7. Outstanding Alumni and Academic Record Dundee has produced several leading men and women across sectors including Sir Robert Alexander Watson-Watt, the pioneer of Radar; Gary Lightbody of Snow Patrol; Sir James W. Black, a pharmacologist and Nobel Laureate, as well as Alan Johnston, a renowned BBC journalist. The university has pioneered several innovations, from keyhole surgery to flat-screen technology. They have also produced an astounding number of scholars and leaders in their fields, including but not limited to Turner Prize winners, political leaders and Nobel Laureates.