University of Stirling
speciality: Sociology

It’s my first year at Stirling and it been good so far, freshers was amazing, meet lots of new people. The university is good has the best gym and good facilities. Lectures are boring but that’s education for you haha

Since starting my postgraduate studies at Stirling University, it has been an overall positive experience. The academic content and support has been consistent throughout, allowing us to get a well-rounded education.

However, disorganisation will often bring the experience down. For example, the new attendance app implemented this year rarely works and therefore our attendance isn’t always recorded. Strikes have occurred which means we aren’t being informed whether classes are on and in some instances, I’ve waited over 2 months to get feedback on coursework. This then meant I was going into the new semester, without knowing I had passed the previous one.

It really is a great uni, but there are just a few issues of organisation and communication that can be refined.

The University of Stirling greets you with an amazing campus atmosphere, friendly and warm people and great teaching staff. The way the programme is designed encourages you to learn different skills outside of the degree, such as time management and teamwork.

It can really depend on the program you are doing. I found that most lecturers like Niall Hamilton are really passionate and make not only a great experience but also actually teaches you things, meanwhile, some less passionate lecturers really do not like teaching or the students and you can see it in their teaching 🙂