Humanities
Expanding understanding of the world's culture and creativity through critical reflection and practice in history, literature, comics, film, creative writing, philosophy, modern languages, and archival education
We conduct pioneering cross-disciplinary research and teaching in the Creative Economy. We combine close ties to the local community with international impact, reflecting and contributing to the dynamism of a transforming city.
Humanities prides itself on its world class and research-driven commitment to promoting the critical understanding of culture and society through interdisciplinary linkages across its full range of subjects.
We demonstrate such commitment to excellence across its discipline areas via research clusters focused on Comic Studies, Continental Philosophy, Global History, and Scottish Culture.
Stories in Humanities
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Health complications brought about by the pandemic have helped to make the public aware of the importance of respiratory health, a University of Dundee expert has said.
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Students from schools in Africa are recognised as excellent in the 2024 edition of the University of Dundee’s African Schools Mooting Competition.
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University of Dundee’s Health Informatics Centre (HIC) marked its 20th birthday on Wednesday 26 June with an event at Bonar Hall.
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Leading forensic officers are delving into a famous ‘murder’ from more than 100 years ago, in the return of a true crime podcast from the University of Dundee
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A life-changing procedure that can prevent uncontrolled tremors in Parkinson’s patients has been performed for the first time in Scotland.
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Hassan Kamran acquired a Senior Court License in Pakistan after graduating from the University of Dundee
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A congratulations to all those graduating from the School of Medicine today
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Amy Docherty wins the Sir James Black Award for her special ‘passport’ for children with additional support needs ahead of surgery
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Each annual cohort of international students at the University of Dundee helps contribute £329 million for the Tayside and Fife economies, new figures have revealed.
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While many look forward to some downtime amid retirement, one of the University of Dundee’s soon-to-be graduates was embarking on a Masters degree