We have collected useful information about available resources if you stay on or around the University of Stirling campus during the festive break. You can also read about our support for students over the winter break.

The winter break period for Christmas and New Year 2024-2025 runs from Tuesday 24 December 2024 to Thursday 2 January 2025 inclusive.   

Library and IT

Information Services will keep the library open over much of the winter break to help students who are staying on campus. 

Staff and students will be able to access Library and IT services out with Library opening hours using our out of hours service, silmply log a call in UniDesk or email information.centre@stir.ac.uk. Students can also contact us via LiveChat on the portal. 

Campus Eats

There will be some changes to the opening hours of catering outlets across campus during the festive season. Catering outlets are open as follows: 

Pathfood

• Closed from Friday 6 December
• Reopens on Monday 20 January

Crush Hall Pod

• Closed from Friday 20 December
• Reopens on Monday 6 January

SUP

• Closed from Friday 13 December
• Reopens on Monday 13 January

Scran

• Reduced opening hours from Monday, 2 December (8am – 8pm)
• Closed: Monday 25 December
• Closed Monday 1 January

Refresh

• Closed from Friday 13 December
• Reopens Monday 6 January

Nourish

• Tuesday 24 December: 8am – 12 noon 
• Monday 25 December – Tuesday 26 December: Closed  
• Friday 27 December – Monday 30 December: 8am – 8pm 
• Tuesday 31 December: 8am – 12 noon 
• Wednesday 1 January – Thursday 2 January: Closed 

Macrobert

• Tuesday 24 December: Closes at 7.30pm
• Wednesday 25 December: Closed
• Thursday 26 December: 11am – Late
• Friday 27 December until Monday 30 December: 10.30am – Late
• Tuesday 31 December: 10.15am – 4.30pm
• Wednesday 1 January: Closed
• Monday 6 January until Friday 10 January: 11.15am – Late
• Monday 8 January until Thursday 11 January: Closed for maintenance
• Saturday 11 January: Normal operating hours resume (10am – Late)

Umami

• Closed from Friday 6 December
• Reopens Monday 20 January

Boardwalk

• Open Saturday – Sunday: 9am – 3pm
• Wednesday 25 December: Closed
• Wednesday 1 January: 9am – 11am
• Saturday 4 January: Normal operating hours resume (8.30am – 2.30pm)

Hawker

• Now closed
• Reopens Monday 20 January

Haldane’s

• Closed from Friday 13 December
• Reopens Monday 20 January

Stirling Court Hotel

• Open throughout the festive period

We Love Coffee

• Closed from Friday 13 December
• Reopens Monday 20 January

The Union

Our Students’ Union will be operating festive hours at Venue, Underground, the Union Shop and Union Offices. 

These hours are as follows: 

Students’ Union Atrium office

• Closed from 4pm on Friday 20 December
• Reopens Monday 6 January

Green & Blue Space

• Now closed
• Reopens Monday 20 January

Union Shop

• Closed from Tuesday 17 December 2024 at 5pm
• Reopens Wednesday 15 January 2025 at 11am

Note: Online Shop orders end at 5pm Thursday 12 December 2024 – any orders placed after this time will not be dispatched until return on Wednesday 15 January 2025. This includes period poverty items.

Sport

The University sport facilities will have revised opening hours over the festive period but there will be plenty of opportunities to keep on top of your physical and mental wellbeing during the holidays! 

For more information visit the Sports webpages. 

The festive opening hours are as follows: 

Campus pharmacy

The pharmacy will close from the end of Friday 20 December and will reopen on Monday 6 January. 

During this period, patients can visit the Bridge of Allan Right Medicine pharmacy, which is located at 37 Henderson Street.

Access to buildings over festive season

During the festive period, the university will be restricting access to the following buildings from 18:00 on Monday 23 December 2024 until 06:00 on Friday 3 January:

• Cottrell Building, Colin Bell and RG Bomont buildings can be accessed and exit via the Security Reception at Queens Court entrance. Please report to security on arrival.
• Iris Murdoch Building can be accessed by contacting security and an officer will attend to open and close the building.
• Pathfoot building can be assessed through access control system for authorised staff and students through the main door at the front or the main door at the rear. The building will be alarmed as normal from 22:00 each night until 06:00 the next morning. Please use the normal processes for building access/exit during this time.

All staff working within these buildings should leave their contact details and location of work with security and advise when leaving the building. Those lone working should also download the SafeZone App. Information on SafeZone can be found here.

Campus Central will be open 24/7 during this period.

For further information and assistance during this Christmas period, please contact the security team on 01786 467003.

Student Services Hub

The Student Services Hub will be open as usual until Monday 23 December.  

It will be open for live chat, email and telephone enquiries on Friday 27 December, 9am to 5pm.

Usual services and times will resume on Friday 3 January.  

Our of hours and emergency support is available. You can find out more on our website.

Student Learning Services

Student Learning Services will be closed from Tuesday 24 December to Thursday 2 January 2025.

There will be reduced availability for individual tutorials from Monday 16 December to Monday 20 January. There will also be no drop in tutorials from Monday 16 December to Monday 20 January.

Airthrey Park Medical Centre

Airthrey Park Medical Centre will be open as usual throughout the holiday period apart from:

• Wednesday 25 December – Thursday 26 December: Closed 
• Wednesday 1 January – Thursday 2 January: Closed 

Please check the Medical Centre’s website for more information.

Chaplaincy

The Chaplaincy will be closed from Friday 20 December until Monday 6 January.

Chaplaincy Team out-of-hours support details are on the website.

Nisa

Nisa will be open throughout the festive period, with the exception of Christmas Day and New Year’s Day.

There will also be an early closing of 6pm on Christmas Eve and Hogmanay.

From everyone at the University of Stirling, we hope you have a wonderful festive break! Stay safe, and we can’t wait to see you all again in January 2025!