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University of Stirling
Oilthigh Sruighlea (Gaelic), Varsitie o Stirlin (Scots)
Latin: Universitas Strivilinse
Motto: Innovation and Excellence
Established: 1967
Type: Public
Chancellor: Dame Diana Rigg
Principal: Professor Christine Hallett
Chairman of the Court: Alan Simpson
Staff: 1,872[1]
Students: 8,940[2]
Undergraduates: 6,905[2]
Postgraduates: 2,030[2]
Other students: 10 FE[2]
Location: Stirling, Scotland
Affiliations: Association of Commonwealth Universities
Website: http://www.stir.ac.uk

The University of Stirling (Scottish Gaelic: Oilthigh Sruighlea), (Scots: Varsitie o Stirlin), (Latin: Universitas Strivilinse) is a campus university, founded in 1967, in Stirling, Scotland. It is a national centre for teaching and research, with an international reputation.[3] The Times 2008 University Ranking tables placed the university fifth in Scotland and thirty-seventh in a list of 113 UK universities.[4] The original vision for the university at its inception, reflecting the national zeitgeist of expanding the University sector, was to provide higher education for people from all walks of life, encouraging them to fulfil their academic potential. The legacy of this egalitarian approach to education continues to permeate the University today, with some 92.2% of undergraduates entering from state schools or further education[5]. The University of Stirling has also established itself as one of the UK's leading research-intensive universities in the fields of health and well-being, the environment, culture and society, enterprise, economics, and sport. [6] Scottish Gaelic (Gàidhlig) is a member of the Goidelic branch of Celtic languages. ... This article is about the Anglic language of Scotland. ... Image File history File links Stiru_crest. ... For other uses, see Latins and Latin (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Motto (disambiguation). ... The date of establishment or date of founding of an institution is the date on which that institution chooses to claim as its starting point. ... Year 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. ... This does not cite its references or sources. ... A Chancellor is the head of a university. ... Dame Enid Diana Elizabeth Rigg DBE (born 20 July 1938) is an English actress. ... The Principal is the chief executive and the chief academic officer of a University in Scotland and at certains institutions in Canada and other parts of the Commonwealth. ... A Chairman is the presiding officer of a meeting, organization, committee, or other deliberative body. ... A University Court is the supreme governing body of an Ancient university in Scotland, analogous to a Board of Directors or a Board of Trustees The University Courts were established by the Universities (Scotland) Act 1858 and they are responsible for the finances and administration of each university. ... This article is about work. ... For other uses, see Student (disambiguation). ... In some educational systems, undergraduate education is post-secondary education up to the level of a Bachelors degree. ... Degree ceremony at Cambridge. ... Further education (often abbreviated FE) is post-secondary, post-compulsory education (in addition to that received at secondary school). ... Broad Street at the heart of Stirlings Old Town area (called Top of the Town by locals) Stirling Castle (Southwest aspect) The main courtyard inside Stirling Castle. ... This article is about the country. ... The Association of Commonwealth Universities represents over 480 universities from Commonwealth countries. ... A website (alternatively, Web site or web site) is a collection of Web pages, images, videos or other digital assets that is hosted on one or several Web server(s), usually accessible via the Internet, cell phone or a LAN. A Web page is a document, typically written in HTML... // Scottish Gaelic (Gàidhlig) is a member of the Goidelic branch of Celtic languages. ... This article is about the Anglic language of Scotland. ... For other uses, see Latins and Latin (disambiguation). ... A campus university is a British term for a University situated on one site - with student accommodation, teaching and research facilities, and leisure activities all together. ... Broad Street at the heart of Stirlings Old Town area (called Top of the Town by locals) Stirling Castle (Southwest aspect) The main courtyard inside Stirling Castle. ... This article is about the country. ... League Tables of British Universities, which rank the performances of universities in the United Kingdom on a number of criteria, have been published every year by The Times newspaper since the early 1990s. ... State school is an expression used in Australia, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom to distinguish schools provided by the government from privately run schools. ... Further education (often abbreviated FE) is post-secondary, post-compulsory education (in addition to that received at secondary school). ...

