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UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE

EDM (Early Day Motion) 601: tabled on 26 October 2016

Tabled in the 2016-17 session.

This motion has been signed by 26 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 for a second consecutive year, as well as being placed in the top 10 in the UK for excellent teaching quality and student experience and 28th in the UK overall; recognises that the Guide also noted the strength of research at the University and the institution's economic impact; notes that the University of Dundee sits high in the UK for graduate employment and generates £740 million per year for the Scottish economy and supports more than 8,000 jobs; and further notes that the award of Scottish University of the Year reflects a strong team effort from the whole team at the University of Dundee, including students, staff and alumni.

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.

Bardell, Hannah
Scottish National Party
Signed on 7 November 2016
Livingston
Boswell, Philip
Scottish National Party
Signed on 17 November 2016
Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill
Brown, Alan
Scottish National Party
Signed on 2 November 2016
Kilmarnock and Loudoun
Day, Martyn
Scottish National Party
Signed on 27 October 2016
Linlithgow and East Falkirk
Fellows, Marion
Scottish National Party
Signed on 7 November 2016
Motherwell and Wishaw
Gethins, Stephen
Scottish National Party
Signed on 14 November 2016
North East Fife
Hendry, Drew
Scottish National Party
Signed on 16 November 2016
Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey
MacNeil, Angus Brendan
Scottish National Party
Signed on 7 November 2016
Na h-Eileanan an Iar
McDonald, Stuart C.
Scottish National Party
Signed on 26 October 2016
Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East
McGarry, Natalie
Independent
Signed on 1 November 2016
Glasgow East
McNally, John
Scottish National Party
Signed on 2 November 2016
Falkirk
Monaghan, Carol
Scottish National Party
Signed on 2 November 2016
Glasgow North West
Newlands, Gavin
Scottish National Party
Signed on 26 October 2016
Paisley and Renfrewshire North
Nicolson, John
Scottish National Party
Signed on 7 November 2016
East Dunbartonshire
Salmond, Alex
Scottish National Party
Signed on 3 November 2016
Gordon
Shannon, Jim
Democratic Unionist Party
Signed on 27 October 2016
Strangford
Stephens, Chris
Scottish National Party
Signed on 27 October 2016
Glasgow South West
Thewliss, Alison
Scottish National Party
Signed on 26 October 2016
Glasgow Central
Thompson, Owen
Scottish National Party
Signed on 14 November 2016
Midlothian
Vaz, Keith
Labour
Signed on 3 November 2016
Leicester East

There are no withdrawn signatures for this motion.