Staff and students events
University of Stirling Parkrun
A free, fun, and friendly weekly 5k community event. Walk, jog, run, volunteer or spectate – it's up to you! Every Saturday at 9:30am.
Part of the Be Connected series.
Free movie nights for students
Join your fellow students for free screenings throughout the semester in partnership with the Macrobert Arts Centre!
Part of the Be Connected series.
Developed over the course of Audrey Grant's year-long residency, Memoria explores the visible and invisible traces left on the historic Airthrey Estate landscape.
Join Lesley, Chappy the bear, and friends for an hour of conversation and fun on a Friday lunchtime.
Part of the Be Connected series.
International students: come along and join us for tea or coffee, make friends, chat and play games.
Part of the Be Connected series.
Learn about the opportunities to study abroad with your degree!
Part of the Be Connected series.
Discover a programme of free events and activities for our Stirling community of students and staff. Bookings for activities will open approximately four to six weeks before the event date.
Come along and try a range of crafty activities throughout the semester, free of charge, and meet new people while doing so!
Part of the Be Connected series.
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The Divine Sky - Sekai Machache
Sekai Machache (she/they) is a Zimbabwean-Scottish visual artist and curator based in Glasgow. Her work is a deep interrogation of the notion of self and she is interested in the relationship between spirituality, imagination and the role of the artist in disseminating symbolic imagery to provide a space for healing.
In 2023 the University Art Collection was delighted to be gifted seven works by renowned artist Ken Currie and we are pleased to display Seven Women together in this exhibition.
This series of six works, acquired by the University’s Art Collection in 2023, focus on Margaret Mitchell's nephew Steven, offering an insight into his life’s trajectory.
Remembering Together: Collective Creative Responses to the Pandemic
This exhibition explores how two separate projects chose to make sense of the pandemic, reflecting on how we as a society remember and honour traumatic times.
This Fragile Earth: Pioneer Scottish Artists who anticipated the climate crisis
This exhibition focusses on a group of pioneering Scottish artists who as early as the 1970s and 1980s were responding to the threat of climate change.
Centre of Environment, Heritage and Policy Seminar series
Join our regular seminar series and learn about some of the biggest and latest ideas in the area of Environment, Heritage and Policy.
Are you ready to get thinking, meet new people, and work together? Come along to our brand new Big Games Nights this semester.
Part of the Be Connected series.
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Dr Hyeyoon Park introduces emerging issues of global inequality and justice in global climate finance governance in this seminar.
Part of the Centre for Environment Heritage and Policy Seminar Series series.
This Fragile Earth: creative writing workshops
We want to get people thinking and writing about the earth and what matters to them. Everyone is welcome to join our creative writing workshop.
ESRC Festival of Social Science 2024
University of Stirling researchers are putting on an exciting programme of interactive public events as part of the ESRC Festival of Social Science 2024, the UK’s biggest celebration of social science research.
Join us for a relaxed evening session of slow stitching, inspired by the Japanese technique of Boro.
Pop along for an evening of spooky fun with friends at our Be Connected event 'Halloween Extravaganza'.
Part of the Be Connected series.
Working together to improve air quality: case studies from the UK and Kenya
Join this lunchtime seminar on working together to improve air quality presented by Dr Heather Price.
Part of the Centre for Environment Heritage and Policy Seminar Series series.
Celebrating Diwali: A Festival of Light
Come along to celebrate a festival of light at the University of Stirling!
Part of the Be Connected series.
John Craxton: A Life of Gifts film screening
A film screening and discussion of John Craxton: A Life of Gifts, a painter born into a famous musical family in 1922.
The University, alongside the Students’ Union, has created a programme of online and face to face events for staff and students to find out more about stress and stress prevention.
Join us for a low-impact workout suitable for beginners with our Wall Pilates session.
Part of the Stress Awareness Week series.
Working in the UK: an international graduate perspective
Get practical tips and insights into the UK's working culture.
Part of the Stress Awareness Week series.
Join our Climate Café and talk about what our changing world means to you over a hot drink.
Climate Cafes are non-judgemental and non-action-based spaces for people to talk about how the climate crisis makes them feel.
Part of the Stress Awareness Week series.
International students are welcome to join us in the Chaplaincy for games, home baking and Scottish country dancing.
Part of the Stress Awareness Week series.
This Girl Can Multisport session
A female-only session to try out badminton and pickleball.
Part of the Stress Awareness Week series.
Join a yoga session that promotes alignment, strength, balance and flexibility.
Part of the Stress Awareness Week series.
Careers Essentials: Improving your CV
Join our new Careers Essentials ‘How to improve’ workshops to build on your existing knowledge and apply this within the recruitment process.
Part of the Stress Awareness Week series.
Teaching: applying for Primary and Secondary
Learn about what the admissions process looks for, how you can best demonstrate your interest in a teaching career, and showcase your relevant skills and abilities.
Part of the Stress Awareness Week series.
Careers Essentials: Using LinkedIn effectively
This workshop will summarise the essentials of developing an effective LinkedIn profile.
Part of the Stress Awareness Week series.
