Keep an eye out for the premier of the Candlelit Carol Service this Sunday, the 13th of December at 5pm. With Christmas being a little different this year, The University of Dundee have put together a service of Lessons and Carols by Candlelight hosted by the Chaplaincy which will be posted on YouTube. Members from…Continue Reading Dundee University Carol Service 2020
The Botanic Garden, University of Dundee invites local families on a magical journey when a fairy door trial launches this Saturday, the 12th of December. Staff from the Gardens have teamed up with local artist and DJCAD graduate, Gill Haste, to construct a self-guided trail that allows visitors to explore the green space while at…Continue Reading Dundee Botanic Garden spread fairy dust this Christmas.
With this year having a massive impact on everyone and the Christmas holidays fast approaching, a few of us won’t be able to make it home to spend the holidays with our families. To combat loneliness, DUSA have partnered up with Student Services to offer support where they can and for the first time, they…Continue Reading Christmas with DUSA
On Thursday the 3rd of December between 1 and 2pm, the Cooper Gallery will be holding an online event of visuals, sounds and words choreographed by artist Paul Noble, re-imaging the duration, horizon and captivating reverie of drawing. The event is being held as a part of the exhibition Trinity Buoy Wharf Drawing Prize 2020….Continue Reading Paul Noble: Time draws…
With Christmas right around the corner, the Botanic Gardens will he holding a series of craft workshops to celebrate the festive period. On the 4th of December at 11am, they will host a tutorial of how to make a fatball bird feeder, with a live question and answer to follow. Additionally, on the 12th of…Continue Reading Christmas at the Botanic Gardens
Great news! The University of Dundee has been awarded the Gold Engage Watermark from National Co-ordinating Centre for Public Engagement in recognition of their commitment to public engagement We are very proud to be the first university in Scotland, and only the third in UK, to be awarded a Gold Engage Watermark the highest accolade from the National Co-ordinating Centre for Public Engagement…Continue Reading University of Dundee wins Gold Engage Watermark
As it is disability history month, the University of Dundee will be holding the inaugural Annual Disability Awareness Lecture on the 3rd of December at 4pm. The lecture is being held in the honour of the late Mr Eddie Small, an active member of the Disabled Staff Network, a historian, playwright, creative writing tutor and…Continue Reading Disability History Month 2020
2020 has created a challenge for those of us involved with engaging with the public. Usually, we host events that involve face-to-face interactions, but this is not currently possible. It has meant we have needed to be creative in order to continue providing the kind of diverse and high-quality events that we are known for…Continue Reading Dundee Discoveries Map
The newest episode of Polcast, “Lockdown, Stok and Twi Smoking Gammons” created by the Dundee University Politics society is now available to enjoy on Spotify. Society members Jake and John discuss the (re) rise of Nigel Farage, anti-lockdown protests, the progress of the COVID-19 vaccine and the curious case of UKIP’s mysterious candidate for Mayor…Continue Reading Polcast – new instalment
It is Dundee Science Festival and the University archives have been Tweeting about the history of Life Sciences at the University. It’s 50 years since the first Chair of Life Sciences, Peter Garland, took up his post and since then the School has become one of the leading life sciences research institutions in Europe, regularly…Continue Reading The history of Life Sciences: from the archives
Anahid Nersessian is an Associate Professor of English at the University of California and she will be hosting the next research seminar held by the Centre for Poetic Innovation on Monday the 23rd of November at 7pm. Anahid Nersessian’s research as well as teaching focuses upon Romanticism, poetry and poetics as well as the history…Continue Reading The Calamity Form
Join Dundee Comic Creative Space for an online event on the 20th of November at 6pm for the launch of the latest Being Human Comic books as a part of the Being Human festival. The comics being launched are the first to highlight the pandemic, charting responses to the Covid-19 outbreak as well as lockdown….Continue Reading New Worlds in Comics