University of Dundee - Reputation

Reputation

The University of Dundee graduates more students into the professions (such as law, accountancy, engineering, medicine and dentistry) than any other Scottish university. The Guardian newspaper named the university's medical school and dental school the best in the United Kingdom in 2008 and 2009. In recent years, its molecular biology, biochemistry and genetics departments have grown to become the most influential in Britain, recently being awarded a Queen's Anniversary Prize for drug discovery and development. The university's Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design is ranked among the top three art schools in the UK.

The university has been awarded a number of accolades: it was The Times Good University Guide's "Scottish University of the Year" in 2004/05. In 2005 The Times Higher Education Supplement rated the university as first in the UK for teaching quality. The Times also commended a number of Dundee's departments as amongst the top ten in the UK. The Scientist magazine declared the university the best place to work in Europe in 2004, 2005, and 2010.

Former Dundee Chancellor Sir James Black, who had studied Medicine at the then University College, won the Nobel Prize for Medicine for his work on the discovery of propranolol- a widely used beta-blocker which broke new ground in the treatment of hypertension.

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Times Good University Guide 44th 41st 44th 50th 44th 25th 28th 31st 37th 35th 42nd 42nd 31st= 38th 26th 30th= 47th 35th= 43rd=
Guardian University Guide 22nd 19th 17th 33rd - 68th 56th 58th 36th
Sunday Times University Guide 30th= 40th 34th 36th 38th 39th= 38th 30th 36th= 117th 42nd= 42nd 45th 47th
The Complete University Guide 45th= 49th 52nd 45rd
The Daily Telegraph 45rd 57th
Financial Times 22nd 38th 39th 40th

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