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The University of Stirling is ranked among the top 30 UK universities for student satisfaction (National Student Survey) and top 10 in the UK for postgraduate student experience (Postgraduate Taught Experience Survey), and has an overall five-star rating in the QS Stars University Ratings.
More than 17,000 students study with the University of Stirling globally, with over 135 nationalities represented on its scenic central Scotland campus alone. The campus – also home to 1,700 staff – has its own loch and castle, and a recent multi-million-pound redevelopment has delivered modern, flexible, and digitally connected study and social spaces at the heart of campus, including enhanced student support and retail and catering outlets.
The University has twice been recognised with a Queen’s Anniversary Prize – the first for its Institute for Social Marketing and Health (2014) and the second for its Institute of Aquaculture (2019). Stirling is Scotland’s University for Sporting Excellence and its recently redeveloped world-class facilities provide the perfect training environment for the University’s sports scholars – many of whom compete at the highest level, including at the Olympics and Commonwealth Games – and for students, staff, and the wider community.
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Lecturer in Religion & Politics, University of Stirling
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Senior Lecturer in Environmental Science and Planetary Exploration, University of Stirling
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Professor in Publishing Studies, University of Stirling
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Senior Lecturer in Film & Media, University of Stirling
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Professor in Finance, University of Stirling
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Chair in Intellectual Property and Technology Law, University of Stirling
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Senior Lecturer in Public Health, University of Stirling
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Lecturer in Creative Writing, University of Stirling
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Lecturer in Digital Media, University of Stirling
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Professor of Media Sport, University of Stirling
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Professor of Sociology, University of Stirling
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PhD Researcher in Plant Ecology and Conservation, University of Stirling
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Senior Lecturer in Politics, University of Stirling
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Researcher at the Institute of Aquaculture, University of Stirling
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Senior Lecturer, Communications, Media and Culture, University of Stirling
