50th Anniversary Podcasts - University Of Dundee

Today’s Dundonians have grown up playing in parks, being educated in classrooms, and being entertained in concert halls that bear some distinguished names.

The Tay is the longest river in Scotland, stretching 117 miles from Ben Lui in the West, through the Highland lochs of Dochart, Lubhair and Tay, easterly through Strathtay in Scotland’s centre, on to Perth and finally ending at the mouth of the Firth of Tay.

Medical research in the modern sense only became possible here thanks to the expansion of Dundee Royal Infirmary in the 1850s.

'Dundee University is an excellent example of what can be achieved.' So said then Secretary of State for Scotland, Mr Donald Dewar

The University of Dundee celebrates its links with Patrick Geddes

During the past century, much has been learned about how we educate, as well as the subjects we choose to teach.

As well as looking to the future, the University of Dundee watches the skies.

Dundee is famous for its strong women – and none have made such an impact as the scientific heroes of the city.

In any city with an art institution as prestigious and well-respected as the Duncan of Jordanstone College, creative pursuits are always likely to flourish.

Ask any local school child what Dundee is famous for and they’ll tell you it’s the three Js: Jute, Jam and Journalism.

The Dundee University's Augmentative and Alternative Communication Research Group at Computing in the School of Science and Engineering is the world leader in developing intelligent and multimodal technologies.

Dundee Repertory Theatre is much more than a neighbour to the University of Dundee.

If you know your poets, and even if you don't, you will probably recognise those words immediately as being those of William McGonagall who, for many, is the only Dundee poet they could name.

Graduation day is the culmination of a student's time at university.

Graduation day is the culmination of a student's time at university.

Dundee Repertory Theatre is much more than a neighbour to the University of Dundee.

Dundee has long been known as a socially conscious city with a keen interest in politics, and there have always been strong voices in the community with an ongoing awareness of workers' rights.

The University of Dundee has a clear mission to transform lives, locally and globally, by the creation, sharing and application of knowledge.

Before the creation of the NHS, healthcare providers often struggled to give adequate support to the most vulnerable in society.

As the skyline of Dundee undergoes its most radical transformation in a generation, it’s important to remember that the city already has an impressive architectural heritage.