Research and innovation
Our world-class experts play a vital role in advancing our understanding of animal health, disease, and biological systems, contributing innovative and impactful work to improve and benefit our natural economy.
Animal welfare and behaviour
We are working to understand and interpret the behaviour of managed animals. We are also developing approaches to understand the impact of the behaviour of humans in interactions with animals, and methods to bring about human behaviour change for a positive impact on animal welfare.
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Centre for Epidemiology and Planetary Health
Providing world leading expertise in data science, epidemiology, animal health, infectious disease control and zoonotic disease.
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Dairy Nexus
A transformational project to foster innovation in the dairy sector, the Dairy Nexus will boost productivity and work to decarbonise the sector.
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Dairy research
The Dairy Research and Innovation Centre aims to develop, implement and provide information for sustainable breeding and management systems for dairy cows.
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Disease systems
Our research aims to provide a detailed understanding of the biology driving disease persistence, prevalence, and spread, and explores how the biology scales up from individuals to populations, in plants, animals and humans.
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Edinburgh Genetic Evaluation Services
A centre for the development and delivery of genetic improvement tools for our livestock industries.
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Genetics and genomics
The intellectual and practical challenge in sustainable agricultural production is to link genetic variation with traits of interest, including production efficiency, fertility, health and welfare traits, to the benefit of the production system and food chain.
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Rural and Veterinary Innovation Centre
Opened in 2024 by HRH The Princess Royal, the Rural and Veterinary Innovation Centre (RAVIC) is SRUC’s new £12.5m facility developing new links between science and industry to help address planetary health challenges and grow the natural economy. RAVIC’s mission is to help drive growth through collaborative enterprise and innovation for Scotland’s health, agriculture, and aquaculture industries.
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Scottish National Equestrian Centre
The Scottish National Equestrian Centre is a key education, training and events facility, owned and operated by SRUC.
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Veterinary Surveillance
Find out the latest news and disease updates on our veterinary surveillance blog
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More from across the SRUC School of Veterinary Medicine and Biosciences:
Study
The SRUC School of Veterinary Medicine and Biosciences uses innovative teaching methods to prepare students for work in the increasingly important rural mixed practice, agricultural and food sectors.
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Services
Supporting new ideas, growth, and support to clients and entrepreneurs for sustainable development of our natural economy.
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Get involved
Are you interested in helping the next generation of vets, nurses and technicians?
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About us
We can trace our lineage back over 100 years and have the research, academic strength and people in place to support our mission of facilitating synergies, driving excellence, and providing essential support to Scotland's natural economy.
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Study with us
With hundreds of courses across more than 20 disciplines, we provide the skills, experience and confidence you need to create a successful career.
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Business services
Our business services work across food supply chains and the natural economy to help clients rise to the challenge of climate change and scientific and technological transformation.
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Research
Working with industry and policy makers, our staff and students design, develop and deliver real-world change to benefit the global natural economy.
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