Student Activities
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Breeding Heifers
Students from SRUC’s Oatridge campus will take part in an interactive beef demonstration at AgriScot later this month.…
- SRUC
- 11/11/2019
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Agriculture students turn sleuth to solve farm accident cases
Agriculture students at Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC) took part in a specially-tailored farm safety event aimed at reducing accidents on farms.…
- SRUC
- 31/10/2019
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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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Harvesting Hallowe’en pumpkins
Horticulture and Garden Design students Will Ross, Rachel Elliot and Simon Drozdek harvested pumpkins for Hallowe’en at Scotland’s Rural College.…
- SRUC
- 28/10/2019
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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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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
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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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Mentors needed for farmers of the future
Agriculture students are looking for mentors to help them complete a new module launched by Scotland’s Rural College. The Enterprise Appraisal and Development module will give third year degree…
- SRUC
- 15/08/2019
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Careers stemming from STEM
Three students from secondary schools in Aberdeenshire have won prizes in an annual competition run by Scotland’s Rural College to highlight STEM-related careers.…
- SRUC
- 03/07/2019