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Life Sciences at the University of Dundee Top University in the UK for the quality of our Biological Sciences research Research Excellence Framework 2014 Life Sciences at the University of Dundee Welcome lifesci.dundee.ac.uk lifesci.dundee.ac.uk The University of Dundee is one of the leading universities for Life Sciences research1 and one of the world’s top 250 universities.2 We’re located in Scotland’s fourth-largest city, Dundee, on the picturesque Law Hill, Dundee banks of the River Tay. Our international reputation for excellence in both teaching and research attracts top-class students and academics from all over the world – over 145 countries are represented in our University community. We’re a progressive, future-focused institution, where we aim to transform lives, locally and globally, through the creation, sharing and application of knowledge. 1 Research Excellence Framework 2014 2 Times Higher Education 2019 1 Welcome Carnelley Building Welcome lifesci.dundee.ac.uk At the School of Life Sciences we are proud of our international reputation as one of the leading research institutes in Europe. This reputation has been gained through our endeavours in three core areas: research, learning and teaching, and impact and translation. There have been huge advances in Life Sciences over the last few decades. To adapt to these changes, we believe that it is crucial for our staff and students to be able to work fluidly across disciplinary boundaries. This philosophy is reflected in our structure, with all the basic biological disciplines housed together in our main research complex. To encourage interactions between all or staff and students, we promote a collegiate culture of working together. We value the diversity in our staff and students and are home to about 700 academics and scientists from more than 50 countries - it is these people who are essential to our success. No. No. University in the UK in the World for quality of research in influencing in Biological Sciences pharmaceuticals 1→ Research Excellence Framework 2014 1→ Clarivate Analytics 2017 To support our staff and students so that → Learning and teaching; The University they can work to the best of their ability we: has been given a Gold award – the highest → provide outstanding laboratory and possible rating – in the 2017 Teaching technology facilities Excellence Framework (TEF) → actively encourage interdisciplinary and → Impact and translation; We are the world’s translational research most influential research institution in → are committed to instilling the highest pharmaceuticals (Clarivate Analytics 2017) standards of professional integrity → support equality and diversity initiatives This brochure gives an overview of our School. → offer excellent career development Further information can be found on our opportunities website, lifesci.dundee.ac.uk, or by contacting us directly using the details on the back cover. The success of our strategy can be demonstrated in many ways, but examples Professor Julian Blow, of how we have succeeded in our 3 key core FRSE FMedSci, areas are: Dean of Life Sciences → Research; We are the top-rated University in the UK for the quality of Life Sciences Building Life research in Biological Sciences, according to the most recent national research assessment exercise (Research Excellence Framework 2014) 2 3 Research Excellence Research Excellence Research Research Excellence 6 Research in the School of Life Sciences → Outstanding interdisciplinary research lifesci.dundee.ac.uk → Collaboration is key → High quality infrastructure → Investment in our people 8 History of Life Sciences 10 Overview of our Centres, Divisions and Units → Biological Chemistry and Drug Discovery → Cell and Developmental Biology → Cell Signalling and Immunology → Computational Biology → D'Arcy Thompson Unit → Drug Discovery Unit → Gene Regulation and Expression → Geomicrobiology Group → Medical Research Council Protein Phosphorylation and Ubiquitylation Unit → Nucleic Acid Structure Research Group → Molecular Microbiology → Plant Sciences → Wellcome Centre for Anti-Infectives Research 4 5 Research Excellence Research Life Sciences Building Life Research in the lifesci.dundee.ac.uk School of Life Sciences Our research involves studying the molecular and cellular mechanisms underlying human health and disease. This has global impact and has been recognised in metrics of scientific excellence that place the University of Dundee high in its rankings. To continue as a world leading institution, we focus on our research and teaching excellence, environment and people. Outstanding interdisciplinary research Collaboration is key We support and promote outstanding life To achieve research success, scientists science research. Our expertise spans working on similar