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Going against the grain

A farm which lets visitors take alpacas for a walk and another which uses a converted grain silo as part of a stunning wedding venue are among the finalists in a new diversification award.…

SRUC
22/11/2021

Scan-do attitude

Sheep CT scans could be analysed at lightning speed using machine learning, according to a new study.…

SRUC
16/11/2021

Once bitten, twice shy

The outcome of a contest between two unfamiliar pigs can have an impact on their attitude towards subsequent aggressive encounters, according to new research.…

SRUC
12/11/2021

Food and farming experts assemble to discuss climate change

Food, biodiversity and farming experts from SRUC are to give their views on how the country can tackle climate change.…

SRUC
09/11/2021

Hannah Rudman on Finance for Nature conference at COP26

It has been an incredibly busy couple of weeks for me and SRUC colleagues who are attending COP26. …

SRUC
09/11/2021

£1 million for Aberdeen Agricultural Education

New facilities at Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC) Craibstone Campus will help promote skills and knowledge to support the agricultural industry across the region.…

SRUC
05/11/2021

Nordic golf – with a snow handicap

Norway isn’t usually associated with golf, but that is where Golf Course Management student Nathan Carmichael has been based for the past 13 years.…

SRUC
04/11/2021

Joint statement from SRUC and EIS

SRUC and the EIS union are pleased to announce that the planned strike action at SRUC campuses has today (3 November) been suspended with immediate effect.…

SRUC
03/11/2021

‘Hedge funding’ to help ease Capital traffic pollution

A new study is set to highlight the importance of hedgerows in protecting Edinburgh’s residents from rising levels of traffic pollution.…

SRUC
03/11/2021

Eating without heating the world

An interactive event about the science of food, farming and climate change will cover everything from managing marine environments under climate change to breeding cattle and using daffodils to reduce global warming.…

SRUC
02/11/2021

Focus on foods of the future

Research to develop future innovative foods and food systems at SRUC will be highlighted at a free virtual event this month.…

SRUC
01/11/2021

Breeding trees to address ‘wicked’ challenges

With the eyes of the world on COP26 in Glasgow, researchers have called for a new approach to plant breeding to address global challenges such as climate change.…

SRUC
29/10/2021