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Campus Highlights
Abertay partners with Tayside institutions to tackle climate emergency
Abertay University has joined forces with some of Dundee’s best-known institutions to enhance public engagement around the COP26 climate conference being held in Scotland this year.
Led by Dundee Rep and the Scottish Dance Theatre, Abertay University has partnered with the James Hutton Institute, V&A Dundee, Dundee Museum of Transport, Dundee Science Centre, Dundee Heritage Trust and others to become one of seven “Climate Beacons” being formed across Scotland.
The project is part of an effort in the run up to the COP26 UN Climate Change conference in Glasgow in November to inspire positive climate action across Tayside.
Lowdown from the Campus
Tech multinational joins Scottish business and legal providers in supporting competition for video games start-ups
Tech multinational Dell is to support games competition Dare Academy along with chartered accountants MHA Henderson Loggie and legal firm Lindsays.
Dundee video games studios unite to support the next generation of industry talent
Dundee games companies Ninja Kiwi Europe and Outplay Entertainment (via Outplay Academy) have united to sponsor this year's Abertay Digital Graduate Show.
Abertay Academic's new book makes Pluralistic therapy accessible for trainees and practitioners alike
A new book on pluralistic therapy by Abertay University lecturer academic Dr Kate Smith and Ani de la Prida is now available for pre-order. The Pluralistic Primer details the basics of pluralistic therapy as a counselling framework.
Abertay students work to solve food issues as Dundee Sustainable Food Place project announced
Business Management students at Abertay University have produced creative new solutions to address Dundee’s food sustainability issues as part of the national drive towards net-zero.
Abertay students recreate tourist hotspot the Isle of Cumbrae in Minecraft
One of Scotland’s most popular tourist destinations, the Isle of Cumbrae, has been recreated in Minecraft as part of a unique project to engage young people with the area’s heritage.
Abertay lecturer's new book looks at global economic crisis from a sociological perspective
Abertay University lecturer Dr Christos Memos has published a new book which examines the 2008 global economic crisis as a complex social phenomenon.
Events and Opportunities
Abertay Digital Graduate Show 2021
Launching 8pm (BST) Friday 25 June
Online Exhibition
Be one of the first to explore this year's Digital Graduate Show, an incredible online exhibition of over 100 digital projects spanning videogames, interactive technologies, animation, art, digital design and cybersecurity, all created by the talented honours students of Abertay University’s School of Design and Informatics.
Coming to you live from V&A Dundee, we’ll be introducing this vast body of work through candid conversations with some of the project’s creators and delving into the detail of their creative processes. The live launch will also include our prizegiving ceremony and some super fun play-along-at-home games for you to take part in if you wish!
All will be revealed at www.abertay.ac.uk/adgs
Until next time,
Abertay
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