University of Stirling
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The University of Stirling is a campus university
founded by Royal charter
in 1967, on the Airthrey Estate in Stirling
, Scotland
.
, 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, 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. 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.
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. When the University first received its Royal Charter
on 13 November 1967, there were 164 undergraduate and 31 postgraduate students. By 2007 the university had produced around 45,000 graduates. The University of Stirling however has a relatively small student population, ranking 87th in the UK. 92.2% of undergraduates currently enter from state schools or further education
.
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
. A house for the University Principal was also completed in 1967. Designed by the architects Morris and Steedman
, it was listed at category A in 2009. 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 in 2008/09 the entire building underwent a façade recladding
project.
The University Library and Andrew Miller Building were completed in 1971. The Library holds over 500,000 volumes, over 9,000 journals and reopened in August 2010 after a major refurbishment programme. The Andrew Miller Building incorporates an Atrium
, which has several retail and food outlets, including a bookstore, bank
and general store
. The Atrium also acts as the principal hub for most day-to-day campus activities, due to its 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.
A visit by Queen Elizabeth II to the site in 1972 caused considerable controversy; student protests against the Queen's visit were vociferous and, in some cases, fuelled by alcohol, and the disturbances 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 its inception, further development has taken place including; the R.G. Bomont Building, which was completed in 1998, and houses the School of Nursing, Midwifery and Health, the Iris Murdoch building, opened in 2002 for The Dementia Services Development Centre, and the Colin Bell Building, completed in 2003 for the School 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.
The University has developed major industrial research links, with a large science park
- Stirling University 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
. The university also owns a highly successful 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. The University admits in its own published estates strategy that the sale of part of its campus to the Wang Laboratories
computer manufacturer in the 1980s was a serious mistake. The sale was linked to the adoption by the University of Wang's computing system which was incompatible with other systems and eventually replaced. The site went through various owners and is now a food processing facility.
The university chose not to defend a claim at an employment tribunal in 2009 in which it conceded it had unfairly dismissed a researcher who had complained that a member of the psychology department, Dr David Donaldson, had removed her name from a grant application and submitted it under his own. The university had rejected the researcher's complaint in its internal process. It subsequently promoted Donaldson to a professorship. Donaldson issued a written apology to the researcher, and the university was required to pay her more than £10,000 in compensation.
Stirling was designated as Scotland’s University for Sporting Excellence by the Scottish Government in 2008, and is acknowledged as Scotland's leading university for sport. The University has a comprehensive range of sports facilities and is one of only sixteen universities in the UK with 5-star sports facilities. 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, and the campus also has an indoor 50 metre swimming pool, badminton and squash courts, a fitness centre, strength and conditioning centre, sports halls and all-weather
playing fields available for student, staff and public use. The campus has been selected as the headquarters for a number of sports agencies including the Sportscotland Institute of Sport
, the Commonwealth Games Council for Scotland
, Scottish Swimming
and triathlonscotland. A new 50-metre swimming pool
was completed in 2001 as part of the Scottish National Swimming Academy. Falkirk FC opened a football academy on campus in 2008, and the Scottish Women's National Football Academy opened in 2009. Scholarship
s are available in six core sports: football, golf, swimming and disability swimming, taekwondo, tennis and triathlon, which allow student athletes to prepare for international competition.
Stirling University Rugby Football Club
(SURFC) is a Rugby union
club based at The University of Stirling.
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. 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.
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 Western Isles Hospital.
university to introduce the system of two semesters rather than having three terms. The first semester lasts from mid-September to mid-December and the second from mid-February to the end of May.
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.
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.
Despite a fall in graduate recruitment in recent years, the percentage of Stirling graduates in employment six months after graduation continues to rise.
Studies; Scottish Network for Chronic Pain Research Centre; Scottish Centre for Information on Language
, Teaching and Research; Centre for Lifelong Learning; and Institute for Retail Studies.
In the 2008 Research Assessment Exercise
(RAE), 10 per cent of Stirling research was judged to be 'world leading' and a further three quarters as 'internationally excellent' and 'internationally recognised'. The University was rated first in Scotland for Nursing and Midwifery; Education; Sports Studies; Communication, Cultural and Media Studies.
The University of Stirling's research publications database, STORRE, is an important source of free, full-text access to the University’s research outputs. STORRE holds a collection of research publications produced by University of Stirling authors and includes: journal articles, conference papers, book chapters and working papers. STORRE also holds all the University’s research theses in full-text from September 2006 onwards (PhDs and Masters by Research) plus a collection of selected older theses.
, 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. The University's constitution, academic regulations, and appointments are comprehensively outlined in the University calendar. In 2009 the University reviewed its Charter and Statutes to amend the procedures for discipline of academic staff.
. 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. Stirling's University Court boasts a number of well known members including James Naughtie
and Alistair Moffat
.
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. It has little real authority.
. The current principal is Professor Gerry McCormac and the current chairman of court is a local businessman Alan Simpson.
There are also several Deputy Principals, each with a specific remit. They play a major role in the day to day management of the university.
in Scotland" by the Bar Entertainment and Dance Association in 2003. It 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 USSU Council and Executive
, representing students interests to organisations including the University itself, which includes senior members being entitled to seats on the University Court
. On its premises in the Robbins Centre it runs two bars: Studio and Long-Bar. USSU is also affiliated to an eclectic body of clubs and societies, ranging from the Philhellenic Society to the Student Nationalists
Society. The Sports Union also supports some 40 sports clubs ranging from athletics to water polo
via octopush
and fencing
.
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, set up in 2002.
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Campus university
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founded by Royal charter
Royal Charter
A royal charter is a formal document issued by a monarch as letters patent, granting a right or power to an individual or a body corporate. They were, and are still, used to establish significant organizations such as cities or universities. Charters should be distinguished from warrants and...
in 1967, on the Airthrey Estate in Stirling
Stirling
Stirling is a city and former ancient burgh in Scotland, and is at the heart of the wider Stirling council area. The city is clustered around a large fortress and medieval old-town beside the River Forth...
, Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
.
History and campus development
The main campus is situated around 2 miles (3.2 km) from the centre of StirlingStirling
Stirling is a city and former ancient burgh in Scotland, and is at the heart of the wider Stirling council area. The city is clustered around a large fortress and medieval old-town beside the River Forth...
, but is much closer to the town of Bridge of Allan
Bridge of Allan
Bridge of Allan is a town in Stirling council area in Scotland, just north of the city of Stirling. It was formerly administered by Stirlingshire and Central Regional Council....
. It was formerly the estate of the Robert Adam
Robert Adam
Robert Adam was a Scottish neoclassical architect, interior designer and furniture designer. He was the son of William Adam , Scotland's foremost architect of the time, and trained under him...
-designed Airthrey Castle
Airthrey Castle
Airthrey Castle is a historic building and estate which now forms part of the buildings and grounds of the University of Stirling in central Scotland....
, 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, and nestles at the foot of Abbey Craig
Abbey Craig
The Abbey Craig is the hill upon which the Wallace Monument stands, at Causewayhead, just to the north of Stirling, Scotland.The Abbey Craig is part of a complex quartz-dolerite intrusion or sill within carboniferous strata, at the western edge of the Central Coal Field, known as the Stirling Sill...
and the Ochil Hills
Ochil Hills
The Ochil Hills is a range of hills in Scotland north of the Forth valley bordered by the towns of Stirling, Alloa, Kinross and Perth. The only major roads crossing the hills pass through Glen Devon/Glen Eagles and Glenfarg, the latter now largely replaced except for local traffic by the M90...
in 300 acres (1.2 km²) of grounds centred around the 18th century man-made Airthrey Loch. In 2002, the University of Stirling and the landscape of the Airthrey Estate was designated by the International Council on Monuments and Sites
International Council on Monuments and Sites
The International Council on Monuments and Sites is a professional association that works for the conservation and protection of cultural heritage places around the world...
as one of the top 20 heritage sites of the 20th century within the UK.
Stirling University is a Plate Glass University
Plate glass university
The term plate glass university has come into use by some to refer to one of the several universities founded in the United Kingdom in the 1960s in the era of the Robbins Report on higher education. In some cases these were older schools with new Royal Charters, now making them universities...
, established as a result of the Robbins Report
Robbins Report
The Robbins Report was commissioned by the British government and published in 1963. The Committee met from 1961 to 1963...
on Higher education
Higher education
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, along with Heriot-Watt University
Heriot-Watt University
Heriot-Watt University is a university based in Edinburgh, Scotland. The name commemorates George Heriot, the 16th century financier to King James, and James Watt, the great 18th century inventor and engineer....
, the University of Dundee
University of Dundee
The University of Dundee is a university based in the city and Royal burgh of Dundee on eastern coast of the central Lowlands of Scotland and with a small number of institutions elsewhere....
and the University of Strathclyde
University of Strathclyde
The University of Strathclyde , Glasgow, Scotland, is Glasgow's second university by age, founded in 1796, and receiving its Royal Charter in 1964 as the UK's first technological university...
. This increased the number of universities in Scotland
Scotland
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from four to eight. Stirling was however the only completely new institution of its kind established in Scotland since the University of Edinburgh
University of Edinburgh
The University of Edinburgh, founded in 1583, is a public research university located in Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland, and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The university is deeply embedded in the fabric of the city, with many of the buildings in the historic Old Town belonging to the university...
was founded in 1582. The campus was selected from a shortlist of competing sites that also included Dumfries
Dumfries
Dumfries is a market town and former royal burgh within the Dumfries and Galloway council area of Scotland. It is near the mouth of the River Nith into the Solway Firth. Dumfries was the county town of the former county of Dumfriesshire. Dumfries is nicknamed Queen of the South...
, Inverness
Inverness
Inverness is a city in the Scottish Highlands. It is the administrative centre for the Highland council area, and is regarded as the capital of the Highlands of Scotland...
, Ayr
Ayr
Ayr is a town and port situated on the Firth of Clyde in south-west Scotland. With a population of around 46,000, Ayr is the largest settlement in Ayrshire, of which it is the county town, and has held royal burgh status since 1205...
, Falkirk
Falkirk
Falkirk is a town in the Central Lowlands of Scotland. It lies in the Forth Valley, almost midway between the two most populous cities of Scotland; north-west of Edinburgh and north-east of Glasgow....
, Perth
Perth, Scotland
Perth is a town and former city and royal burgh in central Scotland. Located on the banks of the River Tay, it is the administrative centre of Perth and Kinross council area and the historic county town of Perthshire...
and Cumbernauld
Cumbernauld
Cumbernauld is a Scottish new town in North Lanarkshire. It was created in 1956 as a population overspill for Glasgow City. It is the eighth most populous settlement in Scotland and the largest in North Lanarkshire...
. 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
RMJM
RMJM is an international architectural practice founded in Edinburgh, Scotland in 1956 by architects Robert Matthew and Stirrat Johnson-Marshall. The first offices of the practice were its headquarters in Edinburgh, and another in London...
in a low-rise, highly functional
Functionalism (architecture)
Functionalism, in architecture, is the principle that architects should design a building based on the purpose of that building. This statement is less self-evident than it first appears, and is a matter of confusion and controversy within the profession, particularly in regard to modern...
, modern
Modern architecture
Modern architecture is generally characterized by simplification of form and creation of ornament from the structure and theme of the building. It is a term applied to an overarching movement, with its exact definition and scope varying widely...
style, envisaged in order to integrate with the contours of the surrounding landscape. When the University first received its Royal Charter
Royal Charter
A royal charter is a formal document issued by a monarch as letters patent, granting a right or power to an individual or a body corporate. They were, and are still, used to establish significant organizations such as cities or universities. Charters should be distinguished from warrants and...
on 13 November 1967, there were 164 undergraduate and 31 postgraduate students. By 2007 the university had produced around 45,000 graduates. The University of Stirling however has a relatively small student population, ranking 87th in the UK. 92.2% of undergraduates currently enter from state schools or further education
Further education
Further education is a term mainly used in connection with education in the United Kingdom and Ireland. It is post-compulsory education , that is distinct from the education offered in universities...
