Editing University of Stirling

{{Short description|University in Stirling, Scotland}}
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{{Infobox university
 | name                   = University of Stirling
 | image_name             = University of Stirling arms.svg
 | image_size             = 150px
 | established            = {{start date and age|1967}}
 | type                   = [[Public university|Public]]
 | endowment              = [[Pound sterling|£]]1.87 million (2022)<ref name="Stirling 2021/22">{{cite web| title = Financial Statements 2021–2022| url = https://www.stir.ac.uk/media/stirling/services/finance/documents/FinancialStatements_2021-2022_accessible.pdf| publisher = Stirling University| access-date = 21 February 2023}}</ref>
 | budget                 = [[Pound sterling|£]]155.3 million (2021–22)<ref name="Stirling 2021/22"/>
 | chancellor             = [[Jack McConnell]]
 | principal              = [[Gerry McCormac]]<ref name="Gerry McCormac">{{cite web|url=http://www.stir.ac.uk/about/senior-officers-of-the-university/gerry-mccormac/ |title=Gerry McCormac}}</ref>
 | city                   = [[Stirling]]
 | country                = [[Scotland]], [[United Kingdom|UK]]
 | campus                 = {{convert|360|acre|km2}} parkland campus <br />
 | administrative_staff   = 1,872 <ref name="Scottish funding council">{{cite web| url=http://www.sfc.ac.uk/information/information_gmap/HRM%20Institution%20reports/Stirling%20University.pdf| title=Scottish Funding Council – Description of Human Resources Management Modernisation in the University Sector| date=September 2004| author=Scottish funding council| work=Stirling University| access-date=4 December 2007| url-status=dead| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090207083918/http://www.sfc.ac.uk/information/information_gmap/HRM%20Institution%20reports/Stirling%20University.pdf| archive-date=7 February 2009| df=dmy-all}}</ref>
 | students               = {{HESA student population|INSTID=10007804}} ({{HESA year}})<ref name="HESA citation">{{HESA citation}}</ref>
 | undergrad              = {{HESA undergraduate population|INSTID=10007804}} ({{HESA year}})<ref name="HESA citation"/>
 | postgrad               = {{HESA postgraduate population|INSTID=10007804}} ({{HESA year}})<ref name="HESA citation"/>
 | coor                   = {{Coord|56|08|45|N|3|55|10|W|type:edu_region:GB|display=title,inline}}
 | affiliations           = [[Association of Commonwealth Universities]]<br>[[Universities UK]]
 | colours                = {{color box|#006938}} Heritage green and <br />{{color box|#76bd22}} Energy green
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 | website                = {{URL|https://stir.ac.uk}}
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The '''University of Stirling''' (abbreviated as '''Stir''' or '''Shruiglea''', in [[post-nominals]]; {{langx|gd|Oilthigh Sruighlea<ref>{{Cite web| url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p01603x4 |title=Jack McConnell ag innse dhuinn mun làithean a bh’ aige aig Oilthigh Sruighlea |date=7 March 2013 |access-date=30 March 2025 |publisher=BBC Alba |lang=gd}}</ref>}}) is a [[public university]] in [[Stirling]], Scotland, founded by a [[royal charter]] in 1967. It is located in the [[Central Belt]] of [[Scotland]], built within the walled [[Airthrey Castle]] estate. 

The university campus is approximately {{convert|360|acre|ha|round=5|abbr=off}} in size, incorporating the Stirling University Innovation Park and the [[Dementia]] Centre. The campus is located in the foothills of the [[Ochil Hills]].<ref>{{cite web|title=University of Stirling most beautiful campus in the UK|url= https://www.businessinsider.com/the-most-beautiful-university-campuses-in-the-uk-2016-8|website=Business Insider|access-date=14 September 2016}}</ref> 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 UK's top 20 heritage sites of the 20th century.<ref name="Stirling University">{{cite web|url=http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/local-news/30k-donation-grahams-university-2745742|title=Daily Record|date=2010|access-date=30 March 2017}}</ref> 

As of 2022, the university has 14,000 part-time and full-time students.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.stir.ac.uk/about/facts-and-figures/|title=Facts and figures – University of Stirling|website=www.stir.ac.uk|language=en|access-date=30 March 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170331025832/https://www.stir.ac.uk/about/facts-and-figures/|archive-date=31 March 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> Stirling has international degree programme partnerships in [[China]] with [[Hebei Normal University]], [[Singapore]] with [[Singapore Institute of Management]], and [[Oman]]. The university offers a [[MSc]] in [[Human rights|Human Rights]] & [[Diplomacy]], which is the only Human Rights and Diplomacy programme in the world taught in partnership with the [[United Nations]] Institute for Training and Research.<ref>{{Cite web |title=UNITAR partners with Stirling University to launch a Master's in Human Rights and Diplomacy |url=https://unitar.org/about/news-stories/news/unitar-partners-stirling-university-launch-masters-human-rights-and-diplomacy |access-date=2023-11-06 |website=UNITAR |language=en}}</ref>

==History==
Stirling was the first new university to be established in Scotland for nearly 400 years.<ref name="Herald 23Oct1971">{{Cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=v9k9AAAAIBAJ&pg=5737%2C1592952 |title=From country estate to academic community |first=Anthony |last=Finlay |work=The Glasgow Herald |page=7 |date=23 October 1971 |access-date=6 October 2016}}</ref> The original site of the campus was selected from shortlisted competing sites, which include [[Falkirk]], [[Perth, Scotland|Perth]] and [[Inverness]]. The author of the Robbins Review, which recommended an expansion of the number of universities in the UK during the 1960s, [[Lionel Robbins, Baron Robbins|Lord Robbins]], was appointed as the university's first chancellor in 1968. In 1967 a house for the university principal [[Tom Cottrell]] was completed, designed by architects [[Morris and Steedman]]. It was [[listed building|listed]] as category A in 2009.<ref>{{Historic Environment Scotland|num=LB51322|desc=Stirling University Campus, 1 Airthrey Castle Yard, Principal's House|cat=A|access-date=22 March 2019}}</ref>
[[File:Pathfoot building.jpg|alt=The Pathfoot Building opened in 1967|thumb|The Pathfoot Building opened in 1967]]

