University of Dundee

The University of Dundee (abbreviated as Dund. for post-nominals) is a public research university based in the city and Royal burgh of Dundee on the east coast of the central Lowlands of Scotland.

Did we just find an off switch for inflammation?

Scientists have discovered a new metabolic process in the body that can switch off inflammation. They have discovered that ‘itaconate’ – a molecule derived from glucose – acts as a powerful off-switch for macrophages, which are the cells in the immune system that lie at the heart of many inflammatory diseases including arthritis, inflammatory bowel

Did we just find an off switch for inflammation?

New test for rapid identification of proteins involved in the development of a number of diseases including Alzheimer’s

A simple methodology for capturing proteins implicated in the development of Alzheimer’s disease and other conditions has been developed by researchers at the University of Bradford and University of Dundee. The new methodology involves easily trapping proteins that bear a specific modification that can provide potential markers for conditions. The specific modification is based on

New test for rapid identification of proteins involved in the development of a number of diseases including Alzheimer’s

A major breakthrough in targeting the causes of many diseases – proteins

Scientists at the University of Dundee have reported a major breakthrough in targeting the causes of many diseases, using a `kiss of death’ to destroy proteins which had previously been regarded as `undruggable’. Much is known about proteins such as Ras and Myc which are known to be culpable in human cancer, and Huntingtin, which

A major breakthrough in targeting the causes of many diseases – proteins

Immune system ‘on switch’ breakthrough could lead to new targeted drugs

A crucial ‘on switch’ that boosts the body’s defences against infections has been successfully identified in new scientific research. The breakthrough made by researchers at the University of Aberdeen and the University of Dundee could lead to the development of new drugs to enhance the body’s immune responses to attack, which could benefit people suffering

Immune system ‘on switch’ breakthrough could lead to new targeted drugs

Pesticides alter bees’ brains, making them unable to live and reproduce adequately

New research in The FASEB Journal suggests that the neonicotinoid class of pesticides do not kill bees but impair their brain function to disturb learning, blunt food gathering skills and harm reproduction In research report published in the May 2015 issue of The FASEB Journal, scientists report that a particular class of pesticides called “neonicotinoids”

Pesticides alter bees’ brains, making them unable to live and reproduce adequately

Acousto-optics enables ultra-fast steering and shaping of light beams

“The number of applications of this new technology is vast.” A team of engineers has developed a new acousto-optic device that can shape and steer beams of light at speeds never before achieved. The new technology will enable better optical devices to be made, such as holographs that can move rapidly in real time. The

Acousto-optics enables ultra-fast steering and shaping of light beams

Software to automatically outline bones in x-rays

Research into disorders such as arthritis is to be helped by new software developed at the University of Manchester which automatically outlines bones – saving thousands of hours of manual work. Amidst a national shortage of radiographers in the UK and an increasing requirement for researchers to work with large databases of radiograph images, the

Software to automatically outline bones in x-rays

New possibilities for efficient biofuel production

Limited availability of fossil fuels stimulates the search for different energy resources. The use of biofuels is one of the alternatives. Sugars derived from the grain of agricultural crops can be used to produce biofuel but these crops occupy fertile soils needed for food and feed production. Fast growing plants such as poplar, eucalyptus, or

New possibilities for efficient biofuel production

The Forty2 portable solar power unit pins production hopes on crowd-funding

Kickstarter backers who stump up more than US$500 will be the first to get their hands on one It took Deep Thought (the supercomputer from The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy) seven and a half million years to calculate that the answer to the ultimate question of life, the universe and everything was 42. South Dakota’s

The Forty2 portable solar power unit pins production hopes on crowd-funding

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Bonnie Dunbar: Five-time space hero was inspired by Dundonian grandfather
on April 12, 2021 at 2:19 am
Bonnie Dunbar was 12 when Yuri Gagarin went into space and her Dundonian grandfather encouraged her dream of joining him.
16 UK and Singapore universities form an alliance to accelerate entrepreneurship and innovation collaboration
on April 8, 2021 at 4:36 am
UKSAEI brings together world leading universities from the UK (Bath, Coventry, Cranfield, Dundee, Edinburgh, Glasgow, King’s College London, Newcastle, Nottingham, Manchester and Strathclyde) and ...
Nottingham-Singapore alliance to accelerate entrepreneurship and innovation collaboration
on April 8, 2021 at 1:44 am
The University of Nottingham has joined the newly launched UK-Singapore Alliance for Entrepreneurship and Innovation (UKSAEI) – the first alliance of ...
Cutting-edge cryo-EM reveals key insight into vital DNA repair process
on April 2, 2021 at 4:23 am
New research, using cutting-edge cryo-electron microscopy (CryoEM), has revealed key insights into a vital DNA repair process, which is implicated in resistance to cancer treatments.
Toolkit Supports Global Research into COVID-19 Variants
on March 30, 2021 at 12:01 pm
... scientists at the MRC-University of Glasgow Centre for Virus Research (CVR) in partnership with the MRC Protein Phosphorylation and Ubiquitylation Unit (MRC PPU) at the University of Dundee, the ...

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Researchers suggest new ways to improve wellbeing of NHS doctors - Aberdeen Evening Express
March 19, 2021
Six Dundee researchers among world's most influential - Deadline News
November 18, 2020
University of Dundee biopharmacutical spin-out secures £38 million funding - Insider.co.uk
March 17, 2021
Union bosses urge Dundee universities to stop 'attack' on pensions - Insider.co.uk
March 24, 2021
Scientists trialling new type of UV light at University of Leeds facility hoped to kill Covid indoors - Yorkshire Evening Post
March 27, 2021

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Bonnie Dunbar: Five-time space hero was inspired by Dundonian grandfather
on April 12, 2021 at 2:19 am
Bonnie Dunbar was 12 when Yuri Gagarin went into space and her Dundonian grandfather encouraged her dream of joining him.
BREAKING: IGP appoints Inuwa as Force Secretary, retains Mba, Owohunwa as PRO, PSO
on April 9, 2021 at 9:09 am
Mba, a lawyer and a member of the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR), is an alumnus of the University of Dundee ... pertinent in view of a recent discovery of hepatitis B and other ...
Windmill Bar visit and marmalade mishap in Keiller’s: Prince Philip’s Tayside and Fife trips remembered
on April 9, 2021 at 8:42 am
The late Duke of Edinburgh proved he was a prince among men on some special visits to Tayside and Fife over the past seven decades.
X-Ray Protection Mask
on April 7, 2021 at 12:22 pm
These goggles were worn by x-ray pioneer George Pirie, who began experimenting at Dundee Royal Infirmary within months of the discovery of x-rays in Germany ... Tayside Medical History Museum, part of ...
BioTheryX Announces Expansion of Scientific Advisory Board
on April 7, 2021 at 5:24 am
He received his PhD from the University of Dundee, and worked as a Beit Memorial Fellow at ... and to develop small molecule probes and inhibitors to enable drug discovery. David is a member of EMBO, ...