.
Aquarium
An aquarium is a vivarium consisting of at least one transparent side in which water-dwelling plants or animals are kept. Fishkeepers use aquaria to keep fish, invertebrates, amphibians, marine mammals, turtles, and aquatic plants...
in 1979 and a Virology
Virology
Virology is the study of viruses and virus-like agents: their structure, classification and evolution, their ways to infect and exploit cells for virus reproduction, the diseases they cause, the techniques to isolate and culture them, and their use in research and therapy...
unit in 1987. In 1993 the Pathfoot Building was selected by the international conservation organisation DoCoMoMo as one of sixty key Scottish monuments
DoCoMoMo Key Scottish Monuments
DoCoMoMo Key Scottish Monuments is a list of 60 notable post-war buildings in Scotland, compiled in 1993 by the international architectural conservation organisation DoCoMoMo....
of the post-war
Post-war
A post-war period or postwar period is the interval immediately following the ending of a war and enduring as long as war does not resume. A post-war period can become an interwar period or interbellum when a war between the same parties resumes at a later date...
era. It was also voted as one of Prospect's 100 best modern Scottish buildings
Prospect 100 best modern Scottish buildings
In 2005, the Scottish architecture magazine Prospect published a list of the 100 best modern Scottish buildings, as voted for by its readers.-The list:...
. A house for the University Principal was also completed in 1967. Designed by the architects Morris and Steedman
Morris and Steedman
Morris and Steedman was an architecture firm based in Edinburgh, Scotland. The firm was founded by James Shepherd Morris and Robert Russell Steedman in the 1950s...
, it was listed at category A in 2009. Pathfoot was later complemented by the Cottrell Building, which began development in 1970 and houses numerous lecture
Lecture
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theatres, departmental offices, classrooms and computer labs. The Cottrell Building was further enhanced with the completion of the Courtroom extension in 1998 and in 2008/09 the entire building underwent a façade recladding
Facade engineering
Building facades make a major contribution to the overall aesthetic and technical performance of a building. Facade engineers operate within technical divisions of facade manufacturing companies while some engineers provide facade consultancy for architects, building owners, cladding manufacturers...
project.
The University Library and Andrew Miller Building were completed in 1971. The Library holds over 500,000 volumes, over 9,000 journals and reopened in August 2010 after a major refurbishment programme. The Andrew Miller Building incorporates an Atrium
Atrium (architecture)
In modern architecture, an atrium is a large open space, often several stories high and having a glazed roof and/or large windows, often situated within a larger multistory building and often located immediately beyond the main entrance doors...
, which has several retail and food outlets, including a bookstore, bank
HBOS
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and general store
General store
A general store, general merchandise store, or village shop is a rural or small town store that carries a general line of merchandise. It carries a broad selection of merchandise, sometimes in a small space, where people from the town and surrounding rural areas come to purchase all their general...
. The Atrium also acts as the principal hub for most day-to-day campus activities, due to its 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
MacRobert Arts Centre
The macrobert is a theatre and cinema complex, located on the main campus of The University of Stirling, Scotland. It was originally opened in 1971 as Scotland's first purpose built arts centre, the brainchild of the University's first Principal, Dr Tom Cottrell, who wanted appreciation of the arts...
, 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
Fine art
Fine art or the fine arts encompass art forms developed primarily for aesthetics and/or concept rather than practical application. Art is often a synonym for fine art, as employed in the term "art gallery"....
collection since 1967, comprising over 300 works including; paintings, tapestries and sculpture.
A visit by Queen Elizabeth II to the site in 1972 caused considerable controversy; student protests against the Queen's visit were vociferous and, in some cases, fuelled by alcohol, and the disturbances 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 its inception, further development has taken place including; the R.G. Bomont Building, which was completed in 1998, and houses the School of Nursing, Midwifery and Health, the Iris Murdoch building, opened in 2002 for The Dementia Services Development Centre, and the Colin Bell Building, completed in 2003 for the School 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
Dormitory
A dormitory, often shortened to dorm, in the United States is a residence hall consisting of sleeping quarters or entire buildings primarily providing sleeping and residential quarters for large numbers of people, often boarding school, college or university students...
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.
The University has developed major industrial research links, with a large science park
Science park
A research park, science park, or science and technology park is an area with a collection of buildings dedicated to scientific research on a business footing. There are many approximate synonyms for "science park", including research park, technology park, technopolis and biomedical park...
- Stirling University 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
Research and development
The phrase research and development , according to the Organization for Economic Co-operation 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 of this stock of...
. The university also owns a highly successful 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. The University admits in its own published estates strategy that the sale of part of its campus to the Wang Laboratories
Wang Laboratories
Wang Laboratories was a computer company founded in 1951 by Dr. An Wang and Dr. G. Y. Chu. The company was successively headquartered in Cambridge , Tewksbury , and finally in Lowell, Massachusetts . At its peak in the 1980s, Wang Laboratories had annual revenues of $3 billion and employed over...
computer manufacturer in the 1980s was a serious mistake. The sale was linked to the adoption by the University of Wang's computing system which was incompatible with other systems and eventually replaced. The site went through various owners and is now a food processing facility.
The university chose not to defend a claim at an employment tribunal in 2009 in which it conceded it had unfairly dismissed a researcher who had complained that a member of the psychology department, Dr David Donaldson, had removed her name from a grant application and submitted it under his own. The university had rejected the researcher's complaint in its internal process. It subsequently promoted Donaldson to a professorship. Donaldson issued a written apology to the researcher, and the university was required to pay her more than £10,000 in compensation.
Sport facilities
Golf
Golf is a precision club and ball sport, in which competing players use many types of clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a golf course using the fewest number of strokes....
course and driving range
Driving range
A driving range is an area where golfers can practice their swing. It can also be a recreational activity itself for amateur golfers or when enough time for a full game is not available. Many golf courses have a driving range attached and they are also found as stand-alone facilities, especially...
