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Creating stronger and more resilient systems across food, farming, and rural economies by harnessing and applying innovations in AI, precision technologies, and big-data.
At SRUC, we harness emerging technologies and their associated data systems to generate understanding, provide insights, develop and improve products, increase resource use efficiency, and transform industries. Because by applying innovations in AI, precision technologies, and big data to real-world problems, we create stronger and more resilient systems across food, farming, and rural economies.
Data science and AI work in SRUC news:
Royal honour for Scotland’s Rural College
Work on improving animal health and welfare through excellence in veterinary services has led to SRUC being awarded a Queen’s Anniversary Prize for Higher and Further Education.
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Call for farmers to help shape Scotland’s future agricultural policy
Scotland’s farmers are being asked to take part in annual data gathering that will help shape policy and strengthen the future of the nation’s agricultural sector. Every year, the Scottish Farm
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SRUC honoured with third Queen Elizabeth Prize for Education
SRUC has been awarded the Queen Elizabeth Prize for Education for the third time, making it one of the few Scottish institutions to have received the honour more than twice.
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SRUC launches world’s first open-source digital twin for dairy farming
SRUC’s Dairy Research Centre, has unveiled farm-twin, a world’s first open-source Digital Twin platform designed specifically to transform dairy farming. Made possible through funding from the Digital
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Aye robot – SRUC part of new Borderlands Deep Tech Accelerator Hub
SRUC is to be a key partner at a new technology hub in the Scottish Borders.
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Scientists lead world-first study to track antibiotic resistance in pets
Scientists in Scotland will lead the world’s first study of antibiotic resistance levels in the nation’s pet population to help reduce infection risks for animals and humans.
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SAC Consulting
Working together with and alongside SRUC research teams, SAC Consulting, a part of SRUC, provides independent, research-driven, industry-leading expertise, advice and solutions for agricultural, food and land-based businesses
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Veterinary services
The Veterinary Services team at SRUC are experts in animal disease, diagnosis, and surveillance, processing over one million animal and material samples each year through our veterinary and analytical laboratory and a network of disease surveillance hubs situated throughout Scotland.
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