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[edit] History & Campus Development

The main campus is situated around 3 miles (5km) from the centre of Stirling, but is much closer to the town of Bridge of Allan. It was formerly the estate of the Robert Adam-designed Airthrey Castle, which the University has retained and incorporated into the campus as teaching facilities and offices. It is regularly described as one of the most beautiful campuses in the world[7], and nestles at the foot of Abbey Craig and the Ochil Hills in 300 acres (1.2 km²) of grounds centred around the 18th century man-made Airthrey Loch[8]. In 2002, the University of Stirling and the landscape of the Airthrey Estate was designated by the International Council on Monuments and Sites as one of the top 20 heritage sites of the 20th century within the UK[9]. Broad Street at the heart of Stirlings Old Town area (called Top of the Town by locals) Stirling Castle (Southwest aspect) The main courtyard inside Stirling Castle. ... Bridge of Allan is a town in Stirling District in Scotland, just north of the city of Stirling. ... Robert Adam Robert Adam (3 July 1728 - 3 March 1792) was a Scottish architect, interior designer and furniture designer, born in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland. ... There are two suggested origins of the name Airthrey - a corruption of Ard-rhedadie (a high or ascending road, referring to the old road which leads through it to Sheriffmuir), or from the Gaelic Airthrin - a sharp point or conflict. This could refer to a battle fought near the site... The Abbey Craig is the hill upon which the Wallace Monument stands, at Causewayhead, just to the north of Stirling. ... Ochil Hills viewed from South-West of Tillicoultry The Ochil Hills [1](from the Celtic uchil - the high ground) are a range of hills in Scotland north of the Forth valley bordered by the towns of Stirling, Alloa, Kinross and Perth. ... The International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS) was founded in 1965 as a result of the Venice Charter of 1964 and offers advice to UNESCO on World Heritage Sites. ...


Stirling University is a Plate Glass University, established as a result of the Robbins Report on Higher education, along with Heriot-Watt University, the University of Dundee and the University of Strathclyde. This increased the number of universities in Scotland from four to eight. Stirling was however the only completely new institution of its kind established in Scotland since the University of Edinburgh was founded in 1582. The campus was selected from a shortlist of competing sites that also included Dumfries, Inverness, Ayr, Falkirk, Perth and Cumbernauld. The report's author, Lord Robbins, was later appointed the University's first Chancellor in 1968. The campus was originally designed by the Scottish architectural practice, Robert Matthew Johnson Marshall, in a low-rise, highly functional, modern style, envisaged in order to integrate with the contours of the surrounding landscape[9]. When the University first received its Royal Charter on 13 November 1967, there were 164 undergraduate and 31 postgraduate students. Around 45,000 students have graduated since.[10] The University of Stirling however has a relatively small student population, ranking 87th in the UK. The University of Yorks Central Hall is an example of plate glass architectural design. ... The Robbins Report was a British government-commissioned report into the future of higher education in the country. ... The University of Cambridge is an institute of higher learning. ... The entrance to main reception at the Edinburgh campus. ... The University of Dundee is the principal university in the city and Royal burgh of Dundee, Scotland. ... The University of Strathclyde (Scottish Gaelic: ) is a university in Glasgow, Scotland. ... Universities University of St Andrews, (St Andrews) University of Edinburgh, (Edinburgh) Heriot-Watt University, (Edinburgh) Napier University, (Edinburgh) University of Glasgow, (Glasgow) Glasgow Caledonian University, (Glasgow) University of Strathclyde, (Glasgow) University of Aberdeen, (Aberdeen) The Robert Gordan University, (Aberdeen) University of Dundee, (Dundee) University of Abertay Dundee, (Dundee) University of... This article is about the country. ... The University of Edinburgh (Scottish Gaelic: ), founded in 1582,[4] is a renowned centre for teaching and research in Edinburgh, Scotland. ... This article is on the Scottish town. ... This article is about the city in Scotland. ... -1... Falkirk (An Eaglais Bhreac, the Variagated [or Speckled] Church [presumably referring to a church building built of many-coloured stones]) in Scottish Gaelic, La Chapelle de Fayerie in French) is a town in central Scotland lying to the north west and north east of the cities of Edinburgh and Glasgow... Perth (Scottish Gaelic: ) is a royal burgh in central Scotland. ... , Cumbernauld (Gaelic: Comar nan Allt) is a new town in North Lanarkshire, Scotland, created in 1956 as a population overflow for Glasgow. ... The tone or style of this article or section may not be appropriate for Wikipedia. ... RMJM are a British architectural practice, founded in 1956 by Robert Matthew and Stirrat Johnson-Marshall. ... Functionalism, in architecture, is the principle that architects should design a building based on the purpose of that building. ... Modern architecture, not to be confused with contemporary architecture, is a term given to a number of building styles with similar characteristics, primarily the simplification of form and the elimination of ornament. ... For the ship of the same name, see Royal Charter (ship). ... is the 317th day of the year (318th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. ... This list of UK universities by size lists British universities according to their student population. ...

