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Researcher Development
The University of Stirling (UoS) and Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP) are pleased to launch a joint International Mentoring Partnership Programme.
Dr Line Caes in Psychology, secured funding from Canada-UK Foundation to travel to Canada for a research visit with her collaborator, Dr Jennifer Stinson. Following her trip & visit to SickKids, Toronto, Canada Line reflects on her visit and the opportunities it created. The collaboration… Continue Reading →
Spark, Connect and Connect+ are internal funding schemes open to academic staff undertaking research at Stirling. The schemes are competitive and will be evaluated against; potential to secure further external funding fit to the University priorities and strategic objectives, and (if… Continue Reading →
At Stirling we have a great range of resources to support our staff including opportunities specifically targeted at researchers as well as training which is open to all. We also have access to a range of external on-line materials, and… Continue Reading →
Ahead of roadshows for their next themed call on ‘Scotland 2030’, we invited programme manager of SUII (Scottish Universities Insight Institute), Nicola Duncan to give us the lowdown on the Scottish Universities Insight Institute.
Lisa Idebolo is a Research Policy Officer in Research & Innovation Services, her portfolio of work includes Research Performance Indicators & Metrics, Strategic Projects and Research Committee. Along with Fiona Millar, she attended Prof Kevin Tipton’s Research bites sessions to… Continue Reading →
On 30th May 2017, the Stirling Graduate School ran the popular three minute thesis competition. With 8 participants representing 4 of the 5 faculties and around 60 audience members, the event was a great opportunity for our PhD community to come… Continue Reading →
The University’s inaugural Research Week is nearly upon us with less than 4 weeks till it all kicks off on 18th April. The research week team have been busy formulating an exciting and appropriately jam-packed programme for researchers at the… Continue Reading →
At the University of Stirling there are a range of great activities and initiatives going on to promote and ensure equality for our staff and students.
By Morag Macpherson, Postdoctoral Research Assistant, Computing Science and Maths As an academic, communicating (often jargon-heavy) research to a lay audience is a difficult task. It can push us outside our comfort zone, and force us to look at the… Continue Reading →