University of Dundee
Wednesday 11 January 2017 - Issue 35
Staff Newsletter
 
From the editors...

The staff newsletter is produced every fortnight by the Internal Communications team so we can share news, announcements, selected events and some requests for help. 

If you wish to communicate around the University, the 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 distributed on Wednesday 25 January - the deadline is 4pm on Friday 20 January.

Announcements
50th anniversary podcasts launch on Friday 13 January

2017 will see us celebrate our 50th anniversary as an independent university. As part of our celebrations, we'll be sharing weekly podcasts about the University and the city. Stay tuned to the University Twitter page for the launch of the first podcast this Friday. #dundeeuni50

Business Transformation has relocated - pop in and say hi! staff

Hopefully you’ll have heard of the Business Transformation Programme. If not, or you’re not quite sure what it’s about, why not visit the team in their new offices of the third floor of the Old Technical Institute? 

Last year they worked on the plans and processes for delivering the programme objectives. This year will see activity ramp up, with a series of workshops and Q&A sessions scheduled throughout the next few months. Keep an eye on your inbox, the Business Transformation web pages, and across all campuses for more information. 

Payroll has relocated

The Payroll office has returned to its original location on the second floor of the Tower Building.

All paperwork, including timesheets and pay adjustments, intended for Payroll should be posted in the letterbox to the left of the office door. If you have any queries please do not hesitate to contact Payroll by email.

Learn a language in 2017 - new courses start next week

Language courses start again from Monday 16 January 2017 for beginners, but if you have prior knowledge of a language that you'd like to develop, you can join the existing classes.

Post intermediate English classes for mixed levels start on Thursday 19 January for 10 weeks. 

Contact Fiona Woodward on 01382 384535 or by email for more information. 

Exam Results

Exam results will be issued on Friday 13 January in a phased manner. The IT Status webpage will provide information on which results are available in eVision on the day, and you can keep an eye on the One Dundee Twitter for live updates on which School results are released.

News
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Mountain of tablet brings almost £60,000 to cancer research

A mountain of homemade tablet - quite literally, because if you stacked it up it would be taller than Ben Nevis - has helped raise almost £60,000 for breast cancer research.

Fiona Edwards (formerly staff at the University) has been selling her homemade tablet since 2003 to support breast cancer research at the University.

Read the full story and watch the video.

‘Molecular volume control’ may help combat tumours

Researchers at Dundee and Bath have uncovered new functions of an enzyme called Dual-specificity phosphatase 5 (DUSP5), which will help scientists to better understand how tumours develop. One day, it might even be used to manipulate enzyme activity in order to control the development and treatment of cancer.

Read the full story.

More news...

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

What's On
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The Untold Story of the Oor Wullie Bucket Trail (Sat 21 Jan)

The 2017 SELS programme kicks off with a behind-the-scenes view of the Oor Wullie Bucket Trail from two Dundee graduates; David Cunningham, Chief Executive of ARCHIE, and the Bucket Trail’s Art Coordinator Suzanne Scott, who will discuss how Dundee's biggest ever public event captured the imagination of countless children of all ages and culminated in an auction viewed by hundreds of thousands of people from every corner of the globe. 

Book tickets and see the full SELS programme.

Dundee Fellow's book launch (Wed 25 Jan)

Addison Jones (a pen name for one of Dundee's Fellows) will launch her new novel 'Wait for Me, Jack' at Waterstone's on Wednesday 25 January at 6.30pm. Find out more.

Set near San Francisco, this warm and funny novel follows the fortunes and failures of Jack and Milly for sixty years. 

Please RSVP to Sue Foot.

PAMIS Burns Supper (Sat 28 Jan)

Join PAMIS for their 6th annual Burns Supper on Saturday 28 January at the Apex Hotel. Find out who's speaking this year and buy tickets.

PAMIS is local charity based in the University of Dundee, and is the only organisation working in Scotland solely with people with profound and multiple learning disabilities and their families for a better life.

More events...

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.

LIBRARY & Learning Centre
Annual survey

The Library and Learning Centre is committed to improving your service, so understanding your expectations better will help them to tailor their services - please share your thoughts by completing the annual survey.

Blackwell's pop up bookshop

From Monday 16 January until Friday 3 February, the Main Library will host a Blackwell's pop up bookshop on the ground floor in Wolfson Room 1. The shop will be open Monday to Friday between 9am and 5pm.

Digital January

Digital January launched on Monday and runs until Friday 3 February. Each day (Mon-Fri) a digital application or tool will be featured online, which can assist with teaching, assessment, or can just help to make life easier. So get organised, get creative and be more digital in 2017!

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Are electronic cigarettes safer than traditional cigarettes?

Smokers in Tayside are being asked to help answer this vital question by taking part in a study by the School of Medicine which will compare the effects of e-cigarettes and tobacco cigarettes on blood vessel function, which is a key health indicator.

The study is looking for volunteers aged 18 years and over who have smoked 15 cigarettes a day for a minimum of two years and are prepared, if randomly allocated, to switch their regular cigarettes to e-cigarettes for one month. 

If you're interested in joining the study or finding out more, contact trial manager Pippa Hopkinson on 07850540230 or by email.

Call for disabled academics to share experiences of working in HE

Disabled academics at universities across the UK are being encouraged to share their experience by a researcher at Heriot-Watt University, Dr Kate Sang. Academics, from any level, who wish to participate, should contact Dr Sang at: k.sang@hw.ac.uk or 0131 451 4208.

Accommodation required x 2

Visiting postgraduate student (female) from France requires accommodation for six weeks during February and March 2017. West end Dundee or Invergowrie area preferred. Please email Floriana if you can help.

Visiting postgraduate student (female) from Germany requires accommodation for three months during April-June 2017. West end Dundee or Invergowrie area preferred. Please email Magdalena if you can help.

BLOGS
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One Dundee: An education in politics

Find out what happened when a Senior Lecturer in the School of Medicine went to Westminster with a Dundee MP. Read the blog.

Student blog: Dundee's dining

International student, Simran, blogs about her Dundee dining experiences - read the blog to discover her favourite eateries in the city.

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