Wednesday 3 May 2017

Student Newsletter Issue 43

Content

• Announcements
• Careers
• Graduation
• News
• Your help requested
• What's On
• Blogs
• Get in touch

Release of Examination Results

Plans are now being made for the publication of examination results in June.

We expect that results will be published after 12:00 midday on Wed 7 Jun 2017. Results will be released in a phased manner in accordance with server traffic, due to the high demand the servers typically experience around this time.

To check if results are available in eVision for your particular School, you should first check the UoD IT Status Page. Real-time updates will be added there on the day.

Last chance to apply for the Discretionary Funds

There’s one last chance to apply for help from the Discretionary Funds. Our closing date for the end of academic year 2016/17 is Tue 9 May – this ensures a payment by the end of term (providing the application is complete). Please contact the Student Funding Unit for more details. 

Needles at the ready!

Knit and Natter is back, after a break of two years, meeting every Wednesday in the Glass room in the Chaplaincy from 1pm to 2pm. Bring along your wool and needles, all skill levels welcome.

CareersPortal

On Mon 8 May 2017 the Careers Service is launching a fantastic new service, CareersPortal, designed to help you manage your career journey throughout your time at University.

As a registered student you will automatically be able to:

• Access the JobShop to find part-time work, internships, volunteering opportunities and graduate jobs.
• Book appointments with the Careers Adviser for your subject area
• Submit career-related queries online
• Book careers and employability events

You can access CareersPortal at www.dundee.ac.uk/careers/students

The new system should make it much easier for you to access opportunities to develop the employability skills now expected of university graduates.

School Tutoring Programme

Have you ever thought about a career in teaching? The School Tutoring Programme offers students the opportunity to gain classroom experience in a local school to help make an informed decision as to whether teaching is for you.  Placements are for around half a day per week for 8-10 weeks and will be available during academic year 2017-18. It is recommended that you apply early as the programme is very popular. Find out more information.

Pre-Graduation Photos – save time on the day, or not going?

• If you’re not going to Graduation, you can still have official photos taken in your gown & hood.
• If you are going to Graduation, make the most of the day by avoiding photo queues now.

Ede & Ravenscroft, the official photographer will be on city campus Tue 16 & Wed 17 May, between 10am & 4pm.  They will be based in the Dalhousie Drama Studio (1S01). Drop in or use your pre-booked photo package. All Dundee gowns & hoods will be available. Brush off your suit, do your hair & make up, and come along.

And if you want to check out what your gown & hood will look like, check our One Dundee blog story.

Graduation Stories

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.

Parkinson's Awareness Week

To raise money and awareness for Parkinson's UK staff member Rhonda Cromar will be trekking to the summit of Ben Nevis in July. You can support Rhonda's trek and learn more about her story by visiting her JustGiving page.

The Scottish Centre for Respiratory Research

Do you suffer from Asthma, Allergic Rhinitis or COPD?  The Scottish Centre for Respiratory Research is looking for smoking and non-smoking volunteers to take part in studies. If you would like to help, please call 01382 383902, email scrr@dundee.ac.uk or visit www.scrr.co.uk for more information.

Medical Research Scotland PhD Studentship Awards

Medical Research Scotland PhD Studentships Awards 2018 are now open for applications from Scottish Universities. Find out more information. 

University of Dundee’s Museum Services

Whether you are a regular visitor to the Museum Services exhibitions, or use the collections for educational purposes, or even if you’ve never made any use of them at all, we’re keen to hear from you! Take the survey.

Computing Degree Show 2017 (5 May)

A showcase of talents of over 40 new and emerging software engineers, developers, interaction designers, programmers and entrepreneurs, a fantastic opportunity to see work at the cutting edge of computing technology. The Computing Degree Show will run from the 5th May. Find out more.

Café Science Dundee: Does The Food Industry Listen (8 May)

Dr John Grigor of Abertay University will discuss the science behind our food preferences and how it develops from birth through to old age. Are our food choices based on culture, social, personal and emotional preferences? And most importantly, will we ever be convinced to eat insects? Find out more.

SELS: Dr Saleyha Ahsan, the Dundee years (13 May)

Join Dr Saleyha Ahsan, University of Dundee alumna, radio and TV broadcaster, A & E Doctor and the first British Muslim woman to graduate from the Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst, as she discusses her time at Dundee while a medical student at Saturday Evening Lecture Series.

Student Blog win at the UK Blog Awards

Our Student Blog, which had been shortlisted in the UK Blog Awards, won the Highly Commended Award last week at the award ceremony in London. The University was nominated in the category of Company: Education.

You can read about the experiences of our students in our Student Blog .

On social media

On social media recently the University has been hitting the headlines far and wide, with Phillip Vaughan's article on The Simpsons for The Conversation made it to Australia where he was interviewed for drive time radio show. DUSA Exec launched their events to help students tackle exam stress with a visit from Alpacas (Fri 5 May). And finally the University celebrated being top in Scotland for Dentistry, Forensic Science and Art & Design in the Complete University Guide league table 2018.