Natural Economy

Top entrepreneurs join SRUC’s enterprise journey

Two entrepreneurs-in-residence have been appointed by SRUC as part of its drive to become an enterprise university at the heart of the sustainable natural economy.…

SRUC
20/06/2022

Major report shows Scotland’s changing rural land market

A ground-breaking report involving SRUC reveals changes to Scotland's rural land market and values, amid strong timber prices and rising demand in non-farming leisure estates. …

SRUC
12/04/2022

Rising to the challenge of responsible natural capital investment

The focus of an SRUC Challenge Centre is firmly in the spotlight as the Scottish Government pushes for more responsible investment in natural capital.…

SRUC
11/04/2022

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

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

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

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

Milking the environmental benefits of private investment

A £1.5 million project led by SRUC has found private investment in ecosystem services has the potential to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from dairy farms.…

SRUC
10/02/2022

Bioregioning Tayside

SRUC’s Thriving Natural Capital Challenge Centre focuses on how communities can thrive when they act regeneratively within their local natural environmental and ecological systems.…

SRUC
28/01/2022

Potato conference signposts new direction for industry

Potato experts from across the UK and USA will provide Scotland’s growers with valuable advice on how to tackle topical issues such as climate change and labour shortages. …

SRUC
18/01/2022

SRUC academic to help Scotland deliver net zero targets

An academic from SRUC has been appointed to an independent commission which aims to help Scotland achieve a carbon neutral economy. …

SRUC
16/12/2021