Hi I'm
Dr Carol Langston

I am Director of SRUC’s Enterprise Academy for the Rural and Natural Economy and, working closely with my academic, research and support colleagues, am leading the institution-wide development of enterprise education and student enterprise support.

I am inspired by the creativity and resilience shown by rural businesses. Enterprise helps our rural communities to connect and thrive and I always look for opportunities to highlight their positive contributions to our economy, society and environment, particularly those of micro and small businesses.

I am constantly learning more about enterprise and entrepreneurship through study, research and practice. I have completed the MIT Entrepreneurship Development Programme and am a Fellow of the International Entrepreneurship Educators Programme. I am a student, practitioner and researcher of effective enterprise education and worked with partners to establish the highly regarded Scottish Entrepreneurship Educators Programme at the University of the Highlands and Islands (UHI). To achieve my PhD, I researched the experiences and impacts of introducing entrepreneurship into UK Higher Education institutions.

My vision for SRUC’s Enterprise Academy is to nurture many more innovative and enterprising individuals and businesses, willing and able to create sustainable value and make a difference to support a thriving natural economy. My team and I plan to do this through an increasingly wide range of education and professional development programmes, as well as one-to-one support.