The Pathfoot Building, which represented the first phase of development on the campus, was completed in 1968 and originally housed lecture theatres, offices and classrooms in addition to the 'crush hall' where the university displayed its emerging collection of contemporary Scottish art. The building was extended in 1979 to include a Tropical [[Aquarium]] and again in 1987 to include a [[Virology]] Unit associated with the university's Institute of Aquaculture. In 1993, the Pathfoot Building was selected by the international conservation organisation [[DoCoMoMo]] as one of [[DoCoMoMo Key Scottish Monuments|sixty key Scottish monuments]] of the [[post-war]] era. It was also voted as one of [[Prospect 100 best modern Scottish buildings|Prospect's 100 best modern Scottish buildings]]. In 1970, development began on what was subsequently named the Cottrell Building, in memory of the university's first principal Cottrell. It comprises two parallel buildings with cross link corridors and interspersed courtyard gardens. The building today houses most of the university administration, lecture theatres, departmental offices, classrooms and computer laboratories. The University Library, Atrium and MacRobert Centre are housed in an adjoining building, the Andrew Miller Building, which was completed in 1971.<ref name="Stirling University 40th">{{cite web|url=http://www.anniversary.stir.ac.uk/history/cottrell-pathfoot.php|title=History of the Estate – Cottrell and Pathfoot Development|work=Stirling University|access-date=5 April 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080409213735/http://www.anniversary.stir.ac.uk/history/cottrell-pathfoot.php|archive-date=9 April 2008|url-status=dead}}</ref>

On 13 October 1972, during a visit to the new campus by HM The Queen, she was subjected to a rowdy reception by booing students, widely reported in the media. The students were protesting about the lack of social spaces in what was at the time a relatively newly built university. On the 14 October 1972 the University Court ordered an immediate investigation into the students’ behaviour.<ref>The Scotsman Saturday 14 October 1972 (page 1)</ref> Twenty-four students allegedly involved were charged for the disruption. Jackie McKie was cleared on 15 December 1972.<ref>The Daily Record Saturday 16 December 1972</ref> On February 12 1973 students boycotted the ensuing disciplinary trials.<ref>The Scotsman Tuesday 13 February 1973 (page 1)</ref> When Linda Quinn, the President of the Council of Students’ Association, appealed against her conviction in early March 1973, students organised a mass demonstration to mark the event.<ref>The Scotsman Monday 19 February 1973 (page 12)</ref> Eventually all charges were dropped.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-tayside-central-19922678 |title=Day Queen booed at Stirling university remembered |first=Raymond |last=Buchanan |work=BBC News |date=12 October 2012}}</ref> Linda Quinn completed her studies at Stirling.<ref>''‘Always a leader’ campaigner, journalist and mentor Linda Quinn – an obituary.'' By Emma Meese | 5th March 2021 Independent Community News Network

https://www.communityjournalism.co.uk/always-a-leader-campaigner-journalist-and-mentor-linda-quinn-an-obituary/ Retrieved 22 November 2024</ref> There were no further Royal visits until 2011, when Prince Edward formally opened the refurbished library.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.scotsman.com/news/people-watching-prince-opens-163-11-5m-library-1-1503814 |title=People-watching Prince opens £11.5m library |work=The Scotsman |date=2 March 2011 |access-date=6 October 2016}}</ref>

A department of Business studies was set up in 1982.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=s6NAAAAAIBAJ&pg=2893%2C5631712 |title=Stirling University gets down to business |work=The Glasgow Herald |page=6 |date=28 August 1985 |access-date=6 October 2016}}</ref> The Institute of Aquaculture, a research institute specialising in fish farming and genetics, opened the same year. In 1983 it sold 300 acres of land to Wang Laboratories.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=PIlhAAAAIBAJ&pg=2873%2C3003537 |title=Land deal unfair to university |work=The Glasgow Herald |page=7 |date=16 May 1983 |access-date=6 October 2016}}</ref> The R.G. Bomont Building (named after the second University Secretary), which houses the Faculty of Social Science, was completed in 1998. The [[Iris Murdoch]] building was opened in 2002 to house The Dementia Services Development Centre, and the Colin Bell Building was completed in 2003.

