Student and Alumni

Partnering across continents to improve livelihoods

The work of scientists and farmers in Scotland to breed more productive dairy cows has paid off both at home and on the African continent – thanks to support from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.…

SRUC
15/04/2024

University campaign highlights importance of the access agenda

The stories of students, including those from SRUC, who entered higher education from a non-traditional route is being highlighted in a new national campaign by Universities Scotland. …

SRUC
15/04/2024

Applications open for Fordyce Maxwell Award

Students and alumni of SRUC, who have been publicly spreading the word about agriculture, are invited to apply for the annual Fordyce Maxwell Award for Agricultural Communications. …

SRUC
05/04/2024

International Women’s Day viewpoints – an interview with Damson Ellen, SRUCSA Co-President - Central

SRUC is celebrating International Women's Day 2024 today by bringing you the voices of women from across SRUC, SAC Consulting and SRUCSA. Here's what Damson Ellen, SRUCSA Co-President (Central) had to say.…

SRUC
08/03/2024

Tourism partnership boost for SRUC students

Students studying for a degree in Rural Business Management at SRUC will benefit from a new partnership with a leading tourism body.…

SRUC
15/02/2024

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

Weight management is key to wellbeing of native ponies

Native ponies are at particular risk of obesity and insulin dysregulation (ID), which is a key risk factor for laminitis. However, certain management practices can help reduce the risk of laminitis and recent research has explored how commonly used some of these are in Scotland.…

SRUC
06/12/2023

SRUC wins award for sustainable teaching and learning project

SRUC has won a Green Gown Award for a project which embeds sustainability, enterprise, equality and diversity into the curriculum.…

SRUC
01/12/2023

SRUC lecturer’s mission to improve agricultural education

A lecturer from SRUC has been awarded a prestigious scholarship to make agricultural education more engaging to future students.…

SRUC
31/10/2023

Award-winning student is “epitome of resilience”

SRUC is celebrating a second successive win at the British Farming Awards after Naomi Ramsay was named Agricultural Student of the Year.…

SRUC
20/10/2023

SRUC launches new PhD programme

In a significant step towards shaping the future of agriculture, rural and environmental studies, Scotland's Rural College (SRUC) has launched a new PhD programme. …

SRUC
18/10/2023