Category: Feature

Meet the Student Support team – Rhona Buchan

Student Hub Assistant Rhona

Student Hub Assistant Rhona tells us about the ways she supports students, what she considers the most rewarding part of her job, and how she ended up learning four languages. Hi Rhona! Can you tell me a bit about your role and how you support students? As a Student Hub Assistant, I’m the first point

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The Stirling historian and the Spice Girl

Historian Dr Ian Cawood meeting Spice Girl Mel C in Liverpool

University of Stirling historian Dr Ian Cawood appeared in the new series of BBC One’s ‘Who Do You Think You Are?’ featuring Spice Girl Mel C. As a Victorian political historian, I am fairly used to remaining something of a niche item when it comes to media exposure. Having written a book on Liberal and

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Are you dehydrated? | Hydration quiz

What signs are there that will indicate your hydration status? Your body provides you with clues. Answer the below questions and then press submit to see how your answers compare to the advice from our experts. This quiz is for educational purposes only, none of your answers are recorded. The answers that are given should

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International Women in Science Day – Dr Heather Price

Dr Heather Price

Dr Heather Price is a Senior Lecturer in Environmental Geography at University of Stirling. Her work aims to find new and creative ways to reduce environmental pollution and improve public health globally. We caught up with her ahead of International Women in Science Day to find out more about her. Read on Job title Senior

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International Women In Science Day – Dr Sabine Matallana-Surget

Dr Sabine Matallana-Surget is an accomplished Associate Professor of Environmental Molecular Microbiology. To celebrate International Women in Science Day, we had the opportunity to ask her some questions to discover what drives her and learn more about the inspirations and motivations that sparked her passion for a career in the scientific field. Let’s get started!

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Tips on going vegan – from a vegan

Image of vegan food

This month is World Vegan Month, so what better time to try going vegan? According to the Vegan Society: “Veganism is a way of living which seeks to exclude, as far as is possible and practicable, all forms of exploitation of, and cruelty to, animals for food, clothing or any other purpose”.  We caught up

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Global Accessibility Awareness Day 

Graphic of a laptop with text reading global accessibility awareness day

Here in the UK, the average user spends more than four hours a day scrolling along on their mobile phones. Unfortunately, a huge proportion of the websites and apps out there occupying all of our time aren’t actually designed with everyone in mind.   Without the right accessibility measures in place, web journeys are filled with

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Graduation 2023: Best Photo Spots!

Best photo spots for University of Stirling graduation

It’s nearly that time again, when our latest #UofStirling graduands gather together, don their swanky robes and strut their stuff across stage, head held high, as their name is proudly read out loud for all to hear, knowing that when you step off that stage, you are now a GRADUATE (*cheering, applause, flowers being thrown

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