Not for nothing is it called the City of Discovery. Dundee was one of the earliest supporters of journalists reporting from overseas which gained prominence after William Russell made his name in 1854 with his Times despatches from the Crimean… Read More ›
history
When a Great Dane was Top Dog
As the Second World War was reaching is destructive climax, the holy grail of medical research was finally found – in Gothenburg. Tuberculosis (TB) had wreaked havoc on humankind for millennia. Huge efforts were made to find a cure after… Read More ›
Open University history
Unlikely bedfellows – Margaret Thatcher and Jennie Lee Full marks to Rachel Garnham and the Open University team which is encouraging staff and student memories to help create an interactive online history for its 40th anniversary. It’s another innovation from… Read More ›