As always IS staff were heavily involved in making Freshers Week a fun and informative start to semester for our students. We contributed to several events / services to help welcome our new students onto campus. Here are a few of the ways we were out and about: Welcome Desk in the Lochside MarqueeThis year […]
Westlaw UK Fixed
Technical issues preventing access to Westlaw UK have been resolved and the service restored. If you are asked to Sign-in, please scroll down to the option ‘Access through academic institution’ and select University of Stirling.
Westlaw Technical Issues
Westlaw UK is currently experiencing technical issues with access to content on the website. This is being worked on as a matter of urgency and Westlaw expect services to be resumed within the day (Friday 13th Sept)
Top Ten Thesis downloads in August #StirTopTenTheses
During August 1,234 theses in our research repository, STORRE, were downloaded a total of 14,982 times. The top ten downloaded theses were: 1. Towards A Novel Unified Framework for Developing Formal, Network and Validated Agent-Based Simulation Models of Complex Adaptive Systems. By Niazi, Muaz A K http://hdl.handle.net/1893/3365 Downloads: 1,020 2. Assessment practices and their impact on […]
Top ten papers from our Research Repository in August #StirTopTenPapers
During August there were 35,610 downloads from our University repository, STORRE, covering 5,415 research publications. The top ten downloaded items were: 1. A Systematic Review of the Impact of Summative Assessment and Tests on Students’ Motivation for Learning. By Harlen, Wynne; Crick, Ruth Deakin; Broadfoot, Patricia; Daugherty, Richard; Gardner, John; James, Mary; Stobart, Gordon http://hdl.handle.net/1893/19607 Downloads: […]
Welcome Week – Library and IT Events
Information Services invites you to join us for a week of events to help you hit the ground running when it comes to the Library and IT at the University of Stirling. What’s on… Essential Student Guide to Library and IT Services Learn all about the Library and IT services at Stirling including how to […]
Canvas and Internet Explorer
Internet Explorer is no longer supported by Canvas. Which browser should I use with Canvas? We would recommend Chrome for accessing Canvas. Chrome is available on all student PCs in the computing labs. Staff can install the latest version of Chrome via Run Advertised Programmes (Control Panel -> Run Advertised Programmes -> Chrome Enterprise). Please […]
Welcome Week – Essential Student Guide to Library and IT Services
Don’t miss our Essential Student Guide to Library and IT Services! Find out everything you need to know about your library and IT services at the University of Stirling, including how to: access Wi-Fi print and make photocopies save your work access student email use the Library find journal articles access the computing labs get […]
New Stirling theses added to Research Repository in July and August #StirNewTheses
Congratulations to our Postgraduate Research students who submitted their theses to the University’s research repository, STORRE, during July and August. Some of the theses are available for reading immediately: The effectiveness of direct and indirect written corrective feedback in improving the grammatical accuracy of Omani EFL learners. By Sharifa Al Harrasi http://hdl.handle.net/1893/29846 Lipid Homeostasis in Farmed […]
Welcome Week – Silent Disco Tours
Join our silent disco tour for an immersive dance-walk through the Library, computing labs and more. Don one of our hi-tech headsets, bust some funky moves and discover our amazing study facilities and Students’ Union. Boogie past the lochside Marquee where you can join in with fun events and get answers to any first-week questions from staff […]