Yay! We're delighted to be part of a great new project supported by the National Lottery Heritage Fund and led by The Ballast Trust to support Scotland's sporting heritage. Find out more at: www.surveyingofficer.co.uk/sssh/

Transcription Tuesday everyone! Can you palaeography lovers help us out with this word? It should be a duration (of illness) - usually along the lines of 3 months, 4 years, instantaneous etc. Could be 'unknown' but we have to squint reeeaalllyy hard! What do you think? #TranscriptionTuesday

Looking for inspiration for your #BurnsNight supper? How about some Mixtie Maxties & Trimlin' Tams? Our #Alloa Burns Club digitisation project documented over a century of supper menus and club activities: archives.stir.ac.uk/2023/03/23/m... @scotsarchives.bsky.social @arascot.bsky.social

Looking forward to reading about how Stirling's story fits into the wider picture of post-war higher education expansion.

Delighted to announce the launch of my book today 'Universities and the Purpose of Higher Education: Expansion and Development in Post-war Britain'! www.routledge.com/Universities... : a short thread: 1/5

Congratulations to the team of volunteers at @unistirarchives.bsky.social‬ who have documented the main alphabetical series of #film #stills from the Edinburgh Film Guild #Photographic #Archive. An important addition to #Stirling University's holdings relating to #Scottish film #heritage.

Volunteering with impact: read about our @edinburghfg.bsky.social photographic archive project in our 2025 report: libguides.stir.ac.uk/ld.php?conte...

A Bluesky challenge! We've got so many great heritage/GLAM accounts here now, that some are flying under the radar From national organisations to niche collections, these active accounts are all (at time of posting) under 500 followers-lowest at 9-how many can we get over 500? go.bsky.app/U16Nwsw

Our last blogpost of 2025 rounds up another busy year in the archives. Highlights included creative histories, volunteering with impact and a lot of digitisation... archives.stir.ac.uk/2025/12/19/2...

Our last blogpost of 2025 rounds up another busy year in the archives. Highlights included creative histories, volunteering with impact and a lot of digitisation... archives.stir.ac.uk/2025/12/19/2...

Its time for our annual end-of-year review. Highlights include creative histories, volunteering with impact & a lot of digitisation... archives.stir.ac.uk/2025/12/19/2... @artatstirling.bsky.social @isstirling.bsky.social @scotsarchives.bsky.social @arascot.bsky.social #CultureOnStirCampus

Delighted to be invited to contribute to this event on Wed 10 Dec where we will talk about our work with @aberlourcharity.bsky.social documenting the historical importance and continuing value of their archives: www.ica.org/event/intern...

We have a new guide to archive sources for #co-operative #history on the website. You can download the 35-page PDF here sslh.org.uk/2025/12/07/s...

The #UofStirling computer, February 1974 #EYADigital #CultureOnStirCampus

Wed 10 December International Council on Archives webinar on human rights in university and research institution archives We'll be talking about our work with @aberlourcharity.bsky.social documenting the historical importance and continuing value of their archives www.ica.org/event/intern...

Day One of our #Aberlour150 advent calendar 🎄❄️🎁🎅⛄  Today we’re kicking off with a throwback to where we started 150 years ago, in our founding village of Aberlour and our old Aberlour orphanage 🗝️

More on this fabulous film in our wonderful #LindsayAnderson Archive. "See Your City" in a unique and unforgettable way!

A pre university view of the campus from the lofty heights of the Wallace Monument c 1960. #CampusInColour #StirScanStudio #CultureOnStirCampus #BridgeOfAllan #UofStirling

Poetry, politics and parkin cake in the library 😮 Wonderful creative histories event yesterday exploring the life and archives of the Scottish socialist John Maclean.

Now's (almost) the hour! Come along TOMORROW to hear author Henry Bell discuss his historical work on Scottish socialist John Maclean. Henry will also be reading from his co-edited anthology of poetry celebrating Maclean. Wed 19th Nov 3-4pm JISC HUB Level 3 Library 4-5pm Level 2 Library

For true sporting excellence, BREAD is the (1935) diet of champions. For a varied athletic diet, include cheese biscuits and tea. (from mrc-describe.epexio.com/records/CTC/... )

Sporting headlines from 1949 collected in a scrapbook in our #SportingHeritage collections. #Athletics @sportingheritage.bsky.social #StirScanStudio

We're excited to be starting a new #SportingHeritage project to digitise the archives of Shettleston Harriers and document the wider history of Scottish athletics. #StirScanStudio @isstirling.bsky.social @sportingheritage.bsky.social @scotsarchives.bsky.social @arascot.bsky.social

On 19th November, the University Library will host a symposium and poetry reading given by author Henry Bell on his creative and historical work on John Maclean. Come and join us for talks, refreshments and a nosy around our fantastic Tait & Watson Archive. @isstirling.bsky.social #JohnMaclean

Today 2.30pm @macrobertarts.bsky.social FREE archive film screening Neighbours / March to Aldermaston #NormanMcLaren / #LindsayAnderson Part of our REMEMBERED exhibition programme www.macrobertartscentre.org/shows/750427... @artatstirling.bsky.social @csdocufest.bsky.social #CultureOnStirCampus

A day out for our #CommonwealthGames mascot team at todays International Events Symposium at the University of Stirling. Come say hello! @sportingheritage.bsky.social #SportingHeritage #Glasgow2026

Neighbours / March to Aldermaston Archive film screening #NormanMcLaren #LindsayAnderson 2.30pm Monday 3 November @macrobertarts.bsky.social Part of our REMEMBERED exhibition programme: archives.stir.ac.uk/2025/10/06/r... @csdocufest.bsky.social @artatstirling.bsky.social #CultureOnStirCampus

Neighbours / March to Aldermaston Archive film screening @macrobertarts.bsky.social 2.30pm, Monday 3 November, with intro by #UofStirling Archivist Karl Magee Part of our REMEMBERED exhibition programme www.macrobertartscentre.org/shows/750427... @csdocufest.bsky.social @artatstirling.bsky.social

One of the first images digitised with our new #StirScanStudio back in 2021 was this colour slide of the new #UofStirling campus taking shape in 1970. A view from across the water of the new buildings around Queens Court. #CultureOnStirCampus

We’re delighted to share the SGSAH Annual Report 2024–25 — celebrating a year of creativity, collaboration and impact across Scotland’s Arts & Humanities research community. 📖 Read the full report here: issuu.com/sgsah/docs/s...

