On the morning of Wednesday June 22nd three of the Unit's students, Laura Pearce, Kirsty Martin and Hilary Smith were awarded their PhD's by Lord Narin Patel, the Chancellor of the University of Dundee, at a graduation ceremony at the Caird Hall in the city centre. Laura (supervisor Dario Alessi), Kirsty (supervisor Simon Arthur) and Hilary (supervisor Philip Cohen) are now carrying out postdoctoral research in Cambridge, Edinburgh and Dundee respectively.