, 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, and the campus also has an indoor 50 metre swimming pool, badminton and squash courts, a fitness centre, strength and conditioning centre, sports halls and all-weather
Artificial turf
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playing fields available for student, staff and public use. The campus has been selected as the headquarters for a number of sports agencies including the Sportscotland Institute of Sport
Scottish Institute of Sport
The Scottish Institute of Sport is the national sports development body in Scotland. It is part of sportscotland, a publicly owned company which is partly funded by the UK's National Lottery.The SIS was established in 1998...
, the Commonwealth Games Council for Scotland
Commonwealth Games Council for Scotland
Scotland is one of only six countries to have competed in every Commonwealth Games since the first Empire Games in 1930. The others are Australia, Canada, England, New Zealand and Wales....
, Scottish Swimming
Scottish Swimming
Scottish Swimming, also known as the Scottish Amateur Swimming Association , is the national governing body for swimming, diving, water polo and synchronised swimming in Scotland...
and triathlonscotland. A new 50-metre swimming pool
Swimming pool
A swimming pool, swimming bath, wading pool, or simply a pool, is a container filled with water intended for swimming or water-based recreation. There are many standard sizes; the largest is the Olympic-size swimming pool...
was completed in 2001 as part of the Scottish National Swimming Academy. Falkirk FC opened a football academy on campus in 2008, and the Scottish Women's National Football Academy opened in 2009. Scholarship
Scholarship
A scholarship is an award of financial aid for a student to further education. Scholarships are awarded on various criteria usually reflecting the values and purposes of the donor or founder of the award.-Types:...
s are available in six core sports: football, golf, swimming and disability swimming, taekwondo, tennis and triathlon, which allow student athletes to prepare for international competition.
Stirling University Rugby Football Club
Stirling University Rugby Football Club
Stirling University Rugby Football Club is a Rugby Union club based at The University of Stirling, Scotland.The club plays at Monument Park near the university's golf centre...
(SURFC) is a Rugby union
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
club based at The University of Stirling.
The Highland and Western Isles campuses
As well as the main campus in Stirling, the University also has campuses in InvernessInverness
Inverness is a city in the Scottish Highlands. It is the administrative centre for the Highland council area, and is regarded as the capital of the Highlands of Scotland...
and Stornoway which specialise in Nursing and Midwifery. The Highland site is on the outskirts of Inverness and within the grounds of Raigmore Hospital
Raigmore Hospital
Raigmore Hospital in Inverness is the main hospital in the area of NHS Highland Health Board. It serves patients from its own and adjacent Community Health Partnership areas as well as those from adjacent Health Board areas. It is also a teaching hospital in association with the Universities of...
. 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. 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
NHS Highland
NHS Highland is one of the fourteen regions of NHS Scotland. Geographically, it is the largest Health Board, covering an area of 32,500 km² from Kintyre in the south-west to Caithness in the north-east, serving a population of 300,000 people...
and its associated Trusts.
The Western Isles campus is located in Stornoway and the teaching accommodation is an integral part of the recently built Western Isles Hospital
NHS Western Isles
NHS Western Isles, also known as Bòrd SSN nan Eilean Siar in Gaelic, is the health board serving the Western Isles of Scotland. It is one of the fourteen regions of NHS Scotland. NHS Western Isles is responsible for providing primary and secondary healthcare to the 26 000 people in the Outer...
. This is a small campus site which also has student accommodation within the environs of the Western Isles Hospital.
Academic Departments
The University reorganised academically in January 2011 to 7 schools, incorporating 15 old departments:- School of Applied Social Science
- School of Arts and Humanities
- Department of English Studies
- Department of Philosophy
- Department of Film, Media & Journalism
- School of History & Politics
- School of Languages, Cultures and Religions
- School of Law
- School of Education
- Stirling Management School
- Accounting & Finance Division
- Business & Organisation Division
- Economics Division
- Marketing Division
- School of Natural Sciences
- Institute of Aquaculture
- School of Biological and Environmental Sciences
- Department of Psychology
- Department of Computing Science & Maths
- School of Nursing, Midwifery and Health
- School of Sport
Teaching
Since its inception, Stirling has offered modular degree programmes allowing greater flexibility and choice. Stirling was the first United KingdomUnited Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
university to introduce the system of two semesters rather than having three terms. The first semester lasts from mid-September to mid-December and the second from mid-February to the end of May.
There are now over 256 courses (including combination courses) at the undergraduate degree
Undergraduate degree
An undergraduate degree is a colloquial term for an academic degree taken by a person who has completed undergraduate courses. It is usually offered at an institution of higher education, such as a university...
level. A wide variety of courses are also available at the postgraduate level.
Excellent teaching ratings for politics
Politics
Politics is a process by which groups of people make collective decisions. The term is generally applied to the art or science of running governmental or state affairs, including behavior within civil governments, but also applies to institutions, fields, and special interest groups such as the...
, accounting, finance
Finance
"Finance" is often defined simply as the management of money or “funds” management Modern finance, however, is a family of business activity that includes the origination, marketing, and management of cash and money surrogates through a variety of capital accounts, instruments, and markets created...
, economics
Economics
Economics is the social science that analyzes the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services. The term economics comes from the Ancient Greek from + , hence "rules of the house"...
, sociology
Sociology
Sociology is the study of society. It is a social science—a term with which it is sometimes synonymous—which uses various methods of empirical investigation and critical analysis to develop a body of knowledge about human social activity...
, religious studies
Religious studies
Religious studies is the academic field of multi-disciplinary, secular study of religious beliefs, behaviors, and institutions. It describes, compares, interprets, and explains religion, emphasizing systematic, historically based, and cross-cultural perspectives.While theology attempts to...
, business studies
Business studies
Business studies is an academic subject taught at higher level in Australia, Canada, Hong Kong, India, Ireland, New Zealand, Pakistan, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Zimbabwe and the United Kingdom, as well as at university level in many countries...