Looking out over Airthrey Loch towards the University's Library and central administrative hub, the Cottrell Building
Looking out over Airthrey Loch towards the University's Library and central administrative hub, the Cottrell Building

The principal administrative and teaching facilities were originally housed in the Pathfoot Building, which was completed in 1968 and subsequently saw several extensions over the years, including a Tropical Aquarium in 1979 and a Virology unit in 1987. In 1993 the Pathfoot Building was selected by the international conservation organisation DoCoMoMo as one of sixty key Scottish monuments of the post-war era. It was also voted as one of Prospect's 100 best modern Scottish buildings. Pathfoot was later complemented by the Cottrell Building, which began development in 1970 and houses numerous lecture theatres, departmental offices, classrooms and computer labs. The Cottrell Building was further enhanced with the completion of the Courtroom extension in 1998 and is currently undergoing a façade recladding project. The University Library and Andrew Miller Building were completed in 1971[11]. The Library holds over 500,000 volumes, over 9,000 journals and is about to undergo a major refurbishment programme[9]. The Andrew Miller Building incorporates an Atrium, which has several retail and food outlets, including a bookstore, post office, bank and general store. The Atruim also acts as the principal hub for most day-to-day campus activities, due to it's central location, linking together the Library and Robbins' Centre Students Union, as well as connecting bridges to both the Cottrell Building and on-campus student residences. The University's first Principal, Professor Tom Cottrell, believed that art should be part of the everyday cultural experience at the University, and his inspiration led to the establishment of the MacRobert Arts Centre, which is a small theatre and cinema complex, located adjacent to the Andrew Miller Building. The Centre is open both to members of the University community and to the general public. Stirling has also developed a considerable Fine art collection since 1967, comprising over 300 works including; paintings, tapestries and sculpture[12]. Buildings at University of Stirling, Airthrey Loch, Wallace Monument, all in Stirling, Scotland. ... Buildings at University of Stirling, Airthrey Loch, Wallace Monument, all in Stirling, Scotland. ... “Aquaria” redirects here. ... Virology, often considered a part of microbiology or of pathology, is the study of organic viruses: their structure and classification, their ways to infect and exploit cells to reproduce and cause disease, the techniques to isolate and culture them, and their potential uses in research and therapy. ... There are very few or no other articles that link to this one. ... DoCoMoMo Key Scottish Monuments is a list compiled in 1993 by the international architectural conservation organisation DoCoMoMo. ... This article should be transwikied to wiktionary The term post-war is generally used for the period after the end of World War II, i. ... In 2005, Prospect magazine published a list of the 100 best modern Scottish buildings, as voted for by its readers. ... A lecture on linear algebra at the Helsinki University of Technology A lecture is an oral presentation intended to present information or teach people about a particular subject, for example by a university or college teacher. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Looking up inside the 32-story atrium of the Shanghai Grand Hyatt, part of the Jin Mao Building. ... Small-town post office and town hall in Lockhart, Alabama A post office is a facility (in most countries, a government one) where the public can purchase postage stamps for mailing correspondence or merchandise, and also drop off or pick up packages or other special-delivery items. ... Group headquarters on The Mound, Edinburgh HBOS Office at Trinity Road, Halifax HBOS plc (LSE: HBOS) is a banking and insurance group in the United Kingdom, the holding company for Bank of Scotland plc, which operates the Bank of Scotland and Halifax brands; HBOS Australia, owner of BankWest; and HBOS... Smiths Gully General Store in Smiths Gully, Australia. ... The MacRobert Arts Centre is a theatre and cinema complex, located on the main campus of The University of Stirling, Scotland. ... Fine art refers to arts that are concerned with beauty or which appealed to taste (SOED 1991). ...


A Royal visit to the site in the early seventies caused considerable controversy; student protests against the Queen's visit were vociferous and, in some cases, fuelled by alcohol, and the disturbacnes were widely condemned in the press and the local community, where students were refused access to buses and other facilities for a time.


As the University has continued to expand since it's inception, further development has taken place including; the R.G. Bomont Building, which was completed in 1998, and houses the Department of Nursing and Midwifery, the Iris Murdoch building, opened in 2002 for The Dementia Services Development Centre, and the Colin Bell Building, completed in 2003 for the Department of Applied Social Science.


In 2006, the University catered for nearly 9,000 students, around a third of whom live on-campus. There are several student Halls of Residence located on-campus, which include; Andrew Stewart Hall, A.K. Davidson Hall, Murray Hall, Geddes Court, Alexander Court and Muirhead House. There are also other halls of residence located off-campus, within Stirling city centre, including; Union Street and John Forty's Court. Students of over 80 nationalities are represented at the university, with 14 per cent of students coming from overseas[13]. A typical American college dorm room Another typical not-so-clean college dorm room Watterson Towers, Illinois State University Potomac Hall, second-largest dormitory at James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Virginia. ...


