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    Find a Course That Suits You

    We offer land-based courses at all levels. Whatever your area of study or training, we offer flexible and accessible opportunities.

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    SRUC Research

    Our strategic and applied research focuses on rural and land-based issues and our environment, benefiting rural economies and communities around the world.

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    SRUC Education

    As Scotland’s only land-based HEI, offering skills and courses from access level to PhD, we meet the needs of learners and the industries seeking their skills.

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    SAC Consulting

    Our consultants, vets and specialists provide a wealth of local knowledge and expertise across the UK on all aspects of rural enterprise.

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    Helping a Changing World

    We help rural communities and industries meet and adapt to the demands of our ever changing world.

Scotland's Rural College delivers comprehensive skills, education and business support for Scotland’s land-based industries, founded on world class and sector-leading research, education and consultancy.

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Starting in Jan/Feb - NCs in Rural Skills, Land-based Engineering, Countryside Management and Greenkeeping.
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Crop Trials

Available for Download: The 2015 SRUC-HGCA Scottish recommended list for cereals with data from HGCA recommended list trials.

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The new 2014/15 Farm Management Handbook is now available!
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SAC Consulting CAP Reform Roadshow - Thainstone, Inverurie

You are invited to attend a free evening meeting to provide the latest information on CAP Reform.

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Latest news

Cabinet Secretary Visits Dumfries Farm to Meet Young Dairy Skills Initiative Trainees

SRUC staff were among those welcoming todays visit by Roseanna Cunningham, Cabinet Secretary for Fair Work, Skills and Training, to a Dumfries farm where she learned about the Dairy Skills Initiative.

SRUC Expert Stresses Attention to Every Detail as Recommended Cereal List Introduced

Introducing SRUC’s latest list of recommended cereal varieties Dr Steve Hoad of SRUC’s Crop and Soil Systems group stressed the need for growers to make decisions based on good intelligence.

How Did the Squirrel Cross the Road? – SRUC Student Seeks Aberdeenshire Community Help with Research

Cheryl Murray is going nuts. The Countryside Management student at the Aberdeen campus of Scotland’s Rural College needs to find out how squirrels cross the road.

SRUC and University of Edinburgh ‘Most Powerful’ in UK Agricultural and Veterinary Research

Agricultural and veterinary research at SRUC and the University of Edinburgh has been ranked as most powerful in the UK in the Research Excellence Framework (REF).

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