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Embracing Industrial Strategy: Pioneering High-Value Manufacturing in Food and Drink

With a UK General Election expected this year, industrial policy – the concept of direct government intervention to boost particular sectors of the economy – is moving into the spotlight.…

Wayne Powell
30/01/2024

African project wins SRUC’s Enterprise Challenge competition

An Edinburgh student looking to improve food systems in Africa has been named overall winner of the annual Enterprise Challenge competition run by SRUC.…

SRUC
29/01/2024

Prime 11 in ALBAS final

Eleven SRUC students and apprentices from a range of subjects and campuses have been selected as finalists in this year’s Awards for Land-based and Aquaculture Skills (the ALBAS).…

SRUC
26/01/2024

Oregano oil and purple garlic prove perfect tonic for piglets

A recent study by scientists from Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC), the University of Murcia and the Institute for Agricultural and Environmental Development (IMIDA) found oregano essential oil and purple garlic offer similar or superior results to zinc oxide when added to weaning piglets' feed in to preventing and reducing digestive problems.…

SRUC
22/01/2024

More action needed to achieve EU climate goals

A new report involving SRUC has recommended a series of actions to put the European Union on track towards climate neutrality.…

SRUC
18/01/2024

Major research investment into national land use transformation

A first-of-its-kind consortium of 34 leading research and stakeholder organisations, including SRUC, has been established to help all four UK administrations address land use and agriculture as a major greenhouse gas emitting sector.…

SRUC
16/01/2024

£100k research project to explore agricultural policy impacts on island communities

SRUC has been awarded a £100k research grant to gather the views of island communities in Orkney, Shetland and the Outer Hebrides on the forthcoming agricultural and land use policy changes.…

SRUC
09/01/2024

SRUC Vice Principal joins South of Scotland Enterprise Board

Dr Mary Thomson, Vice Principal, Skills and Lifelong Learning at SRUC, has been appointed as a new Board member of South of Scotland Enterprise (SOSE).…

SRUC
04/01/2024

£500k project explores use of seaweed in chicken feed

SRUC is involved in a pioneering initiative to revolutionise poultry feed production by exploring the viability of a highly coveted red seaweed as a sustainable substitute for soybean meal in UK chicken feed.…

SRUC
18/12/2023

SRUC robot horse is put through its paces

SRUC has unveiled a new £100k state-of-the-art robot horse – the first of its kind in Scotland.…

SRUC
15/12/2023

Potato producers’ conference aims to build resilience for UK sector

Organised by SRUC, the 25th annual conference of the SAC Association of Potato Producers (SACAPP) will take place on Wednesday, 24 January 2024.…

SRUC
13/12/2023

National Day of the Horse Blog

In this blog by Pippa Morrision, Senior Lecturer at SRUC, she reflects on how horses have shaped her own life and how we use scientific research to continue to learn more about them.…

Pippa Morrison
13/12/2023