The University has developed major industrial research links, with a large science park - Innovation Park, located immediately adjacent to the main university campus. Innovation Park has grown since its initiation in 1993, and is now home to 40 companies engaging in various forms of research and development[14]. The university also owns a highly succesful International Conference Centre, Stirling Management Centre, which is located on campus, and is a purpose built conference and management training centre and the first Conference Centre of Excellence in Scotland. [15]. A science park is a property development designed for a concentration of high tech or science related businesses. ... The phrase research and development (also R and D or, more often, R&D), according to the Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development, refers to creative work undertaken on a systematic basis in order to increase the stock of knowledge, including knowledge of man, culture and society, and the use...


[edit] Sport facilities

The headquarters of the Scottish Institute of Sport opened on campus in 2002.
The headquarters of the Scottish Institute of Sport opened on campus in 2002.

As Scotland’s leading university for sport[16], the University has a comprehensive range of sports facilities and is one of only sixteen universities in the UK with 5-star sports facilities [17]. The University has its own 9-hole Golf course and driving range, and a host of other sporting facilities are located in and around the campus. The Gannochy National Tennis Centre on the University campus is recognised as a national centre of excellence[18], and also has an indoor swimming pool, badminton and squash courts, gymnasium, sports halls and all-weather playing fields available for student, staff and public use. The campus has been selected as the headquarters for the Scottish Institute of Sport, the Commonwealth Games Council for Scotland and Scottish Swimming. A new 50-metre swimming pool was completed in 2002 as part of the Scottish National Swimming Academy. Further development is planned, with the creation of a football academy on campus by March 2008 and the proposed development of a Centre for Sporting Excellence. Scholarships are available in six core sports: canoeing, golf, squash, swimming, tennis and triathlon, which allows student athletes to prepare for international competition[19]. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2288x1282, 433 KB) The headquarters of the Scottish Institute of Sport on the campus of the University of Stirling in Stirling, Scotland. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2288x1282, 433 KB) The headquarters of the Scottish Institute of Sport on the campus of the University of Stirling in Stirling, Scotland. ... The Scottish Institute of Sport has a clear focus on high performance sport and provides individual programmes and services for Scotlands top athletes to aid their progression to the highest levels in international sport. ... This article is about the sport. ... A driving range is an area where golfers can practice their swing. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... The Scottish Institute of Sport has a clear focus on high performance sport and provides individual programmes and services for Scotlands top athletes to aid their progression to the highest levels in international sport. ... The Scotland logo for the Melbourne Commonwealth Games 2006. ... Scottish Swimming, also known as the Scottish Amateur Swimming Association (SASA), is the national governing body for swimming, diving, water polo and synchronised swimming in Scotland. ... For the 2003 film, see Swimming Pool (film). ... This article is about scholarship (noun) and scholarship as a form of financial aid. ...


[edit] The Highland and Western Isles campuses

As well as the main campus in Stirling, the University also has campuses in Inverness and Stornoway which specialise in Nursing and Midwifery. The Highland site is on the outskirts of Inverness and within the grounds of Raigmore Hospital. The site has purpose-built teaching facilities and student accommodation, recently benefiting from its relocation to the new Centre for Health Science, officially opened in January 2007[20]. The Highland Health Sciences Library is also on this campus, and caters for both the students and staff of the University as well as the employees of NHS Highland and its associated Trusts. This article is about the city in Scotland. ... Lews Castle in Stornoway Boats in Stornoway Stornoway from the ferry Another picture of Lews Castle Bayhead, Stornoway // About the Town Stornoway (Steòrnabhagh in Scottish Gaelic) is a burgh on Lewis, in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland, with a population of approximately 5,600 people in the town itself... Raigmore Hospital is a hospital in Inverness, Scotland. ... NHS Highland is one of the fourteen regions of the Scottish National Health Service. ...


The Western Isles campus is located in Stornoway and the teaching accommodation is an integral part of the recently built Western Isles Hospital. This is a small campus site which also has student accommodation within the environs of the Lewis Hospital. NHS Western Isles, also known as Bòrd SSN nan Eilean Siar in Gaelic, is the health board serving the Western Isles of Scotland. ...


[edit] Academic Departments

The University is organised academically into 19 departments:

  • Department of Accounting and Finance
  • Department of Applied Social Science
  • Institute of Aquaculture
  • School of Biological and Environmental Sciences
  • Department of Computing Science and Mathematics
  • Department of Economics
  • Institute of Education
  • Department of English Studies
  • Department of Film and Media Studies
  • Department of History
  • School of Languages, Culture and Religion
  • School of Law
  • Department of Management
  • Department of Marketing
  • Department of Nursing and Midwifery
  • Department of Philosophy
  • Department of Politics
  • Department of Psychology
  • Department of Sports Studies

[edit] Teaching

Since its inception, Stirling has offered modular degree programmes allowing greater flexibility and choice. Stirling was the first United Kingdom university to introduce the system of two semesters rather than having three terms. The first semester lasts from mid-September to Christmas and the second from mid-February to the end of May. Programmes are also offered in the evening and during the summer through the Summer Academic Programme. An academic term is the time during which a school, college or university holds classes. ...


