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Over £1m boost for Dundee's life sciences sector
Dundee's life sciences sector has been given a major boost thanks to a six-figure grant that will be used to forge new links between research and business. (...)
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Winter chills nip Rotary's Focus on the Crocus in the bud
The Focus on the Crocus campaign of Rotary International — which saw six local clubs teaming up with Dundee City Council last autumn to plant bulbs of the Ruby Giant crocus in Riverside Drive and Arbroath Road — was launched late last week without a crocus in sight. (...)
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Professor Peter Gregory welcomes food security study
The director and chief executive of the Scottish Crop Research Institute (SCRI) has welcomed a UK government-commissioned study into food security. (...)
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Fund-raisers taking on AICR's Kilimanjaro challenge
After losing his maternal grandmother to cancer, Fife farmer's son John Lamont is preparing for the biggest challenge of his life. (...)
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October's weather just as institute 'would expect'
October’s weather was "nothing out of the ordinary" according to experts at the Scottish Crop Research Institute. (...)
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Specialists debate about feeding the world
Some of the world's leading crop specialists gathered in Dundee for the start of a five-day conference on population increase. (...)
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Weather may have saved Dundee Flower and Food Festival
The overwhelming success of this year's Dundee Flower and Food Festival — where beautiful weather brought out a record-equalling 25,000 visitors — appears to have staved off a threat to its future. (...)
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August weather brighter and drier than average
August was a brighter and drier month than usual in Dundee, experts at the Scottish Crop Research Institute in Invergowrie say. (...)
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A wet month throughout Courier Country
Last month was Dundee's second wettest July in more than 50 years, statistics have revealed. (...)
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Driest and sunniest June for more than 20 years
June was the driest in more than 20 years as the "barbecue summer" promised by forecasters last year finally arrived. (...)
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John Stoa grows the art of gardening
It's a growing fascination — gardening has something for everyone these days, from the youngsters keen to help the environment by growing their own, to the seasoned garden-lover with a passion for colour and style. (...)
More on: Jim McColl | Canada | John Stoa | Sussex | Dundee
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Angus MSP Andrew Welsh to stand down at elections
The veteran politician Andrew Welsh is to stand down as MSP for Angus at the Holyrood elections next May, with First Minister Alex Salmond calling him "a champion for his beloved Angus." (...)
More on: Angus | Alex Salmond | Andrew Welsh | Scottish Parliament | GlaxoSmithKline
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Dundee sees coldest April day for a long time
Dundee experienced its lowest April temperature in almost 30 years last month, according to figures released by the Scottish Crop Research Institute in Invergowrie. (...)
More on: Scottish Crop Research Institute | Invergowrie | Marion Grassie
Tay region 'will need 46,000 homes'
Around 46,000 homes will have to be built across Tayside and north Fife over 20 years to cope with a rising population, a major new report has said. (...)
More on: Tayside | Dundee | Perth and Kinross | Angus | Montrose
