Next week we (Information Services) are launching a 4-week social media campaign on cyber-security. We will be working alongside Stirling Council Libraries and Forth Valley Police to help raise awareness. A new topic will be covered each week: Week 1: How safe do you think you are? Week 2: Social Media Week – Go on, […]
Month: February 2018
You left some love for the Library
Dear reader, Thanks for everyone who left us a love letter, or even a break up letter. (Phew thankfully we didn’t get many of the latter) It was nice to see how quickly the Post box filled up with your letters. This year’s main success seems to have been the blankets. Which were the subject […]
Top ten papers from our Research Repository in January #StirTopTenPapers
During January there were 33,286 downloads from our University repository, STORRE, covering 4,163 research publications. The top ten downloaded items were: 1. Inclusion for all? By Allan, Julie. http://hdl.handle.net/1893/596 Downloads: 630 2. Taking active learning into the primary school: a matter of new practices? By Stephen, Christine: Ellis, Jennifer; Martlew, Joan. http://hdl.handle.net/1893/2803 Downloads: 408 3. […]
Top Ten Thesis downloads in January #StirTopTenTheses
During January 1,031 theses in our research repository, STORRE, were downloaded a total of 9,789 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: 754 2. Factors Affecting Store Brand Purchase […]
Uni yearbook email circulating
We’ve been made aware of an email received by some students from a company called uniyearbook.com. Please be aware that this company is not affiliated with the University – it is an independent organisation selling a product. They do state this within the email text but in very small type at the bottom of the […]
AHRC and data requirements
From 29 March 2018 AHRC are removing their requirement for a Technical Plan and replacing it with a requirement to submit a Data Management Plan, which will be mandatory for all Research Grants, Follow on Funding and Leadership Fellows proposals. AHRC’s requirements are therefore currently in flux, and we will continue to update its policy content accordingly […]
New Stirling theses added to Research Repository in December and January #StirNewTheses
Congratulations to our Postgraduate Research students who submitted their theses to the University’s research repository, STORRE, during December and January. Some of the theses are available for reading immediately: A Corpus-based Study of Chinese and English Translation of International Economic Law: An Interdisciplinary Study. By Binghua Chen http://hdl.handle.net/1893/26321 An Analysis of the Translation of […]