Public events

University of Stirling Parkrun

A free, fun, and friendly weekly 5k community event. Walk, jog, run, volunteer or spectate – it's up to you! Every Saturday at 09:30.

Part of the Be Connected series.

Centre of Environment, Heritage and Policy Seminar series

Join our regular seminar series and learn about some of the biggest and latest ideas in the area of Environment, Heritage and Policy.

Remembered: Hiroshima and Nagasaki exhibition

In the 80th year since the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings, the University of Stirling is hosting an exhibition from the Nagasaki National Peace Memorial Hall for the Atomic Bomb Victims.

Stirling Climate Festival

Stirling Climate Festival is an interactive student-led week dedicated to all things sustainability.

Japanese culture events

If you're interested in Japanese culture, come along to these free workshop events.

ESRC Festival of Social Science 2025

University of Stirling researchers are putting on an exciting programme of interactive public events as part of the ESRC Festival of Social Science 2025, the UK’s biggest celebration of social science research.

Your Workplace is Multigenerational: How Regional Insights Reveal the Challenges and Opportunities of Working Across Generations

Today’s workforce spans five generations - from Gen Z to Baby Boomers - all navigating rapid changes in how, where, and why we work. This event shares ground breaking insights from the ESRC-funded Changing Intergenerational Relationships Project, which explored these challenges in Stirling and Clackmannanshire.

Part of the ESRC Festival of Social Science 2025 series.

Challenging the Mystique of Welfare Benefits

This event will showcase Instagram videos made by Edinburgh-based drag queen Mystika Glamoor, supported with an invite-only closed discussion group at LGBT Youth Scotland’s Falkirk Youth Group that will help dispel myths around welfare benefits. It will also help explain what to expect if a young LGBTQ+ person does start a claim.

Part of the ESRC Festival of Social Science 2025 series.

From Keeping Records to Memory Keeping in Residential Childcare

A one day ‘train the trainer’ workshop which aims to support practitioners, archivists and policy makers to rethink their approach to record keeping for children in care. It is based on findings and resources produced by the Archiving Residential Children’s Homes (ARCH) project.

Part of the ESRC Festival of Social Science 2025 series.

Undergraduate Open Day November 2025

An Undergraduate Open Day is your golden opportunity to find out everything there is to know about life at the University of Stirling.

Life Beyond the Glassworks: A Documentary of Living and Working In Alloa

Come along to a documentary screening and panel discussion focusing on everyday, and extraordinary, life experiences of residents in Alloa and Clackmannanshire. It explores childhood, school experiences, working life, family life, social activities and has a particular focus on women’s experiences.  

Part of the ESRC Festival of Social Science 2025 series.

Can Digital Workers Switch Off?

As the boundaries between working lives and lives outside of work become blurred by working from home, and various forms of ‘digital work’, questions remain about the rights and abilities of workers to ‘switch off’. This panel discussion will explore the future of work and its implications for workers.

Part of the ESRC Festival of Social Science 2025 series.

Playing the AI Game

Does your business think about using AI? Does it already? Join us at Made in Stirling to earn everything you need to know about what AI is, who the stakeholders are, what is important about it, and how to protect your employees and yourselves.

Part of the ESRC Festival of Social Science 2025 series.