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. […]
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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 […]
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 […]
Lynda.com (online training in software & skills)
The University has a subscription to Lynda.com This is accessible from the Portal for both staff and students. To access Lynda.com click on the link or click on the image. We have also created a Lynda page which has tailored playlists for Stirling students, Teaching staff, Researchers and staff. You can either click on […]
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 […]
Stirling’s Top Ten publication downloads of 2017
The University of Stirling’s Open Access Repository, STORRE, has had another good year. During 2017 we had a total of 6,726 full-text publication files downloaded a total of 363,283 times. Here’s the top 10 publications from 2017: 1. A Systematic Review of the Impact of Summative Assessment and Tests on Students’ Motivation for Learning. By […]
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, […]
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: […]
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 […]