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Abertay University creates new school in major course restructuring

Abertay University in Dundee is creating a new School of Engineering, Computing and Applied Mathematics (Secam) in a restructuring designed to broaden international appeal and attract more female students. (...)


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Dundee University disease research to receive £14m investment

Work at Dundee University on new drugs to treat major diseases is set for a £14 million boost. (...)


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More parents seeking help to pay independent school fees in Courier country

Independent schools in Courier country are seeing a rise in the number of parents seeking help in paying fees. (...)


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Dundee University's Tower Building needing facelift to address safety concerns

The 140ft Tower Building at Dundee University is to get a facelift to prevent a repeat of potentially dangerous debris falls. (...)


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Secondary teachers vote to 'work to contract' in pensions protest

Thousands of Scottish teachers are set to take industrial action in a protest over changes to their pensions. (...)


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Dundee University used 47,000 animals for breeding and research in 2011

More than 47,000 animals were used for breeding and research at Dundee University last year. (...)


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Exams time arrives for Scotland's pupils

Pupils across Scotland have begun sitting their exams. (...)


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Dundee University tops Times student experience survey

Dundee University has been voted the best in the UK by its own students. (...)


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'It's great for the community' — excitement (and some sadness) as pupils move to new Ballumbie Primary School

More than 400 children marched with their parents and teachers to their new £8 million school in Dundee on Wednesday. (...)


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People power ends parking restrictions near St Paul's Academy

People power is to see double yellow lines outside a Dundee school removed. (...)


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£31m Harris Academy rebuild will be 'a bit of a legacy' for Dundee education convener

The £31m rebuilding of Harris Academy will be ''a bit of a legacy for me'', Dundee's education convener has said. (...)


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Survey shows worrying decline in pupils' maths performance with switch to secondary school

Almost a third of S2 pupils in Scotland have not got to grips with numbers, a major study has found. (...)


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Curriculum for Excellence plans passed in Dundee after tough examination

Dundee secondary schools are to press ahead with new exams as planned. (...)


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Crieff High School English teacher struck off for faking pupil essays

An English teacher at Crieff High School has been struck off after a disciplinary panel decided he had faked pupils' essays. (...)


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EIS shows support for councils wanting to delay Curriculum for Excellence exams

Scotland's biggest teaching union is challenging would-be councillors to support any school that wants to delay the introduction of new exams. (...)


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Dundee education chief confident Curriculum for Excellence will raise standards in city schools

Dundee's education director reckons exam results will improve thanks to the new school curriculum. (...)


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Dundee City Council making changes to city campus arrangements

A scheme to teach Advanced Higher courses to Dundee pupils is to be overhauled. (...)


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More than 60 languages spoken at Dundee primary schools

Pupils at Dundee primary schools speak more than 60 languages, a survey has found. (...)


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'Be responsible cyber citizens' — city council says pupils and staff regularly reminded of social media pitfalls

Dundee City Council says it wants pupils to be ''responsible cyber citizens''. (...)


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Teachers demand police investigate Menzieshill High School pupils' abusive Facebook page

Pupils at a Dundee school have made abusive and sexual comments about their teachers on a Facebook page, even calling one a paedophile. (...)


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