March 2017

Maths is BEST

16 Mar 2017

During the last 40 years Mathematics has seen many spectacular developments.

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What's on where? Your programme for the day

18 Mar 2017

Community Open Doors Day aims to bring every part of the campus alive by inviting the local community to join students and staff in celebrating the University’s 50th Anniversary.

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Public Lectures: Changed Days in History, Literature and Politics

18 Mar 2017

The Faculty of Arts and Humanities invites you to a series of short engaging talks by leading researchers on topics ranging from humour in the novels of Jane Austen, to Scottish literature and identity politics, to the early history of the University, to Brexit.

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Fabulous@50: Transformational Women in Business

7 Mar 2017

Join the University of Stirling Management School for their annual panel session where four successful business women will share their experiences about how they have effected positive change, and the challenges they have faced on their journey.

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Community Open Doors Day: Stirling Stories

18 Mar 2017

Join us for this participatory activity involving 'vox pop' style oral history recordings of people's memories of the University of Stirling during our Community Open Doors Day. The activity will involve students from Communications, Media and Culture and History and Politics, in collaboration with the University Archives.

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Community Open Doors Day: Scavenger hunt and more

18 Mar 2017

Join our colleagues from the Faculty of Social Sciences for a range of fun, intriguing and thought-provoking activities in our Iris Murdoch building, home of the Dementia Services Development Centre.

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Community Open Doors Day: Tour of the Art Collection

18 Mar 2017

The University’s Contemporary Art Collection of paintings and sculpture is displayed on the walls and in the courtyards of the Pathfoot Building which was completed in 1967, the year the University opened its doors to students for the first time.

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To Frack or Not to Frack?

15 Mar 2017

Join us for this year's final lecture in the Inspiring People series. In this lecture Royal Scottish Geographical Society President, Iain Stewart, considers some of the many issues around fracking.

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Bus Party Exhibition: Listening Lugs Tour

6 Mar 2017

This exhibition focuses on the 2014 Bus Party group and their efforts through music, poetry and readings to discuss peoples' hopes for Scotland's future regardless of the referendum outcome.

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Humans of Stirling Exhibition

29 Mar 2017

This exhibition showcases some of the photos of the Humans of Stirling project started by University of Stirling student Iris.

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