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Contents
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Announcements & Opportunities
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University News
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Careers Service Updates
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What's on
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Blogs
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From the editors
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Announcements & Opportunities
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Sutherland Page Trust (deadline Tue 28 Nov)
If you are studying Medicine, Law, Arts or Science & you have successfully completed your first year, you could apply to the Sutherland Page Trust for an award.
For information about this, and other awards, visit www.dundee.ac.uk/student-services/student-funding/scholarshipsbursaries
We have had many successful students in years past, so don’t delay in applying.
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University of Dundee Korean society
The University of Dundee Korean society is now up and running and would love to welcome new members. The society was created this semester, and is hoping to expand over the coming year.
K-soc is planning to hold some great events, including film nights, cooking evenings, culture talks, Korean lessons and much more!
If you are Korean, or simply interested in any aspect of Korean culture or language, then please contact pwild@dundee.ac.uk for more information about this great new society.
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Join the Student Insight Panel
We are looking for some more participants in the Student Insight Panel - a chance for you to have your say on all sorts of matters affecting the University and student lives.
This will involve a series of market research focus groups, approximately two per month during semester-time this academic year. Each focus group will last approximately 1 ½ hours, with about 8 students from the Student Insight Panel, and who will be paid £10-£15 each time.
These will be informal discussion with no right or wrong answers – what’s most important is that everyone contributes their honest views and opinions.
Register your interest at dundee.onlinesurveys.ac.uk/student-insight-panel-signup
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Update: Wifi everywhere, even outside
Blanket wifi coverage is now even closer. The final migration for Oct will be Dalhousie on Sat 28 & Sun 29, and there will be no internet access in the building.
For full details of the implications read the IT status blog.
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Learning X – The Digital Scholar
Some of the Centre for Technology and Innovation in Learning (CTIL) team are participating in an Open Learn Course – The Digital Scholar, which explores the impact of digital technologies on scholarly practice. They would like to invite staff and students to join them over the next few weeks.
Follow the Digital Scholar link on the homepage of My Dundee, or go to http://learningspaces.dundee.ac.uk/ctil/category/learning/
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Save the date - Discovery Days 2018
Thursday 11th and Friday 12th January
Discovery Days are short, general presentations from our new professors and our award-winning teachers & communicators.
Everyone is welcome to hear them share the ideas that inspire them, including school pupils, members of the public and our staff & students.
Dalhousie Building, refreshments and lunch available.
www.dundee.ac.uk/discoverydays
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Students shine for Diwali
Hundreds of festival-goers brought dazzling light to the middle of Autumn as they celebrated Diwali.
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Diabetes patients asked to help with world leading study in Scotland
A major diabetes study conducted by researchers in Scotland into how the disease develops and some of the reasons why it varies from patient to patient is now looking to recruit patients from across the country.
Read the story here.
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Dundee Plus
The Dundee Plus Award is a great way of boosting your CV and getting recognition for activities you do outside your academic life eg part-time work, volunteering, student representation and participation in societies and sports clubs.
All successful applicants will receive the Dundee Plus Award and their application considered as a potential prize winner.
"Completing the Dundee Plus Award taught me to place due value on the parts of my life that are non-academic. This has allowed me to see myself, and sell myself, as a well-rounded potential employee – not just a student! It’s great for anyone who wants to look at their life from an outside perspective." Rebecca Baird, Dundee Plus Award Winner 2016/17
Sign up to workshops from www.dundee.ac.uk/careers/events, and more information is at www.dundee.ac.uk/careers/dundeeplus
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Celebrate Dundee 2023 (Thu 26 Oct)
The City of Dundee is ready to submit its European Capital of Culture 2023 bid.
Come and wave off the bid in City Square on Thu 26 Oct from 12.45pm.
With flags, music, dance and food this is a great chance to show your support for #Dundee2023.
Check the Facebook event.
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Anti-Racism Students vs Staff Football Match (Thu 26 Oct)
As part of DUSA’s Black History Month celebrations, DUSA have joined forces with Show Racism the Red Card, Dundee United FC, Dundee FC, the Sports Union, ISE and the University to present a Staff vs Students Anti-Racism Football Match.
Come down and show your support for Show Racism the Red Card and, of course, the student team!
2.30pm kick off at Riverside football pitches (buses from DUSA 1.30pm-2pm).
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Graduation Stories (16 & 17 Nov)
Winter graduation is fast approaching and we’re looking for graduation stories once again. Of course all our graduating students are interesting, but some are of more interest to the press, or on social media. Others are great examples to allow us to promote our courses to the next generation.
Do you know, or are you a graduating student who:
• has got a great job or scholarship
• did a particularly newsworthy or interesting dissertation or project
• is graduating despite particular adversity or unusual circumstances
• fits the "mum & daughter graduating on same day" type story
• is travelling to Dundee for the first time, having studied a distance learning course?
Don't be shy - please contact internal-comms@dundee.ac.uk in the first instance with details, we love to share in your successes.
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Athena SWAN Annual Lecture - Unlimited By Gender. Disadvantage can work both ways (Mon 27 Nov)
Jenny Garrett will discuss what may need to change both personally and professionally for all of us if gender equality is to be successful.
This one hour talk will be followed by Q&A, then refreshments in the Dalhousie foyer.
Mon 27 Nov 12noon-2pm, Dalhousie LT3.
Book your tickets now.
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Blogs
A snapshot of blogs from around the University
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Meet Babajide, our man in West Africa
On the One Dundee blog, find out about Babajide who is working for us in Lagos, Nigeria.
Visit the One Dundee blog.
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A day in the life of a year 2 medical student
Navin's now in second year, on the Student blog he shares a day with us.
Visit the Student blog.
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Staff top tasks workshops
The web team have been running "top tasks" workshops. If you came along or couldn't manage, find out what happened, and what's happening next in the web project.
Visit the Web team blog.
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If you wish to communicate around the University, this fortnightly newsletter is just one way to do that. Please check our Methods of Internal Communication webpage, and feel free to get in touch if you have any questions.
The next newsletter will be distributed on Wednesday 8 November - the deadline is 4pm on Friday 3 November.
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