Published: Thursday, 21st March 2019 in Veterinary Services news
A new £1.6 million centre for animal disease surveillance and research means faster, more reliable and more efficient diagnoses of livestock animal diseases for the whole of Scotland.
Published: Wednesday, 20th March 2019 in About SRUC news
The importance of Scotland’s Rural College to the current and future needs of the country’s economy has been highlighted at a parliamentary reception.
Published: Tuesday, 19th March 2019 in About SRUC news
It’s the spectacular home to the family of King Robert the Bruce, but Broomhall House will soon welcome women farmers looking “tae think again” about how they run their business.
Published: Tuesday, 19th March 2019 in Research news
Researchers from Scotland’s Rural College have been awarded £260,000 for two follow-up projects investigating sustainable land use in Colombia.
Published: Monday, 18th March 2019 in Research news
State-of-the-art facial recognition technology is being used in an attempt to detect different emotional states in pigs.
Published: Thursday, 14th March 2019 in Study at SRUC news
Birdie, eagle and albatross are common golfing terms, but students at Scotland’s Rural College have been learning the importance of considering both birds and bees in their golf course designs.
Published: Wednesday, 13th March 2019 in Research news
The Head of Integrated Land Management at SRUC will be among the speakers at a special event focussing on Britain’s uplands.
Published: Wednesday, 13th March 2019 in About SRUC news
Developing the role of women is key to the survival of Scottish agriculture, according to a Scottish Government Taskforce.
Published: Monday, 11th March 2019 in Veterinary Services news
Nearly £6 million in funding has been allocated to vets in England as part of a campaign to tackle a highly contagious cattle disease.
Published: Monday, 11th March 2019 in Study at SRUC news
A Rural Business Management student from Scotland’s Rural College has Olympic ambitions after being part of a team which won Great Britain’s first medal at the World University Games.
Published: Friday, 8th March 2019 in Study at SRUC news
Students from Scotland’s Rural College swept the board in four categories at Lantra Scotland’s Land-based and Aquaculture Learner of the Year awards.
Published: Friday, 8th March 2019 in Research news
Researchers in SRUC’s Rural Policy Centre have completed a scoping study on the gender pay gap in rural Scotland.
Published: Thursday, 7th March 2019 in SAC Consulting news
An online tool which has helped thousands of UK farms to reduce their carbon footprint has won a major industry award.
Published: Wednesday, 6th March 2019 in About SRUC news
When SRUC becomes a new rural enterprise university it could lead to a £4.5 billion boost to the Scottish economy, according to a new report.
Published: Tuesday, 5th March 2019 in Study at SRUC news
Horticulture student Eilidh Fletcher showed off her new skills when MSP Ken Macintosh visited Greenbank Garden, near Glasgow, at the start of Scottish Apprenticeship Week (March 4-8).
Published: Monday, 4th March 2019 in Study at SRUC news
Scotland’s Rural College recently hosted a successful careers event at its Ayr campus.
Published: Monday, 4th March 2019 in Study at SRUC news
Scotland’s Rural College is the first institute in the UK to have used cutting-edge technology to log students’ progression towards operating forest machinery.
Published: Thursday, 28th February 2019 in Research news
The national flower of Wales has found a new role this St David’s Day – helping scientists to better understand the value of plant extracts as an alternative to antibiotics in animal feed.
Published: Wednesday, 27th February 2019 in SAC Consulting news
Aspiring farmers were told “attitude is key” at an event for new entrants to the agricultural industry this week (Tuesday 26 February).
Published: Tuesday, 26th February 2019 in Research news
A new study illustrating how British farms could produce more food while also supporting wildlife has been described as a “win-win” for farmers, consumers and conservationists.
Published: Monday, 25th February 2019 in Study at SRUC news
A delegation from Mongolia visited SRUC to see first-hand how education is being delivered on the ground in the UK.
Published: Wednesday, 20th February 2019 in Scottish Marine Animal Stranding Scheme news
A celebration of citizen science following a year that saw more reportings of stranded marine life around Scotland’s coasts than ever before is to be held in the Highlands.
Published: Tuesday, 19th February 2019 in Research news
It is used regularly by global tech giants such as Google and Facebook, but now “deep learning” is set to become a key weapon in the fight against tuberculosis in cattle.
Published: Friday, 15th February 2019 in Study at SRUC news
A new state-of-the-art digital classroom has been unveiled at Scotland’s Rural College Barony campus in Dumfries. It is believed to be the first of its kind in the region.
Published: Thursday, 14th February 2019 in Research news
Farmers are set to benefit from 18 new PhD research projects being funded by Scotland’s Rural College to address a wide range of issues within the rural sector.
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