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New projects to support agri-food industry reach net zero

Researchers from SRUC are leading five projects, and supporting a further three, to help address the challenge of reaching net zero through agri-food.…

  • SRUC
  • 05/12/2023
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SRUC joins new centre tackling food security and climate change

Scientists from SRUC will carry out research into plant breeding and animal nutrition to increase productivity and reduce greenhouse gas emissions as part of a new centre announced by UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak.…

  • SRUC
  • 21/11/2023
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Royal honour for Scotland’s Rural College

Work on improving animal health and welfare through excellence in veterinary services has led to SRUC being awarded a Queen’s Anniversary Prize for Higher and Further Education.…

  • SRUC
  • 16/11/2023
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Project awarded £700k for early disease detection in cattle

An innovative project to develop automated and real-time monitoring of disease in cattle has been awarded nearly £700k.…

  • SRUC
  • 13/11/2023
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Investigating the ‘halo effect’ of food claims

In our study published in the International Journal of Food Science & Technology, we investigated whether health-related messages on food packaging have unintended consequences. Specifically, the study investigates 'calorie illusion' - the common miscalculation in calorie content, influenced by various factors such as food labelling, health claims or the presence of healthy ingredients. …

  • Toju Begho
  • 07/11/2023
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Digital Dairy Chain awards £2m to groundbreaking projects

The Digital Dairy Chain has announced the successful winners of the 2023 Collaborative Research & Development Grant Competition, run by the UK's national innovation agency, Innovate UK.…

  • SRUC
  • 06/11/2023
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Construction of world-leading UK Cryobank now complete

The construction of the UK Crop Microbiome Cryobank (UK-CMCB) – the first publicly available resource of its kind anywhere in the world – is now complete after three years of painstaking research involving SRUC.…

  • SRUC
  • 31/10/2023
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Motivations and practices behind reduced food waste

A study, led by SRUC, investigated what motivates households to reduce or avoid food waste and what practices people can use to achieve this goal.…

  • SRUC
  • 26/10/2023
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SRUC professor wins fellowship to prepare for future pandemics

A professor from SRUC has been awarded a prestigious fellowship to help inform the way policy is made – including preparation for future pandemics.…

  • SRUC
  • 24/10/2023
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Measuring food (in)security in local contexts: A Hawai’i case study

MSc Food Security student Jason Shon, from Honolulu, Hawaiʻi, shares insights from his dissertation ‘Ranking Food Security Metrics in Hawaiʻi: A Delphi Approach’.…

  • Jason Shon
  • 10/10/2023
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Measuring biodiversity in Scotland

A new report on approaches to measuring biodiversity in Scotland was published by the Scottish Government last month. The report was written by a team at SRUC and SAC Consulting after reviewing a range of existing biodiversity metrics and engaging interested parties across the key policy areas.…

  • Julia Mccarthy
  • 09/10/2023
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Remembering a giant of the Green Revolution

In the wake of his recent death at the grand age of 98, the New York Times obituary for Professor MS Swaminathan labelled him the “scientist who helped conquer famine in India”.…

  • Wayne Powell
  • 09/10/2023
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