Published: Thursday, 17th August 2017 in Research news
Barony Campus of Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC) have benefitted by receiving a very generous donation from John Deere Forestry.
Published: Wednesday, 16th August 2017 in Research news
Over 40 ground-breaking livestock research projects are highlighted in a new publication from SRUC to promote agricultural innovation that can benefit producers and the wider industry.
Published: Wednesday, 16th August 2017 in Potatoes news
SRUC was well represented at the recent industry showcase event Potatoes in Practice at Balruddery Research Farm neat Dundee.
Published: Wednesday, 16th August 2017 in Research news
SRUC is one of the key partners in a new £5.5 million initiative to improve the health and productivity of farmed animals in sub-Saharan Africa.
Published: Wednesday, 16th August 2017 in Agriculture news
The issue of quad bike safety was the the focus of Scotland Rural College’s stand at Dumfries Agricultural Show – in a bid to reduce the risks for farmers.
Published: Wednesday, 16th August 2017 in Research news
SRUC Aberdeen showed a display of cross collaboration between the three core divisions at a recent Learning for Sustainability event hosted by Kemnay Academy.
Published: Wednesday, 16th August 2017 in International Activities news
SRUC PhD student, Bridgit Muasa, funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has swapped Dumfries for Nairobi as she continues her studies into the fertility of dairy cows.
Published: Tuesday, 1st August 2017 in About SRUC news
Scotland’s Rural College has announced a number of forthcoming changes to the membership of the SRUC Board.
Published: Tuesday, 1st August 2017 in Crop & Soils Systems news
A group of world-leading crop scientists, including the Principal & Chief Executive of SRUC, has called for a global crop network to systematically tackle threats to global food security.
Published: Tuesday, 1st August 2017 in SAC Consulting news
Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC) and Rural England have today launched a consultation focused on how to maximise the potential of the internet and technology to boost the digital economy across the UK.
Published: Tuesday, 1st August 2017 in Study at SRUC news
The new team elected to lead the award winning Scotland’s Rural College Students Association (SRUCSA) through 2017/18 have taken up their posts.
Published: Tuesday, 1st August 2017 in Environment news
Davy McCracken, SRUC Professor of Agricultural Ecology, recently attended a meeting in London to discuss the likely impacts of Brexit on the UK and Scottish environment.
Published: Tuesday, 1st August 2017 in Food and Drink news
Food and Drink at SRUC hosted the demonstration theatre at a new indoor food festival held in the East Neuk of Fife.
Published: Tuesday, 1st August 2017 in Study at SRUC news
Robbie Stevenson, a student at the Aberdeen campus of Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC) has been shortlisted for the Farmers Weekly Student of the Year Award 2017.
Published: Tuesday, 1st August 2017 in Environment news
Students from SRUC’s Elmwood campus recently spent time enhancing the environment around SRUC’s Strathfillan Wigwams tourism business on Kirkton and Auchtertyre farms.
Published: Tuesday, 1st August 2017 in Study at SRUC news
School pupils from schools across the south east and south west of Scotland enjoyed a day of interactive workshops at the Edinburgh campus of Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC).
Published: Wednesday, 19th July 2017 in Research news
The technical challenges of feeding a growing world population from less land is a key focus for over 400 delegates gathering in Edinburgh this week for a major conference.
Published: Wednesday, 19th July 2017 in Study at SRUC news
The British Olympic Association recently announced the Team GB Men’s Curling Team for the Winter Olympics which includes three SRUC alumni and one current student.
Published: Wednesday, 19th July 2017 in Research news
Over 100 Angus breeders and industry leaders from across the world have visited SRUC’s Easter Howgate Farm as part of the World Angus Forum tour of the UK and Ireland.
Published: Wednesday, 19th July 2017 in Hill & Mountain Research Centre news
A French student from sunny Bordeaux in the south west of France has just completed a five month internship at SRUC’s Hill & Mountain Research Centre, near Crianlarich.
Published: Wednesday, 19th July 2017 in Research news
Recently Dr Henry Creissen of SRUC and Dr Thies Heick of Aarhus University were invited to present their research findings to the Lithuanian State Agricultural Advisory Service.
Published: Wednesday, 19th July 2017 in Study at SRUC news
This seasons Winter Wheat Challenge, supported by the Mains of Loirston Trust, is hotting up and, according to SRUC supervising staff, the competition has never been closer at this time of year.
Published: Wednesday, 19th July 2017 in Study at SRUC news
Students on the distance learning PGDip/MSc course in Organic Farming have visited some of the leading UK organic producers - including Prince Charles’ Duchy Farm - on their recent study tour.
Published: Wednesday, 19th July 2017 in Elmwood Campus news
The Hospitality team at the Elmwood Campus of SRUC has been hitting the road recently with their Ready Steady Cook roadshow.
Published: Wednesday, 19th July 2017 in Study at SRUC news
Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC) recently participated in a Fife based Science Festival organised by Dundee’s Science Centre.
Published: Friday, 7th July 2017 in Research news
Bill Dingwall, Agriculture Lecturer and Team Leader, has received the Principal’s Lifetime in Teaching Award from Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC).
Published: Friday, 7th July 2017 in Research news
A Scotland’s Rural College crop scientist has been awarded a personal Professorship in Crop Physiology.
Published: Friday, 7th July 2017 in Research news
Marie Haskell, a respected animal welfare expert who focuses on what animals tell her about what suits them, has been awarded a Professorship.
Published: Friday, 7th July 2017 in Research news
Gillian Inman’s work on calculating Scottish farming’s carbon footprint has won the RC Stewart Prize for effort and excellence.
Published: Wednesday, 5th July 2017 in About SRUC news
The Principal & Chief Executive of SRUC, Professor Wayne Powell, will sit on the new Women in Agriculture taskforce announced at the Royal Highland Show by the First Minister.
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