Dr Alastair Mann, History and Politics, will give a talk on Archbishop Robert Leighton on Monday 14th March at 7.30pm in the Victoria Hall, Dunblane.  2011 is the 400th anniversary of the birth of Robert Leighton. Thanks to a special arrangement, the University is fortunate to have access to the books and manuscripts of […]
network problems this morning
This is an update on the network issues which affected all campuses this morning. There was an issue with the configuration of some of our network equipment this morning which caused widescale problems in logging onto the network and accessing key services.  The initial issue has been resolved but there is still work to […]
Royal Opening for our Library
The new University of Stirling Library was formally opened today, Friday 4th March, by His Royal Highness the Earl of Wessex KG KCVO, in a lively ceremony attended by donors, staff and students. Â The Earl unveiled a plaque to mark the occasion, after touring the stunning contemporary setting which was created by the University’s […]
IEEE XLORE trial
We now have a trial to IEEE Xplore (until end of March 2011). Â * Full-text access to more than 2.8 million articles in electrical engineering, computer science, electronics and related disciplines * Peer-reviewed articles from the top-cited journals in the field * Cutting-edge conference papers * All IEEE published and approved standards * Complete […]
Author Andrew Greig to give talk: read his work
“I write to feel more truly alive, and hope that my readers might feel themselves the same” Â On Wednesday 16th March acclaimed writer Andrew Greig will visit the University of Stirling to talk about his work and what inspires it. Â Stirling University Library has a number of Andrew Greig’s works so you can […]
Library closure for formal opening 4th March –
4th March: Library closed for formal opening by HRH the Earl of Wessex  Following its refurbishment, the Stirling campus Library will be formally opened by His Royal Highness the Earl of Wessex KG KCVO on Friday 4 March 2011.  In preparation for the event the Library and some adjacent areas will close at […]
World Book Night – Celebrating the Gift of a Good Book
On World Book Night, this Saturday 5th March 2011, 1 MILLION books will be given away! Anyone could apply to be a Giver, simply stating which of the 25 listed books they would give away and why.  For more information see the website: www.worldbooknight.org    One of the local collection points for the […]
John Johnson Collection – an archive of printed ephemera
Students and staff can now access the John Johnson Collection – a fascinating online resource for anyone studying or researching British social history from the eighteenth, nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The collection contains over 67,000 digitised documents and is divided into the following categories: 19th century entertainment the booktrade popular prints crime, murders and […]
Internet Service Failure : Update
Internet Service was restored by Information Services staff at 12:15 today. Further maintenance work may be needed in due course and users will be notified of this by further Service Messages as it arises. Such work should result in minimal downtime, during “at risk” periods (Mon-Fri, 07:30 – 08:30). Alan Richardson Systems and Network […]
Internet Service Failure
Information Services Systems and Networks staff are working with our external suppliers to investigate the prolonged loss of internet services since around 6pm last night. We will issue a progress report at 12 noon. Apologies for any inconvenience the disruption of service may be causing Information Services The Sunday Times […]