The University’s network file store solution, which the University has been using for the last several years, will be taken out of service during AY 2021/22 due to a decision by Microsoft to retire this product. Similar to the Box project, this means that individual data, shared data and research data (around 71TB worth of […]
Free webinar for researchers: ‘How to get your research noticed’
Register for this free webinar on ‘How to get your research noticed’ on Thursday 4th November 2021, 4pm Register Now The webinar is just half an hour, with time for Q&As at the end, and you will be given some tips on how to get your research noticed, helping it become more discoverable and increasing […]
File Drop service upgrade
On 1 November 2021 Information Services will be launching an upgraded version of our File Drop service at https://filedrop.stir.ac.uk/. File Drop provides a convenient way for staff and students to send and receive files to and from external parties which would be too large or otherwise unsuitable for transfer by email. The upgraded service provides all […]
European Cybersecurity Month 2021
The European Cybersecurity Month (ECSM) is the European Union’s annual campaign dedicated to promoting cybersecurity among EU citizens and organisations, and to providing up-to-date online security information through awareness-raising and sharing of good practices. The ECSM campaign is coordinated by the European Union Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA) and the European Commission, and supported by EU […]
UoS Guest Wi-Fi – Residences switch off
UoS Guest Wi-Fi is a public Wi-Fi service provided by an external company (Keysurf) to many of our campus buildings. This is for visitors to the University primarily. During the summer months, when the University Residences are in use for public lets, we expand the public Wi-Fi service to include the Residences. We then leave […]
NEW Teaching Room Check-in
We’ve added a new tile to the University of Stirling app to help you check into your teaching spaces quickly and easily. In the app, tap the new gold ‘Teaching Room Check-in’ tile, enter the room code (which is displayed on a poster in the room), and tap Submit. Every time you enter a teaching […]
AppsAnywhere and lab software
Last year we introduced AppsAnywhere – a new way for staff and students to access software applications (apps) on university and privately owned devices. What is AppsAnywhere? AppsAnywhere is the University of Stirling’s software streaming service. Software applications like SPSS – a popular statistics package, can be installed and used at work or at home, […]
Need to borrow a device for study?
The University Library has a number of laptop loan options available to students Short term laptop loans (4 hours) – for use in the Library or elsewhere on campus The laptop loans machines are located on level 2 of the library, one near the library entrance, and the other is located on the wall backing […]
Welcome to Library and IT at Stirling
Information Services invites you to join us for some fantastic events to help you hit the ground running when it comes to the Library and IT at the University of Stirling. What’s on… Essential Student Guide to Library and IT Services Learn all about the Library and IT services at Stirling including how to install […]
Stirling joins MDPI Publisher Program: 10% off Open Access Publishing
Stirling has joined the MDPI publisher’s free Institutional Open Access Program. The Program is designed to simplify the administrative processes and reduce overheads surrounding the payment of APCs (Article Processing Charges) for Open Access publishing. This will mean that in place of MDPI’s APC invoices being sent to Stirling authors, we will use a “central […]