Free period products
Students can now benefit from a range of free period products, which are available across the campus.
The Scottish Government is funding this initiative in an attempt to help tackle period poverty. It is the first government in the world to make free products available to all students and pupils at schools, colleges and universities across Scotland. The University is delighted to support this campaign, in partnership with the Students’ Union, by facilitating the supply of the products to our students.
Students are regularly consulted and the project is co-ran in partnership with our Students’ Union, which sit on the steering group. There is also a feedback mechanism on all distribution boxes for the purposes of evaluation so all students have the opportunity to engage in developing the project.
The University is keen to uphold the fundamental principles of this initiative, by ensuring that those who require the products can get them in a manner which doesn’t challenge their equality,
Our period products are inclusive to all genders with products in a range of places, including accessible and male toilets. These principles were also considered when choosing a provider which would be inclusive to all in their packaging.
Order online
Students can order products, for free, from the online student shop. Your chosen products will then be posted to you for free.
Collect on campus
There are period products available in a variety of locations across the campus, where you can pick up the products of your preference, without having to ask for them. Please see the
If you live on campus, please don't order online as you can collect easily in person at various locations across campus and accommodations, find out where on our campus map download below.
Library
- Level 2: female, male and accessible toilets
- Level 3: female, male and accessible toilets
- Level 4: female, male and accessible toilets
Students' Union downstairs (next to the Venue)
- Female toilet
- Baby nappy changer unit
Campus Central
- All female, male and accessible toilets
Cottrell Building
- Female toilet next to 3A5 corridor
- Logie Lecture Theatre: female toilet
- Queens Court: female toilets
- A5: male toilets
- 2AW: female toilets and accessible toilets
- 2AX: female and accessible toilets
- 2AY: female toilets
- 2BX: male and accessible toilets
- 2BY: male toilets
Macrobert Arts Centre
- All female, male and accessible toilets
Haldane's
- Toilets
Colin Bell Building
- Faculty of Social Sciences level 2: female and accessible toilets
- Faculty of Social Sciences level 3: accessible toilet
- Accessible toilets opposite to 4S45
- Accessible toilets opposite to 4S27
Accommodation
- Alexander Court: laundry
- Andrew Stewart Hall reception: female and accessible toilets
- Beech Court reception: female and accessible toilets
- John Forty's Court: laundry
- Juniper Court reception: female and accessible toilets
- Spittal Hill: laundry
- Union Street Development: laundry
- Willow Court: female and accessible toilets
Pathfoot Building
- Oscars: J corridor female, male and accessible toilets
- Crush Hall: female, male and accessible toilets
- L3: male toilets
Iris Murdoch Building
- L1: gender neutral toilet
- L2: female toilet
Sports Centre
- Gender neutral toilets behind reception
Stirling Court Hotel
- Accessible toilet and staff toilets
If you would like this information in an alternative format, please email freesanitaryproducts@stir.ac.uk
All information on the map is also available on this page.
Campus toilets
A range of different items are available in toilets across the campus. The available period products include:
- Regular tampon with cardboard applicator
- Super tampon with cardboard applicator
- Regular tampon no applicator
- Super tampon no applicator
- Med towel
- Large towel
*Please refer to the manufacturers’ guidelines prior to using any of the period products
Re-useable products
Students who would prefer to use re-useable products, such as Mooncups, can collect these from the Green and Blue Space, in the Atrium.
*Please refer to the manufacturers’ guidelines prior to using any of the period products
Holiday packs
As well as individual items, students can also request holiday packs to cover them over any breaks away from the University, during the academic year.
Holiday packs, containing multiple items, can be ordered by emailing the Students’ Union theunion@stir.ac.uk.
Feedback
The University is keen to hear your feedback on this initiative and the available products. Please email your thoughts to freesanitaryproducts@stir.ac.uk
PickupMyPeriod App
Want to know where else to access free period products? The PickupMyPeriod app directs users to the nearest location where free period products are available based upon either the users GPS location or an entered postcode.