There are now over 256 courses (including combination courses) at the undergraduate degree level. A wide variety of courses are also available at the postgraduate level. An undergraduate degree (sometimes called a first degree or simply a degree) is the most common and primary academic degree available and is normally studied at a higher education institution, such as a university. ... Quaternary education or postgraduate education is the fourth-stage educational level which follows the completion of an undergraduate degree at a college or university. ...


The University has always been highly rated for teaching. Excellent teaching ratings for politics, accounting, finance, economics, sociology, religious studies, business studies, psychology and English language demonstrate Stirling's expertise in the arts and social sciences. Among the natural sciences, environmental science also achieved high ratings, its success reflected in the recently completed School of Biological and Environmental Sciences, with substantially refurbished facilities for both teaching and research. All but one of the subjects assessed for teaching quality were rated at least "highly satisfactory" and was ranked in the top ten in the UK for Teaching Assessment by The Times Higher Education Supplement. The Philosophical Gourmet report ranks Stirlings' joint graduate philosophy programme with the University of St Andrews as second in the UK and joint 13th in the English-Speaking world[21]. For other uses, see Politics (disambiguation). ... It has been suggested that Accounting scholarship be merged into this article or section. ... Finance studies and addresses the ways in which individuals, businesses, and organizations raise, allocate, and use monetary resources over time, taking into account the risks entailed in their projects. ... Face-to-face trading interactions on the New York Stock Exchange trading floor. ... Sociology (from Latin: socius, companion; and the suffix -ology, the study of, from Greek λόγος, lógos, knowledge [1]) is the systematic and scientific study of society, including patterns of social relationships, social action, and culture[2]. Areas studied in sociology can range from the analysis of brief contacts between anonymous... Religious studies is the designation commonly used in the English-speaking world for a multi-disciplinary, secular study of religion that dates to the late 19th century in Europe (and the influential early work of such scholars as Friedrich Max Müller, in England, and Cornelius P. Tiele, in the... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Psychological science redirects here. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... The social sciences are groups of academic disciplines that study the human aspects of the world. ... Environmental science is the study of the interactions among the physical, chemical and biological components of the environment; with a focus on pollution and degradation of the environment related to human activities; and the impact on biodiversity and sustainability from local and global development. ... The Times Higher Education Supplement, also known as The Times Higher or The THES for short, is a newspaper based in London that reports specifically on issues related to higher education. ... The Philosophical Gourmet Report (also known as the Leiter Report) attempts to score and rank the university philosophy departments in the English-speaking world, based on a survey of philosophers who are nominated as evaluators by the Advisory Board of the Report. ... St Marys College Bute Medical School St Leonards College[5][6] Affiliations 1994 Group Website http://www. ...


Despite a fall in graduate recruitment in recent years, the percentage of Stirling graduates in employment six months after graduation continues to rise. Stirling is ranked third in the UK for graduate employability, according to the 2006 Sunday Times Good University Guide.


[edit] Research

Stirling University's range of specialist research centres include; the Scottish Network for Economic Methodology, the Institute of Aquaculture, the Centre for European Neighbourhood Studies, the Centre for Environmental History and Policy, Stirling Media Research Institute, Social Work Research Centre, Centre for Social Research on Dementia, Scottish Addiction Studies, Scottish Network for Chronic Pain Research Centre, Scottish Centre for Information on Language, Teaching and Research, the Centre for Lifelong Learning and Institute for Retail Studies. Heroin bottle An addiction is a recurring compulsion by an individual to engage in some specific activity, despite harmful consequences to the individuals health, mental state or social life. ...


