University of Stirling

University of Stirling
TypePublic
Established1967 (1967)
Endowment£1.87 million (2022)[1]
Budget£155.3 million (2021–22)[1]
ChancellorJack McConnell
PrincipalGerry McCormac[2]
Administrative staff
1,872 [3]
Students13,390 (2022/23)[4]
Undergraduates8,940 (2022/23)[4]
Postgraduates4,450 (2022/23)[4]
Location,
56°08′45″N 3°55′10″W / 56.14583°N 3.91944°W / 56.14583; -3.91944
Campus360 acres (1.5 km2) parkland campus
Colours  Heritage green and
  Energy green
AffiliationsAssociation of Commonwealth Universities
Universities UK
Websitestir.ac.uk

The University of Stirling (Scots: University o Stirlin, Scottish Gaelic: Oilthigh Shruighlea (abbreviated as Stir or Shruiglea, in post-nominals)) 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 360 acres (145 hectares) in size, incorporating the Stirling University Innovation Park and the Dementia Centre. The campus is located in the foothills of the Ochil Hills.[5] 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.[6]

As of 2022, the university has 14,000 part-time and full-time students.[7] 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 & 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.[8]

  1. ^ a b "Financial Statements 2021–2022" (PDF). Stirling University. Retrieved 21 February 2023.
  2. ^ "Gerry McCormac".
  3. ^ Scottish funding council (September 2004). "Scottish Funding Council – Description of Human Resources Management Modernisation in the University Sector" (PDF). Stirling University. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 February 2009. Retrieved 4 December 2007.
  4. ^ a b c "Where do HE students study?". Higher Education Statistics Agency. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
  5. ^ "University of Stirling most beautiful campus in the UK". Business Insider. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
  6. ^ "Daily Record". 2010. Retrieved 30 March 2017.
  7. ^ "Facts and figures – University of Stirling". www.stir.ac.uk. Archived from the original on 31 March 2017. Retrieved 30 March 2017.
  8. ^ "UNITAR partners with Stirling University to launch a Master's in Human Rights and Diplomacy". UNITAR. Retrieved 6 November 2023.

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