== Campus ==
[[File:Airthrey Castle - University of Stirling.jpg|alt=Airthrey Castle|thumb|Airthrey Castle]]
The university campus is set within {{convert|330|acre|km2}} of grounds beneath the [[Ochil Hills]], {{convert|2|mi|km}} from the centre of [[Stirling]], close to the town of [[Bridge of Allan]]. It is regularly described as one of the most beautiful campuses in the world<ref name="The Guardian 1">{{cite news |url=http://education.guardian.co.uk/higher/universityguide/profile/story/0,,491265,00.html |title=Stirling University |work=The Guardian |access-date=5 April 2007 | location=London}}</ref> and was ranked 1st in the UK for its campus environment in the International Student Barometer 2016.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.stir.ac.uk/news/2017/01/stirling-top-scotland-for-welcoming-international-students/|title=Stirling top in Scotland for welcoming international students|date=16 January 2017|website=University of Stirling|access-date=30 March 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170331114224/http://www.stir.ac.uk/news/2017/01/stirling-top-scotland-for-welcoming-international-students/|archive-date=31 March 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> It is situated on the site of the historic Airthrey estate which includes the [[Robert Adam]]-designed 18th-century [[Airthrey Castle]] and includes the Hermitage woods, Airthrey Loch,<ref name="InStirling">{{cite web |url=http://www.instirling.com/sight/univ.htm |title=InStirling |work=Airthrey Estate Overview |access-date=5 April 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070124224530/http://www.instirling.com/sight/univ.htm |archive-date=24 January 2007 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Airthrey Golf Course.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title = Golf course – University of Stirling|url = https://www.stir.ac.uk/sports-centre/facilities/golf/|website = www.stir.ac.uk|access-date = 8 January 2016|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160129052156/http://www.stir.ac.uk/sports-centre/facilities/golf/|archive-date = 29 January 2016|url-status = dead}}</ref> The Andrew Miller Building incorporates an [[Atrium (architecture)|Atrium]], which contains several retail and food outlets including a bookstore, [[HBOS|bank]] and [[general store]]. This building links the Library and Robbins' Centre Students' Union and has connecting bridges to the Cottrell Building, on-campus student residences and the [[MacRobert Arts Centre]]. [[File:University of Stirling campus.jpg|thumb|Airthrey Loch, the university's Cottrell Building and the Wallace Monument.]] The Library holds over 500,000 volumes and over 9,000 journals. Home to the archives of both the novelist [[Patrick McGrath (novelist)|Patrick McGrath]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Rare Books in Scotland Business Meeting, Thursday 29 October 2015|url=https://www.nls.uk/about-us/working-with-others/rare-books-in-scotland/minutes/2015-10-29|website=The National Library of Scotland|publisher=National Library of Scotland|access-date=8 July 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170903165240/https://www.nls.uk/about-us/working-with-others/rare-books-in-scotland/minutes/2015-10-29|archive-date=3 September 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> and filmmaker [[Norman McLaren]],<ref>{{cite web|title=Archives & Special Collections: Norman McLaren|url=http://libguides.stir.ac.uk/archives/mclaren|website=Information Services|publisher=University of Stirling Archives|access-date=8 July 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170903165714/http://libguides.stir.ac.uk/archives/mclaren|archive-date=3 September 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> the Library reopened in August 2010 after a major refurbishment programme. [[MacRobert Arts Centre]] is a small theatre and cinema complex open to members of the university community and the general public. The university houses a considerable [[fine art]] collection in the Pathfoot Building, comprising over 300 works including paintings, tapestries and sculpture.<ref name="Stirling University Art">{{cite web|url=http://www.artcol.stir.ac.uk/|title=Art at Stirling|work=Stirling University|access-date=5 April 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070206071249/http://www.artcol.stir.ac.uk/|archive-date=6 February 2007|url-status=dead}}</ref>

The university previously maintained campuses in [[Inverness]] and [[Stornoway, Outer Hebrides|Stornoway]], which specialised in Nursing and Midwifery. The Highland site was on the outskirts of Inverness within the grounds of [[Raigmore Hospital]]. The Western Isles campus was located in Stornoway and the teaching accommodation was part of the [[NHS Western Isles|Western Isles Hospital]]. In 2016, it was announced that the University of Stirling would be transferring delivery of its programmes on these campuses to the [[University of the Highlands and Islands]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=University of the Highlands and Islands gains approval to take over nurse education|url=https://www.uhi.ac.uk/en/media/news-archive/2016/university-of-the-highlands-and-islands-gains-approval-to-take-over-nurse-education.html|access-date=2021-02-23|website=www.uhi.ac.uk|language=en}}</ref>

===Accommodation===
[[File:Willow Court.jpg|thumb|Willow Court, Halls of Residence]]
The University of Stirling student accommodation can cater for almost 3,000 students in over 20 properties located on and off campus.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Properties – University of Stirling|url = http://www.stir.ac.uk/campus-life/accommodation/properties/|website = www.stir.ac.uk|access-date = 8 January 2016|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20151227200030/http://www.stir.ac.uk/campus-life/accommodation/properties/|archive-date = 27 December 2015|url-status = dead}}</ref> Most accommodation is in university halls and located on campus. There are town houses at Alexander Court for families and groups of students. Of the 2,000 rooms located on-campus, 800 were built since 2013 as part of a £40m investment programme in student accommodation which was completed in September 2015.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Residences project – University of Stirling|url = http://www.stir.ac.uk/campus-life/accommodation/residences-project/|website = www.stir.ac.uk|access-date = 8 January 2016|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160128224238/http://www.stir.ac.uk/campus-life/accommodation/residences-project/|archive-date = 28 January 2016|url-status = dead}}</ref>

[[Dormitory|Halls of Residence]] located on campus include: 
* Andrew Stewart Hall
*Willow Court Flats & Studios
* Beech Court Flats & Studios
*Juniper Court Flats & Studios
* Fraser of Allander House
* H H Donnelly House
* Muirhead House
* Polwarth House
*Penderich Way
* Spittal Hill

Residential buildings located off-campus, within Stirling city centre, include Union Street, Bayne Street, Lyon Crescent and John Forty's Court, as well as Centro House and Alangrange.

