The University of Stirling \u2013 Scotland\u2019s University for Sporting Excellence \u2013 has ranked top 40 in the UK in the latest Good University Guide from The Times and The Sunday Times.<\/p>\n
Just weeks after being crowned Scottish University of the Year and UK Sports University of the Year in the Daily Mail University Guide, Stirling ranked 37th in the Good University Guide \u2013 up 18 places on last year\u2019s ranking.<\/p>\n
It is yet another indicator that the University of Stirling \u2013 nestled on a stunning 330-acre parkland campus in the heart of central Scotland \u2013 is one of the top destinations in the UK for students.<\/p>\n
Referencing the University\u2019s record-breaking summer at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, where its athletes won a staggering 24 medals, the Good University Guide says: \u201cStirling has leapt up our league table while its student athletes have been ascending medal podiums. An impressive 18-place rise ranks the university 37th \u2014 helped by strong graduate prospects and improved rates of student satisfaction.<\/p>\n
\u201cTo the southwest of Stirling\u2019s stunning 330-acre campus, at the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games, 22 of the university\u2019s students won 24 medals \u2014 many of them making a splash in the swimming pool. Their success reflects the university\u2019s superb facilities for sport \u2014 up to par for Team Scotland, which appointed Stirling its official university partner for the games.\u201d<\/p>\n
It adds: \u201cBeyond sport, connecting with nature is part of life on a campus that has its own loch and green spaces galore. The space to breathe \u2014 and think \u2014 is in keeping with the university\u2019s strategic objective to create a nurturing and compassionate environment where students can flourish.<\/p>\n
\u201cNew facilities will include a cloud-based information system to integrate all things student \u2014 and course-related \u2014 on one platform in 2027, the same year that Stirling celebrates its 60th anniversary. There are more than 120 clubs and societies, and for those in need of a big city hit, Glasgow and Edinburgh are within an easy train journey.\u201d<\/p>\n
Principal and Vice-Chancellor, Professor Sir Gerry McCormac, welcomed the news. He said: \u201cTo rise 18 places in Good University Guide, just weeks after our excellent performance in the Daily Mail University Guide, is further recognition of the strength of the University of Stirling.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are immensely proud of the dedication and talent of our staff and students, whose efforts underpin the outstanding student experience, world-class teaching, impactful research and sporting success for which Stirling is known.<\/p>\n
\u201cThese results reflect the hard work taking place across our university every day, and we will continue to build on this momentum as we deliver for our students, staff and wider community in the years ahead.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The University of Stirling \u2013 Scotland\u2019s University for Sporting Excellence \u2013 has ranked top 40 in the UK…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":774953,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[59,57,58,50,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-774952","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-united-kingdom","tag-gb","tag-great-britain","tag-greatbritain","tag-news","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/774952","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=774952"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/774952\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/774953"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=774952"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=774952"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=774952"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}