University of Dundee
22 June 2016 - Issue 22
Student Newsletter
 
From the editors...

Look out for the graduation special on Wednesday 29 June, before the next fortnightly newsletter on 13 July. The deadline for the next newsletter is Friday 8 July.

Please feel free to see us in G12, Ground Floor, Tower Building or contact us at internal-comms@dundee.ac.uk.

Announcements
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Graduation 2016

It's graduation week! Are you or your friends graduating this year? Share your photos and stories with us using #uodgrad on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Snapchat or by email. Watch all the action on our TV screens across campus or follow our Storify.

The Enquiry Centre early closure during graduation

The Enquiry Centre will close to visitors at 4pm on Wednesday 22, Thursday 23 and Friday 24 June due to the Graduation Party being held on Campus Green. Instead, please feel free to contact The Enquiry Centre by email or phone 01382 381900.

Transformations 2017: Transformations in Practice - submission for abstracts open

Transformations 2017: Transformations in Practice, is the third in a biennial series of international interdisciplinary conferences that focuses on transformations towards sustainability: addressing contemporary challenges and creating conditions for enhancing people’s wellbeing, today and in the future, while strengthening the Earth’s support system.

The submission for abstracts is now open for staff and PhD students. Find out more on the website or email.

Exam resit timetable

The exam resit timetable is now available online

Funding for 2016/17

Continuing Students from England

Last chance to get your funding for academic year 2016/17 - submit your application to Student Finance England (SFE) before this Friday (24 June) to ensure your loan is ready for starting again in September. Find out more.

Continuing/New Students from Scotland

Have your loan ready for coming back in September - submit your funding application for academic year 2016/2017, along with any supporting documentation, to Student Award Agency Scotland (SAAS) before Thursday 30 June. The SAAS helpline is open Saturday 25 and Sunday 26 June from 12pm-6pm. Find out more.

News
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Dundee named most innovative University in Scotland

The University of Dundee has been ranked among the top 20 most innovative universities in Europe, and first in Scotland, in a new ranking produced by Reuters.

Reuters say their list of Europe’s 100 most innovative universities `identifies the educational institutions that are doing the most to advance science, invent new technologies, and help drive the global economy.’

Dundee is ranked 18th in the list, with only Imperial, Cambridge, Oxford and Manchester ranking higher in the UK.

Read the full story.

University supports one in every 12 jobs in Dundee

A recent report has revealed that the University supports over £740million of turnover in businesses in Scotland, showing how vital the University is to the economy of east and central Scotland. One in every 12 of the jobs in Dundee – and more than 4000 jobs across Dundee, Angus, Fife and Perth & Kinross – is supported by the University’s activities.

Read the full story.

More news...

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

What's On
D’Arcy Thompson Zoology Museum now open Fridays

The D’Arcy Thompson Zoology Museum is opening up every Friday afternoon this summer!

See all the amazing specimens on show, including Narwhal tusks, a Giant Tortoise, a huge Japanese Spider Crab and much more. The Zoology Museum is free to visit and offers a range of short activities to help guide you around the museum.

The museum is now open on Friday afternoons from 2pm-4.30pm, until 2 September.

Jacqui Wood Cancer Centre Open Day (Sat 2 July)

The Jacqui Wood Cancer Centre is having an Open Day on Saturday 2nd July, when you can find out more about cancer and the work in the Division of Cancer Research (School of Medicine).

Meet the scientists, take part in the hourly talks and lab tours, and enjoy a range of family-friendly activities including how to make DNA from strawberries using only salt and washing up liquid. 

Find out more.

Save the Date(s)

Here are a few diary dates for the next academic year:

  • Dundee Literary Festival 19-23 Oct 2016
  • Discovery Days 12-13 Jan 2017
  • Women in Science Festival 4-12 Mar 2017 

If you have any suggestions of speakers for the Women in Science Festival, please contact Jon Urch j.urch@dundee.ac.uk

Submit your event!

Make sure the University community knows about your event by listing it online - from there, it'll be featured in the weekly What's On email and will be featured on the One Dundee social media channels. 

Submit your event.

More events...

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

Requests
Research Postgrad Students - Create your research profile

Imagine having an online profile containing details of all aspects of the work you’ve undertaken during your studies for your research degree at Dundee. A profile which can record:

• Publications
• Datasets
• Activities (participation at conferences, awards received,  public engagement)
• Press coverage
• Your final thesis

Creating a profile in Discovery provides you with a “shop window” to display all aspects of work undertaken for your degree, which you can use to create your C.V.

Contact the Research Services team of the Library and Learning Centre at discovery@dundee.ac.uk for further details.

Your local buses are changing

Stagecoach has launched a public consultation on local bus services - there are some buses being removed and routes significantly altered. If you want a say, please go to the consultation page.

Working with Internal Comms

If you want to promote something to an internal audience, please visit our webpage for advice on the different ways to do this.

An archive of newsletters can also be found on our website.

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