Faculty and Staff
Chicken wings its way to charities
Food banks, school breakfast clubs and homeless shelters have benefitted from a massive 1.4 tonne donation of chicken from Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC).…
- SRUC
- 17/04/2020
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SRUC principal appointed to DFID group
The principal of Scotland’s Rural College has been appointed to the UK’s Department for International Development’s (DFID’s) Science Advisory Group (SAG).…
- SRUC
- 06/04/2020
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Livestock transport expert calls it a day
One of the world’s leading experts in livestock transportation is this week retiring after 15 years at Scotland’s Rural College.…
- SRUC
- 30/03/2020
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SRUC community swings into action over coronavirus
Former students from Scotland’s Rural College have been joining staff to take action against the impact of coronavirus.…
- SRUC
- 26/03/2020
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SRUC to suspend face-to-face group teaching
Scotland’s Rural College is suspending face-to-face group teaching from 6pm on Friday 20 March.…
- SRUC
- 18/03/2020
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Animal Welfare Commission named
Members have been appointed to Scotland’s first independent Animal Welfare Commission, which is chaired by Professor Cathy Dwyer from SRUC.…
- SRUC
- 02/03/2020
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Torque of the farm
Record-breaking Scottish strongwoman Kim Best has borrowed one of her employer’s six-tonne tractors while training for her next event.…
- SRUC
- 26/02/2020
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Search for golden memories as Oatridge turns 50
Scotland’s Rural College is looking for former students and staff who studied or worked at its Oatridge campus to get in touch ahead of celebrations to mark its 50th anniversary.…
- SRUC
- 03/12/2019
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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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Scotland's Rural College commended by independent quality experts
The UK's independent higher education quality body has commended Scotland's Rural College for its work to raise awareness of mental health issues, and the support it offers its students in this area.…
- SRUC
- 06/09/2019
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Walking away from Walkers
After watching the BBC documentary War on Plastic, Nikki McIntosh was inspired to go plastic-free. Together with her husband, the learning support lecturer at Scotland’s Rural College decided to…
- SRUC
- 02/09/2019
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Professor to help shape future rural policy
SRUC’s Head of Integrated Land Management has joined a panel of academic experts to review and advise on future rural policy in Scotland.…
- SRUC
- 02/08/2019
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