• Find a Course that suits you

    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.

  • SRUC Research

    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.

  • SRUC Education

    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.

  • SAC Consulting

    SAC Consulting

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

  • Helping a Changing World

    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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Crop Clinic News

Tillage live

05 Dec. Crops back on track/looking good. Details of SRUC/HGCA January roadshows. Up and coming BASIS training courses.

New MSc Course

Scottish loch

A new Rural Business Management MSc course is in the pipeline. Read the course outline and receive progress updates by registering your interest.

SRUC-SEPA Conference

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Delivering Multiple Benefits from our Land: Sustainable Development in Practice, 14-16 April 2014. Registration form and programme now available.

What’s on

SRUC/HGCA Winter Workshop - Carfraemill, Scottish Borders

Targeted at those interested in pushing Scottish arable businesses forward, this event showcases a series of regional technical seminars, based on the latest research findings.

More events

Latest news

Scottish Livery Yard the First in the UK to be Accredited Under New Strangles Health Scheme

A livery yard at West Linton, in the Scottish Borders, is the first in the UK to become accredited under a new scheme to protect horses and premises from a debilitating and highly contagious disease.

Professor Bob Webb Steps Down as SRUC Principal & Chief Executive

Professor Bob Webb is to step down this month as SRUC’s Principal and Chief Executive, over one year since the successful merger of Barony, Elmwood, Oatridge and Scottish Agricultural College.

£10,000 of SRUC “Going Further” Bursaries Support Students’ Progress

Students from Dumfries, Perth and Lower Largo in Fife are among a group receiving bursaries totalling £10,000, awarded by Scotland’s Rural College.

SRUC Student’s Business Skills Shone Through at Agriscot

Joseph Williams, a student at SRUC’s Ayr Campus, won the recent AgriScot Business Skills competition, impressing the judges with his critical appraisal of a new agriculture product.

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