Awards

Mary-Jane Lawrie talks farming, biodiversity, and empowering women in agriculture
Senior Agricultural Consultant, Mary-Jane Lawrie has been shortlisted for a top industry prize. …
- SAC Consulting
- 24/04/2025

Entries open for agricultural communications award
Writers, podcasters, social media influencers and storytellers are being encouraged to enter the 2025 Fordyce Maxwell Award for Agricultural Communications.…
- SRUC
- 23/04/2025

SRUC’s Dr Rosie Everett to tackle climate resilience and water scarcity with a British Academy Fellowship
An SRUC scientist has been awarded over £100,000 from the British Academy for a 12-month Fellowship to address climate resistance and water scarcity in southern Africa.…
- SRUC
- 27/03/2025

SRUC Provost named among top minds as 2025 RSE Fellows are announced
The Provost and Deputy Principal of SRUC has joined the ranks of leading global experts with links to Scotland by securing a coveted position as a Royal Society of Edinburgh (RSE) Fellow.…
- SRUC
- 24/03/2025

Student’s butterfly project set to take off after challenge win
A student who has floated an idea to boost butterfly and moth populations in Scotland has won first prize in an enterprise challenge. Leòdhas Massie, who is studying for a BSc degree in Environmental Management at SRUC in Edinburgh, took home £1,000 to take his sustainable business proposal to the next level.…
- SRUC
- 12/02/2025

Waders project celebrates win at Nature of Scotland Awards
The Clyde Valley Waders Farming Group won the ‘Farming with Nature’ category at the Nature of Scotland Awards in Edinburgh.…
- SRUC
- 29/11/2024

SRUC sheep geneticist ‘outstanding’ in her field
An SRUC scientist has been honoured for her “outstanding contribution” to the Texel Sheep Society. Professor Joanne Conington was presented with the award at the society’s 50th Anniversary Celebration Ball, which was held for members and associates who have made “an exceptional contribution” over the years.…
- SRUC
- 20/11/2024

SAC Consulting’s Craig named Adviser of the Year
A member of the SAC Consulting team has been crowned Adviser of the Year at the prestigious Scottish Agricultural Awards in Glasgow. Based in Edinburgh, Craig Bothwell was nominated in the keenly contested category as a result of his hard work and dedication across the Lothians and Peeblesshire patch he supports.…
- SAC Consulting
- 25/10/2024

Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons fellowships for SRUC team
Three members of the team at SRUC’s new School of Veterinary Medicine have been named Fellows of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons.…
- SRUC
- 29/08/2024

Professor honoured with RHASS Special Medal
Professor Mike Coffey, Head of Animal Breeding & Genomics at Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC), has been awarded the RHASS (Royal Highland & Agricultural Society of Scotland) Special Medal for his excellence and contribution to science in the field of animal genetics.…
- SRUC
- 24/07/2024

Royal Agricultural Society honours SRUC professors
Professor Jamie Newbold and Professor Christine Watson have been elected as Fellows of the Royal Agricultural Society (FRAgS) in recognition of their outstanding and continuing individual contributions to the understanding, efficiency and wellbeing of UK agriculture. …
- SRUC
- 22/07/2024

Catriona named Fordyce Maxwell Award winner
A former SRUC student who works as a competitions and livestock executive at RHASS (Royal Highland and Agricultural Society of Scotland) has won this year’s Fordyce Maxwell Award for Agricultural Communications.…
- SRUC
- 04/07/2024