In the 2001 Research Assessment Exercise (RAE), Stirling witnessed a dramatic upturn in its research performance, with more than half of the University’s research-active academics now working in subjects in the top rated category of "5" (which indicates that the majority of the research in these areas is deemed to attain levels of at least national excellence, with a high proportion meeting international standards of excellence). Half the academic departments are ranked top in Scotland for research. The "5"-rated subjects include: accounting, finance and law; aquaculture; film and media studies; English studies; French; history; psychology; philosophy; social work; religious studies. Other subject areas were also highly rated: biological sciences; business and management; economics; education; German; sports studies. The Research Assessment Exercise (RAE) is an exercise undertaken every 5 years on behalf of the four UK higher education funding councils (HEFCE, SHEFC, HEFCW, DELNI) to evaluate the quality of research undertaken by British higher education institutions. ... It has been suggested that Accounting scholarship be merged into this article or section. ... Finance studies and addresses the ways in which individuals, businesses, and organizations raise, allocate, and use monetary resources over time, taking into account the risks entailed in their projects. ... For other uses, see Law (disambiguation). ... Workers harvest catfish from the Delta Pride Catfish farms in Mississippi Aquaculture is the cultivation of aquatic organisms. ... Film theory seeks to develop concise, systematic concepts that apply to the study of film/cinema as art. ... Media Studies is the study of the constitution and effects of media. ... English studies is an academic discipline that includes the study of literatures written in the English language (including literatures from the U.K., U.S., Ireland, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong, the Philippines, India, South Africa, and the Middle East, among other areas), English linguistics (including English phonetics, phonology... For other uses, see Philosophy (disambiguation). ... Social Workers are concerned with social problems, their causes, their solutions and their human impacts. ... Religious studies is the designation commonly used in the English-speaking world for a multi-disciplinary, secular study of religion that dates to the late 19th century in Europe (and the influential early work of such scholars as Friedrich Max Müller, in England, and Cornelius P. Tiele, in the... Face-to-face trading interactions on the New York Stock Exchange trading floor. ... Sports science is a discipline that studies the application of scientific principles and techniques with the aim of improving sporting performance. ...


The University's funding for research following the 2001 RAE increased more than any other pre-1992 university in Scotland, and was amongst the largest increases in the UK. The University has a developing track record in externally funded research, attracting grants and awards from bodies such as the Research Councils, central and local government, the European Union, and charitable sources. It conducts high quality research ranging from basic through strategic to applied, making a vital contribution to the economic, social and cultural life of Scotland and beyond. Funding or financing is to provide capital (funds), which means money for a project, a person, a business or any other private or public institutions. ... In the United Kingdom, the term New University has two meanings regarding British universities. ...


[edit] Governance and administration

Unlike the Ancient universities of Scotland, Stirling University's constitution is laid out in its Royal Charter, rather than the Universities (Scotland) Acts. The administrative structure is however broadly similar, with the University Court (governing and financial body) and the Academic Council (academic affairs) based upon the ancient model[22]. The University's constitution, academic regulations, and appointments are comprehensively outlined in the University calendar[23]. The Ancient universities of Scotland are those universities founded during the medieval period, and comprise (list by year of being chartered): The University of St Andrews, founded 1411 by papal bull The University of Glasgow, founded 1451 by papal bull The University of Aberdeen, founded 1495 by papal bull (as... The ancient university governance structure in Scotland is the organisational system imposed by the Universities (Scotland) Acts, a series of Acts of Parliament enacted between 1858 and 1966. ... A University Court is the supreme governing body of an Ancient university in Scotland, analogous to a Board of Directors or a Board of Trustees The University Courts were established by the Universities (Scotland) Act 1858 and they are responsible for the finances and administration of each university. ... The Academic Senate (in latin Senatus Academicus) is the supreme academic body for an Ancient university in Scotland and its members are all the Professors of each university, along with certain senior Readers, and a number of Senior Lecturers and Lecturers, and students representatives. ...


[edit] University Court

The governing body of the University is the University Court. It has overall responsibility for the management of the University’s resources, the ongoing strategic direction of the University and the approval of major developments. It also receives regular reports from Executive Officers on the day to day operation of the University's business. The Court meets four times over the course of the academic year. A University Court is the supreme governing body of an Ancient university in Scotland, analogous to a Board of Directors or a Board of Trustees The University Courts were established by the Universities (Scotland) Act 1858 and they are responsible for the finances and administration of each university. ...


[edit] Academic Council

Academic Council is the body which is responsible for the management of academic affairs, awarding of all degrees, and for the regulation and superintendence of the education, discipline and welfare of the students of the University. While the Court has the final responsibility for governing the University, on academic matters it will normally only act on the recommendation of Academic Council. The Council consists of various academics and is chaired by the Principal of the university. The Academic Senate (in latin Senatus Academicus) is the supreme academic body for an Ancient university in Scotland and its members are all the Professors of each university, along with certain senior Readers, and a number of Senior Lecturers and Lecturers, and students representatives. ...


[edit] Committees and Executive Officers

There are also a number of committees supporting both the Court and Academic Council, that make important decisions and investigate matters referred to them. Day to day management of the University is undertaken by the University Principal (who is also Vice-Chancellor) and the Chairman of Court. The role of Chancellor itself is largely honorific, the current Chancellor is Dame Diana Rigg. The current principal is Professor Christine Hallett and the current chairman of court is Alan Simpson[24]. The Principal is the chief executive and the chief academic officer of a University in Scotland and at certains institutions in Canada and other parts of the Commonwealth. ... A Vice-Chancellor (commonly called the VC) of a university in the United Kingdom, other Commonwealth countries, and some universities in Hong Kong, is the de facto head of the university. ... Dame Enid Diana Elizabeth Rigg DBE (born 20 July 1938) is an English actress. ...


