SRUC and Campuses
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Future of SRUC Farms
Following a national recruitment exercise, SAC Consulting’s George Baikie is moving to a new role to manage all farming operations across Scotland’s Rural College.…
- SRUC
- 02/12/2019
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Planting seeds for the future
Four former students from Scotland’s Rural College joined other experts at a Grow Careers event showcasing opportunities in the field of horticulture.…
- SRUC
- 29/11/2019
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African Turf Academy celebrates its Fife roots
The African Turf Academy, which was developed in partnership with Scotland’s Rural College, has been celebrating its ten-fold growth at an international conference.…
- SRUC
- 25/11/2019
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Upland research farms reach 50-year summit
Scotland’s Rural College is this week celebrating the 50th anniversary of its innovative, influential and international upland research and demonstration farms.…
- SRUC
- 11/11/2019
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Not so wild goose chase
Countryside Management students from Scotland’s Rural College joined TV presenter Michaela Strachan on a wild goose chase for the latest series of the BBC’s popular wildlife programme Autumnwatch.…
- SRUC
- 29/10/2019
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Students to gain ‘real world’ experience
A new partnership between SRUC and the James Hutton Institute will put practical skills into the hands of future farmers.…
- SRUC
- 22/10/2019
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Caring at Craibstone
Students and animals at SRUC in Aberdeen are celebrating the opening of a new £350,000 home for creatures – great and small – ahead of World Animal Day tomorrow (4 October).…
- SRUC
- 03/10/2019
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Global livestock research centre looks to the future
The founding partners of a global livestock research partnership, including SRUC, have signed a collaborative framework agreement to underpin its future for the next five years.…
- SRUC
- 02/10/2019
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STEM subjects take lessons from farming
Real life agricultural data, providing a snapshot of farm life, has been used to create a learning resource for schools. The Data 4 Schools programme – a partnership between Scotland’s Rural College…
- SRUC
- 30/09/2019
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Cathy to champion animal welfare
An animal welfare expert at Scotland’s Rural College has been named as chair of the first-ever independent Scottish Animal Welfare Commission.…
- SRUC
- 24/09/2019
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Children of Chernobyl
Children from areas affected by the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear disaster have enjoyed some much-needed respite at Scotland’s Rural College this summer.…
- SRUC
- 13/09/2019
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Belmont students are buzzing to get outside
Students from Belmont Academy in Ayr are getting hands-on experience of working outdoors as part of a new Skills for Work programme launched with Scotland’s Rural College. Fifteen S4 students started…
- SRUC
- 06/09/2019