===Sport facilities===
[[File:National Swimming Academy.jpg|thumb|National Swimming Academy]]
Stirling was designated as Scotland's University for Sporting Excellence by the Scottish Government in 2008.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/7400071.stm |title=Salmond in sports university vow |work=BBC News |date=14 May 2008}}</ref> Scholarships are available in five core sports: football, golf, swimming, tennis and triathlon, which allow student athletes to prepare for international competition.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.stir.ac.uk/student-life/sport-at-stirling/|title=Sport and wellbeing – Student life|website=University of Stirling|access-date=20 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190416081245/https://www.stir.ac.uk/student-life/sport-at-stirling/|archive-date=16 April 2019|url-status=dead}}</ref>

The university has a comprehensive range of sports facilities including a 9-hole Airthrey Golf Course<ref name=":0" /> and a 50-metre swimming pool<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|title = Swimming pool – University of Stirling|url = https://www.stir.ac.uk/sports-centre/facilities/swimming/|website = www.stir.ac.uk|access-date = 8 January 2016|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160129100631/http://www.stir.ac.uk/sports-centre/facilities/swimming/|archive-date = 29 January 2016|url-status = dead}}</ref> completed in 2001 as part of the National Swimming Academy – a partnership between the university, [[Scottish Swimming]] and [[British Swimming (organisation)|British Swimming]]. The sports centre also holds the Gannochy National Tennis Centre, badminton and squash courts, a fitness centre, strength and conditioning centre, sports halls and [[Artificial turf|all-weather]] playing fields available for students, university staff and the public. The campus is the headquarters for a number of sports agencies including the [[Scottish Institute of Sport|sportscotland institute of sport]], Commonwealth Games Scotland, [[Scottish Swimming]] and triathlonscotland.

At Rio 2016, a number of students and alumni from the university competed for [[Great Britain at the 2016 Summer Olympics|Great Britain]]. Swimmers included [[Duncan Scott (swimmer)|Duncan Scott]] and [[Robert Renwick|Robbie Renwick]], who both earned silver medals,<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/scotland/37076734|title=Rio Olympics 2016: Scottish Olympians savour best overseas Games|date=15 August 2016|work=BBC Sport|access-date=30 March 2017|language=en-GB}}</ref> as well as Commonwealth gold medalist [[Ross Murdoch]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/scotland/36100889|title=Olympic Games 2016: Eight Scottish swimmers in GB team for Rio|date=21 April 2016|newspaper=BBC Sport|language=en-GB|access-date=6 October 2016}}</ref>

Top seed tennis player [[Andy Murray]] and his brother [[Jamie Murray]] trained on the university courts when they were young.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-tayside-central-27114857|title=Honorary degree and freedom of Stirling for Andy Murray|date=23 April 2014|newspaper=BBC News|language=en-GB|access-date=6 October 2016}}</ref> [[Gordon Reid (tennis)|Gordon Reid]], wheelchair Olympic gold medalist in 2016, was a tennis scholar at the university.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://winningstudents-scotland.ac.uk/athletes/2012-13/tennis/name-42387-en.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160712015035/http://winningstudents-scotland.ac.uk/athletes/2012-13/tennis/name-42387-en.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=12 July 2016|title=Tennis: Gordon Reid Tennis – University of Stirling – Winning Students|website=winningstudents-scotland.ac.uk|access-date=6 October 2016}}</ref> The university men's and women's golf teams are consistently ranked among the best in Europe.<ref>{{Cite press release|url=https://www.stir.ac.uk/news/2013/09/europeanuniversitieschampions/|title=Stirling golfers crowned European Universities champions|publisher=University of Stirling Crowned European Champion|date=26 September 2016|access-date=6 October 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161009131916/https://www.stir.ac.uk/news/2013/09/europeanuniversitieschampions/|archive-date=9 October 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>

The university's most senior football teams compete in the main [[Scottish football league system|Scottish league pyramid]]; the [[Stirling University F.C.|men's team]] in the [[Scottish Lowland Football League|regional fifth tier]], and the [[Stirling University L.F.C.|women's team]] in the [[Scottish Women's Premier League#SWPL 2|second tier]]. Lower teams compete in the [[BUCS Football League]]s. In January 2023, the men's football team made history by reaching the 4th round of the [[Scottish Cup]]. Losing 1-0 away to [[Dundee United F.C.|Dundee United]].

In 2018, the university announced a £20 million transformation of its sports facilities.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2018-06-01|title=Green light for £20m sports facility transformation {{!}} About|url=https://www.stir.ac.uk/news/news-archive/../2018/05/green-light-for-20m-sports-facility-transformation/|access-date=2021-02-23|website=University of Stirling|language=en}}</ref> The project included construction of a new sports centre, which opened in November 2020. The university's new sports centre includes a fitness suite with more than 100 stations, wireless connectivity, three Outrace functional rigs across the new spaces, and new public strength and conditioning area. The University of Stirling is one of the first universities in the UK to install Technogym's new Excite Live range of equipment.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Walker |first=Tom |title=University of Stirling opens doors to £20m sports centre and health club |date=23 November 2020|website=Leisure Opportunities |url=http://www.leisureopportunities.co.uk/news/University-of-Stirling-sports-and-fitness-centre-FaulknerBrowns-Technogym-BLK-BOX-Eleiko-/346677|access-date=2024-06-17}}</ref>

===International degree partnerships===
The university has international degree programme partnerships in Singapore,<ref name="University of Stirling">{{cite web|url=http://www.stir.ac.uk/undergraduate-study/course-information/courses-a-to-z/stirling-management-school/retail-marketing-singapore/|title=Retail Marketing (Singapore)|access-date=7 January 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150214133904/http://www.stir.ac.uk/undergraduate-study/course-information/courses-a-to-z/stirling-management-school/retail-marketing-singapore/|archive-date=14 February 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> Oman<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.muscatcollege.edu.om/University-of-Stirling-Honours-Programme/|title=Muscat College {{!}} University of Stirling Honours Programmes|website=www.muscatcollege.edu.om|language=en-US|access-date=7 April 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170407233956/http://www.muscatcollege.edu.om/University-of-Stirling-Honours-Programme/|archive-date=7 April 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> and Vietnam.<ref name="University of Stirling Vietnam">{{cite web|url=https://www.stir.ac.uk/postgraduate/programme-information/prospectus/film-studies/media-and-communications-management/|title=Media and Communications Management (Vietnam)|access-date=7 January 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160112174922/http://www.stir.ac.uk/postgraduate/programme-information/prospectus/film-studies/media-and-communications-management/|archive-date=12 January 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>

