Humanities
Expanding understanding of the world's culture and creativity through critical reflection and practice in history, literature, comics, film, creative writing, philosophy, modern languages, and archival education
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We conduct pioneering cross-disciplinary research and teaching in the Creative Economy. We combine close ties to the local community with international impact, reflecting and contributing to the dynamism of a transforming city.
Humanities prides itself on its world class and research-driven commitment to promoting the critical understanding of culture and society through interdisciplinary linkages across its full range of subjects.
We demonstrate such commitment to excellence across its discipline areas via research clusters focused on Comic Studies, Continental Philosophy, Global History, and Scottish Culture.
Stories in Humanities
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Press release
A researcher from the University of Dundee has been awarded a UKRI (UK Research and Innovation) Future Leaders Fellowship to investigate cellular decision-making processes, potentially unlocking new treatments for various diseases
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Press release
Deputy First Minister Kate Forbes joined Scottish Enterprise Chief Executive Adrian Gillespie to announce an £8million grant contribution to the construction of the University's Life Sciences Innovation Hub
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News
Dr Shalini Gupta’s ‘Girls in Scrubs’ ranked amongst the highlights of this year’s Association for the Study of Medical Education (ASME) conference
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The University of Dundee has been shortlisted as Entrepreneurial University of the Year in the Triple E Awards for Europe
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Press release
A plaque recognising the remarkable achievements of Scottish sculptor Scott Sutherland, former Head of Sculpture, has been installed outside of DJCAD
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News
Dr Ahmed Hassan Ahmed writes about the BAFA Scotland Conference that took place on 17 June 2024.
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CEPMLP acknowledges multiple students for their outstanding achievements at a graduation reception on June 20, 2024.
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Studying at the University of Dundee gave Tong Lei the confidence and knowledge to excel in the legal field
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Arpan Mehta and Raja Nirujogi, within months of being appointed as Independent Investigators at the MRC Protein Phosphorylation and Ubiquitylation Unit in the School, have each secured MND Accelerator (MNDAcc) Awards.
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We were delighted to welcome Clair, daughter of Professor Ian Smillie, and her husband, Vincent Ryan to UDOTS recently.