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UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE

EDM (Early Day Motion) 547: tabled on 20 October 2015

Tabled in the 2015-16 session.

This motion has been signed by 44 Members. It has not yet had any amendments submitted.

As this motion is using historical data, we may not have the record of the original ordering, in which case signatories are listed alphabetically.

Motion text

That this House congratulates the University of Dundee on being named Scottish University of the Year in The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide; recognises that the University has been ranked top in Scotland in many of the most influential rankings and surveys produced in the higher education sector this year; commends staff and students throughout the University on these achievements; and further commends the University's hard work to widen access to higher education for students from the most deprived sections of society, evidenced by figures from the Scottish Funding Council showing the University making the biggest improvements in the country, particularly in the highly competitive subjects of medicine and dentistry.

The first 6 Members who have signed to support the motion are the sponsors. The primary sponsor is generally the person who tabled the motion and has responsibility for it. The date shown is when the Member signed the motion.

In addition to the sponsors, the following Members have signed to support the motion.

Ahmed-Sheikh, Ms Tasmina
Scottish National Party
Signed on 26 October 2015
Ochil and South Perthshire
Arkless, Richard
Scottish National Party
Signed on 23 October 2015
Dumfries and Galloway
Bardell, Hannah
Scottish National Party
Signed on 28 October 2015
Livingston
Blackford, Ian
Scottish National Party
Signed on 21 October 2015
Ross, Skye and Lochaber
Boswell, Philip
Scottish National Party
Signed on 26 October 2015
Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill
Brock, Deidre
Scottish National Party
Signed on 29 October 2015
Edinburgh North and Leith
Cameron, Dr Lisa
Scottish National Party
Signed on 27 October 2015
East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow
Chapman, Douglas
Scottish National Party
Signed on 21 October 2015
Dunfermline and West Fife
Cowan, Ronnie
Scottish National Party
Signed on 20 October 2015
Inverclyde
Crawley, Angela
Scottish National Party
Signed on 11 May 2016
Lanark and Hamilton East
Day, Martyn
Scottish National Party
Signed on 21 October 2015
Linlithgow and East Falkirk
Fellows, Marion
Scottish National Party
Signed on 20 October 2015
Motherwell and Wishaw
Ferrier, Margaret
Scottish National Party
Signed on 20 October 2015
Rutherglen and Hamilton West
Flynn, Paul
Labour
Signed on 26 October 2015
Newport West
Gethins, Stephen
Scottish National Party
Signed on 26 October 2015
North East Fife
Grady, Patrick
Scottish National Party
Signed on 20 October 2015
Glasgow North
Grant, Peter
Scottish National Party
Signed on 20 October 2015
Glenrothes
Gray, Neil
Scottish National Party
Signed on 20 October 2015
Airdrie and Shotts
Kerevan, George
Scottish National Party
Signed on 21 October 2015
East Lothian
Lewis, Dr Julian
Conservative
Signed on 2 November 2015
New Forest East
McDonnell, Dr Alasdair
Social Democratic & Labour Party
Signed on 22 October 2015
Belfast South
McNally, John
Scottish National Party
Signed on 22 October 2015
Falkirk
Meale, Sir Alan
Labour
Signed on 21 October 2015
Mansfield
Monaghan, Carol
Scottish National Party
Signed on 28 October 2015
Glasgow North West
Monaghan, Dr Paul
Scottish National Party
Signed on 29 October 2015
Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross
Mullin, Roger
Scottish National Party
Signed on 21 October 2015
Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath
Newlands, Gavin
Scottish National Party
Signed on 21 October 2015
Paisley and Renfrewshire North
Nicolson, John
Scottish National Party
Signed on 22 October 2015
East Dunbartonshire
O'Hara, Brendan
Scottish National Party
Signed on 21 October 2015
Argyll and Bute
Robertson, Angus
Scottish National Party
Signed on 20 October 2015
Moray
Shannon, Jim
Democratic Unionist Party
Signed on 21 October 2015
Strangford
Sheppard, Tommy
Scottish National Party
Signed on 20 October 2015
Edinburgh East
Simpson, David
Democratic Unionist Party
Signed on 22 October 2015
Upper Bann
Stephens, Chris
Scottish National Party
Signed on 27 October 2015
Glasgow South West
Thewliss, Alison
Scottish National Party
Signed on 21 October 2015
Glasgow Central
Weir, Mike
Scottish National Party
Signed on 20 October 2015
Angus
Wilson, Corri
Scottish National Party
Signed on 28 October 2015
Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock
Wishart, Pete
Scottish National Party
Signed on 20 October 2015
Perth and North Perthshire

There are no withdrawn signatures for this motion.