===Ras al-Khaimah===
In 2018, the university opened a branch in [[Ras al-Khaimah]], [[United Arab Emirates]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://gulfnews.com/uae/education/university-of-stirling-opens-campus-in-ras-al-khaimah-1.2245362 |title=University of Stirling opens campus in Ras Al Khaimah |work=[[Gulf News]] |date=2 July 2018 |access-date=10 February 2019}}</ref>

==Organisation and governance==
In August 2016, the university reorganised into four faculties, the Stirling Management School and the Stirling Graduate School.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.stir.ac.uk/media/services/registry/governance/universitycourt/minutes/CourtMinutes14Dec2015.pdf|title=University Court Minutes|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160505215338/http://www.stir.ac.uk/media/services/registry/governance/universitycourt/minutes/CourtMinutes14Dec2015.pdf|archive-date=5 May 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>
{{Div col}}
*'''Faculty of Social Sciences'''
**Applied Social Sciences
**Education
*'''Faculty of Arts and Humanities'''
**Communications, Media and Culture
**History and Politics
**Law and Philosophy
**Literature and Languages
**London Academy of Diplomacy
*'''Stirling Management School'''
**Accounting & Finance
**Economics
**Management, Work and Organisation
**Marketing and Retail
**Centre for Advanced Management Education
**Centre for Graduate Research in Management
*'''Faculty of Natural Sciences'''
**Aquaculture
**Biological and Environmental Sciences
**Computing Science and Mathematics
**Psychology
*'''Faculty of Health Sciences and Sport'''
**Sport
**Health Sciences
{{div col end}}

===Governance===
The statutes of the university are laid out in its royal charter. [[University Court]] is the governing body of the university and the [[Academic Senate|Academic Council]] looks after academic affairs<ref name="Stirling University planning">{{cite web|url=http://www.strategicplanning.stir.ac.uk/court-committees/index.php|title=Court and Committees|access-date=5 April 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070726183023/http://www.strategicplanning.stir.ac.uk/court-committees/index.php|archive-date=26 July 2007|url-status=dead}}</ref> Day-to-day management of the university is undertaken by [[Gerry McCormac]], the [[University Principal]] and [[Vice-Chancellor]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.stir.ac.uk/about/senior-officers-of-the-university/gerry-mccormac/ |title=Professor Gerry McCormac |work=Stirling University|access-date=15 September 2016}}</ref>

In June 2020, it was announced that Professor McCormac had also been elected to serve as Convener of [[Universities Scotland]] by his fellow principals. His two-year term commenced on 1 August 2020, and will last until 31 July 2022.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-06-30|title=Universities Scotland announce new leadership team|url=https://www.universities-scotland.ac.uk/universities-scotland-announce-new-leadership-team/|access-date=2021-02-23|website=Universities Scotland|language=en-US}}</ref>

The university's Chancellor is [[Jack McConnell|Lord Jack McConnell]].<ref>{{Cite news|date=2018-11-30|title=Lord McConnell appointed as Stirling University chancellor|language=en-GB|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-tayside-central-46399528|access-date=2021-02-23}}</ref> The university's constitution, academic regulations, and appointments are outlined in the university calendar.<ref name="Stirling University Calendar">{{cite web|url=http://www.calendar.stir.ac.uk/|title=University Calendar|work=Stirling University|access-date=5 April 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070328203247/http://www.calendar.stir.ac.uk/|archive-date=28 March 2007|url-status=dead}}</ref>

====Chancellors====
#[[Lionel Robbins|Lord Robbins]] −1967 to 1978
#[[Monty Finniston|Sir Harold Montague Finniston]] − 1978 to 1988
#[[Lord Balfour of Burleigh|8th Lord Balfour of Burleigh, Robert Bruce]] − 1988 to 1998
#[[Diana Rigg|Dame Diana Rigg]] − 1998 to 2008
#[[James Naughtie]] − 2008 to 2018
#[[Jack McConnell|Lord Jack McConnell]] − 2018 to present

====Principals====
# [[Tom Cottrell]] – 1967 to 1973 (d. 1973 in office)
# [[Fred Holliday (academic)|Sir Frederick Holliday]]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2016/09/18/sir-frederick-holliday-marine-biologist-and-university-vice-chan/| title=Sir Frederick Holliday, marine biologist and university vice-chancellor – obituary| date=16 September 2016| newspaper=The Telegraph}}</ref> (Acting Principal) – 1973 to 1975 (d. 2016)
# Sir William Alexander Cramond<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/william-cramond-730631.html|title=Bob Crammond Obituary|website=[[Independent.co.uk]]|date=23 June 2004|access-date=11 September 2016}}</ref> – 1975 to 1981 (d. 2004)
# Sir Kenneth (Ken) John Wilson Alexander<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/news/2001/mar/30/guardianobituaries2|title=Ken Alexander Obituary|website=[[TheGuardian.com]]|date=30 March 2001|access-date=11 September 2016}}</ref> – 1981 to 1986 (d. 2001)
# Arthur (John) Forty – 1986 to 1994
# Andrew Miller<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wolfson.ox.ac.uk/content/1130-prof-andrew-miller|title=Prof Andrew Miller biography|access-date=11 September 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160924082037/https://www.wolfson.ox.ac.uk/content/1130-prof-andrew-miller|archive-date=24 September 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> − 1994 to 2001
# [[Colin Bell (academic)|Colin Bell]] − 2001 to 2003 (d. 2003 in office)
# [[Christine Hallett]] − 2005 to 2010
# [[Gerry McCormac]] − 2010 to present

====University Court====

The university's governing body 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. The Court meets four times over the course of the academic year. In May 2015 the university appointed Fiona Sandford as Chair of Court, taking up the post on 1 August 2015, for a period of four years.<ref name="Fiona Sanford">{{cite press release |url=https://www.stir.ac.uk/news/2015/05/new-chair-of-court-appointed/ |title=New Chair of Court appointed |publisher=University of Stirling |date=8 May 2015 |access-date=8 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304120244/https://www.stir.ac.uk/news/2015/05/new-chair-of-court-appointed/ |archive-date=4 March 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref> She succeeded Alan Simpson who was chair from 2007 to 2015.

