Dr Linda Martindale and Dr Linda McSwiggan (both School of Nursing & Health Sciences) were awarded the Honorary Graduates' Award for Inclusive Practice thanks to their 'novel' idea to help first year nursing students understand healthcare environments and conditions. 

In response to student demand for prepatory reading, Linda and Linda created a reading list of novels in which the stories centre around health issues, including The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time and Me Before You. The project, entitled ASK4Books, will be integrated into the undergraduate module Academic Skills and Knowledge (ASK), and will help students to prepare for their initial placements during Semester 1 by exploring topics like euthanasia, dementia, loss, and learning disability through discussion. 

ASK4Books was piloted in May this year and there are plans for a full roll-out in September. It's potentially relevant for any professional programme so if you'd like to get your students involved, get in touch with CASTLE.

- Your email login page will look different come early August because UoD IT are moving it out to the cloud. Sign in using your Dundee email address without the dots (e.g. jbloggs@dundee.ac.uk) and password. A new, self-service way to reset your password will also appear in your account. More info about this change will be added to IT Status soon...

- UoD IT understand you need a clearer way to get the things you're eligible to have for study, like software downloads. That's why they're launching an area in My Dundee to hold it all that you'll soon have access too. Want to help them name your IT Toolkit? Suggest a name.

A record-breaking number of students graduated from our Summer Schools on Thursday 21 July.

First launched in 1993, these are a key part of the University's leading efforts to widen access to higher education. Having completed the Dundee University Access to Learning (DUAL) and OSS Access courses, 170 students graduated last week. 

Read the full story.

We are one of the top UK universities for graduate employment, according to this year’s Destinations of Leavers from Higher Education (DLHE) survey, with nearly 97% of leavers in work/study six months after graduation.

All our graduates are contacted six months after they've graduated – be ready to reply when your time comes!

Read the full press release.

The Oor Wullie Bucket Trail continues throughout the month of August, attracting visitors from far and wide. The social media team has enjoyed seeing your photos online, especially the ones designed by us - did you know that 16 of the Oor Wullie sculptures were designed by Duncan of Jordanstone graduates? 

Read the full story.

Image: Oor Wullie designed by Susan McGill.

A team of Dundee students who build race cars have won a top award at Silverstone during the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE) annual Formula Student competition.

Over 130 teams from more than 30 countries enter the global IMechE Formula student competition, which prides itself on being the best educational engineering challenge in the motorsport industry.

The Dundee team, known as DRIVE, were awarded the Breakthrough Award 2016 by Formula Student’s Chairman Andrew Deakin, who congratulated the team, saying, “The award was much-deserved and is testament to their hard work and excellent team spirit."

Read the full story.

Read all of the University news at www.dundee.ac.uk/news.

A special production of the classic Shakespeare play Macbeth will take place at the Botanic Garden on Tuesday 2 August and Wednesday 3 August at 7.30pm.

Find out more.

Welcome Week isn't just for freshers! You can get help and advice from the Student Support hub, enjoy free hot drinks and/or lunches, and attend events held by each School.

Find out what's happening and how you can get involved.

These are just a few of the events around the University - keep up to date with all of them at www.dundee.ac.uk/events and stay tuned to the weekly What's On email on Fridays.

There are 207 nations competing in the Rio Olympics which starts next week. We're looking to claim a University of Dundee link to each and every one of those countries - some are easy, many are more tricky!

If you can claim a link via your nationality, a research link, a student trip or exchange scheme, where an alumni is working, or anything else, please contact internal-comms@dundee.ac.uk ASAP. Don't assume we've got all the obvious countries covered!

Looking for a new volunteering challenge this summer? PAMIS needs you!

The charity will be hosting a 5-day activity camp in the heart of Camperdown Park. This will cater for people with profound and multiple learning disabilities (PMLD) and their siblings.

You can volunteer on any of the days and at the end you will be given a Continuing Professional Development certificate as evidence of your experience of working at the camp. Full training will be given and the camp runs from the Monday 8 August to Friday 12 August.

For more information contact Lesley Gray.

Please collect your old postage stamps, which can be donated to the Guide Dogs Training School in Forfar. Please send them in a sealed envelope, addressed to 'Guide Dogs, The Mail Room, Tower Building.

Visit the University Guide Dogs Society's Facebook page.

Want to know more about the University's Snapchat account? Take a look at the blog post and Snap us @dundeeuni.