Gretchen Rockwell, a recent distinction level graduate of Science Fiction and Creative Writing at Dundee, has just had her MLitt final project accepted for publication. Gretchen’s poem was inspired by her studies in SF and by Dundee’s seminal place in the development of the genre, through the work of Mary Shelley. listen is a book-length…Continue Reading Science Fiction and Mary Shelley inspire a cento
Dundee Women’s Festival is an annual event run in the Dundee and Angus area, and online, to span International Women’s Day on 8th March. This year the Festival runs from Saturday 4 March until Sunday 19 March. The theme for this year’s festival is ‘Women Emerging Stronger’ with a tag line ‘Resilience, Rebuilding, Renewal’. To…Continue Reading Women Emerging Stronger – Dundee Women’s Festival 2023
The University’s Global Room has something for everyone. Find out more about what they do with this blog by Anya Farnan. The Global Room is a social space on City Campus for all students to relax, meet new people and celebrate cultural events. The Global Room offers a drop-in zone during the semester with various…Continue Reading The Global Room
Written by EunJung Park (Msc Medical Art DJCAD Graduate) and edited by Amy Crawford (MGS Funded Museum Engagement Officer) The museum collections at the University of Dundee cares for and displays a large collection of animal specimens. The dental collections are especially full of interesting animal skulls and teeth. I have been working on helping…Continue Reading 3D Scanning a Two-toed Sloth
Amy Crawford – MGS Funded Museum Engagement Officer One of the projects UOD Museums has been working on is creating a sensory backpack for use in care homes and community groups. We are aware that some people are not able to travel to our museum venues and wanted to create a backpack that encompasses our…Continue Reading UOD Museums Sensory Backpack
Co-written by Léa Joshi (Museum & Gallery Studies, University of St Andrews) and Amy Crawford (MGS funded Museum Engagement Officer) The new exhibition of the University of Dundee Museums highlights the works of former students of Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art in 1968-72. The exhibition looks at both previous and current work of the…Continue Reading Exhibition: Let’s Go Round Again
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 about the diversity and life histories of plants. This first of what I hope will be a short series…Continue Reading Towards an Anthropology of plant names
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, an extraordinary polymath best known for his pioneering work in biomathematics and his enduring influence in art, architecture and…Continue Reading D’Arcy Thompson Zoology Museum: #WelcomeWeek
Our amazing staff and students are nearing the end of their challenges to raise money for Parkinson’s research. There is still time to donate so we thought we should remind you of some of the creative things they have been up to. As well as all the brave (or foolhardy) sporting events there are some…Continue Reading #30DaysChallengeUoD
Have you missed the fabulous online activities run by the Library’s CreateSpace team? Now’s the time to find out more, catch up on previous presentations and book for future events. Covering everything from knitting to 3D printing via visible mending and drawing this is your chance to learn a new skill or just let your…Continue Reading Be creative with CreateSpace!
Pride month takes place throughout June, commemorating the date of the Stonewell Riots which started in New York on the 28th of June, 1969. What started as protests for the LGBT+ community has now grown to become a celebration of love. However, daily we are still reminded that many individuals across the globe are unfairly…Continue Reading Celebrating Pride Month
As it has just been national Parkinson’s Disease awareness month, Dundee University are brining attention to the fastest growing neurological condition, with 30 people diagnosed every week in Scotland, by asking staff, students and the wider community to take part in the 30 days challenge this June. This can involve something challenging, creative, tiring, inspiring,…Continue Reading 30 Day challenge UoD