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27 September 2021

An ice rink on Slessor Gardens, Big Wheel with views of the Tay and brand-new light displays featuring much-loved characters from DC Thomson will help transform Dundee city centre into a winter wonderland this Christmas.

21 September 2021

Eight companies, each focused on alternative energy options to achieve net zero, have been awarded funding as part of Michelin Scotland Innovation Parc’s (MSIP) first Innovation Challenge.

A Dundee-based disinfectant manufacturer has experienced a 12000% increase in sales due to demand for cleaning products during Covid-19, following support from Business Gateway.

Grant funding for Scottish businesses to develop innovative solutions that will help the Heavy Duty Vehicles sector to decarbonise. This Scotland CAN DO funding call offers 100% of eligible project costs to help you undertake detailed design and assess the feasibility of your solution.

A LANDMARK site on Dundee’s £1billion waterfront has been officially opened today.

Scottish EDGE Round 18 is currently open for applications and the application window will remain open until 2pm on Tuesday 10th August 2021.  With awards of u

Newly launched Dundee based Zappaty Ltd. Is looking to the Tayside gaming community for insight and user feedback on their soon to launch ground breaking Unity backup and collaboration solution – Zappaty.

The Eden Project and Michelin Scotland Innovation Parc (MSIP) have announced a strategic partnership, with the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding.

Michelin Scotland Innovation Parc (MSIP) has today shared a first look at the MSIP Skills Academy, which will welcome its first learners in January 2022.

NCR has recruited a record number of graduates and interns in a jobs boost for its major Dundee facility. A total of 57 new recruits joined the ATM and self service giant’s Dundee workforce this week taking the team beyond 600.

NCR has a key research and development centre of excellence in Dundee.

Dundee-based firm, Cellexus, will receive a grant of up to £320,000 from Innovate UK, the UK's innovation agency, for the research and development of a 100L bioreactor for stem cell applications.

The Eden Project has signed a memorandum of understanding with the owners of its preferred site for Eden Project Dundee and released the first image of how it might look.

There is an excellent programme of events being delivered by Business Gateway over this month and next.  These events are designed to help support your company.  There is something for everyone with 80 events which are a mixture of national, local and Digital Boost. 

Join the University of Dundee at their upcoming Engineering Event to find out how you can develop the Engineering, Design and Manufacturing skills of your workforce at no additional cost to your business.

A new suite of short courses is now open for booking. Improve your skills in Digital Business and Managing Transformational Change. Fully funded by the Scottish Funding Council, the courses are free to applicants. Each short course is credit-bearing and a recognised university qualification. 

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The University of Dundee has launched a major fundraising campaign to support research into coronaviruses.

Full press release is available here: https://www.dundee.ac.uk/stories/university-dundee-ranked-global-top-50-impact

The University of Dundee has helped establish Scotland’s central COVID-19 testing facility in support of the national response to the coronavirus pandemic.

Please complete the survey avaiilable at: https://wh1.snapsurveys.com/s.asp?k=158583734236 by 8th April.

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NnG will being a further boost to the offshore wind industry in Scotland, providing new jobs and manufacturing opportunities. All of the project's 54 turbines will be assembles at the Port of Dundee, before being sailed to the site and the Scottish engineering firm BiFab will build a number of the foundation jackets.

For more information, visit Energy Voice. 

More than 1,000 students and graduates will take the next steps on their career paths when the University of Dundee hosts one of the country’s largest recruitment events this week.

The University of Dundee has been named University of the Year for Student Experience by The Sunday Times Good University Guide 2020.

The title confirms that Dundee is one of the best places in the United Kingdom to be a student.

The University of Dundee has been ranked 4^th among UK universities for overall student satisfaction in the 2019 National Student Survey (NSS).

The University recorded overall satisfaction of 90%, up 2% on the 2018 result and well above the sector average of 84%, and was ranked 2nd in Scotland.