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University of Stirling works with housing association to bring dementia awareness into the home
A leading Scottish housing association and the University of Stirling are working together to bring dementia awareness into care at home.
![Lesbian, gay and bisexual population face housing inequalities, study finds](/media/stirling/news/news-centre/450x338-thumbnail-image-housing-inequality.jpg)
Lesbian, gay and bisexual population face housing inequalities, study finds
Britain's lesbian, gay and bisexual population experience inequalities in accessing housing, according to a study led by the University of Stirling.
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See all articlesUniversity of Stirling works with housing association to bring dementia awareness into the home
A leading Scottish housing association and the University of Stirling are working together to bring dementia awareness into care at home.
![Carer and older lady smiling](/media/stirling/news/news-centre/2024/july/450x338-thumbnail-image-Eildon-Nikki-Thomson-and-Margaret-Harrison.jpg)
Lesbian, gay and bisexual population face housing inequalities, study finds
Britain's lesbian, gay and bisexual population experience inequalities in accessing housing, according to a study led by the University of Stirling.
![for sale and to let signs on street](/media/stirling/news/news-centre/450x338-thumbnail-image-housing-inequality.jpg)
Full-time clinician supports Stirling student teachers to build mentally healthy classrooms
The University of Stirling has appointed a full-time clinician to help student teachers learn about and support mentally healthy classrooms and schools.
![teacher high fiving student in class](/media/stirling/news/news-centre/450x338-thumbnail-image-mentally-healthy-classrooms.jpg)
Policy changes needed if UK is to be age-friendly, say healthy ageing experts
Policy changes are needed at central and local government levels to ensure an age-friendly UK, say experts at the University of Stirling.
![two elderly women taking selfie in woods](/media/stirling/news/450X338-thumbnail-IMAGE-SBDRP-impact-report.jpg)
Healthy ageing expert and Stirling professor elected Fellow of The Royal Society of Edinburgh
Professor Judith Phillips OBE, a world-renowned University of Stirling gerontologist and expert in healthy ageing, has been elected a fellow of The Royal Society of Edinburgh (RSE).
![A woman witih glasses on stairs](/media/stirling/news/news-centre/450x338-thumbnail-image-Judith-Phillips-Bio-Photo.jpg)
Safer consumption and drug checking facilities key to addressing drug harms in Edinburgh, study finds
Safer drug consumption facilities (SDCF) and drug checking could be key to addressing drug harms in the city of Edinburgh, according to University of Stirling experts in substance use.
![Edinburgh at night](/media/stirling/news/news-centre/450x338-thumbnail-image-safer-drug-consumption.jpg)
Schoolgirls at the centre of new University of Stirling study into card game bridge are making history
Three schoolgirls who are part of a new University of Stirling-led research study into the game of bridge are promoting its educational benefits – and making history along the way.
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University of Stirling to promote better outcomes from water resources for Scottish businesses and communities
A team at the University of Stirling is embarking on an extensive study into how water resources in Scotland promote better outcomes for our economy, society and the environment, in a £5 million partnership project to last three years.
![river with monument in background](/media/stirling/news/news-centre/450x338_thumbnail_image_water_resources_project[1].jpg)
Why grey matters for these academic researchers with a difference
Like many older people during the COVID pandemic, they were in search of company and mental stimulation. Then came a chance for this group of retirees to tackle something none of them had tried before – academic research.
![older man on beach](/media/stirling/news/news-centre/450x338-thumbnail-image-Dave-Curry-co-researchers.jpg)
Study lays out options for Scotland’s first drug checking services
An extensive study led by the University of Stirling has laid out options and key considerations for Scotland’s first drug checking services.
![woman in lab](/media/stirling/news/450x338-thumbnail-image-drug-checking-services.jpg)