, psychology
Psychology
Psychology is the study of the mind and behavior. Its immediate goal is to understand individuals and groups by both establishing general principles and researching specific cases. For many, the ultimate goal of psychology is to benefit society...
and English language
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
demonstrate Stirling's expertise in the arts and social sciences. Among the natural sciences, environmental science
Environmental science
Environmental science is an interdisciplinary academic field that integrates physical and biological sciences, to the study of the environment, and the solution of environmental problems...
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 Times Higher Education Supplement
The Times Higher Education , formerly Times Higher Education Supplement , is a weekly British magazine based in London reporting specifically on news and other issues related to higher education...
. The Philosophical Gourmet report ranks Stirlings' joint graduate philosophy programme with the University of St Andrews
University of St Andrews
The University of St Andrews, informally referred to as "St Andrews", is the oldest university in Scotland and the third oldest in the English-speaking world after Oxford and Cambridge. The university is situated in the town of St Andrews, Fife, on the east coast of Scotland. It was founded between...
as second in the UK and joint 13th in the English-Speaking world.
Despite a fall in graduate recruitment in recent years, the percentage of Stirling graduates in employment six months after graduation continues to rise.
Research
Among Stirling University's specialist research centres are: the Cancer Care Research Centre; Scottish Network for Economic Methodology; Institute of Aquaculture; Centre for European Neighbourhood Studies; Centre for Environmental History and Policy; Stirling Media Research Institute; Social Work Research Centre; Centre for Social Research on Dementia; Scottish AddictionSubstance use disorder
Substance use disorders include substance abuse and substance dependence. In DSM-IV, the conditions are formally diagnosed as one or the other, but it has been proposed that DSM-5 combine the two into a single condition called "Substance-use disorder"....
Studies; Scottish Network for Chronic Pain Research Centre; Scottish Centre for Information on Language
Language
Language may refer either to the specifically human capacity for acquiring and using complex systems of communication, or to a specific instance of such a system of complex communication...
, Teaching and Research; Centre for Lifelong Learning; and Institute for Retail Studies.
In the 2008 Research Assessment Exercise
Research Assessment Exercise
The Research Assessment Exercise is an exercise undertaken approximately every 5 years on behalf of the four UK higher education funding councils to evaluate the quality of research undertaken by British higher education institutions...
(RAE), 10 per cent of Stirling research was judged to be 'world leading' and a further three quarters as 'internationally excellent' and 'internationally recognised'. The University was rated first in Scotland for Nursing and Midwifery; Education; Sports Studies; Communication, Cultural and Media Studies.
The University of Stirling's research publications database, STORRE, is an important source of free, full-text access to the University’s research outputs. STORRE holds a collection of research publications produced by University of Stirling authors and includes: journal articles, conference papers, book chapters and working papers. STORRE also holds all the University’s research theses in full-text from September 2006 onwards (PhDs and Masters by Research) plus a collection of selected older theses.
Governance and administration
Unlike the Ancient universities of ScotlandAncient universities of Scotland
The ancient universities of Scotland are medieval and renaissance universities which continue to exist until the present day. The majority of the ancient universities of the British Isles are located within Scotland, and have a number of distinctive features in common, being governed by a series of...
, Stirling University's constitution is laid out in its Royal Charter, rather than the Universities (Scotland) Acts
Ancient university governance in Scotland
The ancient university governance structure in Scotland is the organisational system imposed by the Universities Acts, a series of Acts of Parliament enacted between 1858 and 1966. The Acts applied to what were termed the 'older universities': the University of St Andrews, the University of...
. The administrative structure is however broadly similar, with the University Court
University Court
A University Court is an administrative body of a university in the United Kingdom. In England's Oxbridge such a Court carries out limited judicial functions; whereas in Scotland it is a University's supreme governing body, analogous to a Board of Directors or a Board of Trustees.-England:In the...
(governing and financial body) and the Academic Council
Academic Senate
An Academic Senate is a governing body in some universities and colleges, and is typically the supreme academic authority for the institution.-Scotland:...
(academic affairs) based upon the ancient model. The University's constitution, academic regulations, and appointments are comprehensively outlined in the University calendar. In 2009 the University reviewed its Charter and Statutes to amend the procedures for discipline of academic staff.
University Court
The governing body of the University is the University CourtUniversity Court
A University Court is an administrative body of a university in the United Kingdom. In England's Oxbridge such a Court carries out limited judicial functions; whereas in Scotland it is a University's supreme governing body, analogous to a Board of Directors or a Board of Trustees.-England:In the...
. 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. Stirling's University Court boasts a number of well known members including James Naughtie
James Naughtie
James Naughtie is a British radio presenter and radio news presenter for the BBC. Since 1994 he has been one of the main presenters of Radio 4's Today programme.- Biography :...
and Alistair Moffat
Alistair Moffat
Alistair Moffat is an award winning writer and journalist, former director of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, and Rector of the University of St Andrews.-Education:...
.
Academic Council
Academic CouncilAcademic Senate
An Academic Senate is a governing body in some universities and colleges, and is typically the supreme academic authority for the institution.-Scotland:...
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. It has little real authority.
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). The role of Chancellor itself is largely honorific, the current Chancellor is Dr James NaughtieJames Naughtie
James Naughtie is a British radio presenter and radio news presenter for the BBC. Since 1994 he has been one of the main presenters of Radio 4's Today programme.- Biography :...
. The current principal is Professor Gerry McCormac and the current chairman of court is a local businessman Alan Simpson.
There are also several Deputy Principals, each with a specific remit. They play a major role in the day to day management of the university.
Student representation
The students of the University are represented by University of Stirling Students' Union (U.S.S.U.) which was named "Best Students' UnionStudents' union
A students' union, student government, student senate, students' association, guild of students or government of student body is a student organization present in many colleges and universities, and has started appearing in some high schools...
in Scotland" by the Bar Entertainment and Dance Association in 2003. It 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 USSU Council and Executive
Students' Representative Council
A Students' Representative Council represents student interests in the government of a university, school or other educational institution. Generally the SRC forms part of a broader Students' Association which may include other functions such as societies, entertainments and sports Universities...