====Academic Council====

[[Academic Senate|Academic Council]] is the body 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. The Council consists of various academics and is chaired by the Principal of the university.

==Academic profile==

===Teaching===
Most Scottish degree programmes are designed to include four years of study with the intention of providing a broad and flexible education. Stirling has offered four-year, modular degree programmes since the university was first founded. In the 1960s and 1970s [[Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme]]s, which create flexible pathways for students to acquire qualifications, were predominantly used in the US with the UK system operating on a disciplinary progression model. Initially, Stirling's modular approach, and its inherent flexibility, was seen as novel in the UK, but through time, more institutions moved to a semester basis and today almost all universities operate in this way.

Teaching at Stirling is delivered on a two-[[semester]] basis with the academic year beginning in mid-September and the first semester ending in mid-December. The second semester runs from the beginning of January to the end of May each year. At undergraduate level, three modules are taken in the first semester and three in the second. The basic module of study at Stirling is assigned 20 Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.scqf.co.uk/|title=Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework|website=www.scqf.co.uk|access-date=15 September 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160430221953/http://scqf.co.uk/|archive-date=30 April 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> (SCQF) credit points. Ordinary degrees have a minimum credit total of 360 points.

The university offers a wide range of [[undergraduate education|undergraduate]] and [[postgraduate education|postgraduate]] courses covering the [[liberal arts]], [[natural science]], [[management school]] and health science.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.stir.ac.uk/postgraduate/programme-information/|title=Postgraduate Courses – Taught degrees – University of Stirling|website=www.stir.ac.uk|access-date=2 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160307154252/https://www.stir.ac.uk/postgraduate/programme-information/|archive-date=7 March 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> Stirling achieved a 5 Star Excellence Award for Teaching by QS Stars in 2016.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.topuniversities.com/universities/university-stirling|title=University of Stirling|website=Top Universities|access-date=2 March 2016}}</ref>

===Research===
Stirling is an interdisciplinary research-intensive University with a range of research activity focused on Health and Wellbeing; Culture and Society; Environment; Enterprise and the Economy; and Sport. The Research Excellence Framework also rated almost three-quarters of research activity either world-leading or internationally excellent.

The university is home to some specialist research centres:<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.stir.ac.uk/arts-humanities/research/areas/ |title=Research Areas:Research Centres |publisher=University of Stirling |access-date=6 October 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161009131346/http://www.stir.ac.uk/arts-humanities/research/areas/ |archive-date=9 October 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* Centre for Environment, Heritage and Policy
* Stirling Media Research Institute (SMRI)
* Stirling Centre for Scottish Studies.
* Dementia Services Development Centre
* Centre for Gender and Feminist Studies
* Centre for Transnational Legal Methods
* Stirling Environment and Energy Network
* Centre of Postcolonial Studies
* Stirling Centre for International Publishing and Communication
* Contemporary Portuguese Political History Research Centre
* Stirling Centre for Translation, Interpreting and Intercultural Studies
* Centre for Policy, Conflict and Co-Operation 
* Scottish Law and Innovation Network (SCOTLIN)
Stirling has a research publications database, STORRE, which is a source of free, full-text access research outputs.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://storre.stir.ac.uk|title=Home|website=storre.stir.ac.uk|access-date=2 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160229130217/http://storre.stir.ac.uk/|archive-date=29 February 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>

=== Business links ===

The university has major industrial research links through Stirling University Innovation Park. This large science park was founded in 1993 and is located adjacent to the main university campus. It is home to around 50 companies engaging in various forms of [[research and development]].<ref name="Stirling University Innovation Park">{{cite web|url=http://www.suip.co.uk/AboutSUIP.aspx|title=About Us|publisher=Stirling University Innovation Park|access-date=5 April 2007|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070223181826/http://www.suip.co.uk/AboutSUIP.aspx|archive-date=23 February 2007}}</ref> During the 1990s the university built a stand-alone Management Centre on the campus. This developed over time into a Conference Centre with residential accommodation. In 2015, the Management Centre was rebranded the Stirling Court Hotel.

===Reputation and rankings===
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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>

==Student life==

=== Students' Union ===
The University of Stirling Students' Union is based in the university's Robbins Centre Students' Union on campus and is affiliated to the [[National Union of Students (United Kingdom)|National Union of Students]]. The union provides students with entertainment, welfare and information services and represents students interests to a range of organisations, including the university. Senior members of the union are entitled to seats on the [[University Court]].<ref name="Stirling Students Union">{{cite web |url=http://www.stirlingstudentsunion.com/ |title=Stirling Students' Union |work=USSU |access-date=15 January 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110123163119/http://www.stirlingstudentsunion.com/ |archive-date=23 January 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The union supports more than 90 clubs and societies.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.stirlingstudentsunion.com/clubssocieties/societies/|title=a-z of clubs & societies|website=www.stirlingstudentsunion.com|access-date=30 March 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170331031357/https://www.stirlingstudentsunion.com/clubssocieties/societies/|archive-date=31 March 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> The Sports Union supports 53 sports clubs. The university has student-run media services. ''Brig'' has been the campus newspaper since 1969. ''[[Air3 Radio]]'' was the first campus radio station in Scotland (previously URA – University Radio Airthrey), and ''AirTV'' (formerly Videoworks) is a television station for students, set up in 2002.

