Research

Plotting a new course

An Aberdeen crop trial field which has been providing Britain’s farmers with vital scientific data for 60 years is being dug up and transported a mile along the road.…

SRUC
28/07/2021

£21m to make dairy industry cream of the crop

A digital dairy project aiming to create 600 new jobs in South-West Scotland and Cumbria has been awarded more than £21 million of funding.…

SRUC
22/07/2021

Inverness Rural and Veterinary Innovation Centre takes next step

SRUC has submitted a planning application for its Rural and Veterinary Innovation Centre on the Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) Inverness Campus.…

SRUC
28/06/2021

Report addresses knowledge gaps in microbial quality of beef mince

SRUC has worked with Food Standards Scotland (FSS) to produce a new report designed to address knowledge gaps around the microbial quality of beef mince sold in Scotland.…

SRUC
15/06/2021

Rooting out causes of hoof condition

Researchers at SRUC are calling on native-breed horse and pony owners in Aberdeenshire to help them with the next phase of their study into laminitis.…

SRUC
11/06/2021

Farmers’ mental health study extended across Scotland

The opportunity to take part in a study about managing low mood and anxiety is now open to people in farming and crofting communities across Scotland.…

SRUC
28/05/2021

Survey finds support for widening land ownership

Nearly three quarters of people in Scotland support widening ownership of both urban and rural land, a public survey has found.…

SRUC
14/05/2021

New survey offers AAA results

A new fellowship aims to identify strengths and opportunities within the animal health, agritech and aquaculture (AAA) sector in Scotland.…

SRUC
10/05/2021

Call for post-lockdown action in rural areas

Many more rural residents will be at risk of poverty and financial hardship after lockdown ends unless action is taken, a new study has warned.…

SRUC
07/05/2021

International project to tackle climate risk to tropical peatlands

An international team of researchers is looking to tackle climate risks to tropical peatlands, which are recognised as “the world’s most important terrestrial carbon store”. …

SRUC
30/04/2021

Helping to save the planet

SRUC researchers have been involved in a BBC Radio 4 series looking at ways to relieve the stress that climate change is exerting on the planet.…

SRUC
28/04/2021

Sm@RT approach to sheep and goat farming

A multinational research team, including SRUC and the Moredun Research Institute, has been awarded £1.7 million from the EU Horizon 2020 research programme.…

SRUC
27/04/2021