- GB 3516 ABY-DTCSA-3-4-12
- File
- 1917
Part of Dundee Technical College and School of Art (formerly Dundee Technical Institute)
Dundee Technical College and School of Art
Part of Dundee Technical College and School of Art (formerly Dundee Technical Institute)
Dundee Technical College and School of Art
Part of Abertay 25: Memories Re-Animated
Jenny McNeill speaks about her experiences as one of the first nursing degree students at Dundee College of Technology in 1975, and her subsequent career.
Jenny McNeill
Part of Abertay 25: Memories Re-Animated
Louise Giblin speaks about her experiences as a Biotechnology student at Dundee Institute of Technology, experiences in student societies and activism, including her first parachute jump, and the transition to university status. She also spoke about her subsequent career working for the Scottish Environmental Protection Agency.
Louise Giblin
Part of Dundee Technical College and School of Art (formerly Dundee Technical Institute)
Dundee Technical College and School of Art
Part of Dundee Technical College and School of Art (formerly Dundee Technical Institute)
Dundee Technical College and School of Art
Part of Dundee Technical College and School of Art (formerly Dundee Technical Institute)
Dundee Technical College and School of Art
Part of Dundee Technical College and School of Art (formerly Dundee Technical Institute)
Dundee Technical College and School of Art
Part of Dundee Technical College and School of Art (formerly Dundee Technical Institute)
Dundee Technical College and School of Art
John Nicolson Low's papers and photographs
Part of Papers of John Nicolson Low, Mechanical Engineering lecturer
Articles, booklets, and photographs associated with the career of John Nicolson Low
John Nicolson Low
Part of Abertay 25: Memories Re-Animated
David Ross talks about his time in senior management and about being the Dean of the Faculty of Science and the things that he taught (chemistry). He speaks about students and lecturers that he remembers, the courses, how things have changed since he was at the University, and the role that he played in the Dundee Institute of Technology gaining its University status in 1994.
He speaks about celebrations that took place when the university gained its status. and the reasons that the Dundee Institute of Technology wanted to gain university status.
[00:37] Responsibilities as Head of the department
[2:10] Students who stood out
[2:31] Other staff members
[4:00] Developments around 1990’s – course expansion, building expansion, equipment in labs
[5:50] Differences in campus
[7:20] University gaining status (keeping courses successful while getting more students)
[8:23] + title for the university
[9:06] Claverhouse as a potential name
[9:36] Abertay name explained
[10:00] Competing with Dundee University
[12:21] New students from different areas (Ireland, India, China)
[12:47] +advertising for students
[14:30] Why the DIT wanted to get university status (prestige etc)
[16:00] New courses to be brought in and the development plans
[18:00] Courses that still exist and unsuccessful ones (Chemistry and management) due to changing perceptions etc
[20:42] Courses with big numbers of students vs smaller courses
[21:15] Lab developments easier through university status
[22:28] Staff parties and celebrations for getting university status + law hill and banner
[23:12] Staff close together and having parties
[25:10] Staff experience story – getting high profile biologists
[26:30] Getting more staff to match student number
[27:20] International staff (England, India , Belgium)
[28:35] Learning to split time between teaching and researching
[31:39] Recording Ends
David Ross