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All Scottish universities producing ‘world-leading’ research, report finds

All of Scotland’s universities are producing “world-leading” research, according to an annual report. The UK-wide Research Excellence Framework (REF) assessment of research output shows 41% of the work by Scottish universities is deemed world ...

12 May 2022 at 01:25

Rare mountain plants could become extinct due to climate change, experts warn

Rare plants on Scottish mountains could soon become extinct without intervention, research from the University of Stirling has found. Snow pearlwort, drooping saxifrage and mountain sandwort found on the slopes of the Ben Lawers range in the ...

13 Jul 2022 at 13:58

Environmentalist to be recognised with honorary degree

An endurance swimmer who braved water temperatures of minus 1.7C to highlight melting polar ice caps is set to be recognised with an honorary degree. Lewis Pugh, who swam across the North Pole in 2007 to highlight the environmental issues ...

24 Jun 2022 at 14:38

Scotland

National poet and equality campaigner to be honoured by university

Scotland’s national poet and a high-profile campaigner on disability and inequality are to receive honorary degrees from the University of Stirling. Professor Kathleen Jamie, who was appointed as Scotland’s Makar in 2021 and is a former ...

17 Mar 2023 at 11:28

Scotland

National poet and equalities campaigner tell of delight at university honour

Scotland’s national poet and a high-profile campaigner on disability and inequality have received honorary degrees. The pair were recognised for their outstanding contributions to their respective fields at a ceremony at the University ...

24 Mar 2023 at 14:56

Scotland

Drugs now more of a problem on football match days than alcohol, study finds

Drug use at football matches has superseded excessive alcohol consumption as people’s primary safety concern when going to games, according to new research. Health and behaviour experts from the University of Stirling exploring the ...

22 Jun 2023 at 14:37

Queen of Sweden to receive honorary doctorate from university

The Queen of Sweden is to receive an honorary doctorate from the University of Stirling. Former Mars chief executive Grant Reid, gender and equality campaigner Khadija Coll, and entrepreneur Robert Kilgour will also be honoured ...

23 Jun 2023 at 11:26

Scotland

Historic Scottish ‘cabinet papers’ published online for first time

Historic Scottish “cabinet papers” dating from the period leading up to parliamentary union with England have been published online for the first time. Researchers have spent four years painstakingly transcribing and editing ...

31 Oct 2024 at 12:42

Tennis champion Jamie Murray ‘very proud’ to receive honorary degree

Jamie Murray has said it was “particularly special” to return to the place where his tennis journey began to receive an honorary degree. The tennis champion was awarded an honorary doctorate by the University of Stirling in ...

22 Nov 2024 at 14:15

Great-grandmother helps world’s poorest children with 84-mile tricycle challenge

A great-grandmother is marking her recent 84th birthday by cycling 84 miles in a charity challenge to help feed some of the world’s poorest children. Ellison Hudson, from Bridge of Allan, will ride around the University of ...

19 May 2022 at 16:06

Longer term impact of sport-related brain injuries revealed by study

Almost half of people who suffer a sports-related, traumatic brain injury (TBI) are still experiencing physical symptoms after six months, according to new research. The study compared 256 people with sports-related ...

29 Jan 2024 at 10:53

Fungi-tree planting could feed millions while capturing tonnes of carbon – study

Growing edible mushrooms alongside trees can produce a valuable food source for millions of people while capturing carbon, a new study has found. For the last two years, Paul Thomas, honorary professor at the ...

13 Mar 2023 at 20:00

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