) and Life Sciences, University of Dundee - well done all. We'll be cheering you across the stage!

We're also honouring Professor Sharon Peacock, in recognition of her extensive career in microbiology and public health, which includes playing a pivotal role in the Covid-19 pandemic response in the UK.

Congratulations to the Class of 2024!

Graduands cross the stage at our School's ceremony this afternoon at the Caird Hall!

Have an amazing day!

Congratulations to Emeritus Professor Geoff Gadd, Boyd Baxter Chair of Biology in Life Sciences, University of Dundee , who has been awarded an OBE in the King’s Birthday Honours List.

Professor Gadd has been honoured for services to Mycology and Environmental Microbiology.

He said: “I am absolutely delighted to receive this honour, after a long career in science assisted by many wonderful people."

Over a career lasting 45 years he has published over 300 research papers and received a host of international awards.

We are delighted to share that Ingo Hein, Jens Januschke, Stephen Land, Marios Stavridis and Susan Wyllie have been promoted to Personal Chair (Professor) as part of the 2023-24 Annual Review process for academic and research staff.

Learn more about their work and read their personal messages of thanks: https://buff.ly/3KH9ixA

Great to see members of the School being shortlisted! Good luck to Ricardo Moreno Ballesteros, Helge C Dorfmueller and Thomas Barton.

Congratulations to colleagues, students, and graduates who have been shortlisted in the Converge Challenge!

Results will be revealed later this year, but we want to recognise the achievements of shortlisted individuals and projects in the following categories:

Converge Challenge 💙
- Vincenzo Rinaldi for Forensic VR
- Ricardo Moreno Ballesteros for GenProtex
- Helge Dorfmueller for RHAPSEDA

Create Change Challenge 🔀
- Thomas Barton for Placementt

Net Zero Challenge 🌍
- Tom Stewart for BIO-WOOL

KickStart Challenge 🚀
- Max Aylmer for CogniCall
- Nathan Dudley for New Found Hope
- Haseeb Hamid for MedSnapp
- Mohammad Islam for Tooth4Life

Check out the updated biomedical research and technology display case featuring us at The McManus!

Congratulations to Graham Christie who has been appointed the new Associate Dean International for the School and will also become a member of the School Executive Group. He will take over from Kim Dale on 1 May. We thank Kim for her all her work in role for the past 10 years.

Edit: Kim will continue in her position as Assistant Vice-Principal (International) for the University. A role which she has held since September 2021.

Find out more about some of Kim's achievements during her tenure: https://buff.ly/4aZQCET

Decoding the diversity of daffs daffodils, Narcissi, genetics, school project, plants, botany, environment

Congratulations to Jade Bleau a Postdoc with the School and the James Hutton Institute who has been named as a winner in this year’s Black in Plant Science Research Excellence Awards.

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Congratulations to Professor Sarah Coulthurst who has been elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh in recognition of their impact in improving the world around them.

Sarah is a Professor of Microbial Interactions and her longstanding research area has involved studying how bacteria interact with each other, and how these interactions are important for bacteria to cause disease. Her contributions have been recognised by the Microbiology Society Fleming Prize and the Royal Society of Edinburgh Patrick Neill Medal.

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Biochemical Society award for Dundee scientist The Biochemical Society have given their annual Industry and Academic Collaboration Award to Professor Gopal Sapkota, of the University of Dundee

Last week was quite a week for members of our School! Congratulations to all who were recognised!

Dr Helge Dorfmueller is leading a £2.3m project to develop the world's first vaccine for Strep A alongside experts from London and South Korea.

Read the BBC Scotland News story about the work & the effects of Strep A on local families.

Strep A: 'I'd never seen a child hallucinate before' Two Dundee mothers share their stories as scientists begin the search to find a vaccine for Strep A.

As part of Neurodiversity Celebration Week we are sharing stories from our neurodiverse community. Read interviews by our UG Athena Swan Committee describing the experiences of different scientists in the university.

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This fab event takes place this Friday!

We're gathering our decorations for our International Women's Day celebration, and taking inspiration from this brilliant photo of weemin at their looms, surrounded by bunting and flags 🥳

Though we do suspect that our silent disco will be the first silent disco to have ever been held in a mill!

Have you booked your ticket to join us in our celebration of Weemin in Science yet? Think silent disco, churros, talks, poetry, live music and more!

📆 Friday 8th March
⏱ 6.30pm
🎟 By donation via: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/759670132817?aff=oddtdtcreator

Dundee Women's Festival Old Dundee in Pictures Abertay Historical Society Tay Valley Family History Society - Dundee

How do cells stay healthy? University researchers unveil key cellular mechanism A critical new understanding of how cells control the production of proteins that dot the surface of cells has been unveiled in a groundbreaking new study