News at Stirling

Doors open for artists right across Forth Valley

ONE of central Scotland’s biggest arts and crafts festivals in set to get underway. Forth Valley Open Studios highlights the work of nearly 150 artists at around 80 venues across Falkirk, Stirling, Clackmannanshire, Fife and West Lothian.
10 May 2013

New Computing for Business course

A NEW post-graduate course in Computing for Business is starting at the University of Stirling this September. The course, offered as a post-graduate diploma or MSc, will allow participants to prepare for a successful career in IT management.
10 May 2013

Dumyat Hill Race delights in its 40th anniversary year

More than 250 runners tackled the popular Dumyat Hill Race in its 40th anniversary year at the University of Stirling last night (Wednesday 8 May).
9 May 2013

Stirling Summer Honour for Dame Judi Dench

One of the UK’s best loved film stars and a key supporter of the Dementia Services Development Centre, Dame Judi Dench will collect an honorary degree from the University of Stirling this summer. The award of Doctor of the University will be conferred in recognition of her outstanding contribution to the Arts, particularly to film.
7 May 2013

Fully-funded postgraduate places at Stirling

GRADUATES aiming to improve their employability can apply for fully-funded postgraduate places at the University of Stirling. Thanks to the support from Scottish Funding Council, the University is offering 42 places (with all tuition fees paid) on a variety of courses, starting this September.
3 May 2013

Lorraine named top student nurse – as University honoured for supporting students with disabilities

THE University of Stirling has notched up two successes at the Student Nursing Times Awards 2013. Lorraine Armstrong, a student at our Stirling campus, won the “Student Nurse of the Year: Adult” title in the prestigious UK-wide contest. The University’s School of Nursing, Midwifery and Health also won the “Teaching Innovation of the Year” award.
2 May 2013

Rising levels of 'underemployed', according to new research paper

MORE and more people want to work longer hours – but can’t because there isn’t a demand for their services. Meet the “underemployed” . . .
2 May 2013

David O’Halloran

We are deeply saddened by the confirmation from Police Scotland today that the body discovered on 18 April is indeed that of our missing student David O’Halloran.
1 May 2013

Principals discuss continuing collaboration

Professor Gerry McCormac, the Principal and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Stirling, met up with Linda McKay MBE, the Principal of Forth Valley College, at the College’s new Stirling campus on Monday. The principals signed a memorandum of understanding between the two institutions and discussed two new degree courses, run jointly by the College and University.
30 Apr 2013

Success for award-winning Management Centre

THE award-winning Stirling Management Centre at the University of Stirling has scooped another honour. The centre won the “Conference Venue Award” at the Scottish Hotel Awards in Glasgow.
29 Apr 2013

Removing branding from cigarette packets stubs out their appeal

Women say they get less satisfaction and enjoyment from smoking cigarettes that come in plain, standardised packs, according to new research by University of Stirling researchers.
25 Apr 2013

Study shows teenagers can have a ball without excess

Financial disadvantage does not necessarily lead to pupils’ exclusion from American-style high school proms, according research carried out by the Universities of Bath, Stirling and Lancaster.
22 Apr 2013

Seminar to explore challenges facing the health sector

A ONE-day seminar is set to explore the challenges facing the health sector facing the recent publication of the Francis Report (the final report of the public inquiry into Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust.) The event is being hosted by the University of the West of Scotland (UWS) in collaboration with the University of Stirling. The event will take place in Hamilton on 1 May.
22 Apr 2013

Acclaimed art exhibition comes to a close

AN acclaimed art exhibition – highlighting the work of one family – is coming to a close. “Skin Over Bone” ends its run at the University of Stirling on May 3.
18 Apr 2013

Stirling student Craig Howie highlights his golfing credentials

A University of Stirling student has enjoyed a winning start to the season claiming a play-off victory in the opening Scottish Golf Order of Merit event.
18 Apr 2013

Stirling shortlisted to host National Performance Centre for Sport

The University of Stirling and Stirling Council welcomed confirmation that the city’s bid for the National Performance Centre for Sport (NPCS) has successfully progressed to the second stage of the process.
17 Apr 2013

Senior media figures join new University advisory panel

SENIOR figures from the creative industries in Scotland have been recruited to help advise the communications, media and culture division at the University of Stirling.
16 Apr 2013

New Gaelic publishing scholarship

A new Gaelic publishing scholarship was launched today by the Gaelic Books Council and the Stirling Centre for International Publishing and Communication at the University of Stirling.
16 Apr 2013

Walk this way: researchers study impact of outdoor exercise

IS exercising outdoors better than working out indoors? And which activity can leave you in a better frame of mind – and make you more active in the long run?
16 Apr 2013

Danny Alexander to speak at University

One of Britain’s most senior politicians is to make the financial case for Scotland remaining part of the UK. The Rt. Hon. Danny Alexander MP, Chief Secretary to the Treasury, will outline his views at the annual Williamson Lecture at the University of Stirling on Thursday, 18 April.
12 Apr 2013

Customer-owned banks are safer in a crisis says Stirling Professor

Financial co-operatives fared better than investor-owned banks during the global recession, according to a recent report by a University of Stirling academic.
12 Apr 2013

Apprentices start work on multi-million pound University project

Two local apprentices have been given a second chance to cement their future careers in the construction industry by starting work on the University of Stirling’s student accommodation project.
9 Apr 2013

Stirling alumnus wins prestigious British Film Award

A moving film adaptation written by Stirling alumnus, Malcolm Campbell, who graduated from the University with a BA (Hons) Film and Media Studies in 1996, has won the prestigious London Evening Standard British Film Award for Best Screenplay.
28 Mar 2013

Conference to discuss low carbon energy plans

UK efforts to lead the way in low carbon energy production will come under the spotlight at a major international conference in the University of Stirling. It will be held at the University’s main campus in Stirling on Friday, April 5, 2013.
27 Mar 2013

University and College work 'two-gether' to launch new degrees

The University of Stirling and Forth Valley College have joined forces to offer two new undergraduate degree courses.
26 Mar 2013

New research into use of social media by professionals

RESEARCH into the use of social media by young professionals has won funding from a key academic body. The Higher Education Academy (HEA) has awarded £54,516 to support a PhD student at the University of Stirling for the next three years. The award was one of five Mike Baker Doctoral Programme awards made by the HEA this year.
26 Mar 2013