Category: Campus life

How to make the most of work experience

After exams are finished, the dissertation’s done with and the pals are off home for summer – it’s time to relax, right? In short, no. Whilst it’s quite tempting to just kick back, the summer holidays are a great opportunity to get some real world work experience. These formative experiences can have great impact in your career way

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Here’s what 9 UofS applicants said on Applicant Day 2017

On Saturday 8 April we welcomed over 1200 applicants to campus for Applicant Day 2017, who took in 52 presentations, 31 academic departmental stalls and hundreds of tour places over the course of the day. Here’s what 9 of those applicants had to say about the University of Stirling. Olly Fitt from Cambridge, England “I

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This couple’s love blossomed on a 2001 exchange to Stirling

Former UofS exchange student Eric Vaughan got in touch to share the Stirling love story of Eric and Tara.  The University of Stirling is a very special place to my wife Tara and I, and a big part of our story together. My wife Tara and I started dating in Spring of 2000 in college. In January

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UofS Sport roundup – 3 February 2017

01/02/17 University of Stirling - Stirling Stirling university Big Wednesday Sports day American Football Scrimmage Photo credit should read: ©Craig Watson Craig Watson, craigwatsonpix@icloud.com 07479748060 www.craigwatson.co.uk

Big crowds for Big Wednesday Sport was the order of the day for Stirling’s first ‘Big Wednesday’ event which saw hundreds of athletes and supporters come together for a day of matches across campus. With crowds braving the cold to cheer them on, the Women’s Football 1st XI, Women’s Rugby 1st XV and Men’s Football

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An open letter to Stirling’s international students and staff

To all international students and colleagues, This week, Universities UK and Universities Scotland are celebrating the impact of universities on British society in a major social media campaign. One of the main themes of the #UniversityImpact campaign focuses on how international students and staff make a large and positive impact on our campuses. Over twenty

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#IGStirUni 2016 – our favourites

Christmas tree at Stirling University

Right. We know you lot are dead talented. It has been INCREDIBLY hard to pick our fave pics – there’s been thousands of great snaps in 2016. Here’s just a few of our faves.

Looking back at 2016

Airthrey loch at the University of Stirling in Autumn 2016

2016 probably won’t be remembered with much fondness across the globe (RIP David Bowie), but it was a momentous year for the University of Stirling. As the year staggers to an end, we’re looking back at the big UofS milestones of 2016. January – March In January, we were named one of the world’s top 200 most

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5 minutes with… an International Rugby Sevens Captain

Marah Mohammad Ishraf studies with the University of Stirling at the Singapore Institute of Management Global Education. The 22-year-old Sports Studies and Marketing student also captains Singapore’s national Rugby Sevens team. We took 5 minutes to get to know Marah a little better… What’s your average day like? I usually wake up early and make

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