Research

No rise in resistance

Ongoing surveillance of animals in Scotland is providing useful insights into antimicrobial resistance.…

SRUC
09/12/2019

Gloomy forecast for Scotland’s ski resorts

A new report forecasting the impact of climate change on the Cairngorms National Park has warned the range will suffer a ‘substantial decline’ in snow cover.…

SRUC
04/12/2019

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

Counting sheep

The Scottish sheep industry needs to process more animals at home and develop markets outside of the European Union in order to meet future challenges, new research has found. The research –…

SRUC
19/11/2019

Raising the bar on positive animal welfare

A review of positive animal welfare has found it represents an important evolution from the wider concept of animal welfare. Researchers at Scotland’s Rural College led a critical review of the…

SRUC
18/11/2019

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

Climate change research wins PhD student prize

A postgraduate student at Scotland’s Rural College has won a prize for her research looking at the effects of climate change on European grassland yields.…

SRUC
07/11/2019

A third of UK marine animal strandings are on Scottish coasts

A total of 1,616 marine animals were reported washed up on Scottish shorelines in a seven-year period between 2011 and 2017, according to a new report published today.…

SRUC
06/11/2019

Windfarm windfall boosts businesses

A company that rents electric bikes was among a number of Scottish rural businesses to benefit from a windfarm windfall.…

SRUC
29/10/2019

Shear delight for Alex after Woolmen scholarship

A PhD student at Scotland’s Rural College has been awarded a scholarship from the Worshipful Company of Woolmen.…

SRUC
25/10/2019

Good vibes in tickled rats are contagious

Just as laughter is contagious in humans, the positive mood induced in rats when tickled can be catching.…

SRUC
18/10/2019

The curious incident of porpoises killed by ‘dog-bite’ bacteria

Scientists from a wide range of backgrounds have pooled their resources to solve the mystery of a ‘dog-bite’ bacteria attributed to the death of harbour porpoises.…

SRUC
11/10/2019