There are also several Deputy Principals, each with a specific remit. They, along with the University Secretary, play a major role in the day to day management of the university.


[edit] Student representation

The students of the University are represented by Stirling University Students' Association (S.U.S.A.) which was named "Best Students' Union in Scotland" by the Bar Entertainment and Dance Association in 2003[25]. The Association is based on-campus in the Robbins Centre Students' Union. It is primarily responsible for providing entertainment, welfare and information services to students and also, through the SUSA Council and Executive, representing students interests to organisations including the University itself, which includes senior members being entitled to seats on the University Court[26]. On its premises in the Robbins Centre it runs two bars: Studio and Long-Bar as well as the Glow nightclub. SUSA is also affiliated to an eclectic body of clubs and societies, ranging from the Philhellenic Society to the Labour Students Society. The Sports Union branch of SUSA also supports some 40 sports clubs ranging from Athletics to Waterpolo via Octopush and Fencing[27]. There are also a number of clubs within the University that are not affiliated to SUSA, such as the Debating Union and Tayforth Officers Training Corps. For other uses, see Student (disambiguation). ... A students union, student government, student leadership, student council, or students association is a student organization present in many elementary schools, middle schools, high schools, colleges and universities. ... Students Representative Councils (SRC) were established by the Universities (Scotland) Act 1896 and are present at the five ancient universities of St Andrews, Aberdeen, Glasgow and Edinburgh as well as Dundee University. ... A University Court is the supreme governing body of an Ancient university in Scotland, analogous to a Board of Directors or a Board of Trustees The University Courts were established by the Universities (Scotland) Act 1858 and they are responsible for the finances and administration of each university. ... Philhellenism (the love of Greek culture) was the intellectual fashion at the turn of the 19th century that led Europeans like Lord Byron to lend their support for the Greek movement towards independence from the Ottoman Empire. ... This article is about the Scottish Labour Party founded in 1976. ... A womens 400 m hurdles race on a typical outdoor red rubber track in the Helsinki Olympic Stadium in Finland. ... Water polo is a team water sport, which can be best described as a combination of swimming, football (soccer), basketball, ice hockey, and wrestling. ... Underwater hockey (also called Octopush) is a non-contact sport in which two teams compete to manoeuvre a puck across the bottom of a swimming pool into goals. ... This article is about the sport, which is distinguished from stage fencing and academic fencing (mensur). ... The Officer Training Corps (OTC) is a part of the British Army that provides military leadership training to students at UK universities. ...


Stirling University also has student-run media services. Brig has been the campus newspaper since 1969. Air3 1350, was the first campus radio station in Scotland and AirTV (formerly Videoworks) is a television station for students.


[edit] Ratings

  • Ranked 1st in UK for widening access to Higher Education, teaching and research standards, and low non-completion rates (Times Higher Education Supplement, 2002)
  • The University was ranked among the Top 10 Universities in the Times Higher Education Supplement Award for the UK's Best Student Experience 2006
  • In 2006, The Times University Ranking tables placed the university thirty-seventh in a list of 109 UK universities[4]
  • Ranked in Top 20 in UK for the following subjects: "Education" (#6), "Philosophy" (#14), "Communications and Media Studies" (#14), and "Hospitality, Leisure, Recreation, Sport and Tourism" (#15) [4]
  • One of only 16 universities in the UK with 5 star sports facilities (Sunday Times, 2003)
  • Ranked 1st in Scotland for the Best Students' Union in Scotland award (Bar Entertainment and Dance Association, 2003)
  • Ranked 23rd in the UK for awarding firsts and upper seconds (Times Higher Education Supplement, 2003)
  • In The Times Good University Guide (June 2006), Accounting and Finance was listed as one of the Top 20 university departments in the UK for Accounting and Finance - one of only four Scottish departments to make the Top 20
  • Ranked 20th in the UK for Politics and 28th in the UK for Economics by The Guardian[28]

[29] League Tables of British Universities, which rank the performances of universities in the United Kingdom on a number of criteria, have been published every year by The Times newspaper since the early 1990s. ... For other uses, see Philosophy (disambiguation). ... It has been suggested that Accounting scholarship be merged into this article or section. ... Finance studies and addresses the ways in which individuals, businesses, and organizations raise, allocate, and use monetary resources over time, taking into account the risks entailed in their projects. ... It has been suggested that Accounting scholarship be merged into this article or section. ... Finance studies and addresses the ways in which individuals, businesses, and organizations raise, allocate, and use monetary resources over time, taking into account the risks entailed in their projects. ... For other uses, see Guardian. ...


