University Of Dundee

The University of Dundee has been named the UK’s Outstanding Entrepreneurial University of the Year in the 2024 Times Higher Education Awards, held in Birmingham.

Shabnam Hassan Khan, an Afghan refugee, has shared her story after graduating from the University of Dundee with a Masters in Accounting and Finance. Civil turmoil in Afghanistan in 2021 suddenly and severely limited access to education and development for women. This led the university to establish

The University of Dundee has been recognised as the Innovative & Entrepreneurial University of the Year in Europe by the Triple E Awards. The Triple E Awards are a global recognition of efforts towards the quest for entrepreneurship and engagement in higher education. The awards aim to foster ch

Scottish Enterprise is investing £8 million in the construction of the University of Dundee's Life Sciences Innovation Hub, a new £40m facility set to open next year. Adrian Gillespie, chief executive of Scottish Enterprise, and Deputy First Minister Kate Forbes are set to announce the &

The University of Dundee has been shortlisted as Entrepreneurial University of the Year in the Triple E Awards for Europe. The Triple E Awards are a global recognition of efforts towards the quest for entrepreneurship and engagement in higher education. The awards aim to foster change in universitie

International students studying at the University of Dundee are making a significant contribution to the local economy, generating £329 million annually for the Tayside and Fife regions, new figures have revealed. Findings published by HEPI and Kaplan International Pathways show that the parli

An accounting graduate from the University of Dundee is has left the university not only with a degree, but also as CEO of a newly established business. Isaac Jarman, 23, graduated with a BAcc (Hons) in Accounting from the University’s School of Business yesterday. He is one of 137 busine

The University of Dundee is hosting a series of lectures by Professor Werner De Bondt this week, including the School of Business’ flagship event of the year, the Ronald Coase Lecture. Professor Werner De Bondt, a pioneering figure in behavioural finance, will share his extensive research on t

The University of Dundee has transitioned the management of its £31 million endowment fund to Greenbank, the specialist ethical, sustainable and impact investment team of Rathbones Group. Greenbank are focused in sustainable investment management and have a vision to help clients invest their

Researchers at the University of Dundee’s Schools of Medicine and Life Sciences have received $4.4 million from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to help discover potential contraceptives that work by affecting the sperm once they have entered the female reproductive system.

Dr David McBeth, Vice-Principal (Enterprise & Economic Transformation), discusses how the University of Dundee has come out on top of other UK institution for producing successful spinout companies, particularly in life and biomedical sciences, and outlines the factors contributing to this

The University of Dundee has been lauded as the best in the UK for fostering spinout businesses, outshining other prestigious institutions.

Each cohort of international students living in Dundee’s two parliamentary constituencies generates £275 million for the UK economy, according to a new report published today. ‘The benefits and costs of international higher education students to the UK economy’ estimated the

The University of Dundee has announced that later this month it will host an event to celebrate 50 years of teaching accounting and finance. The institution started out as a college when it was founded in 1881 and became an independent university in 1967 when it separated from St Andrews University.

The University of Dundee has announced the completion of its divestment from fossil fuels – less than 12 months after declaring its intention to do so. The University has also confirmed that half of its managed investments have been moved to a sustainable investment portfolio, with the remaini