Editing University of Stirling (section)

===Reputation and rankings===
{{Infobox UK university rankings
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| ARWU_W = 801–900
| QS_N = 50
| QS_W = 452=
| THE_N = 47
| THE_W = 401–500
| LINE_1 = 0
| Complete = 53
| The_Guardian = 94
| Times/Sunday_Times = 63
}}
Stirling is a mid-ranked,<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=http://www.thecompleteuniversityguide.co.uk/league-tables/rankings|title=Top UK University League Tables and Rankings 2017|website=www.thecompleteuniversityguide.co.uk|access-date=28 April 2016}}</ref> [[List of UK universities by date of foundation|pre-1992]] UK university with a reputation for high teaching quality<ref name="auto"/> and socially relevant research. It is among the top 50 universities in the world that are under 50 years old – 2nd in the UK and 46th in the world,<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.timeshighereducation.com/student/best-universities/best-young-universities-world-2017|title=Best young universities in the world 2017|date=5 April 2017|work=Times Higher Education (THE)|access-date=5 April 2017|language=en}}</ref> according to the [[Times Higher Education World University Rankings]], and among the top 40 in the UK in the Complete University Guide.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thecompleteuniversityguide.co.uk/stirling//|title=University of Stirling 39th in UK|newspaper=Guardian|access-date=14 September 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160911181953/http://www.thecompleteuniversityguide.co.uk/stirling/|archive-date=11 September 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>

The university is ranked 1st in Scotland and 3rd in the UK for graduate employability according to the [[Higher Education Statistics Agency]], with more than 96% of graduates in employment, or further study, within six months of graduating.<ref name=":4">{{Cite web|url=https://www.hesa.ac.uk/news/07-07-2016/employment-of-leavers|title=UK Performance Indicators in Higher Education 2014/15: Employment of leavers|date=7 July 2016|website=HESA|access-date=30 March 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170331032221/https://www.hesa.ac.uk/news/07-07-2016/employment-of-leavers|archive-date=31 March 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref>

In 2016 the University of Stirling achieved 5 stars in the QS World University Rankings in five categories – "Teaching", "Employability", "Facilities", "Inclusiveness" and "Internationalisation".<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.topuniversities.com/universities/university-stirling#wur|title=University of Stirling|website=Top Universities|access-date=2 March 2016}}</ref> In The Complete University Guide 2017, Stirling was ranked 1st in the UK for Social Work, 2nd in Scotland for Communication and Media Studies, and 2nd in Scotland for Marketing.<ref name="auto"/>

The University of Stirling was ranked 5th in Scotland and 40th in the UK for research intensity in the 2014 assessment of research in the UK, the [[Research Excellence Framework]].<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|url=http://www.ref.ac.uk/media/ref/content/pub/REF%2001%202014%20-%20full%20document.pdf|title=Research Excellence Framework 2014 The results|date=December 2014|website=ResearchExcellenceFramework|access-date=7 January 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304100623/http://www.ref.ac.uk/media/ref/content/pub/REF%2001%202014%20-%20full%20document.pdf|archive-date=4 March 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> The university was one of the twenty institutions to be awarded a Queen's Anniversary prize in 2014 – the prize for Higher and Further Education for ground-breaking research, recognising work led by the Institute of Social Marketing into the effects of tobacco, alcohol and food marketing on the health of young people.<ref>{{Cite press release|url=http://www.royalanniversarytrust.org.uk/news/winners-announced-2013|title=Winners of the Queen's Anniversary Prizes announced|website=www.royalanniversarytrust.org.uk|date=3 March 2014|access-date=2 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306042450/http://royalanniversarytrust.org.uk/news/winners-announced-2013|archive-date=6 March 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> In March 2016, the University of Stirling Management School was accredited by the [[Association of MBAs]] (AMBA) for its MBA and MBM programmes.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mbaworld.com/business-schools/business-school-search/business-school-detail?s=Udh5wEtnWtXGqP+RBpFoFrwGPqsf3K1pz8yAOWL8wTLtZ6tXMBYWtQ==|title=Business school detail – Association of MBAs|website=Association of MBAs|language=en|access-date=6 April 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171017202232/https://www.mbaworld.com/business-schools/business-school-search/business-school-detail?s=Udh5wEtnWtXGqP+RBpFoFrwGPqsf3K1pz8yAOWL8wTLtZ6tXMBYWtQ==|archive-date=17 October 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref>