During Book Week Scotland join our panel: crime writer Alexandra Sokoloff; PhD student Lorna Hill, who has written a novel which focuses on the crimes of human trafficking and domestic abuse; and Lydia House from Zero Tolerance, who will talk about the Write to End Violence Against Women Awards. Find out about their work and […]
Month: November 2017
Book Week Scotland 2017
Book Week Scotland 2017 is taking place from Monday 27 November – Sunday 3 December. Book Week Scotland is a week-long celebration of books and reading that takes place every November. During Book Week, people of all ages and walks of life will come together in libraries, schools, community venues and workplaces to share and […]
6 Things to do before Graduation
With Winter Graduation fast approaching we’ve written a handy IT/Library checklist to help make your transition from student to graduate an easy one. Move your data (files/photos etc.) from your University Home Folder. Look out for an email from Box inviting your to convert to a personal Box account. The limit is 10GB so you […]
Students we want to hear from you! Complete our Digital Skills Tracker Survey.
Do you want to win an Amazon Voucher? Find out how you can enter below. This is the second year that we have participated in the Jisc Digital Tracker Survey. In this survey we are asking your opinions about the following; Canvas Listen Again Online assessments eduroam Referencing ebooks and ejournals File store and Box […]
Extended email access for Research students after graduation
For quite some time now, IS has been aware that there is a growing demand for our research students to have continued access to their University email account after graduation. We have now managed to make this possible for our next cohort of research students graduating next week. The technical solution was delayed by consideration […]
Library extended opening hours (Yay we are open 24/7)
GOOD NEWS FLASH! From today, the Library opening hours are extending and we will be open 24/7. We are open 24/7 until the end of the exam period. Allowing access to our books, journals, PCs, printers and group study facilities. Library staff will be available to answer questions from 8:30am – 8:00pm Monday to Friday […]
Lost your USB Flash Drive? Pick up a replacement at the Information Centre
If the number of USB flash drives handed into lost property is anything to go by you have probably lost your flash drive at least once during your time at university. Some tips: If you leave the flash drive’s cap with your keys, then you will most likely remember to remove it out when you are […]
Writing Gender Violence
Wednesday 29th November 2017 3 – 4.30pm Oscars, Pathfoot Building During Book Week Scotland join our panel: crime writer Alexandra Sokoloff; PhD student Lorna Hill, who has written a novel which focuses on the crimes of human trafficking and domestic abuse; and Lydia House from Zero Tolerance, who will talk about the Write to End […]
Top Ten Thesis downloads in October #StirTopTenTheses
During October 1,097 theses in our research repository, STORRE, were downloaded a total of 12,308 times. The top ten downloaded theses were: 1. Scholarly publishing in Africa: a case study of African university presses. By Darko-Ampem, Kwasi Otu. http://hdl.handle.net/1893/71 Downloads: 596 2. Towards A Novel Unified Framework for Developing Formal, Network and Validated Agent-Based Simulation Models […]
Top ten papers from our Research Repository in October #StirTopTenPapers
During October there were 32,149 downloads from our University repository, STORRE, covering 3,935 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: […]