University of Dundee

The University of Dundee is a public research university located in Dundee, Scotland. The University aims to change the lives of its students through local and global work involving creating, sharing, and applying knowledge. There is strong positivity on the campus that makes it a safe and welcoming environment to gain a great experience. It was also the first university with proper satisfaction in dentistry, environmental sciences, children's nursing, education, physical geographical sciences, and molecular biology, biophysics, and biochemistry. 

The foundation of the University of Dundee dates back to 1881 where the first college, the University College Dundee was made. The institution has always stood out since its initial years. Recruitment was mostly granted to young intellectual people who acknowledged the fact of technological improvement required to be able to engage with the modern competition. The plan for the University was to provide a complete range of subjects except for Divinity as they declared to not have any religious-related subjects in their educational system. After some very bounteous endowment to the University, the establishment of a mechanic institution and chemistry laboratory took place.

The University’s campus had a lot of changes during the 1960s as there were a lot of foundations for the Dentistry building, Bellmont halls, and the Tower Building. The most recent architectures were the buildings of Life Sciences, the Dalhousie, and the School of Computing.

• The University of Dundee offers a combination of cultural heritage and world-class educational facilities.
• The University is one of two universities in Dundee that has been able to employ its graduates more successfully than other universities.
• The University will give its students a chance to study abroad in major places like Europe, the USA, Canada, Australia, and Hong Kong.
• The accommodation available here is assuredly a very suitable place that is appealing and cozy for any student.
• The location of the main campus is pretty much very convenient as it is close to almost everything in the city and this can also give students a chance to find more part-time jobs for themselves.

The University regularly hosts fairs on careers to multiply the awareness as well as the opportunities for the students. It also happens to be a platform for all students to showcase their work and upgrade their possibilities for a career. The Careers Service team is available to assist students and staff in their career advancement with the best of their potential.

The employability rating of the graduates from the University of Dundee is 96.2% according to the survey carried out by the Higher Education Statistics Authority.

Some of the notable alumni of the University of Dundee are:

• James Whyte Black, a Scottish physician, and pharmacologist who established a Veterinary Physiology department at the University of Glasgow. He also contributed to the composition of the H2 receptor antagonist called “cimetidine”. He was awarded the noble prize for medicine in 1988.
• Margaret Fairlie, a Scottish academic and gynaecologist whose work was mainly at the Dundee Royal Infirmary and teaching at the medical school at the University College, Dundee. She was the first woman to have held a professional chair in Scotland.
• Lynda Clark, Baroness Clark of Calton, a Scottish judge who was recently the Labour Member of Parliament for Edinburgh Pentlands and the Advocate General for Scotland for 7 years and then became a judge of the court of session in Scotland.
• Frank Doran, a politician from the Labour Party who was a member of Parliament for Aberdeen South for 5 years. After losing, he was re-elected in 1997 to Aberdeen Central and represented Aberdeen North.

Student Services:

As part-time jobs are always in high demand especially for foreign students, there are many casual jobs available throughout the year where students can work and support themselves financially. Even though these jobs are not professional employment, they have much more to offer, as they will help students develop their communication skills, time management skills, teamwork, and other skills as well. The Employer Team will also provide students with assistance if they need guidelines on how to go about their businesses.

Accommodation:

The accommodation offered here is self-catering, single bedrooms with an attached bathroom. Students who choose this accommodation can also have access to the laundry, wifi, and Freeview / Freesat connection.

Health Facilities:

The NHS Tayside in the University of Dundee offers a health service that includes Pharmacy, GP Surgery, and Emergency. These services will cover a lot of treatment for unhealthy issues such as a cold, diarrhea, body aches and pains, sexual health, mental health, sprains, emergency/life-threatening situations, injuries, and bleeding.

Sports Facilities:

The Riverside sports grounds of the University provide artificial football and hockey pitches with seven more grass pitches and two more pitches for rugby. The university’s Sports Union is working closely with the ISE to help the sports clubs of the university to get the best facilities for their sports.