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Elmwood students flying high in new careers

Former Animal Care students from Scotland’s Rural College are flying high in their new careers after completing courses at the Elmwood campus in Fife.…

  • SRUC
  • 12/11/2019
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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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Beefing up business

Two former SRUC students are among the finalists competing for the AgriScot Scotch Beef Farm of the Year award.…

  • SRUC
  • 07/11/2019
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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
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Vet nurses share top award

A fisherman and a qualified pharmacy dispensing assistant were among the 34 students graduating with an HND in Veterinary Nursing from Scotland’s Rural College.…

  • SRUC
  • 07/11/2019
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School friends reunited

More than 20 years after leaving school in Ayr, Catriona Hawthorn and Shaun Dowse have both ended up studying at Scotland’s Rural College – but 80 miles apart.…

  • SRUC
  • 07/11/2019
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Grand prize awaits business skills competition winner

Three students from SRUC’s Aberdeen, Ayr and Edinburgh campuses will compete for a £1000 cash prize after being named as finalists in the annual AgriScot Business Skills Competition.…

  • SRUC
  • 07/11/2019
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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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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
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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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