Welcome to the University of Dundee

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Welcome to the University of Dundee
Juteopolis to Ideopolis Dundee City of Learning?

• Deborah Peel

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Origins of the University

• The University of Dundee's origins go back over a
  hundred years to 1881 when it was originally
  called University College, Dundee (UCD).
• Mary Ann Baxter founded the College with the
  forward looking mission of "promoting the
  education of persons of both sexes and the study
  of science, literature and fine arts".
• University College, Dundee was, for many years, a
  part of the University of St Andrews, becoming an
  independent university in its own right in 1967.

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4 Campuses
Main campus
Kirkaldy
Ninewells
Gardyne
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The Univer-city

• Three mergers have doubled the university's size
  over the last ten years to today's complement of
  over 18,000 students and 3,000 staff.
• Knowledge transfer - 12 spin out companies,
  including four in 2002 - 90 patents, and licenses
  bringing in 1m a year in royalties.
• Dundee was made (12/02) Scotlands capital of
  life sciences when the Scottish Executive
  announced Dundee as the base for the new
  Intermediate Technology Institute for Biosciences
  which will bring 150 million over the next ten
  years

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Star architecture?
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Clear Mental Maps
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Town and Gown

• The University is a protagonist in local
  governance and the promotion of the local and
  regional economy.
• An acknowledgement that town and gown mutually
  benefit from partnership
• growth and commercialisation of varsity
  activities
• pursuit of clusters (biotechnology and medical),
• attraction and retention of researchers,
  graduates and faculty
• physical development of the varsity fabric
• provision of street-level activities and
  partnership projects
• promotion of city image and inward investment
• interaction of commercial, leisure,
  entertainment, tourism, and
• provision of cultural and community facilities.

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