Chat to us for information and support at our wellbeing stall.
Part of the Stress Awareness Week series.
Take time to get some fresh air and a break from your screen with our lunchtime staff walk.
Part of the Stress Awareness Week series.
Embrace a dynamic desk mobility session designed to counter the effects of prolonged desk sitting.
Part of the Stress Awareness Week series.
Natural hand cream and herbal salt workshop
With Herbal Homestead, come along and make a natural hand cream with herbal salt.
Part of the Stress Awareness Week series.
Chat to us for information and support at our wellbeing stall.
Part of the Stress Awareness Week series.
Ian Cawood on 'Rethinking radicalism in nineteenth-century print culture'
Join Ian Cawood's seminar on 'Rethinking radicalism in nineteenth-century print culture'.
As part of Men's Mental Health Awareness Month, we are offering a men-only yoga session.
Part of the Stress Awareness Week series.
This High Intensity Interval Training session will focus on building stamina and strength, and gaining mobility all within your own space.
Part of the Stress Awareness Week series.
Visit our community garden and feel the benefits of getting outside - it's also a great way to make new friends.
Part of the Stress Awareness Week series.
Meet at the sport reception for a student walk around campus.
Part of the Stress Awareness Week series.
Come by and make some slime with your RA team that you can personalize with glitter, sequins, beads and more!
Part of the Stress Awareness Week series.
Pickleball is a fun racket sport that combines elements of tennis, table tennis, and badminton - equipment provided!
Part of the Stress Awareness Week series.
Book your place for a 30-minute health MOT.
Part of the Stress Awareness Week series.
Chat to us for information and support at our wellbeing stall.
Part of the Stress Awareness Week series.
Soulspace is a time for sacred reflection, open to people of all faiths or none.
Part of the Stress Awareness Week series.
Expert advice for preventing stress
Join this event for expert advice on how to prevent stress.
Part of the Stress Awareness Week series.
Careers Essentials: Improving your Interview Technique
Join our Careers Essentials ‘How to Improve’ workshops to build on your existing knowledge and apply it within the recruitment process.
Part of the Stress Awareness Week series.
Meet in the Juniper Court Social space for a night of painting and warm beverages!
Part of the Stress Awareness Week series.
Book your place for a 30-minute health MOT.
Part of the Stress Awareness Week series.
Places of peace on campus, the Labyrinth
Set aside time for some quiet inner reflection and connection to nature.
Part of the Stress Awareness Week series.
Join this event for 30 minutes of dynamic strength and toning combinations.
Part of the Stress Awareness Week series.
Join Lesley, Chappy the bear and friends at the Chaplaincy for an hour of conversation and fun on a Friday lunchtime.
Part of the Stress Awareness Week series.
Join us for a casual game of badminton in a friendly, inclusive environment.
Part of the Stress Awareness Week series.
Open to all University of Stirling students and staff, join our first Paws Against Stress event, on Saturday 4 November, delivered by volunteers of Canine Concern Scotland Trust.
Part of the Be Connected series.
Pop along to our next Paws Against Stress session on the 9 November at Campus Central Level 3 and meet some lovely pups!
Part of the Stress Awareness Week series.
Join Andrea for a Fun-filled, Zumba party with music and dances from all over the world.
Part of the Stress Awareness Week series.
Cool things down with Seasonal Yoga, a dynamic practice designed to keep you in balance with nature's changing energies.
Part of the Stress Awareness Week series.
Being there. Inscription as memory practice in tourism and heritage
Dr Sarah May considers how and why we inscribe ourselves into places that matter in this seminar.
Part of the Centre for Environment Heritage and Policy Seminar Series series.
Join our Christmas extravaganza to kickstart your festive season. Enjoy live music, a seasonal market and free food and drink.
Part of the Be Connected series.
Laurel Forster on 'Activism and Agency in Feminist Magazines'
Join Laurel Forster (University of Plymouth)'s seminar on 'Activism and Agency in Feminist Magazines'
Divisional research seminar: PGR alumni publications
Come along to our divisional research seminar on PGR alumni publications.
Part of the History Heritage and Politics seminars series.
Get your ticket to the November 2024 Graduation Ball and celebrate your achievements.
The effects migrations between seascapes and landscapes have on heritage processes are discussed in this seminar presented by Mariana Pinto Leitão Pereira.
Part of the Centre for Environment Heritage and Policy Seminar Series series.
Join us in the Atrium from noon for a day of festive fun and a nod to Thanksgiving Day as part of our BeConnected programme.
Part of the Be Connected series.
Join the Christmas catch-up at Campus Central Level 3 for complimentary nibbles, festive activities, and a chance to win a hamper.
Part of the Be Connected series.
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This year all students living in university accommodation or private accommodation in Stirling will be able to tuck into a free Christmas Dinner on Christmas Day as part of our Be Connected programme.
Part of the Be Connected series.
Challenges and the Future of Minority and Indigenous Rights Protection Conference
This conference will reflect on the rights of indigenous peoples and ethnic, religious and linguistic minorities, and the need to fundamentally rethink and recommit to their protection.