topics are grouped together from drug discovery to plant sciences and into our different centres, divisions and units. gene regulation to computational biology. We actively encourage interactions between Interdisciplinarity and translation play key research groups within and across divisions. In roles in our work, which has led to major addition to working together within the School clinical and environmental impact. Our and University, we also see our academic work research is strengthened by mutually beneficial as an international enterprise. We collaborate partnerships with key funding agencies, every day with colleagues at institutions industry and academic institutes in the UK around the world. Our view is that these and beyond. collaborations work best bottom-up, driven High quality infrastructure work. To allow everyone in the School to work by shared interests and then supported at to the best of their ability, we are committed institutional level. Excellent research requires high-quality to the highest standards of professional facilities, services and physical infrastructure. integrity and strive to provide a supportive We have invested substantially, and continue work environment. We uphold exemplary to do so, to maintain such an environment for standards in recruitment and development of our staff and students. This supports them to Postgraduate students in the Discovery Centre ‘Street’ all categories of staff, underpinned by equality deliver significant progress in the translation and diversity initiatives that align with the of our research to address national and global Athena SWAN charter. The School of Life health challenges. Sciences is a proud recipient of an Athena SWAN Silver Award. Investment in our people People are central to our success. The The Institutional Strategic Support Fund (ISSF) diversity in our staff and students enhances award to the University by Wellcome further our environment and how we approach our supports many of these strategic activities. No. Top in the UK in the UK for influencing and 8th in Europe innovation → OS World University Rankings 1→ Nature Index 2017 5 in Biological Sciences 2017 6 7 Research Excellence Research History of Life Sciences 1990 2018 lifesci.dundee.ac.uk The MRC Protein Phosphorylation and First human clinical trials Ubiquitylation Unit was established by Sir commence for the malaria 2006 compound that was discovered Philip Cohen FRS as Director and continues today under the leadership of Dario Alessi FRS. → The Drug Discovery Unit is by Ian Gilbert and colleagues in 1990 The Unit pioneered kinase profiling research formed by Mike Ferguson CBE FRS the Drug Discovery Unit. This new 1917 that transformed the development of new and Alan Fairlamb CBE to fill the compound has the potential to treat Sir David Lane FRS moves to malaria patients in a single dose. Sir D’Arcy Thompson FRS, therapeutic drugs. It continues to be at the void in the discovery of drugs for Dundee to continue work on Dundee’s first Professor forefront of protein phosphorylation and tropical diseases (human African p53. He is knighted for services of Biology and pioneer ubiquitylation research. trypanosomiasis, leishmaniasis, to cancer research in 2000. of mathematical biology, Chagas' disease and malaria). published his seminal work → Sir James Black Centre opens. 1881 ‘On Growth and Form’. 2014 Mary Ann Baxter created 1970s 1998 The newest building of the University College, Dundee for → Peter Garland CBE is appointed as → The Division of Signal Transduction Therapy Life Sciences complex opens. ‘the education of persons of the first Chair of Biochemistry. established by Sir Philip Cohen FRS and Sir Pete The Discovery Centre for both sexes and the study of → New purpose-built facilities, Downes OBE. It is one of the longest standing Translational and Science, Literature and Medical and Biological Sciences collaborations between the pharmaceutical Interdisciplinary Research brings the Fine Arts.’ Institutes open. industry and an academic institute. together biology with chemistry, → The Wellcome Trust Building opens. physics, and computer science. 1967 1990s 2000s University of Dundee Irwin McLean FRS, Birgit becomes independent Lane and colleagues The expansion of scientific research in the 1897 of St. Andrews. show, for the first time, the School with multiple key appointments linkage of keratin gene further strengthened research activity University College mutations with several in the University. These efforts were became part of the 1987 severe skin disorders. reflected in Dundee being named top University of St Andrews. Grahame Hardie University in the UK for the quality of our FRS defines the key Biological Sciences research (Research cellular energy sensor Excellence Framework 2014). called
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