Category: Campus life

Campus Services over the 2019 Winter Break

Winter campus image - Wallace Monument, Loch, Cottrell Building, Snow, Ice

While lots of you may travel away from Stirling during the holiday period, we know that some of you may choose to stay on or near campus. As the University will be closed from Saturday 21 December 2019 to Monday 6 January 2020, we have accumulated a list of all services available on campus during

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UCAS Personal Statement Checklist

You may have just started writing your UCAS Personal Statement – or maybe you’re almost done. Either way, you need to review. Here’s a checklist to tick off all the important bits. Nail the intro [ . ] The introduction’s your opener, so make sure it stands out. Read it in isolation from everything else

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5 legends of music who once played on the UofS campus

Photo of a frontman on stage at a music show

You may not know this – Stirling’s campus was once one of the trendiest places for live music in central Scotland. The early seventies saw a glut of acts play at the University before they were famous. With a subtle nod to the iPod’s fifteenth birthday on 23 September 2016, here are five legends (there’s no other word

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Where to eat on campus [STUDENT BLOG]

Students eating outside at Refresh

Now that you’re back on campus, we wanted to share some of the best places to refuel and hang out whilst you’re here, including some exciting new additions. We asked one of our Student Ambassadors, Ruby, to tell us about some of her favourites! If you’re looking for any of the places she mentions, here’s

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Clearing advice for mature students

Image of a student

Clearing is not just for school leavers who didn’t achieve the exam results they needed or changed their mind – at the University of Stirling we welcome applications through Clearing from all types of students. Mature students are classed by UCAS as anyone over the age of 21 who didn’t go to university after school

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Get prepared for A-levels Results Day 2020

Group of students walking around the loch

So you studied hard, but now comes the countdown to A-level Results Day. We know waiting can feel like agony especially if you need certain results to get your place at university. First bit of advice – don’t panic. Whatever happens with your results, there’s still going to be plenty of options for you. Clearing

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