Phishing, vishing and smishing

In the last few days there has been an attempted Vishing fraud on a Scottish University Student Association. With this type of fraud, it is very common that once an individual targets a specific business area such as Student Associations , they will make further attempts on other Associations using the same methods. Phishing, vishing […]

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Top ten papers from our Research Repository in December #StirTopTenPapers

During December there were 25,813 downloads from our University repository, STORRE, covering 3,726 research publications.   The top ten downloaded items were: 1. Inclusion for all? By Allan, Julie. http://hdl.handle.net/1893/596 Downloads: 374   2. A Systematic Review of the Impact of Summative Assessment and Tests on Students’ Motivation for Learning.  By Harlen, Wynne; Crick, Ruth Deakin; Broadfoot, […]

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Top Ten Thesis downloads in December #StirTopTenTheses

During December 1,031 theses in our research repository, STORRE, were downloaded a total of 9,789 times.   The top ten downloaded theses were: 1.  Factors Affecting Store Brand Purchase in the Greek Grocery Market. By Sarantidis, Paraskevi. http://hdl.handle.net/1893/12854 Downloads: 361   2. Scholarly publishing in Africa: a case study of African university presses. By Darko-Ampem, Kwasi Otu. http://hdl.handle.net/1893/71 Downloads: […]

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Top Stirling EThOS Theses in 2017

Theses from the University of Stirling are included in the British Library’s EThOS Service – a service that allows anyone from around the world to request an electronic copy of the full-text of a UK thesis.   Since 2007, Stirling’s theses have been made available in STORRE, our institutional Open Access research repository, and these […]

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New Stirling theses added to Research Repository in November #StirNewTheses

Congratulations to our Postgraduate Research students who submitted their theses to the University’s research repository, STORRE, during November.  Some of the theses are available for reading immediately:   Risk and Resilience in Scottish Charities. By Diarmuid McDonnell http://hdl.handle.net/1893/26114   Asperger’s Syndrome And Fiction – Autistic Worlds And Those Who Build Them http://hdl.handle.net/1893/26133     The other […]

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Top ten papers from our Research Repository in November #StirTopTenPapers

During November there were 35,218 downloads from our University repository, STORRE, covering 4,107 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: […]

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Top Ten Thesis downloads in November #StirTopTenTheses

During November 1,122 theses in our research repository, STORRE, were downloaded a total of 13,502 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: 407   2. Factors Affecting Store Brand Purchase in the Greek Grocery Market. By Sarantidis, Paraskevi. http://hdl.handle.net/1893/12854 Downloads: […]

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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 […]

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