Get started with IT – Office 365

There’s a lot more to your University of Stirling student email account than just email. For the duration of your studies, you will have: access your student email from anywhere plus the inbuilt contacts and calendar free access to the Office 365 app suite including OneDrive, MS Teams, Office Online (once you have completed registration) […]

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Get started with IT – considering a new device?

Are you considering getting a new device for your university study? See our recommended specifications below. Laptop/PC Operating SystemRECOMMENDEDWindows 10 Home or Pro Processor TypeMINIMUMCore i5 ProcessorRECOMMENDEDCore i7 Processor MemoryMINIMUM8 GB RAM or higher Hard DriveMINIMUM250 GBRECOMMENDED500 GB or higher Graphics CardMINIMUM512 MB Video Memory or higher Mac OperatingSystemMac OS 10.14 or higher Processor TypeMINIMUMCore i5 […]

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#LiberateYourLibrary

We welcome your suggestions of books by BAME (Black, Asian, Arabic and other minority Ethnic) authors to add to the Library collection. Our #LiberateYourLibrary campaign aims to diversify the Library resources and introduce new perspectives of life.  You can suggest books via our online form: stir.ac.uk/2k6 or search for ‘suggest a book’ in UniDesk.   As […]

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Teaching Bite: IT to Support Learning

Staff are advised of a Teaching Bite taking place over the summer, which focuses on how IT can support learning. The session covers a range of software and ideas which will help you to support your learning with students and may even give you some ideas for yourself! The session will run three times over […]

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Maintenance Alert (Cottrell) – Saturday 4 May

Essential maintenance work will be carried out in the Cottrell Building on Saturday 4 May. This will result in a loss of power (including network and telephone) and lighting to the areas indicated below: Z-Block (all levels)C-Block (all levels)2A1Queens Court Reception3A1 – 3A7A2B1 – 2b103B1 – 3B84B1 – 4B44 (Not all rooms) We apologise for […]

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#ReadBeyondYourBubble

Your BAME Equality Officer, Mariam, showcases BAME authors in the Library. This week it’s Maya Angelou’s I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings. This project was created with the aim of getting us all to read a book from the perspective of someone completely different from us. So many of us will only ever read […]

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You Said, We Did – Summary

The Information Services ‘You Said, We Did’ campaign highlights the impact student feedback has across Library and IT resulting in real, student-led, change. Here are some examples of what we’ve done in response to your feedback. Click on the titles for more information. Cyber Security You said… Provide more cyber security information. We did… In […]

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