University of Dundee Strategy themes
We will develop the following priority academic themes to provide focus and concentrate our impact on those areas where we can make the most difference.
- Population health and wealth
- Climate action and net zero
- Equity and inclusion
Investigating these themes in our curricula will ensure that our students will be active global citizens attuned to social needs from the local to the global as well as the ways in which these are interconnected.
You can view selected case studies from these themes below.
Population health and wealth
![James chalmers](http://cdn-acquia.dundee.ac.uk/sites/default/files/styles/card/public/2021-07/James%20Chalmers-cropped.jpg?itok=CGnWoEuo)
Press release
Health complications brought about by the pandemic have helped to make the public aware of the importance of respiratory health, a University of Dundee expert has said.
![A group of people standing in a large room with a presentation screen in the background](http://cdn-acquia.dundee.ac.uk/sites/default/files/styles/card/public/2024-06/hic-team_0.jpg?itok=fk5Mqj4L&h=92229be0)
News
University of Dundee’s Health Informatics Centre (HIC) marked its 20th birthday on Wednesday 26 June with an event at Bonar Hall.
![Portrait photo of Tom Gilbertson](http://cdn-acquia.dundee.ac.uk/sites/default/files/styles/card/public/2022-07/Tom-Gilbertson.jpg?itok=_bIrmvxz&h=35d7bee8)
Press release
A life-changing procedure that can prevent uncontrolled tremors in Parkinson’s patients has been performed for the first time in Scotland.
![Members of the Urban ReLeaf team stand lined up, smiling](http://cdn-acquia.dundee.ac.uk/sites/default/files/styles/card/public/2024-06/Urban%20ReLeaf.jpg?itok=2H8c8ZTP)
Press release
The relationship between cityscapes and so-called “urban forests” is to receive a root and branch review as part of major conference hosted by the University of Dundee
![Professor Miratul Muqit](/sites/default/files/styles/card/public/2023-05/Professor%20Miratul%20Muqit%20-%20UoD.png?h=4dd76f1a&itok=EHPXrLof)
Press release
Scientists at the University of Dundee have uncovered the inner relay of a molecular switch that protects the brain against the development of Parkinson’s disease.
![A portrait photo of Dr Samira Bell](http://cdn-acquia.dundee.ac.uk/sites/default/files/styles/card/public/2024-06/samira-bell.jpg?itok=zBuUbV7T&h=4efbebf9)
News
A School of Medicine expert has been appointed to a role leading research aimed at improving kidney and heart health.
![Iris Grunwald standing in an operating theatre looking at a large TV screen](http://cdn-acquia.dundee.ac.uk/sites/default/files/styles/card/public/2024-06/Iris-image-1---Bridge-%2724.jpg?itok=nNnZJeNa)
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Professor Iris Grunwald, Chair of Neuroradiology, shares how the University is improving patient care in Dundee and around the world.
![James chalmers](http://cdn-acquia.dundee.ac.uk/sites/default/files/styles/card/public/2021-07/James%20Chalmers-cropped.jpg?itok=CGnWoEuo)
Press release
The world’s first potential therapy for an increasingly common respiratory illness has been identified following a trial led by an expert from the University of Dundee and a global biopharmaceutical company.
![Image shows an area of abnormality detected in a echocardiography heart scan. Credit Us2.ai](/sites/default/files/styles/card/public/2024-05/Heart%20failure-AI%20research.%20Image%20shows%20an%20area%20of%20abnormality%20detected%20in%20a%20echocardiography%20heart%20scan.%20Credit%20Us2.ai_.png?h=dfc30ccf&itok=40QvF9C-)
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Artificial Intelligence has the capability to detect people living with the risk of experiencing heart failure, new University of Dundee research has discovered.
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News
A first of its kind conference involving leading clinicians, researchers, and those with lived experience of chronic pain has been hailed as an "exceptional success."
Climate action and net zero
![Members of the Urban ReLeaf team stand lined up, smiling](http://cdn-acquia.dundee.ac.uk/sites/default/files/styles/card/public/2024-06/Urban%20ReLeaf.jpg?itok=2H8c8ZTP)
Press release
The relationship between cityscapes and so-called “urban forests” is to receive a root and branch review as part of major conference hosted by the University of Dundee
![Colourful and exotic-looking, red-hot pokers flowers in the Botanic Garden](http://cdn-acquia.dundee.ac.uk/sites/default/files/styles/card/public/2024-06/botanics-general-1022--27.jpg?itok=3lKWry7_&h=d1cb525d)
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It is a beautiful place to visit, but the Botanic Garden is also increasingly a hub of research, design, art, craft and science, with a focus on making us think about the world we live in and how we can do that more sustainably.
![white building behind green grass](http://cdn-acquia.dundee.ac.uk/sites/default/files/styles/card/public/2020-04/Ninewells%20%281%29.jpg?itok=GOaS88qf)
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The University of Dundee wants to change the world. It’s a big ambition but two major projects led by Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design (DJCAD) are doing just that.