The Students' Union is governed by a board of trustees as well as a Chief Executive. The four sabbatical officers of the SU are the Union President, Sports President, Vice-President Education and Vice-President Communities. Alongside these full-time, paid officers are numerous part-time volunteer executive officers.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.stirlingstudentsunion.com/representation/studentofficers/|title=student officers & trustees|website=www.stirlingstudentsunion.com|access-date=8 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190708131550/https://www.stirlingstudentsunion.com/representation/studentofficers/|archive-date=8 July 2019|url-status=dead}}</ref>

On 14 November 2022, the student union voted to transition to 100% [[Plant-based diet|plant-based]] catering and all [[Vegan school meal|vegan meals]] within three years. The student union's three cafes will serve menus that are half [[Veganism|vegan]] in 2023&ndash;2024 academic year and be fully vegan by 2025. The transition was initiated by the student chapter of [[Vegan school meal#Plant-Based Universities campaign|Plant-Based Universities]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Elton |first=Charlotte |date=2022-11-29 |title=Why this UK university is going 100% vegan |url=https://www.euronews.com/green/2022/11/29/scottish-university-takes-meat-off-the-menu-as-student-union-votes-to-go-100-vegan |access-date=2022-12-06 |website=euronews |language=en}}</ref> Animal-based agricultural groups on campus criticised the move and student activists faced personal abuse at their homes.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Ward |first=Sarah |title=Campus meat ban turns nasty at Stirling |newspaper=[[The Times]] |language=en |url=https://www.thetimes.com/uk/scotland/article/campus-meat-ban-turns-nasty-at-stirling-vqnnfp5qt |access-date=2022-12-06 |issn=0140-0460}}</ref>

==Notable academics and alumni==
{{See also|Category:People associated with the University of Stirling}}

===Academics===
* [[David Bebbington]], Professor of History
* [[David Blanchflower]], Professor of Economics, former [[Monetary Policy Committee (United Kingdom)|Monetary Policy Committee]] Member
* [[Norman Jeffares]], Emeritus Professor of English
* [[Norman Longworth]], honorary Professor of Lifelong Learning
* [[Norman MacCaig]], reader in poetry
* [[Ivana Markova]], Emeritus Professor of Psychology
* [[Gerry McCormac]], Principal and Professor of Physics
* [[Jean Redpath]], (honorary staff) folk singer
* [[Stewart Sutherland, Baron Sutherland of Houndwood|Stewart Sutherland]], former lecturer, later Baron Sutherland of Houndwood
* [[Herbert Wilson]], Emeritus Professor of Physics
*[[Waswa Balunywa]], Ugandan Academic and Principal of [[Makerere University Business School]] (MUBS)

===Alumni===
{{Columns-list|
'''Academia and science'''
* [[Joseph Bristow (literary scholar)|Joseph Bristow]], university professor, literary scholar
* [[Muffy Calder]], Chief Scientific Advisor to the [[Scottish Government]]
* [[Jonathon Fletcher]],<ref>{{cite news|title=Jonathon Fletcher: forgotten father of the search engine|work=BBC News|date=3 September 2013|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-23945326|access-date=21 September 2017}}</ref> father of the [[search engine]], developer of [[JumpStation]]
* [[Dario Floreano]], Italian scientist
* [[Chris Lilley (W3C)|Chris Lilley]], [[W3C]] internet architect
* [[Kathleen Taylor (biologist)|Kathleen Taylor]], biologist

'''Arts and media'''
* [[Iain Banks]], author
* [[Alan Bissett]], writer
* [[Jonathan Clements]], author
* [[Mark Cousins (film critic)|Mark Cousins]], film critic
* [[Grace Dent]], journalist, reporter, author and television critic
* [[Hamish Hamilton (director)|Hamish Hamilton]], music and events director
* [[Jackie Kay]], poet and writer
* [[Nick Keir]], musician
* [[Derek Lambie]], journalist, editor ''[[Scottish Sunday Express]]''
* [[Paul Lewis (broadcaster)|Paul Lewis]], presenter, [[BBC Radio 4]] Money Box
* [[Ally McCrae]], radio presenter
* [[Greg McHugh]], actor, writer
* [[Rhona McLeod]], Scottish broadcaster
* [[Fiona Ritchie]], radio presenter

'''Politics'''
* [[Set Aung]], Myanmar politician
* [[Gordon Banks (politician)|Gordon Banks]], former Labour MP
* [[Hannah Bardell]], former SNP [[Members of Parliament#United Kingdom|MP]] for [[Livingston (UK Parliament constituency)|Livingston]]
* [[Scott Barrie]], former Labour MSP
* [[Bill Butler (politician)|Bill Butler]], former Labour MSP
* [[Michael Connarty]], former [[Members of Parliament#United Kingdom|MP]] for [[Falkirk East (UK Parliament constituency)|Falkirk East]]
* [[Angela Constance]], SNP politician
* [[Angela Crawley]], SNP politician
* [[Kenneth Gibson (Scottish politician)|Kenneth Gibson]], SNP MSP
* [[Neil Gray]], SNP [[Members of Parliament#United Kingdom|MP]] for [[Airdrie and Shotts (UK Parliament constituency)|Airdrie and Shotts]]
* [[Paul Grice]], Clerk and chief executive, [[Scottish Parliament]]
* [[Eric Joyce]], former Labour MP for [[Falkirk (UK Parliament constituency)|Falkirk]]
* [[Daniel Kawczynski]], [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] MP
* [[Khoo Kheng-Hor]], Malaysian politician
* [[Richard Lochhead]], SNP MSP
* [[Árni Mathiesen]], Icelandic politician
* [[Paul Monaghan (politician)|Paul Monaghan]], SNP politician
* [[Jack McConnell]], former [[First Minister of Scotland]]
* [[Steven Paterson]], former SNP [[Members of Parliament#United Kingdom|MP]] for [[Stirling (UK Parliament constituency)|Stirling]]
* [[John Reid, Baron Reid of Cardowan|John Reid]], [[Members of Parliament#United Kingdom|MP]], former [[Home Secretary]]
* [[Mark Ruskell]], Green Party MSP
* [[Winston Set Aung]], politician, economist and management consultant, incumbent [[Deputy Governor]] of the [[Central Bank of Myanmar]]
* [[Tommy Sheridan]], Leader of [[Solidarity - Scotland's Socialist Movement|Solidarity]], former [[Member of the Scottish Parliament|MSP]]
* [[Shirley-Anne Somerville]], SNP MSP
* [[Paul Sweeney]], [[Labour and Co-operative]] MP
* [[Stephen Kerr]], Conservative [[Members of Parliament#United Kingdom|MP]] for [[Stirling (UK Parliament constituency)|Stirling]]
* [[Euan Stainbank]], Labour  [[Members of Parliament#United Kingdom|MP]] for [[Falkirk (UK Parliament constituency)|Falkirk]]

