After four wonderful – at times, stressful – years at University, Graduation day is slowly but steadily approaching. What should be pure relief paired with a ‘come what may’ attitude is mixed with something else, however. Something far more unpleasant. The dreaded ‘now what?’. “So what are you going to do with your degree?” Of
While Stirling might be Scotland’s newest city, it’s actually been around for a couple thousand years – and we’ve already earned our place in the history books. But the truth is, it’s not all about William Wallace and Stirling Castle. There’s a lot more to our vibrant little city than meets the eye. To help you scratch
The University of Stirling campus marks the half-way point of the inaugural Stirling Scottish Marathon. Ahead of the event, expected to attract around 6,500 runners, we caught up with one of our resident sport science experts, Dr Angus Hunter, to explain what happens to the body when you take on a 26-mile run. Here’s Dr
The University of Stirling’s sprawling 330-acre campus isn’t just a gorgeous place to call home. It’s a place where something exciting is always on the go, and it’s riddled with hidden gems that are chock-full of surprises. In case you’ve been thinking about coming to visit us for one of our Open Days, we’ve rounded up
University of Stirling students are taking part in the 5th Facebook Global Digital Challenge – ‘Challenging Extremism’ – and recently launched the #GenerationProud campaign. Five students from the Division of Communication, Media and Culture (CMC) at University of Stirling have launched a social media campaign to say ‘NO’ to online extremism in all its forms.
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
Plain tobacco packaging comes into full force in the UK in May 2017, to help address a behaviour which kills around 7 million people worldwide each year. Experts from the University of Stirling’s Institute for Social Marketing (ISM) have investigated the impact of standardised packs on consumers’ attitudes and behaviour over several years. Stirling expertise helps policy makers understand
2017 marks the 400th anniversary of the official grant of British patent number one. To mark the occasion, the UK government is launching a new campaign to highlight some of the amazing innovations developed in Britain over the last four centuries. We’re one of many UK universities playing a leading role in supporting the development
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