![Three people grouped together. A male in the centre holds a booklet and there is a male on his left and a female on his right. All are smartly dressed and smiling](http://cdn-acquia.dundee.ac.uk/sites/default/files/styles/card/public/2024-04/Kevin%20Murray%2C%20Dr%20Husam%20Al%20Waer%2C%20Maggie%20Chapman.jpg?itok=o4zgXZN3)
Press release
A new guide outlining how the concept of a 20-minute neighbourhood can be applied in practice has been created by an urban design expert at the University of Dundee
![Woman on beach holding up a handful of discarded disposable vapes, wearing a big jacket and looking stern.](http://cdn-acquia.dundee.ac.uk/sites/default/files/styles/card/public/2024-03/Laura%20Young%20%281%29%20landscape.jpg?itok=5sZ5k7j5)
Press release
PhD student Laura Young - also know as social media influencer Less Waste Laura - is helping create new laws around the banning of disposable vapes
![John Rowan](http://cdn-acquia.dundee.ac.uk/sites/default/files/styles/card/public/2023-01/john_rowan_.jpg?itok=C9ccegpx&h=178ec050)
Press release
The security of the world’s water has never been more precarious, a University of Dundee scholar has warned.
![PRME champion logo for School of Business](http://cdn-acquia.dundee.ac.uk/sites/default/files/styles/card/public/2024-01/PRME-Champion-logo.jpg?itok=l-hxY1KS&h=5e2381d7)
News
The University of Dundee’s School of Business has become a member of the PRME Champions Cohort 2024-2025.
![Artist's illustration plan of Eden Project in Dundee](http://cdn-acquia.dundee.ac.uk/sites/default/files/styles/card/public/2022-03/2024EDEN-Aerial-05Daytime-Close-up.091359.jpeg?itok=RNbFHa6C&h=dfc46040)
Press release
The University of Dundee will welcome the “thinkers and change-makers of the future” as part of a new, multi-million pound initiative.
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The University of Dundee has signed up to an ambitious new climate and sustainability coalition seeking to accelerate Scotland’s transition to a post-net-zero future.
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A new University of Dundee design concept can help communities threatened by extreme weather events fight back in the battle against climate change.
Equity and inclusion
![A portrait photo of Dr Sabir Zazai](http://cdn-acquia.dundee.ac.uk/sites/default/files/styles/card/public/2024-06/Sabir-Zazai.jpg?itok=joOPTENk&h=d1cb525d)
Press release
Dr Sabir Zazai, Chief Executive of the Scottish Refugee Council, will be awarded an honorary degree by the University of Dundee today on World Refugee Day, Thursday 20 June,
![Young man wearing white lab coat and protective eye wear, standing in a science lab with science equipment around him](http://cdn-acquia.dundee.ac.uk/sites/default/files/styles/card/public/2024-05/Robert%20Davis.jpg?itok=rF38w-uF)
Press release
A 22-year-old budding researcher, who failed his final year exams in high school, will begin a PhD after summer
![Two females in lab coats, purple gloves and safety glasses. One girl is holding an instrument in her hand and looking at it.](http://cdn-acquia.dundee.ac.uk/sites/default/files/styles/card/public/2024-03/sls-athena-swan-project.jpg?itok=bmJkN3d9&h=2992ba0a)
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In 2022/23, the SLS undergraduate Athena SWAN committee created a project aiming to integrate and raise awareness about the neurodiverse community’s issues.
Press release
A new law clinic has opened at the University of Dundee offering free legal advice to members of the public, and a UK Judge at the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has been appointed Patron.
Press release
An internship at one of Scotland’s most prestigious cultural venues will prove transformative for the careers of a new generation of artists, a University of Dundee student has said.
![Two Dundee students and two secondary school pupils pose around a mock-up rocket landing tower build, made out of wood](http://cdn-acquia.dundee.ac.uk/sites/default/files/styles/card/public/2023-07/LR%20-%20Leia%2C%20pupils%20Erere%20and%20Jessica%2C%20and%20Hayyaan%20web.jpeg?itok=W0lta9rc)
Press release
Secondary school pupils have been getting stuck into engineering activities as part of a University of Dundee initiative to raise local aspiration and increase diversity and inclusion in the sector
![Wendy Alexander](http://cdn-acquia.dundee.ac.uk/sites/default/files/styles/card/public/2022-08/wendy-alexander.jpg?itok=jTRBv6U_&h=d1cd1560)
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Each cohort of international students living in Dundee’s parliamentary constituencies generates £275 million for the UK economy, according to a new report published today.
![Picture of healthcare workers](/sites/default/files/styles/card/public/2023-03/MyWay%20Diabetes.png?h=82f92a78&itok=jldXgDXe)
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A University of Dundee spinout company specialising in diabetes care is helping Muslim people with the condition to fast safely during Ramadan.
![Image of festival programme](http://cdn-acquia.dundee.ac.uk/sites/default/files/styles/card/public/2023-02/DWF2.JPG.jpeg?itok=NON69uzs&h=dacad967)
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The University of Dundee is once again a partner of this year’s Dundee Women’s Festival, with staff and students leading 16 of the events set to take place next month.
![School of Education and Social Work](http://cdn-acquia.dundee.ac.uk/sites/default/files/styles/card/public/2019-11/photo-today-2_1.jpg?itok=DekO432J&h=7320d2a6)
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Engrained negative thinking about postsecondary prospects is contributing to high levels of youth unemployment in Scotland’s most disadvantaged communities, according to new research from the University of Dundee and The Kelvin Centre.