, representing students interests to organisations including the University itself, which includes senior members being entitled to seats on the University Court
University Court
A University Court is an administrative body of a university in the United Kingdom. In England's Oxbridge such a Court carries out limited judicial functions; whereas in Scotland it is a University's supreme governing body, analogous to a Board of Directors or a Board of Trustees.-England:In the...
. On its premises in the Robbins Centre it runs two bars: Studio and Long-Bar. USSU is also affiliated to an eclectic body of clubs and societies, ranging from the Philhellenic Society to the Student Nationalists
Scottish National Party
The Scottish National Party is a social-democratic political party in Scotland which campaigns for Scottish independence from the United Kingdom....
Society. The Sports Union also supports some 40 sports clubs ranging from athletics to water polo
Water polo
Water polo is a team water sport. The playing team consists of six field players and one goalkeeper. The winner of the game is the team that scores more goals. Game play involves swimming, treading water , players passing the ball while being defended by opponents, and scoring by throwing into a...
via octopush
Underwater hockey
Underwater hockey is a global non-contact sport in which two teams compete to maneuver a puck across the bottom of a swimming pool into goals.-Play:...
and fencing
Fencing
Fencing, which is also known as modern fencing to distinguish it from historical fencing, is a family of combat sports using bladed weapons.Fencing is one of four sports which have been featured at every one of the modern Olympic Games...
.
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, set up in 2002.
Ratings and rankings
- The Times 2008 University Ranking tablesLeague tables of British universitiesRankings of universities in the United Kingdom are published annually by The Guardian, The Independent, The Sunday Times and The Times...
placed the university fifth in Scotland and thirty-seventh in a list of 113 UK universities. - 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 tablesLeague tables of British universitiesRankings of universities in the United Kingdom are published annually by The Guardian, The Independent, The Sunday Times and The Times...
placed the university thirty-seventh in a list of 109 UK universities - Ranked in Top 20 in UK for the following subjects: "Education" (#6), "PhilosophyPhilosophyPhilosophy is the study of general and fundamental problems, such as those connected with existence, knowledge, values, reason, mind, and language. Philosophy is distinguished from other ways of addressing such problems by its critical, generally systematic approach and its reliance on rational...
" (#14), "Communications and Media Studies" (#14), and "Hospitality, Leisure, Recreation, Sport and Tourism" (#15) - 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 FinanceFinance"Finance" is often defined simply as the management of money or “funds” management Modern finance, however, is a family of business activity that includes the origination, marketing, and management of cash and money surrogates through a variety of capital accounts, instruments, and markets created...
was listed as one of the Top 20 university departments in the UK for Accounting and FinanceFinance"Finance" is often defined simply as the management of money or “funds” management Modern finance, however, is a family of business activity that includes the origination, marketing, and management of cash and money surrogates through a variety of capital accounts, instruments, and markets created...
- 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 GuardianThe GuardianThe Guardian, formerly known as The Manchester Guardian , is a British national daily newspaper in the Berliner format...
- University named Scottish University of the Year 2009 by Sunday Times
League table rankings
| 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | 2000 | 1999 | 1998 | 1997 | 1996 | 1995 | 1994 | 1993 | |
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| Times Good University Guide | 45th | 48th | 40th | 37th | 37th | 40th | 38th | 36th= | 32nd= | 32nd | 41st | 41st | 33rd= | 36th | 31st | 32nd= | 36th= | 39th= | 40th= |
| Guardian University Guide | 27th | 36th | 37th OR 32nd | 38th | - | 48th | 53rd | 55th | 60th | ||||||||||
| Sunday Times University Guide | 32nd | 44th | 32nd | 42nd | 37th | 42nd | 43rd | 47th | 52nd | 43rd | 47th | 40th | 44th | 40th | |||||
| The Complete University Guide | 52nd | 44th | 35th | 38th | |||||||||||||||
| The Daily Telegraph | 38th | 63nd | |||||||||||||||||
| FT | 47th | 51st | 50th | 50th |
Notable academics and alumni
Academics
- David BebbingtonDavid BebbingtonDavid W. Bebbington , is professor of history at the University of Stirling in Scotland and a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society. An undergraduate at Jesus College, Cambridge , Bebbington began his doctoral studies there before becoming a research fellow of Fitzwilliam College...
, honorary Professor of History - David BlanchflowerDavid BlanchflowerDavid Graham Blanchflower CBE is a leading labour economist, currently a tenured economics professor at Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire...
, Professor of Economics, former Monetary Policy CommitteeMonetary Policy CommitteeThe Monetary Policy Committee is a committee of the Bank of England, which meets for two and a half days every month to decide the official interest rate in the United Kingdom . It is also responsible for directing other aspects of the government's monetary policy framework, such as quantitative...
Member. - Douglas Brownlie, Professor of Marketing
- Norman JeffaresNorman JeffaresAlexander Norman Jeffares was an Irish literary scholar.-Life:Jeffares was born in Dublin, educated at Dublin High School, Trinity College, Dublin and Oriel College, Oxford. He took up his first academic appointment at the University of Groningen in 1947 and then moved to the University of...
, Emeritus Professor of English - Ray Kent, Professor of Marketing
- Norman LongworthNorman LongworthNorman Longworth is an honorary Professor of Lifelong Learning at the University of Stirling in the UK. He is the creator of the 'information ladder', a diagram which describes the stages in human learning.-External links:*...
, honorary Professor of Lifelong Learning - Norman MacCaigNorman MacCaigNorman MacCaig was a Scottish poet. His poetry, in modern English, is known for its humour, simplicity of language and great popularity.-Life:...
, reader in poetry - Ivana MarkovaIvana MarkovaIvana Marková is an emerita professor of psychology at the University of Stirling, known for her work on language and the constructs of communication....
, Emerita Professor of Psychology - Duncan Pritchard, Professor of Philosophy and founding member of the Knowledge, Mind and Value project.
