Public events

Event series

Centre of Environment, Heritage and Policy Seminar series

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Microsoft Teams

Join our regular seminar series and learn about some of the biggest and latest ideas in the area of Environment, Heritage and Policy.

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University of Stirling Parkrun

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University of Stirling

A free, fun, and friendly weekly 5k community event. Walk, jog, run, volunteer or spectate – it's up to you! Every Saturday at 09:30.

Part of the Be Connected series.

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Remembered: Hiroshima and Nagasaki exhibition

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Campus Central Level 3

In the 80th year since the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings, the University of Stirling is hosting an exhibition from the Nagasaki National Peace Memorial Hall for the Atomic Bomb Victims.

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Event series

History, Heritage and Politics seminars

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Online or hybrid

Join our programme of History, Heritage and Politics seminars and learn about the latest research from University experts and guest speakers.

Event series

ESRC Festival of Social Science 2025

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Various locations across Stirling and central Scotland

University of Stirling researchers are putting on an exciting programme of interactive public events as part of the ESRC Festival of Social Science 2025, the UK’s biggest celebration of social science research.

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Life Beyond the Glassworks: A Documentary of Living and Working In Alloa

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The Gate, 2 Ludgate, Alloa, FK10 2DR

Come along to a documentary screening and panel discussion focusing on everyday, and extraordinary, life experiences of residents in Alloa and Clackmannanshire. It explores childhood, school experiences, working life, family life, social activities and has a particular focus on women’s experiences.  

Part of the ESRC Festival of Social Science 2025 series.

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Can Digital Workers Switch Off?

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3.04, Campus Central, University of Stirling, FK9 4LA

As the boundaries between working lives and lives outside of work become blurred by working from home, and various forms of ‘digital work’, questions remain about the rights and abilities of workers to ‘switch off’. This panel discussion will explore the future of work and its implications for workers.

Part of the ESRC Festival of Social Science 2025 series.

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Andrew John Williamson Memorial Public Lecture

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Pathfoot Lecture Theatre, University of Stirling, FK9 4LJ

Join General Sir Patrick Sanders who will reflect on Antonio Gramsci's observation, 'The old world is dying, the new world struggles to be born: now is the time of monsters'.

Playing the AI Game

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Made in Stirling, 44 King St, Stirling FK8 1AY

Does your business think about using AI? Does it already? Join us at Made in Stirling to earn everything you need to know about what AI is, who the stakeholders are, what is important about it, and how to protect your employees and yourselves.

Part of the ESRC Festival of Social Science 2025 series.

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Making a New Museum for Perth: Making Memories, Making Futures, Making Friends

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Hybrid in room Pathfoot C21 and online via Microsoft Teams

Join speaker Mark Hall in this seminar on making a new museum for Perth.

Part of the History Heritage and Politics seminars series.

Exceptional Evacuation: The French and Belgian Children’s Transport to Switzerland in World War Two

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Hybrid in room Pathfoot C21 and online via Microsoft Teams

Join speaker Chelsea Sambells on the seminar Exceptional Evacuation.

Part of the History Heritage and Politics seminars series.

Postgraduate Open Day March 2026

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University of Stirling campus

Our on-campus Postgraduate Open Day is your opportunity to find out everything there is to know about studying and student life at the University of Stirling.

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