We have a interesting new donation for #ArchiveFashion today. This scarf dates back to the coronation of Queen Elizabeth - who was the II in England but I in Scotland. This rather chic sartorial protest reflects disappointment at this not being reflected in the Queen's regnal title #Archive30

Getting into the #Archive30 spirit with our favourite #ArchiveBuildings photo from the @stir.ac.uk archive... 1/2

The #Archive30 campaign starts today! These prompts are an opportunity for you to showcase your collections, staff, and service! Take part in as many themes as you want and make sure to tag @arascot.bsky.social

A blank canvas for our Exhibition Interpretation & Design students who are installing their #FriendlyGames exhibition this week. If you're on #Instagram you can follow their progress on their Insta page at: www.instagram.com/uos_thefrien... @artatstirling.bsky.social @isstirling.bsky.social

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A gifted writer of #gothic & #supernatural fiction, Dorothy K. Haynes (1918–1987) grew up in Aberlour Orphanage. In her memoir HASTE YE BACK, edited for us by Dr Craig Lamont she brings to life the residents & stories of the institution that shaped her 💙📚 asls.org.uk/publications...

Congratulations Craig! This looks like a great new research project which will bring new perspectives to our work on the amazing @aberlourcharity.bsky.social Archive. @iassl.bsky.social

We've created a new guide to our #SportingHeritage collections which cover everything from Olympic finals to keep fit classes: collections.stir.ac.uk/archive-coll... @isstirling.bsky.social @sportingheritage.bsky.social

With the #SixNations returning this weekend its a good time to revisit this update from our Bill McLaren digitisation project on the beauty and value of #Rugby programmes: archives.stir.ac.uk/2025/09/19/g... #SportingHeritage #StirScanStudio

March's Archives Hub feature explores the #Stirling District Asylum Archive, one of the most used collections at @unistirarchives.bsky.social! blog.archiveshub.jisc.ac.uk/2026/03/02/s... #ScottishArchives #HospitalArchives

You can find out a little bit more about our fantastic new accession to the Stirling District Asylum Archive in this month's Archives Hub feature blog: blog.archiveshub.jisc.ac.uk/2026/03/02/s...

The new issue of Amplify the @wearethemu.bsky.social journal has arrived! The latest addition to an unbroken record of the union's reports, journals and magazines starting with the first issue of the AMU Monthly Report published in January 1895. All part of our fabulous Musicians' Union Archive.

Scotland & Medicine are hosting a special online event on Tuesday 10th March at 3pm which will bring together anyone interested in medical collections to hear an introduction to the holdings of 15 museums, archives and libraries across Scotland. Free to attend! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/scotland-m...

Love these photos from our #TeamScotland Archive showing examples of how some of the posters in our collection were used to promote the #CommonwealthGames in #Edinburgh in 1970 #SportingHeritage #Glasgow2026

"I am Heathcliff." Wuthering Heights has long been an inspiration for filmmakers. In 1964 Lindsay Anderson attempted to film a version starring Richard Harris. Find out more in our new blogpost: archives.stir.ac.uk/2026/02/13/i... #FilmHeritage #CultureOnStirCampus

On another grey, dreich day it was nice to work with some colourful content when cataloguing some new additions to our #SportingHeritage collections. #FunWithFlags

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