Research Bites is a programme of lunchtime briefings that occur over the summer to develop researchers professionally and personally. These sessions are organised by Information Services and RIS, but a number of academic/research staff also contribute. All the sessions take place on a Wednesday at 12.30 to 1.30. If you want please bring your lunch […]
Students urged to be on guard with new online scam
Police Scotland is urging all students to be aware of an ongoing scam. It involves scammers calling students, particularly international, claiming to be from their home country’s authorities. During the call, students are told that they are subject to a criminal investigation and a demand for money is made. The scammer claims that failure to […]
Top ten papers from our Research Repository in May #StirTopTenPapers
During May there were 32,787 downloads from our University repository, STORRE, covering 4,367 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, […]
New Stirling theses added to Research Repository in May #StirNewTheses
Congratulations to our Postgraduate Research students who submitted their theses to the University’s research repository, STORRE, during May. Some of the theses are available for reading immediately: Environmental Harshness and its Effect on Appetite and the Desire for Conspicuous Signalling Products. By James Swaffield http://hdl.handle.net/1893/27239 Does the way in which the latent phase (early […]
EndNote Training – Fundamentals (13/6/18) & Advanced (20/6/18)
Come to EndNote Fundamentals for help getting started with EndNote including: import PDFs, import references from databases, find full text etc. We will also have a quick look at Cite While You Write to automatically create in-text citations and bibliography in a Word document. EndNote Advanced training will give you hints & tips to make EndNote […]
It’s the Final Countdown for Succeed
On the 30th June 2018, our licence for Succeed will expire and access to Succeed will be withdrawn. Staff If you would like to reuse any materials in Succeed, please copy the materials before the end of June. Instructions for copying materials are available here: https://stir.box.com/v/exporting-files-succeed-canvas Students Please download any assignments/feedback you wish to keep […]
UniDesk upgrade
UniDesk, the enquiry management system used by Information Services, the Student Services Hub and the Faculty of Social Sciences was upgraded today. Our initial estimate was that the system would be unavailable all day on Wednesday 23rd and would be reinstated on Thursday 24th. The upgrade went well and the UniDesk was live before 1pm […]
UniDesk down Wed 23rd May for upgrade
UniDesk, the enquiry management system used by Information Services, the Student Services Hub and the Faculty of Social Sciences, will be unavailable during Wednesday 23rd May. The system is being upgraded. During this time, self-service call logging will not be available. Please do not hesitate to contact any of the UniDesk services directly during the […]
Head in the Clouds? Sort your Box Out!
Important update – it is not possible for the university to hold open a student’s email account for 90 days after graduation. This is due to Microsoft licensing. We are therefore having to change the email/Box opt-in/out period from 90 days after graduation to 30 days. If you do nothing your email and Box account will […]
Top Ten Thesis downloads in April #StirTopTenTheses
During April 1,137 theses in our research repository, STORRE, were downloaded a total of 15,146 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: 1,095 2. Scholarly publishing in Africa: a […]