- Jean RedpathJean RedpathJean Redpath MBE is a singer of folk songs and Scottish music.Redpath was born in Edinburgh, to musical parents. Her mother knew many Scots songs and passed them on to Jean and her brother; her father played the hammer dulcimer. She was raised in Leven, Fife,Scotland, and later returned to...
, (honorary staff) folk singer - Steward SutherlandStewart Sutherland, Baron Sutherland of HoundwoodStewart Ross Sutherland, Baron Sutherland of Houndwood, is a British academic and public servant and one of the UK's most distinguished philosophers of religion.He was educated at Robert Gordon's College...
, former lecturer, later Baron Sutherland of Houndwood - Herbert WilsonHerbert WilsonProfessor Herbert R. Wilson, FRS was a physicist, who was one of the team who worked on the structure of DNA at King's College London, under the direction of Sir John Randall.-College education:...
, Emeritus Professor of Physics - Jimmy YoungJimmy YoungJimmy Young may refer to:*Jimmy Young *Jimmy Young , singer -See also:*Jim Young *James Young...
, Professor of Marketing - David BellDavid BellDavid Bell may refer to:* David Bell , Scottish television producer and director* David Bell , Irish soldier* David E...
, Professor of Economics and Advisor to the Scottish Government
Alumni
Arts- Eve Rabinowitz
- Daniel Caw
- Ljubov Medjankina
- Holly Edwards
- Iain BanksIain BanksIain Banks is a Scottish writer. He writes mainstream fiction under the name Iain Banks, and science fiction as Iain M. Banks, including the initial of his adopted middle name Menzies...
, author - Alan BissettAlan BissettAlan Bissett is an author and playwright from Hallglen, an area of Falkirk in Scotland. After the publication of his first two novels, Boyracers and The Incredible Adam Spark, he became known for his different take on Scots dialect writing, evolving a style specific to Falkirk, suffused with...
, writer - Jonathan ClementsJonathan ClementsJonathan Clements is a British author and scriptwriter. His non-fiction works include biographies of Confucius, Koxinga and Qin Shihuangdi , as well as monthly opinion columns for Neo magazine...
, author - Jackie KayJackie KayJackie Kay MBE is a Scottish poet and novelist.-Biography:Jackie Kay was born in Glasgow in 1961 to a Scottish mother and a Nigerian father, Jonathan C. Okafor who later became a prominent tropical plant taxonomist...
, poet and writer - Davy King, writer
- Fiona RitchieFiona RitchieFiona Ritchie is a Scottish radio broadcaster best known as the producer and host of The Thistle & Shamrock, an hour-long Celtic music program that airs weekly throughout the United States on National Public Radio...
, radio presenter - Mark HughesMark HughesLeslie Mark Hughes, OBE , is a former Welsh international footballer. As an international footballer, he made 72 appearances and scored 16 goals....
, editor of "attitude" magazine, leading gay publication - Mark CousinsMark Cousins (film critic)Mark Cousins is an Irish director and occasional presenter/critic on film. He is a native of Ulster. He interviewed famous filmmakers such as David Lynch, Martin Scorsese and Roman Polanski in the TV series Scene by Scene....
, film critic - Grace DentGrace DentGrace Dent is an English journalist, author, and broadcaster. Dent writes mainly for The Guardian, where she has a weekly column on television, 'Grace Dent's TV-OD'. She also writes for magazines such as Tatler and Marie Claire. She writes a restaurant review column for the London Evening...
, reporter, author and television critic - Ally McCraeAlly McCraeAlly McCrae , is best known as the presenter of BBC Radio 1 Scotland's show, and as co-creator of Detour Scotland.-Introducing:On November 2, 2010 it was announced that Ally McCrae would take over from Vic Galloway as presenter of BBC Radio 1 Introducing show as part of a UK wide shake up of BBC...
, radio presenter
Politics
- Jack McConnellJack McConnellJack Wilson McConnell, Baron McConnell of Glenscorrodale is a British Labour life peer in the House of Lords. He was third First Minister of Scotland from 2001 to 2007, making him the longest serving First Minister in the history of the Scottish Parliament...
, Former First Minister of ScotlandFirst Minister of ScotlandThe First Minister of Scotland is the political leader of Scotland and head of the Scottish Government. The First Minister chairs the Scottish Cabinet and is primarily responsible for the formulation, development and presentation of Scottish Government policy... - Michael ConnartyMichael ConnartyMichael Connarty is a British Labour Party politician, who has been the Member of Parliament for Linlithgow and Falkirk East since 2005, and a variation of the same seat since 1992.-Early life:...
, MP for Falkirk EastFalkirk East (UK Parliament constituency)Falkirk East was a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1983 until 2005. It was largely replaced by Linlithgow and East Falkirk, with some of its territory going to the new Falkirk constituency.... - John ReidJohn Reid (politician)John Reid, Baron Reid of Cardowan, PC is a British politician, who served as a Labour Party Member of Parliament and cabinet minister under Tony Blair, most notably as Defence Secretary and then Home Secretary...
, MP, former Home SecretaryHome SecretaryThe Secretary of State for the Home Department, commonly known as the Home Secretary, is the minister in charge of the Home Office of the United Kingdom, and one of the country's four Great Offices of State... - Tommy SheridanTommy SheridanTommy Sheridan is a Scottish socialist politician. He has had various prominent roles within the socialist movement in Scotland and is currently one of two co-convenors of the left-wing Scottish political party Solidarity....
, Leader of Solidarity, former MSPMember of the Scottish ParliamentMember of the Scottish Parliament is the title given to any one of the 129 individuals elected to serve in the Scottish Parliament.-Methods of Election:MSPs are elected in one of two ways:... - Gordon BanksGordon Banks (politician)Gordon Raymond Banks is a British Labour Party politician, who has been the Member of Parliament for Ochil and South Perthshire since 2005.-Early life:...
