The University of Stirling

It’s such a weird thing to review a university since it’s not really a something to be judged on this type of review site, but it’s good to know some thoughts on the actual experience of the surroundings.
As an actual educational entity, it’s wonderful. My PhD supervisor is always handy, I’m able to get help from the university, and I have all that I need to get my work done. It’s the stuff that really matters but I’d be reviewing my supervisor and the specific amenities and not the university as a whole. I may as well review the website once I get into that in detail.
It’s a beautiful campus. It has a loch and it has a walk, and it has the almost required view of the Wallace memorial. When the weather is nice and I’m working I can’t help but stop and get to enjoy just how majestic it can look once you get away from the very stern looking buildings. I’d love a picnic on the grounds and to enjoy the view.
That being said, the buildings are almost all built to be navigated like puzzles. Both the Pathfoot building and Cottrell buildings are mazes of different types. Pathfoot is a grid with side shoots and Cottrell is a web of lettered hallways. Even after a few years I get lost when I need to find a new room in either one.
And here’s the flaw. It can be a nightmare if you need anything when it’s not during term. «But it’s a university», well people still work there and post-​grads are still studying. It’s too far away from Stirling or Bridge of Allan to stop to get food quickly. There’s now a food place open later, but most food options die out at 4pm or only run during term times. Stuck working at 7pm sometime in July? The little market may be open to get a sandwich. Otherwise that’s pretty much it and good luck.
Basically, I love it as an actual university to learn but the actual amenities frustrate me.

Why, why can’t I get into this Uni?
I have been in love with this campus since I first got to go on day trips to the campus to walk around the park and feed the ducks.
I often use this campus as walk on a day out with some of the young people I support at work, as when the weather is nice the grounds and the surrounding area are all so lovely.
I have used a number of the buildings for one reason or another over the years and while some of the buildings are a little aged (halls of residence?) I love layout and even the confusing twists and turns of the corridors aren’t enough to put me off wanting to study here.
Based in my hometown the University itself is a great facility with a history of excellence in the fields it offers and the sports facilities on site are perhaps some of the best in the area.
The staff who I have dealt with so far have all been very approachable and polite and have also been very good at giving concise and for the most part accurate advice.

Well, I am biased. I spent five years studying here and two years living right on campus. However, this means I have a pretty expansive knowledge of the campus so I will try to be as even handed as possible.
It’s beautiful. It has a castle, a loch, a golf course, trees, trees, trees. The residence buildings are very sixties architecture which doesn’t so much do the beautiful setting justice. However, the University is currently rebuilding and renovating the residence buildings and they’re all shiny, new and modern.
There’s a cinema on campus and a theatre in the form of the MacRobert Centre. I’ve seen movies in the place, had a coffee fuelled history seminar in the café and been to an insane electro rave here. They even put panto on at Christmas.
Anyway, I’ll always have a soft spot in my heart for this place!

It’s only right that I review the place where I’ve spent ¾ of my life over the past three years! The university’s campus is seriously indescribable. It’s beautiful with an abundance of wildlife on campus. (Hello rabbits! Lots of them.) The loch is huge and great for talking a walk around. The campus even has its own castle within which the university’s law department is based. — Airthrey Castle is worth taking a wander to see and is alongside Airthrey golf course if you’re partial to a putt!
In my two years living on campus, I was so impressed. The university is acclaimed for its sports department and the gym and swimming pool are just a short walk from the residences and main buildings. These are both very well-​maintained and offer great value. There is also the Macrobert Arts Centre which is essentially a cinema and theatre with a bar and restaurant. I’ve seen so many films in Macrobert centre, seen some great productions and my band even played a gig there.
Whilst all these things are great, the thing that I take away most from Stirling, and that I hear from so many other students, is the excellence of the support system for students. The Career Development Centre offers advice from the moment you leave until you retire and the university takes great interest in the university alumni. I myself called graduates one year on to guage graduate employment rates and have participated in another campaign to reach out to parents of new students and collate feedback on the university. There is also a great councilling and money advice service on campus. In my final year of study, I know that I am in safe hands. — If I need help, it is there and I need not be ashamed to ask for it. I couldn’t imagine a better place to have met my boyfriend and my band! Stirling University will always make me feel all warm and fuzzy inside.

It is the Scottish University of the year (²⁰⁰⁹⁄₁₀) and for good reasons. The campus is located into the heart of beautiful nature, it has the flavour of a leading and successful environment. The design of the campus is modern and well thought of, it feels more like a university compare to Edinburgh or St. Amdrew’s university. Stirling university has a good number of international students and offers excellent course studies and study facilities as well as facilities for recreation and relaxation, not to forget the lovely pond with swans and all beautiful natural sights on campus. According to statistics, 96.4% of the university graduates are in employment within six months after completion of their studies. Stirling is a small town but since every fifth resident is a student it offers a genuine university feel to the place.

Stirling Uni has a lovely setting, and yes like a previous reviewer, the buildings do let it down.
However, it’s great for a walk round in the summer evenings, there’s a golf course if you’re that way inclined, and there’s ALWAYS a load of wildlife going about.

Mir hat die Uni super gut gefallen! Der Campus ist im Frühling wunderschön, wenn die Hasen, Enten und Schwäné langsam in Bewegung kommen und das Gras beihnahe nicht mehr grüner werden kann. Dazu gibt es einen großen See den Loch, in dem man allerdings besser nicht schwimmen sollte. Für Spaziergänge ist der Campus optimal oder zum Joggen. Wer sich für die Uni selbst interessiert, so kann ich sie wärmstens weiter empfehlen. Die Dozenten sind sehr nett und helfen bei Fragen sehr gerne weiter. Vielleicht nicht alle, aber der Großteil in jedem Fall.

Stunning campus setting makes this a popular uni choice, sadly the scenery is marred by the 1960’s concrete buildings used to house the uni itself. The halls of residence provide basic accomodation for a large proportion of students on campus, the Student Union is generally a fairly busy place during the day but much quieter in the evenings as many students decamp in to town. The quality of teaching is generally high though there seems to have been an explosion of ‘media’ and ‘sports’ courses since the arrival of the Sport Scotland facility on an adjecent site, but this did bring with it the benefit of Olympic standard training facilities avaliable for the use of students. Over the winter and summer months the site is used by the Open University for the residential sections of some of their courses.

Nice campus with pitch and putt gold an olympic swimming pool, sports pitches for hockey football lacrose. a modern gym with helpful staff. non students can only swim in the swimming pool on certain days at certain times phone for information rgarding this. The macrobert centre is also part of the university and offers nice food and good shows, also it show movies in the cinema.

I recieved a BA (hons) in Marketing from the University of Stirling. I thought about going to Edinburgh and St Andrews but after viewing the campus stirling was by far the best, most beautiful, most welcoming and has a busy but not too big nightlife.
The teaching programme was great. There are not many lectures, they teach you what you need to know, i find this very efficient and it meant i could easily still work 21 hours a week.
They also have a cinema on campus but i never used this as they tend not to show the latest films.
I joined their gym, very nice although no TV’s.
All in all i realy enjoyed my time here and would reccomend it to anyone

hat wirklich den schönsten campus mit süßen baby-‘ninchen und fluffigen entenküken, ach und die eine oder andere sache habe ich da auch gelernt