SRUC wildlife and conservation course wins top prize
SRUC’s Wildlife and Conservation Management MSc course has secured a coveted position as Higher Education Programme of the Year at the 2025 Chartered Institute of Ecology and Environmental Management (CIEEM) Awards.
The awards, whose past recipients include Sir David Attenborough, grant the Higher Education Programme of the Year Award to courses which prepare students for their future careers and which demonstrate high standards of teaching.
The achievement recognises SRUC’s commitment to supporting students in developing skills which make a difference in the field of wildlife and conservation. The commendation highlighted the support offered by the course in “empowering career changers and industry professionals seeking to upskill” and lauded the course for “not only equipping the next generation of conservation professionals - but shaping the future of the sector itself”.
The winning nomination for SRUC's MSc Wildlife and Conservation Management course, which is a distance learning course delivered by the School of Natural and Social Sciences, cited the programme’s development of passionate students who thrive in professional settings and the way the course draws on SRUC’s range of expertise that goes beyond most higher education providers.
Richard Armitage, Deputy Head of School - Education at SRUC said: “SRUC’s MSc in Wildlife and Conservation Management is an exceptional learning experience, delivered by dedicated scientists who have years of expertise in the fields of ecology and conservation. The high standard of teaching and practical application of learning throughout the programme ensures graduates are well-versed in both the academic and real-world aspects of wildlife and conservation management. We’re particularly proud that this MSc provides the best possible outcomes for students, with all graduates since its launch in 2020 successfully finding employment in a related field. I’m delighted to see the course getting the recognition it sincerely deserves.”
Discover more about SRUC’s distance learning courses here: www.sruc.ac.uk/study-with-us/study-options/distance-learning/
Read more about the CIEEM Awards here: https://cieem.net/about-cieem/cieem-awards/2025-cieem-awards/.
Posted by SRUC on 03/07/2025
