[HDNG]INTRODUCTION:[EHDNG][PARA][BULL] Formerly Dundee Institute of Technology[EBOLD][PARA][BOLD]For general information about Dundee:[EBOLD] see [ULNE]University of Dundee[EULNE].[PARA]The former Dundee Institute of Technology now has nearly 4,000[PARA]undergraduates, so it can call itself Abertay University. [ITAL]Make [PARA]sense?[EITAL] Strictly speaking, the University has 3 sites of 1 building [PARA]each. They're all within about 2 minutes walk from the town [PARA]centre and only distinct because there happen to be quite a few [PARA]buildings in between. The large and [ITAL]labyrinthine[EITAL] main building is [PARA]set around a grassy quad (and, [ITAL]less attractively, [EITAL]opposite a [PARA]multi-storey car park). Half the building looks old and dark, the [PARA]other half modern - an [ITAL]unhappy hybrid [EITAL]of 1904 and 1970s [PARA]architecture. For example, there are the 2 entrances: one has [PARA]wood-panelling, stained glass and a bust; the other is all concrete [PARA]and carpet with a video screen. 500 yards away is the [ITAL][PARA]nondescript [EITAL]Marketgait annexe. Once upon a time it was a jute [PARA]mill, then it became a bowling alley, now it houses the Students' [PARA]Association and a few teaching rooms over a garage. The last [PARA]building is an old house in Nichol Street which adds an extra 10 [PARA]classrooms.[BOLD][HDNG]ATMOSPHERE:[EHDNG][EBOLD][PARA][ITAL]Since quite a few students are from Dundee and Fife local [PARA]relations are oiled somewhat since they don't need to ingratiate [PARA]themselves by getting to know the 'real' community. It also [PARA]means that doing things as a student body isn't really on the [PARA]cards. Students are really into computers, interactive video and [PARA]all that stuff. For the time being, the small numbers mean that [PARA]student/staff relations are very good. [EITAL][PARA][PARA][ITAL][HDNG]THE CITY:[EHDNG][EITAL][PARA][ITAL][STAT][BULL] Population: 165,548 [BULL] London: 384miles [BULL] Edinburgh: [PARA]50miles [BULL] Aberdeen: 60miles[ESTAT][EITAL][PARA]The city has just had a[ITAL] long overdue [EITAL]facelift[ITAL].[EITAL] The Tay itself, [PARA]Riverside and the port area have certain attractions and there are [PARA]1,300 acres of parkland including golf courses, a zoo and a [PARA]nature trail. There are 2 bridges over the Tay - a railway and a [PARA]road bridge, both of which are more successful than the first [PARA]bridge which collapsed in 1879 shortly after it was built, killing 75 [PARA]people [ITAL](as described in the poem by McGonagall, bad poetry [PARA]fans)[EITAL]. [ITAL]The people are friendly enough too. [EITAL]The city has several [PARA]museums, galleries and historic buildings including Bonar Hall (a [PARA]University-owned exhibition centre). [ITAL]Worth a mention[EITAL] are the [PARA]Observatory on Balgay Hill and Captain Scott's ship 'Discovery'.[HDNG]TRAVEL:[EHDNG][PARA][BOLD]Trains:[EBOLD] Dundee BR Station has services to London (5:50hrs, [PARA]3/day) and Edinburgh, as well as routes to other destinations, [PARA]including Birmingham and Bristol.[PARA][BOLD]Coaches:[EBOLD] National Express, Stagecoach and Citylink services to [PARA]many destinations including London (ú26.50, 8.30 hrs, 2/day), [PARA]Edinburgh (ú5.40, 2hrs, 3/day), Glasgow (ú6.40, 1.40 hrs, 6/day).[PARA][BOLD]Car:[EBOLD] From the south, the M90 goes up to Perth (19 miles west) [PARA]from where there's the A90, or the A914 which crosses the Tay.[PARA]From the north, there's the A92, A929 and A923.[PARA][BOLD]Air:[EBOLD] Dundee (Riverside Park) Airport.[PARA][BOLD]Hitching:[EBOLD] [ITAL]Not easy. Around Dundee there are too many [PARA]roundabouts where hitchers can get stuck all day. The best bet [PARA]is to get a lift on the A92 along the coast and, if heading south, to [PARA]try to pass close by Edinburgh.[EITAL][PARA][BOLD]Local:[EBOLD] There's a [ITAL]good [EITAL]bus service, and it's [ITAL]fairly cheap[EITAL] (55p [PARA]across town), but the last is at around 11.15pm. There's only 1 [PARA]train stop in Dundee; 1 line comes along the Tay from Perth and [PARA]the other crosses the Tay heading south.[PARA][BOLD]Taxis:[EBOLD] Cheapest in Scotland.[PARA][BOLD]Bicycles:[EBOLD] [ITAL]Not too hilly and theft isn't a major problem, but bikes [PARA]aren't really that necessary.[EITAL][PARA][PARA]Dundee station is 10 minutes walk from the University. The very [PARA]comprehensive local bus service is well used by students. Fares [PARA]for the area start at 20p (from the halls to the University is 60p).[HDNG]FACULTIES and STUDENT NOS:[EHDNG][PARA][BOLD]Engineering[EBOLD] 1,020[BOLD][PARA]Management[EBOLD] 1,684[BOLD][PARA]Science[EBOLD] 1,069[PARA][BOLD][HDNG]LIBRARIES and COMPUTERS:[EHDNG][EBOLD][PARA][BOLD][STAT][BULL] Books: 100,000 [BULL] Periodicals: 850 [BULL] Study places: 400 [PARA]Computer workstations: 700[ESTAT][EBOLD][PARA]The library (open 8.45am-9pm every day) is also available for use[PARA]by the public and [ULNE]Dundee University[EULNE] students, [ITAL]who, it is [PARA]sometimes complained, take all the books[EITAL].[HDNG]CAREER PROSPECTS:[EHDNG][PARA][STAT][BULL] Careers Service [BULL] No of staff: 2full/1part [BULL] Unemployed [PARA]after 6mths (1992): 12.5%[ESTAT][HDNG]SPECIAL FEATURES:[EHDNG][PARA][BULL]All students receive computer training, whatever their course.[PARA][BULL]Courses are flexible - the Credit Accumulation and Transfer [PARA]Scheme (CATS) is being introduced whereby students build up [PARA]credits in variety of subjects of their own choice and in their own [PARA]time. [ITAL]What makes this different from any other modular course [PARA]is not clear.[EITAL][HDNG]FAMOUS ALUMNI:[EHDNG][PARA]Maurice Malpass (Dundee Utd); Andy Nicoll, Craig Redpath [PARA](Scottish rugby internationals).[HDNG]FURTHER INFO:[EHDNG][PARA]Prospectus.[PARA][PARA]
