February 2017 news
Archive news stories
Huge postcode disparity in proportion of children in care
A study by the University of Stirling and six other British universities has revealed significant inequalities in child welfare across the UK.
![A child in distress](/media/stirling/news/news-centre/2017/02/children-450x338.jpg)
Gambling adverts on TV ‘mislead’ football fans
Football fans are being ‘misled’ by complex gambling adverts on television, a University of Stirling study has found.
![Dr Philip Newall](/media/stirling/news/news-centre/2017/02/phillip-newall-450x338.jpg)
Forests worldwide threatened by drought
Forests around the world are at risk of death due to widespread drought, University of Stirling researchers have found.
![looking up at the green canopy of the trees](/media/stirling/news/news-centre/2017/02/trees-450x338.jpg)
Forgotten Scots royal burial site to be explored by Stirling academic
The burial site of James I of Scotland – brutally murdered 580 years ago today – is set to be explored in a project led by a University of Stirling archaeologist.
![Perth Charterhouse](/media/stirling/news/news-centre/2017/02/perth-charterhouse-450x338.jpg)
Government urged to consider allocations of regional funds post-Brexit
How funds for current EU-based policies should be transferred to the nation’s devolved governments post-Brexit has been considered by leading University of Stirling economist, Professor David Bell, in a parliamentary report.
![EU and UK badges](/media/stirling/news/news-centre/2017/02/eu-450x338.jpg)
Five-star Stirling success in top Fellowship
The University of Stirling’s Chancellor Dr James Naughtie – and Principal and Vice-Chancellor Professor Gerry McCormac – have been elected to become Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh (RSE).
![The University's Chancellor Dr James Naughtie and Principal and Vice-Chancellor Professor Gerry McCormac](/media/stirling/news/news-centre/2017/02/chancellor-principal-450x338.jpg)
Partnership in Japan to enhance dementia care
Developing dementia-friendly communities in Scotland and Japan will be the focus of an international partnership involving the University of Stirling.
![Dr Louise McCabe, Dr Hideki Ito, Fiona Hyslop MSP and CEO of TMGHIG](/media/stirling/news/news-centre/2017/02/mou-450x338.jpg)
Stirling student freezes out competition at World University Games
University of Stirling student Bobby Lambie has won a gold medal at the 2017 World University Winter Games as part of the Team GB’s men’s curling team.
![A medallion](/media/stirling/news/news-centre/2017/02/team-medals-450x338.jpg)
Befrienders could boost new mothers’ mental health
Women experiencing mental health difficulties directly before and after giving birth could benefit from a charity’s befriending service, a University of Stirling report has revealed.
![close up of three pregnant bellies](/media/stirling/news/news-centre/2017/02/pregnancy-450x338.jpg)