International Students’ Day is an international observance of student community held every year on 17th November. The date commemorates the day Nazis stormed universities in Czechoslovakia in 1939 – and the subsequent killing and interning of students in concentration camps. This International Students Day, we’re sharing the stories of two international students and how they arrived
The nights are drawing in. The temperature’s dropping. Winter is truly on its way – and that can create danger for users of the roads around campus. Our resident campus cycling expert Orsolya Keri gave us five top tips for staying safe cycling in winter. Make sure your bike is roadworthy It can take longer to stop
Stirling’s one of those places where you’ll very rarely take a bad photo. It was once the capital of Scotland and still maintains some of that grandeur through its historic architecture and location at the heart of Scotland. There’s nothing better than walking through this great city – camera or phone in hand – and
We joined the Stirling University Muay Thai Boxing club for a training session on Wednesday 28th September. Club President Rory Cummings and Treasurer Elliott Mpezeni told us all about ‘the art of eight limbs‘ – and how it’s great for self-defence, improving fitness and above all, stress relief. What levels of experience do you cater for? From
Freshers Week is over for 2016. It’s time to get stuck into this semester’s course work, essays, dissertations and all the rest. For some of our freshers, this is only the third week they’ve spent away from home. Ever (pro-tip: Everything is going to be OK). In light of this, we asked some of our staff members
From 16-23 September 2016, the Scottish Government is promoting a Greener Scotland through Climate Week – designed to inspire action on climate change at home and at work. In the spirit of living life a little greener, we’ve pulled together some ideas on how to make the commute to campus climate-friendly – for students, staff and visitors. They may
The ‘Freshers 15’ will likely strike all students sooner or later – especially given the copious free pizza dished out by Domino’s in the Atrium during Freshers Week. The Freshers 15 – the UK version of the ‘Freshman 15’ – refers to the average amount of weight you supposedly gain in your first year of study at
We’re going to put this out there – Pokemon GO is fun. Insanely fun. Pokemon Go what now? Remember that game everyone used to play? It’s that, redux. With augmented reality. In case you’ve been living under a rock for the past few weeks, Pokemon GO is a free-to-play mobile game on iOS and Android
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