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

Thank you to Karl from @unistirarchives.bsky.social for a fabulous walking tour #BLA25

“The particular character of the site derives from its comparatively intimate scale in contrast with the vastly greater scale of the natural landscape which surrounds it." #BLA25 delegates can find out more about the history of the Stirling campus on our historical walking tour at 3.30pm

A fantastic @sportingheritage.bsky.social #SportAndFashion conservation surgery this morning. Lots of interesting stories and great advice! #SportingHeritage

For all you instagram users out there, you can now follow us @unistirarchives for some behind the scenes collections content!

A suitable repost for #WorldBicycleDay Wheel wanderings (MS 108) is a handwritten account of a journey across Scotland by bike in July 1893. The cyclists arrived in #Stirling on a Sunday & passed through the town quietly "the churches all being open and the pubs shut." #SportingHeritage #OnYourBike

An update on our project supporting shinty's sporting heritage: archives.stir.ac.uk/2025/05/29/s... #Camanachd #Shinty @shintycentral.bsky.social @sportingheritage.bsky.social @isstirling.bsky.social

Join our free Sport & Fashion Network Event online to help you better understand the principles of good textile care and how you can introduce them to your collection. 📅 Wed 25 June | 🕥 10:30–12:30 Book now: tinyurl.com/9zcmsa27 #SportAndFashion

Watch out tomorrow for our special 150th anniversary supplement inside @sundaypost.com which includes the many different voices of Aberlour. Staff, volunteers, young people and experts illuminate the charity’s work supporting children & families across Scotland @northernscot.co.uk

Up, up and away! Preparing some items from the wonderful @aberlourcharity.bsky.social archive for special 150th anniversary events this weekend! @scotsarchives.bsky.social @isstirling.bsky.social

Last chance to see our #CultureOnStirCampus #Stirling900 exhibition this weekend! See how Stirling is reflected in our collections at the #Macrobert until Sunday18 May. @artatstirling.bsky.social @isstirling.bsky.social

To celebrate the 50th Dumyat Hill Race taking place later today, why not have a look at some photos of the race through the years and hear a snippet of its origin story in today's blog! archives.stir.ac.uk/2025/05/06/d... #DumyatHillRace2025 #CultureOnStirCampus @isstirling.bsky.social @stir.ac.uk

We received an envelope containing these gorgeous photographs of our wonderful @stir.ac.uk campus last week. They were taken in the 80s and 90s by a then-staff member and show off campus in all the seasons! This has got to be our favourite kind of post! @isstirling.bsky.social

Delighted to be highly commended by the @britrecs.bsky.social #JanetteHarleyPrize for our article + film 'An Unusual Period of Unspecified Length' published by @uclpress.bsky.social. Have a read yourself! ucldigitalpress.co.uk/BOOC/Article... @isstirling.bsky.social

"I hope you will excuse my interference..." Our current exhibition of material from the #Stirling District Asylum Archive on display @isstirling.bsky.social until 9 May: archives.stir.ac.uk/2025/02/18/i... #CultureOnStirCampus @artatstirling.bsky.social

Enjoying the good weather? This advice issued to the Scottish Team at the 1962 Commonwealth Games held in Perth, Australia, warned about the dangers of too much sun. #SportingHeritage #CommonwealthGames #TeamScotland

New addition to our #ArchivesHub catalogue: Full list of papers held in our collections relating to the writer James Hogg (1779-1835), 'the Ettrick Shepherd' archiveshub.jisc.ac.uk/search/archi... @jisc.bsky.social @isstirling.bsky.social

A big thank you to everyone who visited us at Friday's #Stirling900 Culture Night at #Stirling Castle. During the evening, with your help, we uncovered more gems from the William Simpson's Asylum Archive - including this example of garden maintenance from 1869! #CultureOnStirCampus

#OTD in 2021 our #StirScanStudio arrived on campus. Today we've just completed our 4,000th scanning job! @ukri.org @isstirling.bsky.social @artatstirling.bsky.social @stir.ac.uk

Friday fun from @islaglen.bsky.social and me on @thecourier.co.uk With help from @unistirarchives.bsky.social, we followed Shearer’s Visitor’s Companion and Pictorial Guide to the sights of Stirling 1919 to find out how much the city has changed in 106 years www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/lifestyle...

We're bringing the archives to tonight's #Stirling900 Culture Night event at #Stirling Castle! www.yourstirling.com/whats-on/sti... Find us in the Castle Chapel with our #CultureOnStirCampus colleagues @artatstirling.bsky.social and an awesome lineup of local cultural organisations and talent!