Dundee's historic jute industry is to be examined at an academic workshop at the University of Dundee.

The impact of the industry on the city and surrounding areas placed Dundee at the centre of a global trade in the late 19th and 20th centuries.

Now it is to be investigated by a full-day workshop at the University.

Dr valerie Wright, one of the workshop's organisers, said: ""This workshop will examine the influence of the jute trade on Dundee from a range of perspectives including the economic, industrial, social and cultural.

"The main aim of this workshop is to present and discuss on-going research from the Leverhulme Trust-funded project 'Jute & Dundee: The management of industrial decline' with academics and local historians who have completed research on an aspect of, or have an interest in, the evolution and subsequent industrial decline of jute as an industry and employer in Dundee.

"People who had associations with the jute industry in Dundee in the post-war years will also be present. The organisers have close connections with local archivists who will attend and participate as will curators from local museums and libraries.

"An important feature of this workshop will be the attendance of academics who have completed research on the jute industry in India.

"This will be a unique opportunity to discuss the connections between the intertwined development of jute in Dundee and India."

The "Jute and Dundee" workshop takes place in the Dalhousie Building at the University from 9.30 am.