Located at the foot of the Ochil Hills, the University of Stirling was opened in 1967. The brand new campus was built on an 18th Century estate consisting of some 310 acres of stunning countryside. Lying two miles from the Royal Burgh of Stirling, the University's location and history provide some clue as to what makes Stirling that bit different from other UK universities. Stirling offers a programme of study of unrivalled flexibility and choice, based around a semester system. It is possible to start on one degree programme and graduate in an entirely different subject, something about half of our students take advantage of.

What does the University of Stirling do with PASCAL?

The University of Stirling hosted the Pascal Observatory in Europe from 2004 - 2008

Professor John Field has been a member of the Consultative Review Group for the PURE study of Flanders

A number of University of Stirling staff are associates of Pascal. These include Professors Julie Allan, David Bell, John Field and Duncan Timms.

Professor John Field has contributed to Pascal publications, including a Hot Topic Paper on Social Capital and a chapter with Professor Michael Osborne in 2006, entitled, ‘Researching Social Capital in Europe – Towards a Toolkit for Measurement’ in C. Duke, L. Doyle and B. Wilson (eds) Making Knowledge Work. Leicester: NIACE.