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On January 25, 2008, it was announced that Stirling Council had decided to close the city's swimming pool, Rainbow Slides, permanently with the loss of 33 jobs.[13] Stirling councillors decided to shut the city's Rainbow Slides, built in 1975, because repair costs were too high. Metal slats from the facility's roof fell into the water in December as the pool was being used by swimmers[14]. No-one was injured in the incident.

The pool closed for good on 29 February. A new public pool is due to open at the city's Forthside development in March 2009. The decision to close the facility has proved controversial as it leaves the city without a public pool for more than a year.

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Education

Looking out over Airthrey Loch on the main campus of The University of Stirling
Looking out over Airthrey Loch on the main campus of The University of Stirling

The University of Stirling opened in 1967 on a greenfield site outside the town. Currently there are 9000 students studying at the university, of which 7000 are undergraduates and 2000 are postgraduates. Students of over 80 nationalities are represented at the university, with 14% of students coming from overseas[15]. It has grown into a major research centre, with a large science park - Innovation Park, located immediately adjacent to the main university campus. Innovation Park has grown since its initiation in 1993, and is now home to 40 companies engaging in various forms of research and development[16]. Stirling is also home to part of the wider Forth Valley College which was formed on August 1, 2005 from the merger of Falkirk, Stirling and Clackmannan colleges.

There are four main high schools in Stirling itself - Stirling High School, with a school roll of 940 pupils, Wallace High School with 950 pupils, St Modan's High School, located in the suburb of St Ninians and Bannockburn High School in Broomridge. All the city's schools are currently being redeveloped as a result of a Public-private partnership scheme.

In January 2008 it was announced that Students from Singapore would be able to gain degrees in retail from the University of Stirling in a tie-up with the country's Nanyang Polytechnic (NYP).[17] Under the deal, students with a relevant polytechnic diploma will be able to enter directly into year three of the University's BA (Hons) Retail Marketing – thereby serving a niche market for well-trained retail managers. Professor Paul Freathy, director of the university's Institute for Retail Studies (IRS), said: "Statistics have shown that close to 80 per cent of the retail workforce in Singapore have secondary or below education. There are no comprehensive and industry-oriented tertiary education programmes in retail in Singapore – so this is a significant step forward for the retail sector. We expect to see the retail leaders of tomorrow passing through this programme." Prof Freathy said the university would have a suite of offices in Singapore at the Nanyang campus through which students would have access to all the Stirling facilities. In addition, Stirling staff would be permanently based in Singapore and IRS staff will travel out to teach.

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References

  1. ^ RM Urquhart, Scottish Burgh and County Heraldry, London, 1973
  2. ^ SNP take control of Stirling Council. Stirling Council (2008-03-13). Retrieved on 2008-03-28.
  3. ^ Council votes to remove provost. BBC News (2008-03-28). Retrieved on 2008-03-28.
  4. ^ Gazetteer for Scotland Abbey Craig
  5. ^ Settlement Population Estimates 2004General Register Office for Scotland, 2004
  6. ^ Stirling Council City Profile Stirling Profile
  7. ^ Scotland's Census Results online Results for the Stirling locality, 2001
  8. ^ Stirling Council: Council » Latest News
  9. ^ InStirling report on Forthside project
  10. ^ Stirling Council, Property and the economy Keeping an eye on your business
  11. ^ Stirling University University background
  12. ^ Stirling University External Visitor Information
  13. ^ BBC NEWS | Scotland | Tayside and Central | Swimming pool to close for good
  14. ^ BBC NEWS | Scotland | Tayside and Central | Pool closed after roof collapses
  15. ^ Visitor Information - Useful facts and figures Stirling University Facts and Figures
  16. ^ Stirling University Innovation Park About us
  17. ^ Stirling in degree deal with Singapore polytechnic - Scotsman.com News

Mair, Craig (1990). Stirling: The Royal Burgh. John Donald Publishers. ISBN 0-85976-420-6. 

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