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8 invaluable career skills you can learn for free with Lynda.com

The pile of chocolates left over from Christmas is slowly getting smaller and you’re slowly getting back into the grind. If you’re serious about the ‘new year, new me’ lark, you’ll want to gain some new skills in 2017. Thankfully, all students and staff at the University of Stirling get free access to Lynda.com through

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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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How to do Christmas on a student budget [STUDENT BLOG]

Christmas is coming whether you like it or not. Step into any shop around this time of the year, and you’ll hear all the familiar songs. Love it or dread it, every bauble will remind you that ‘tis the season to be jolly’. It’s the time of the year to treat yourself, your family and

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How to survive Christmas in Stirling [STUDENT BLOG]

International students can join us on this one: sometimes it is simply not possible to go home during the holidays. Flatmates and friends all seem to be leaving and loneliness possibly sets in. But it doesn’t have to be that way. Whether it’s your first year of embracing holidays away from home or if you’re returning

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6 TedX talks you need to see before your exams [STUDENT BLOG]

microphone at Stirling Student Union and blurred background

It’s a truth universally acknowledged that exams are the worst thing ever invented in the history of education. Oh, you have deadlines? Have some exams to go with them! Holidays coming up? Nothing kills the Christmas spirit better than a good dose of exam panic. So if you’re looking for some inspiration for that last spurt

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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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How to relax in 7 short steps [STUDENT BLOG]

Lectures. Essays. Lab reports. Group projects. Exams. Your social life is a distant memory. Clean clothes? Overrated. Juggling everything thrown at you whilst remaining calm and dealing with life in general can make it hard to relax and find balance. Everything becomes frantic and time spent away from textbooks or your laptop seems impossible to justify. This is

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