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£1 million for Aberdeen Agricultural Education
New facilities at Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC) Craibstone Campus will help promote skills and knowledge to support the agricultural industry across the region.…
- SRUC
- 05/11/2021
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Nordic golf – with a snow handicap
Norway isn’t usually associated with golf, but that is where Golf Course Management student Nathan Carmichael has been based for the past 13 years.…
- SRUC
- 04/11/2021
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Joint statement from SRUC and EIS
SRUC and the EIS union are pleased to announce that the planned strike action at SRUC campuses has today (3 November) been suspended with immediate effect.…
- SRUC
- 03/11/2021
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‘Hedge funding’ to help ease Capital traffic pollution
A new study is set to highlight the importance of hedgerows in protecting Edinburgh’s residents from rising levels of traffic pollution.…
- SRUC
- 03/11/2021
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Eating without heating the world
An interactive event about the science of food, farming and climate change will cover everything from managing marine environments under climate change to breeding cattle and using daffodils to reduce global warming.…
- SRUC
- 02/11/2021
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Focus on foods of the future
Research to develop future innovative foods and food systems at SRUC will be highlighted at a free virtual event this month.…
- SRUC
- 01/11/2021
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Breeding trees to address ‘wicked’ challenges
With the eyes of the world on COP26 in Glasgow, researchers have called for a new approach to plant breeding to address global challenges such as climate change.…
- SRUC
- 29/10/2021
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Top tips for beef finishing
Beef farmers facing rising feed prices this winter will get help in maximising margins at an event organised by SRUC this month.…
- SRUC
- 28/10/2021
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Statement from the SRUC Principal on drink spiking
As you have no doubt seen in the media, city nightclubs are being boycotted following a series of spiking cases across the UK. …
- SRUC
- 28/10/2021
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Positioning peatlands at heart of climate change debate
Researchers from SRUC have been offered a unique opportunity to position peatlands as a nature-based solution to climate change at the COP26.…
- SRUC
- 26/10/2021
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Winning Agriculture students past and present
Two SRUC Agriculture students, past and present, have won their categories at the British Farming Awards.…
- SRUC
- 22/10/2021
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Climate solutions from peatlands to parasites
As world leaders arrive in Glasgow for the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26), scientific experts have created a virtual tour showcasing research to tackle Scotland’s climate crisis.…
- SRUC
- 21/10/2021