Staff and students events

Be Connected

Discover a programme of free events and activities for our Stirling community of students and staff. Bookings for activities will open approximately four to six weeks before the event date.

This Fragile Earth: Pioneer Scottish Artists who anticipated the climate crisis

This exhibition focusses on a group of pioneering Scottish artists who as early as the 1970s and 1980s were responding to the threat of climate change.

The Divine Sky - Sekai Machache

Sekai Machache (she/they) is a Zimbabwean-Scottish visual artist and curator based in Glasgow. Her work is a deep interrogation of the notion of self and she is interested in the relationship between spirituality, imagination and the role of the artist in disseminating symbolic imagery to provide a space for healing.

Remembering Together: Collective Creative Responses to the Pandemic

This exhibition explores how two separate projects chose to make sense of the pandemic, reflecting on how we as a society remember and honour traumatic times.

Margaret Mitchell: Six Works

This series of six works, acquired by the University’s Art Collection in 2023, focus on Margaret Mitchell's nephew Steven, offering an insight into his life’s trajectory.

Seven Women: Ken Currie

In 2023 the University Art Collection was delighted to be gifted seven works by renowned artist Ken Currie and we are pleased to display Seven Women together in this exhibition.

Free Christmas Dinner

This year all students living in university accommodation or private accommodation in Stirling will be able to tuck into a free Christmas Dinner on Christmas Day as part of our Be Connected programme.

Part of the Be Connected series.

Viewing Rooms: Elizabeth Blackadder and John Houston

See artwork that would normally live in our art store, at our art collection as part of our Viewing Rooms series. In January, come along and see the works of married couple Blackadder and Houston.

A warm welcome to the Art Collection

Visit our collections, see the exhibitions and learn about what's coming up on the Art Collection calendar. Everyone is welcome to join us.

Free Movie Nights for Students

Join your fellow students for free screenings throughout the semester in partnership with the Macrobert Arts Centre!

Part of the Be Connected series.

Celebrating Lunar New Year

Celebrate the beginning of the Year of the Snake at the University of Stirling!

Part of the Be Connected series.

Free Eco Craft Workshops

Come along and try a range of crafty activities throughout the semester, free of charge, and meet new people while doing so!

Part of the Be Connected series.

Education, the Arts and Climate Change

This in-person event, hosted by the Stirling Centre for Research into Curriculum Making and Stirling University’s Art Collection, will explore the challenges and affordances of education that respond to the affective dimensions of living on a Fragile Earth.

Connecting Cultures

Come along for a fun and informative evening to learn about Scottish culture and customs, try traditional snacks, and make new friends!

Part of the Be Connected series.

On A Wing And A Prayer: a day of workshops and performance

A day of sound and workshops to celebrate the launch of the album, On A Wing and A Prayer.

University of Stirling Day of Culture

Celebrate a day of culture at the University of Stirling.

Part of the Be Connected series.

Random Acts of Kindness Giveaways

Enjoy our Lucky Letter giveaway as part of Random Acts of Kindness 2025!

Part of the Be Connected series.

Talks at the Smith: University Art Collection

Join the University of Stirling Art Collection Curators for a talk at the Stirling Smith Art Gallery and Museum. 

ASSEMBLE!

An ad hoc live event inviting individuals and groups to take the space and share experiences of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Sashiko Stitching Workshop

Inspired by the Japanese technique of Sashiko, join teacher Sue Crawley for a relaxed evening of slow stitching.

Paws Against Stress (Therapets)

Open to all University of Stirling students and staff, join our next Paws Against Stress (Therapets) event, on Saturday 1 March, delivered by volunteers of Canine Concern Scotland Trust.

Part of the Be Connected series.

Challenges and the Future of Minority and Indigenous Rights Protection Conference

This conference will reflect on the rights of indigenous peoples and ethnic, religious and linguistic minorities, and the need to fundamentally rethink and recommit to their protection.