Love was all around in the library last week as we celebrated #StirPride and Valentine’s Day. We hope you enjoyed our colourful displays for #StirPride Week. You can still pop in to see our decorations and our LGBTQ+ book display throughout February while we continue to celebrate LGBT History Month. Our Valentine’s post box filled […]
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Cyber Security: Password Managers
Why you need a password manager The average person has anything between 100 and 200 online accounts. That number is expected to double, at least, in the next 5 years. We know that it’s not a good idea to re-use the same password on multiple websites and apps, particularly as your information could be at […]
Cyber Scotland Week 2020 – 17-23 February
The Scottish Government’s Cyber Resilience Unit, Cyber Resilience Scotland, has organised the second Cyber Scotland Week campaign, running on 17 – 23 February. It will consist of a range of events, workshops, and talks from stakeholders to raise awareness of being safe and secure online, showcasing the innovative work that is happening across Scotland’s cybersecurity sector as well as promoting a career in cybersecurity. […]
Staff overview sessions: Introduction to Office 365
IS announced recently that we are withdrawing our cloud storage from Box and moving to the Office 365 product suite. To help staff understand how we plan to achieve this, we are running a number of lunchtime info sessions. Feel free to bring your sarnies along and snack while we speak 🙂 This will also […]
Information Security Alert – Beware of Ransomware
You may have seen in the news that Dundee and Angus College have recently fallen victim to a ransomware attack and had to take their IT systems offline. There is information about the attack on the college website and you can read related news coverage here and here. Ransomware attacks are on the rise and […]
Calling all Staff – Become an Office 365 Champion
As an Office 365 Champion, help others to discover the benefits of greater collaborative working and encourage them to Collaborate. Share. Achieve. There are many benefits to sharing your knowledge of Teams, OneDrive and SharePoint. When you become an Office 365 champion you help others discover the power of working in collaboration. Maybe you’ve collaborated successfully […]
Time to Talk Day 2020
Thursday 6 February is Time to Talk Day – a day when everyone is encouraged to have a conversation about mental health. The more conversations we have, the more myths we can bust and barriers we can break down – helping to end the isolation, shame and worthlessness that too many of us feel when […]
#StirReFreshers2020 – Library and IT
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, student email, […]
Library fines and automatic renewal of books
The University is pleased to share two new significant library updates, which will make student lives easier and improve the student experience at Stirling. From Monday 11 November, standard loan (popular and long) books will now not incur library fines – instead, a new auto-renewal system has been introduced. Dropping library fines for all books, except […]
Exam Time in the Library
Opening hours, finding a study space and support from the Library during exams. Here’s everything you need to know about using the Library during exams. 24-hour opening We’re opening the Library around the clock from Monday 18 November. When the doors open on Monday morning at 8am, the Library will remain open for the full […]