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New recruit for woodland team

SAC Consulting has welcomed a new consultant to its woodland team.…

SRUC
07/12/2020

Scotland rugby star tackles Agriculture course

Rugby international Alex Dunbar has returned to study at SRUC more than a decade after completing an HNC in Agriculture.…

SRUC
02/12/2020

SRUC appoints first Professor of Rural Entrepreneurship

An academic who plays a key role in the United Nations’ Global Peatland Initiative has been appointed the first Professor of Rural Entrepreneurship at SRUC.…

SRUC
01/12/2020

Genetic scorecard secures innovation award

A project involving SRUC has won the 2020 Innovation Award at RSPB’s Nature of Scotland Awards.…

SRUC
30/11/2020

Consumer choice alone should not determine food quality post-Brexit

Food standards in post-Brexit Britain should not be determined by consumer choice alone, economists at SRUC have warned.…

SRUC
30/11/2020

Courses for horses

Horse lovers in the north east of Scotland are set to benefit from a partnership between SRUC and Aberdeen Riding Club to deliver new higher education courses.…

SRUC
27/11/2020

SRUC academic ranked alongside Nobel laureates

An academic from SRUC has been ranked as one of the most highly cited researchers from across the world, including Nobel laureates.…

SRUC
26/11/2020

Seal deaths blamed on attacks by other animals

A study led by SRUC has attributed the deaths of two harbour seals and a grey seal to attacks by other animals, with grey seals the most likely aggressor.…

SRUC
23/11/2020

Second farmer-led Climate Group announced

A second farmer-led group to provide information, advice and proposals to cut emissions and tackle climate change is being established.…

SRUC
20/11/2020

Chough conservation effective but more action needed

Supplementary feeding and parasite treatment aimed at preventing chough extinction in Scotland have been successful, according to a new report published by NatureScot.…

SRUC
20/11/2020

Firth of Clyde important to whiting stocks

Scientists have discovered that the Firth of Clyde is an important source of juvenile whiting to the wider Scottish west coast waters.…

SRUC
20/11/2020

Handbook to help farmers weather ‘perfect storm’

The “perfect storm” of Covid-19 and Brexit means it’s more important than ever for farm businesses to consider the economic landscape and think about the changes that might lie ahead.…

SRUC
18/11/2020