During June there were 24,901 downloads from our University repository, STORRE, covering 3,524 research publications. The top ten downloaded items were: 1. Does knowing hurt? Perceiving oneself as overweight predicts future physical health and well-being. By Daly, Michael; Robinson, Eric; Sutin, Angelina. http://hdl.handle.net/1893/25326 Downloads: 441 2. A Systematic Review of the Impact of Summative Assessment […]
Security alert – ‘Mexican’ phishing email doing the rounds
We have been made aware that there is another phishing email doing the rounds at the moment. This particular one may come from internal staff accounts. However you may also receive it from external sources. Any compromised staff accounts will be automatically disabled due to the automatic settings we have on bulk emails. This […]
Introducing Canvas
The University has worked extensively with students to identify the best possible system. Many of you have responded to surveys, participated in focus groups, and tried out several systems. Matt Adie VP Education said: “This is a really positive improvement to our digital learning experience at Stirling. Having been involved in the work of the […]
Session on strategically promoting your research
Want to be smarter about publicising your research? Kevin Tipton, Professor of Sport, Health and Exercise Science, will be giving a talk on how he is using Altmetric to help strategically promote his research. Kevin’s work is in the top 5% of all research outputs scored by Altmetric. The session will include a brief […]
Study Zone closed for graduation use
**this is an update to our previous posting about the Study Zone during graduation week** The Study Zone will be closed from 6pm today, Tues 27th June until Friday 30th June. We had hoped to keep part of the area open overnight for student use but the graduation photography setup needs more space than anticipated. […]
Web of Science & EndNoteTraining for Researchers 4th July
Trainers from the Web of Science and EndNote training teams are visiting the University on Tuesday 4th July – come along to improve your research skills. The course aims to: Strengthen Research Discovery Strategies to find the most relevant research Strengthen Research Assessment Practices (assess impact using citation data) Manage Research Information With EndNote See […]
Journal Citation Reports: 2017 release and free webinars
This year’s edition of Journal Citation Reports (JCR) is now available. JCR is an immensely useful tool and can help you: – identify journals with the highest citation impact in your field – find the most influential journals in which to publish Each edition of Journal Citation Reports (JCR) is published annually following […]
Study Zone closed daytime for graduation week (w/b 26th June)
In graduation week (week beginning 26th June 2017), the Study Zone will be unavailable during the day due to graduation photography. From 6pm-8am the next morning, access to computers is available through the entrance opposite the Chemist. Alternative 24/7 study space will be available in Lab 2Y5 in the Cottrell building near to the central […]
Top ten papers from our Research Repository in May #StirTopTenPapers
During May there were 33,641 downloads from our University repository, STORRE, covering 3,814 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; Daughtery, Richard; Gardner, John; James, Mary; Stobart, Gordon. http://hdl.handle.net/1893/19607 Downloads: 750 […]
Top Ten Thesis downloads in May #StirTopTenTheses
During May 1,140 theses in our research repository, STORRE, were downloaded a total of 14,026 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: 594 2. Dimensions of service quality and service climate: […]