A huge milestone today for our #StirScanStudio completing our 5,000th scanjob since setting up our new digitisation centre in 2021. Congratulations to all our scanners! 🎉🎉🎉 @isstirling.bsky.social @artatstirling.bsky.social @ukri.org @scotsarchives.bsky.social

Here's a #HigherEducationPostcard of @stir.ac.uk Also tagging in @unistirarchives.bsky.social who may like the image If you like this image, please retweet it - remember, BlueSky has #NoAlgorithm

Images of the atomic age from our wonderful @edinburghfg.bsky.social photographic collection feature in our new exhibition REMEMBERED: in the archive archives.stir.ac.uk/2025/10/06/r... @artatstirling.bsky.social @isstirling.bsky.social #CultureOnStirCampus

REMEMBERED: in the archive An archival response to the visiting Nagasaki Peace Memorial Hall exhibition University Library, 6 Oct - 31 Dec 2025 archives.stir.ac.uk/2025/10/06/r... @isstirling.bsky.social @artatstirling.bsky.social #CultureOnStirCampus #UofStirling

We're looking forward to supporting #Stirling Doors Open Days this Saturday with a historic walking tour of the #UofStirling campus & a peek into the archives! www.doorsopendays.org.uk/regions/stir... @artatstirling.bsky.social #CultureOnStirCampus @isstirling.bsky.social

Getting with the programme. On the beauty and research value of rugby programmes. A new article from our Digitisation Assistant Joel on our #CultureOnStirCamus blog: archives.stir.ac.uk/2025/09/19/g... #SportingHeritage #Rugby @sportingheritage.bsky.social @isstirling.bsky.social

We have recently uploaded 300+ magazine issues from our Aberlour Children's Charity Archive for you to browse. You can read more about the items available and how to access them on our blog: archives.stir.ac.uk/2025/09/16/a... #ExploreYourArchive #CultureOnStirCampus #AberlourArchive

Today! Alloa! 11am! #SportingHeritage @sportingheritage.bsky.social

Tales from the Ring Speirs Centre, Alloa Friday 12 September, 11am Join our resident boxing expert Ian Mackintosh for a talk on his work on our project to preserve & promote Scotland's boxing heritage: www.clacks.gov.uk/community/ev... #SportingHeritage @sportingheritage.bsky.social #Alloa #Boxing

📣How can we identify and support collections at risk? Wednesday, September 24th: 10:30am to 12:30pm GMT+1 Free Online Webinar 🔗 Reserve your place: tinyurl.com/ymh69mrz

Yesterday we hosted BBC Scotland who interviewed Prof Michael Penman about the history and legacy of Braveheart on the 30th anniversary of its European premiere at #UofStirling #CultureOnStirCampus

#OTD in 1995 Hollywood came to #UofStirling with the European premiere of Braveheart. Find out more at: realisingthevision.stir.ac.uk/2017/12/11/4... #CultureOnStirCampus

On #WorldLetterWritingDay a favourite from our #NormanMcLaren Archive collections.stir.ac.uk/collections/... #CultureOnStirCampus @artatstirling.bsky.social

A new blog post from our director, why it was started and whats next for our organisation! Link: www.sportingheritage.org.uk/content/news...

Now on display in the uni library the #Aberlour150 exhibition celebrates the work of @aberlourcharity.bsky.social As home of the wonderful #AberlourArchive we're delighted to host the exhibition (on display until 30 August). @isstirling.bsky.social @artatstirling.bsky.social

Join Hugh Dan MacLennan of the University of Edinburgh as he sheds light on the vulnerability of cherished collections. Imagine your garage housing a treasure trove of sporting memorabilia, signed shirts, vintage equipment, and cherished moments. Yet, amidst the nostalgia lies a lurking danger.

Our #CommonwealthGames mascots are delighted to welcome Finnie, the #Glasgow2026 mascot to the gang! Read more about our collection of past Games mascots on our blog: archives.stir.ac.uk/2025/07/16/t... #SportingHeritage @artatstirling.bsky.social @isstirling.bsky.social

We had the most amazing time screening 'An Unusual Period of Unspecified Length' at the @memstudiesassoc.bsky.social conference in Prague last week! What a wonderful opportunity to talk to fascinating colleagues from all over the world about preserving and letting go of memory. #MSAPrague2025

With the news that Clyde is stepping aside to make room for a new mascot for the #Glasgow2026 Games we thought we'd run down our favourite #CommonwealthGames mascots (as seen in our fantastic #TeamScotland Archive!) archives.stir.ac.uk/2025/07/16/t... #SportingHeritage @sportingheritage.bsky.social

We're delighted to host the @aberlourcharity.bsky.social #Aberlour150 exhibition for the summer. As home of the wonderful #AberlourArchive its the perfect location. Now on display in the uni library @isstirling.bsky.social @artatstirling.bsky.social #CultureOnStirCampus