Introducing Canvas

The University has worked extensively with students to identify the best possible system. Many of you have responded to surveys, participated in focus groups, and tried out several systems. Matt Adie VP Education said: “This is a really positive improvement to our digital learning experience at Stirling. Having been involved in the work of the […]

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Study Zone closed for graduation use

**this is an update to our previous posting about the Study Zone during graduation week** The Study Zone will be closed from 6pm today, Tues 27th June until Friday 30th June. We had hoped to keep part of the area open overnight for student use but the graduation photography setup needs more space than anticipated. […]

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Top ten papers from our Research Repository in May #StirTopTenPapers

During May there were 33,641 downloads from our University repository, STORRE, covering 3,814 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; Daughtery, Richard; Gardner, John; James, Mary; Stobart, Gordon. http://hdl.handle.net/1893/19607 Downloads: 750 […]

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Top Ten Thesis downloads in May #StirTopTenTheses

During May 1,140 theses in our research repository, STORRE, were downloaded a total of 14,026 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: 594   2. Dimensions of service quality and service climate: […]

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HMRC Final payment request (phishing emails)

We have had a number of staff reporting a phishing email purporting to be from HMRC.  This email had the subject line “Final payment request”.  We wanted to confirm that this is a Phishing email and in not a genuine communication from HMRC.  Please delete without opening attachments.  If you have opened an attachment, don’t […]

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New Stirling theses added to Research Repository in May #StirNewTheses

Congratulations to our Research Postgraduates who submitted their theses to the University’s research repository, STORRE, during May.  Some of the theses are available for reading immediately:   Research in Care Homes – Issues of Participation and Citizenship. By Emma Law http://hdl.handle.net/1893/25305   Exploring the application of self-monitoring of blood glucose results in insulin-treated diabetes: A case […]

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