, Labour MP - Bill Butler, Labour MSP
- Daniel KawczynskiDaniel KawczynskiDaniel Robert Kawczynski is the Conservative Party Member for Parliament for Shrewsbury and Atcham in Shropshire, England.-Biography:...
, ConservativeConservative Party (UK)The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...
MP - Scott BarrieScott BarrieScott Barrie, is a Scottish Labour Party politician and former social worker. He represented Dunfermline West in the Scottish Parliament from 1999 to 2007, where he was a member of the Communities Committees of the Parliament....
, Labour MSP - Richard LochheadRichard LochheadRichard Neilson Lochhead is the Scottish Government's Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs and the Environment and the Scottish National Party Member of the Scottish Parliament for Moray.-Background and early career:...
, SNP MSP - Kenneth Gibson, SNP MSP
- Shirley-Anne SomervilleShirley-Anne SomervilleShirley-Anne Somerville was a Scottish politician and SNP MSP for the Lothians region from 2007 to 2011.-Early life:Somerville was born on 2 September 1974 in Kirkcaldy and attended Kirkcaldy High School, followed by the University of Strathclyde, where she took a B.A...
, SNP MSP
Sport:
- Gordon SherryGordon SherryGordon Sherry is a Scottish professional golfer most recognised for winning The Amateur Championship in 1995.Sherry enjoyed his greatest moments as an amateur, winning The Amateur Championship, being a member of the victorious Great Britain and Ireland Walker Cup team, and appearing in The Open...
, professional golferProfessional golferIn golf the distinction between amateurs and professionals is rigorously maintained. An amateur who breaches the rules of amateur status may lose his or her amateur status. A golfer who has lost his or her amateur status may not play in amateur competitions until amateur status has been reinstated;... - Colin FlemingColin FlemingColin Fleming is a British professional tennis player who lives in Linlithgow.He was selected for 2009 Great Britain Davis Cup team....
, professional tennis player, winner of a Mixed Doubles gold medal at the 2010 Commonwealth GamesCommonwealth GamesThe Commonwealth Games is an international, multi-sport event involving athletes from the Commonwealth of Nations. The event was first held in 1930 and takes place every four years.... - Richie RamsayRichie RamsayRichie Ramsay is a Scottish professional golfer.In 2006, Ramsay became the first British golfer in almost a century to win the United States Amateur Championship. He also won several other amateur titles and played in the 2005 Walker Cup....
, professional golferProfessional golferIn golf the distinction between amateurs and professionals is rigorously maintained. An amateur who breaches the rules of amateur status may lose his or her amateur status. A golfer who has lost his or her amateur status may not play in amateur competitions until amateur status has been reinstated;...
, winner of the 2006 U.S. Amateur - Sir Bill GammellBill GammellSir William Benjamin Bowring Gammell, commonly known as Bill Gammell is a Scottish sportsman and industrialist.-Early life:Bill Gammell was born in Edinburgh...
, Scotland rugby international and businessman - Angela MudgeAngela MudgeAngela Mudge is a champion hill runner and skyrunner. Despite being born with birth defects in both legs, and finding track athletics not to her liking, she discovered her sport while a postgraduate student in Scotland in the mid 1990s, and developed rapidly.She has won the Scottish Hill Running...
, former world champion hill runner - Catriona MatthewCatriona MatthewCatriona Isobel Matthew MBE is a Scottish professional golfer who plays mainly on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour and is also a member of the Ladies European Tour.-Amateur career:...
, professional golferProfessional golferIn golf the distinction between amateurs and professionals is rigorously maintained. An amateur who breaches the rules of amateur status may lose his or her amateur status. A golfer who has lost his or her amateur status may not play in amateur competitions until amateur status has been reinstated;...
, winner of the 2009 British Women's Open - Andrew HunterAndrew HunterAndrew Hunter may refer to:*Andrew Hunter , Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland*Andrew Hunter , British politician and a member of the Orange Order...
, Olympic and Commonwealth swimmer - Todd CooperTodd CooperTodd Alexander Cooper is a freestyle and butterfly swimmer from England, who competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. There he finished in 22nd position in the 100 m butterfly...
, Olympic swimmer - Catriona MorrisonCatriona MorrisonCatriona Morrison is a British triathlete and duathlete of Scottish origin.In 2005 she won the silver medal at the ITU Duathlon World Championships. In 2006 she followed this up with gold and took another silver medal at the Long Distance Duathlon World Championships...
, triathlete and winnder of the 2010 World Duathlon Championship
Other:
- Chris LilleyChris Lilley (W3C)Chris Lilley was educated at Broxburn Academy in West Lothian, Scotland. He obtained a Bachelors degree in Biochemistry at the University of Stirling, Scotland and then worked in Haematology and Blood transfusion at the hospital laboratories of Stirling and Falkirk.He obtained a Masters degree in...
, W3C internet architect - Neil Brailsford QC, Treasurer of the Faculty of AdvocatesFaculty of AdvocatesThe Faculty of Advocates is an independent body of lawyers who have been admitted to practise as advocates before the courts of Scotland, especially the Court of Session and the High Court of Justiciary...
- Michael Kassotakis, Business Consultant and Services Provider, www.e-bcr.com
- Derek LambieDerek LambieDerek Lambie is editor of the Scottish edition of the Sunday Express.He graduated with a BA Hons in Film & Media Studies from University of Stirling in 1997, then worked with a freelance press agency in Stirling before joining the Scottish Daily Express in 2000. In 2002, he was appointed as Editor...
, Journalist, Editor Scottish Sunday Express - Jayne Secker, Journalist, Sky News
- Paul Lewis, Presenter, BBC Radio 4 Money Box
- Neil DavidsonNeil Davidson, Baron Davidson of Glen ClovaNeil Forbes Davidson, Baron Davidson of Glen Clova, QC is a Scottish lawyer and former Advocate General for Scotland.-Background:...
, QC, Solicitor General for Scotland 2000-01, Advocate General for Scotland 2006-2010. Created a Life Peer, March 2006: Baron Davidson of Glen Clova - Jonathon Fletcher, internet search engine pioneer