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Down-to-earth approach to soil management

A study led by researchers from SRUC has found surface runoff and erosion are the principle sources of phosphorus loss in arable soils.…

SRUC
31/03/2022

Project to reproduce sociable pigs

An innovative project will look at whether the social competence of pigs – and in turn their welfare – can be improved through management and breeding.…

SRUC
29/03/2022

The result is in…

Voting for a new Chair of the SRUC Board took place during March and the result is in.…

SRUC
22/03/2022

Boosting the benefits of protected areas

A new policy briefing has called for transformative change in the planning and management of designated protected land in Scotland.…

SRUC
17/03/2022

Getting a stranglehold on equine disease

SRUC is hosting a special event to promote Strangles Awareness Week (SAW) which aims to highlight the dangers of the highly contagious equine disease and help prevent an outbreak. …

SRUC
15/03/2022

FinTech Research & Innovation Roadmap features SRUC

The FinTech Research and Innovation Roadmap was published on Friday explaining the pathway over a ten-year period to deliver an additional 20,000 plus financial technology or “fintech” jobs in Scotland.…

SRUC
07/03/2022

No horsing around for ponyman and trainee stalker Rory

A former Gamekeeping student from SRUC won the coveted overall winner trophy at this year’s Awards for Land-based and Aquaculture Skills (ALBAS).…

SRUC
04/03/2022

New appointment is “critical piece” of leadership jigsaw

A new appointment to SRUC will help the institution enhance and develop its business-led research portfolio and academia to business engagement.…

SRUC
01/03/2022

Poll highlights concerns about climate change

A new survey sponsored by SRUC has found four in five Scots consider climate change a ‘global emergency’.…

SRUC
28/02/2022

Tuning pork labels

More than a third of consumers are willing to pay a significant price premium for fresh pork products labelled as ‘animal friendly’ new research has found.…

SRUC
25/02/2022

Donations amount to more than just chicken feed

Nearly 156,000 meals were donated to more than 800 charities in 2021 using chicken supplied by SRUC and poultry breeding company Aviagen®.…

SRUC
24/02/2022

Rooting out the pros and cons of rewilding

Concerns about so-called ‘green lairds’ buying up agricultural land for carbon sequestration will be discussed at an event led by SRUC.…

SRUC
17/02/2022