With the 2021/22 academic year well underway, and the festive break just around the corner, here are our opening hours. There will still be access to study spaces during times when the library is closed in the Study Zone, Atrium, and the new Campus Central. You will be able to access Lab computers and printers […]

University Mac/Apple Device Owners – Action Needed
The University is committed to achieving certification in Cyber Essentials to comply with the Scottish governments Cyber Resilience framework. The recent expansion of our scope for Cyber Essentials from a small selection of windows-based PCs to encompass all our devices, means that we may not be able to achieve this without plans to manage Macs and Apple […]

Safely saving your academic work
Whether you are working on an assignment or on your dissertation or any documents from Office365. We recommend saving all of your work in OneDrive. This is especially important as we are getting into the period of the year when many students are writing dissertations. Access OneDrive from all of your devices “Anywhere access” – […]

Office 365 – Update to Click to Run Now
Install Office 365 Click to Run on your University of Stirling staff desktop/laptop now! The Click to Run versions of Word, Excel, and PowerPoint have lots of new features and well as some fantastic accessibility tools. Office 365 Click to Run (C2R) is available to all university staff desktops/laptops. You can upgrade by installing the […]

Top tips for online class success
How to make the most of your online classes and meetings using Microsoft Teams Learning online is different to physically attending a class. Read our Top tips on using MS Teams to give yourself a head start and get the most out of your online classes. Top Tip 1 – use the desktop app if […]

Book Week Scotland 2021
Book Week Scotland – now in its tenth year – is an annual celebration of books and reading that takes place across the country. During Book Week, people of all ages and walks of life come together in libraries, schools, community venues, and workplaces to share and enjoy books and reading. They are joined in […]

Need to borrow a laptop for longer?
We’ve added a 2 week loan period to our existing 4 hour loan option Short term (4 hours) and medium term (2 week) laptop loads The laptop loans machines are located on level 2 of the library, one near the library entrance (2-week loans), and the other is located on the wall backing onto the […]

Additional study spaces
The University has made available additional spaces for students to participate in online lessons. The following rooms are now available (up to and including Friday 10 December), for you to book a seat: Labs with PCs: Cottrell, 2B41: 6 PCs Cottrell, 2B43: 8 PCs (not on Thursdays) Pathfoot, Study Centre 1: 12 PCs Rooms without PCs (for use with personal […]

Phishing emails
Information Services has been alerted to an increase in phishing emails targeting colleges and universities across Scotland. These emails contain links to a website asking you to enter your University email address and password with an intent to steal your information. These phishing emails are often crafted using fraudulent information related to Covid-19 prevention measures […]

Purchasing IT equipment – update on lead times for orders
Due to global supply chain issues, HP, our primary supplier of PCs and laptops, have informed us that most equipment is now experiencing a 30 week lead time on orders. In light of this, Information Services is advising that IT spend for this financial year is committed before the end of this calendar year(2021) to ensure delivery before the […]