'''Sport'''
* [[Craig Benson (swimmer)|Craig Benson]], swimmer, double Olympian
* [[Frankie Brown]], female Scottish footballer
* [[Todd Cooper]], swimmer, Double Olympian
* [[Scott Duncan (tennis)|Scott Duncan]], professional tennis player<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/24930330.tennis-nomad-scott-duncan-happy-back-home-glasgow-challenger/|title=Tennis nomad Scott Duncan happy to be back home for Glasgow Challenger|publisher=The Herald|accessdate=24 February 2025}}</ref>
* Sir [[Alex Ferguson]], former manager of [[Manchester United]]
* [[Colin Fleming]], professional tennis player, winner of a Mixed Doubles gold medal at the 2010 [[Commonwealth Games]]
* Sir [[Bill Gammell]], Scotland rugby international and businessman
* [[Charlotte Henshaw]], Paralympic swimmer
* [[Andrew Hunter (British swimmer)|Andrew Hunter]], Olympic and Commonwealth swimmer
* [[Shelley Kerr]], first female manager in British men's football and appointed [[Scotland national women's football team]] coach<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39485745|title=Shelley Kerr: New Scotland boss tipped to take nation to new heights|date=4 April 2017|work=BBC Sport|access-date=2017-04-07|language=en-GB}}</ref>
* [[Ameer Lani]], football manager, Brunei national team<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.linkedin.com/in/ameer-lani-628b708b/details/education/|archive-url=https://archive.today/20230912002202/https://www.linkedin.com/in/ameer-lani-628b708b/details/education/|url-status=dead|archive-date=2023-09-12|title=Ameer Lani Profile}}</ref>
* [[Catriona Matthew]], professional golfer, winner of the 2009 [[British Women's Open]]
* [[Eachainn Miller]], Western Isles representative football team player<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.stornowaygazette.co.uk/sport/football/eachainn-miller-time-at-inverness-clachnacuddin-is-extended-by-three-years-3232779|title=Eachainn Miller time at Inverness Clachnacuddin is extended by three years|publisher=stornowaygazette.co.uk}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.inverness-courier.co.uk/sport/miller-putting-the-miles-in-for-clach-181688/|title=University student Miller happy to put the miles in to play for Clachnacuddin|publisher=inverness-courier.co.uk}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://welovestornoway.com/index.php/343-archive/17588-eachainn-s-football|title=Have football role, will travel|publisher=welovestornoway.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.stornowaygazette.co.uk/sport/football/international/every-game-an-away-one-for-carloway-footballer-eachainn-3009738|title=Every game an away one for Carloway footballer Eachainn|publisher=stornowaygazette.co.uk}}</ref>
* [[Catriona Morrison]], triathlete and winner of the 2010 World [[Duathlon]] 
* [[Angela Mudge]], former world champion [[hill running|hill runner]]
* [[Ross Murdoch]], swimmer, World, European and Commonwealth Champion
* [[David O'Brien (swimmer)|David O'Brien]], swimmer, Olympic Finalist 
* [[Richie Ramsay]], [[professional golfer]], winner of the 2006 [[U.S. Amateur]]
* [[Jane Ross (footballer)|Jane Ross]], Scottish Internationalist footballer
* [[Duncan Scott (swimmer)|Duncan Scott]], swimmer, Eight time Olympic Medallist, Double Olympic Champion, World, European and Commonwealth Champion
* [[Gordon Sherry]], professional golfer
* [[Colin Turkington]], professional racing driver, four-time [[British Touring Car Championship]] champion

'''Other'''
* [[Neil Brailsford]] QC, Senator of the College of Justice
* [[Alison Brittain]], chief executive of [[Whitbread]]
* [[Neil Davidson, Baron Davidson of Glen Clova]], QC, Solicitor General for Scotland 2000–01, Advocate General for Scotland 2006–2010, life peer
* [[Bill Gammell]], Scottish businessman
* [[Neal Hazel]], criminologist, former Deputy Chief Inspector of Probation for England and Wales
* [[Sam Mort]], [[UNICEF]] chief of communications [[Afghanistan]]
* [[Julian Roberts (businessman)|Julian Roberts]], chief executive of [[Old Mutual]] 
}}

==See also==
* [[Armorial of UK universities]]
* [[List of universities in the United Kingdom]]
* [[Scottish Aquaculture Innovation Centre]]
* [[Scottish Political Archive]]

==References==
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==External links==
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* [http://www.stir.ac.uk/ University of Stirling official website]

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