[edit] Notable academics and alumni

See also: Category:People associated with the University of Stirling

[edit] Academics

Norman Longworth is an honorary Professor of Lifelong Learning at the University of Stirling in the UK. He is the creater of the information ladder, a diagram which describes the stages in human learning. ... Jean Redpath, MBE (born on 28 April 1937) is a singer of folk songs and Scottish music. ... The cover of MacCaigs Selected Poems Norman MacCaig (14 November 1910 – 23 January 1996) was a Scottish poet. ... Professor Herbert Wilson (1929 —) is a physicist, who was one of the original team who worked on the structure of DNA at Kings College London. ... Stewart Ross Sutherland, Baron Sutherland of Houndwood, KT, FRSE, FBA (born February 25, 1941) is a Scottish academic and public servant. ... David W. Bebbington (Ph. ...

[edit] Alumni

Arts

Politics Iain Menzies Banks (officially Iain Banks, born on 16 February 1954 in Dunfermline, Fife) is a Scottish writer. ... Alan Bissett is an author from Falkirk in Scotland. ... Jonathan Clements (born July 9, 1971) is a British author and scriptwriter. ... The poet and writer Jackie Kay was born in Edinburgh in 1961 to a Scottish mother and a Nigerian father. ... Davy King - British writer, born 1951, Isle of Thanet. ... Fiona Ritchie (b. ... This article is about the Welsh footballer. ...

Sport: Jack Wilson McConnell (born June 30, 1960 in Irvine, North Ayrshire) is a former First Minister of Scotland, leader of the Scottish Labour Party and current Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for the Motherwell and Wishaw constituency. ... The Executives logo, shown with English and Scottish Gaelic caption The term Scottish Executive is used in two different, but closely-related senses: to denote the executive arm of Scotlands national legislature (i. ... Michael Connarty (born 3 September 1947) is a British politician. ... A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters of an electoral district to a parliament; in the Westminster system, specifically to the lower house. ... Falkirk East was a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1983 until 2005. ... John Reid PC (born 8 May 1947) is a British politician who is Home Secretary and Member of Parliament (MP) for the Scottish constituency of Airdrie and Shotts in the United Kingdom. ... A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters of an electoral district to a parliament; in the Westminster system, specifically to the lower house. ... The Secretary of State for the Home Department, commonly known as the Home Secretary, is the minister in charge of the United Kingdom Home Office and is responsible for internal affairs in England and Wales, and for immigration and citizenship for the whole United Kingdom (including Scotland and Northern Ireland). ... Tommy Sheridan (born 7 March 1964, in Glasgow) is a Scottish socialist politician and a leading figure in the new Scottish political party Solidarity. ... Solidarity is a political party in Scotland, launched on 3rd September 2006 as a breakaway from the Scottish Socialist Party. ... Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) (Ball Pàrlamaid na h-Alba (BPA) in Gaelic) is the title given to any one of the 129 individuals elected to serve in the Scottish Parliament. ... For the footballer, see Gordon Banks Gordon Raymond Banks (June 14, 1955) British politician and is the Labour Member of Parliament for Ochil and South Perthshire. ... Bill Butler (born March 30, 1956) is a Scottish Labour Party politician and former teacher. ... Daniel Robert Kawczynski (born January 24, 1972) is the Conservative Party Member for Parliament for Shrewsbury and Atcham in Shropshire, England. ... The Conservative and Unionist Party, more commonly known as the Conservative Party, is currently the largest majortiy opposition party in the United Knigdom. ... Scott Barrie, (born March 10, 1962) is a Scottish Labour Party politician and former social worker. ...

Other: Gordon Sherry (born Kilmarnock, April 8, 1974) is a professional golfer from Scotland and former member of the PGA European Tour. ... In golf the distinction between amateurs and professionals is rigorously maintained. ... Richie Ramsay (born 1983?) is a Scottish amateur golfer, who represented Great Britain & Ireland in the 2005 Walker Cup. ... The U.S. Amateur Championship is the leading annual golf tournament in the United States for male amateur golfers. ... Born December 29, 1952 in Edinburgh, Bill Gammell won five caps on the wing for Scotland as a tall, rangy winger. ... Angela Mudge, competing at the 2007 Whangie Whizz race in Scotland. ...

Chris Lilley (born 1959 in the UK) was educated at Broxburn Academy in West Lothian, Scotland. ... The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) is a consortium that produces standards—recommendations, as they call them—for the World Wide Web. ... The Faculty of Advocates is the collective term by which what in England are called barristers are known in Scotland. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Neil Forbes Davidson QC BA, MSc, LLB, LLM (b. ...

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