We’re the premier research-intensive education provider for nurses, midwives, health and sports professionals in Scotland.
We're dedicated to transforming lives by improving the health and wellbeing of individuals, patients, carers and communities.
We offer innovative, award-winning BSc, BA and postgraduate courses in nursing, health science, sport, exercise science, psychology and coaching. We tackle global issues with our world-leading research.
Study at the University of Stirling and discover how our degrees will prepare you to be the difference and transform lives.
Our innovative, research-led undergraduate, postgraduate and CPD programmes produce the very best graduates and enhance your career prospects.
Through our world-leading research you'll learn from the most up-to-date advances in health sciences and sport.
Watch how our research could improve the health and fitness of our schoolchildren around the world. Find out more about the study behind the research.
Stirling afforded me the opportunity to achieve my academic and sporting goals, while having fun along the way.
The teaching in the nursing degree is led by staff who have backgrounds in nursing, or who are still working with the NHS. This allows teaching staff to impart interesting, valuable and current knowledge to students.
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Find out about our continuing professional development courses and modules for qualified nurses, midwives, allied health and sports professionals.
The Scottish Parliament is celebrating the 40th anniversary of the University of Stirling’s Institute for Social Marketing and Health – praising its contribution to the development of public health policy.
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An innovative £2.2 million study will investigate the provision of treatment for parents who use drugs in the UK – in a bid to understand how they interact with health and social care services.
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Learn more about our diverse range of Masters courses and PhD opportunities, explore our stunning campus, and spend invaluable time with our staff and students to get a taste of what life at Stirling is really like.
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