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University of Stirling Archives
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News, events and activities related to the collections held in the University of Stirling Archives.

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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
November 18, 2025 at 4:34 PM
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Sporting headlines from 1949 collected in a scrapbook in our #SportingHeritage collections.
#Athletics @sportingheritage.bsky.social #StirScanStudio
Headlines from press cuttings of articles reporting on athletics in 1949. From scrapbook in the John Brown (Athletics) collection, University of Stirling Archives (ref. JBA/9).
November 5, 2025 at 12:18 PM
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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
November 5, 2025 at 10:45 AM
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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
November 4, 2025 at 1:17 PM
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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
November 3, 2025 at 10:26 AM
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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
Commonwealth Games mascots from the Commonwealth Games Scotland Archive, University of Stirling.
October 30, 2025 at 11:20 AM
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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
Stills from the films March to Aldermaston and Neighbours, screening at the Macrobert Arts Centre's filmhouse on Monday 3 November 2025.
October 28, 2025 at 4:15 PM
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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
Photograph taken by the film director Lindsay Anderson at the first anti-nuclear march to Aldermaston, April 1958 (ref. University of Stirling Archives, LA/6/2/3/8).
October 24, 2025 at 9:18 AM
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#HostsAndChampions
#SportingHeritage
Commonwealth Games mascots, Clyde (Glasgow 2014) and Borobi (Gold Coast 2018) planning the next stop on the University of Stirling Archives Hosts & Champions exhibition.
October 22, 2025 at 11:03 AM
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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
A view of the University of Stirling taken in 1970 showing new buildings at the centre of the campus.
October 22, 2025 at 10:27 AM
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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
Work being carried out on the University of Stirling's scan studio.
October 21, 2025 at 3:33 PM
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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
Images from the Edinburgh Film Guild photographic collection displayed as part of the exhibition REMEMBERED: in the archive, University of Stirling Library, 6 October to 31 December 2025.
October 8, 2025 at 2:15 PM
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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...
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A selection of images from the University of Stirling Archives and Special Collections featured in the exhibition REMEMBERED: in the archive, University of Stirling Library, 6 October to 31 December 2025.
October 6, 2025 at 11:26 AM
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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
Aerial view of the University of Stirling campus in 1970.
September 25, 2025 at 9:42 AM
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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
Cover of match programme for France v England, Five National Rugby Championship, 22 February 1964 (Bill McLaren Archive) Cover of match programme for France v England, Five National Rugby Championship, 18 April 1970 (Bill McLaren Archive)
September 19, 2025 at 1:21 PM
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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
September 17, 2025 at 10:57 AM
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Today! Alloa! 11am!
#SportingHeritage @sportingheritage.bsky.social
Advertisement for sporting heritage talk using poster for boxing contest from the Tommy Speirs Archive, University of Stirling Archives.
September 12, 2025 at 9:10 AM
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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
Ian Mackintosh, Project Officer on the Tales from the Ring project, carrying out research at the Speirs Centre, Alloa
September 10, 2025 at 10:11 AM
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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
September 4, 2025 at 10:46 AM
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#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
Material relating to the European premiere of the film Braveheart at the Macrobert Arts Centre, University of Stirling, 3 September 1995, held in the University of Stirling Archives.
September 3, 2025 at 3:08 PM
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On #WorldLetterWritingDay a favourite from our #NormanMcLaren Archive
collections.stir.ac.uk/collections/...
#CultureOnStirCampus @artatstirling.bsky.social
September 1, 2025 at 1:14 PM
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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
A collecting box for Aberlour Children's Charity from the 1960s in the shape of a hot air balloon.
August 6, 2025 at 9:50 AM
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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
Mascots for the 1998, 2024 and 2018 Commonwealth Games.
August 4, 2025 at 10:05 AM
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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
July 21, 2025 at 3:13 PM
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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
July 16, 2025 at 11:43 AM