Awards

Lecturer nominated for top innovation award (1)

A lecturer at SRUC has been recognised for her work to enhance teaching and improve the student experience during the coronavirus pandemic.…

SRUC
10/09/2021

Shepherding change

A scientist from SRUC, who started her working life as a shepherdess, has received a prestigious award from the European Federation of Animal Science (EAAP).…

SRUC
06/04/2021

Double win for former student

A former SRUC student has been named Farmer of the Year in the Farmers Weekly awards.…

SRUC
16/02/2021

Six of the best

Six students and trainees from SRUC have been selected as finalists for this year’s Awards for Land-based and Aquaculture Skills (the ALBAS).…

SRUC
28/01/2021

Forestry lecturer takes his leaf

A popular forestry lecturer is retiring from Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC) more than 40 years after being appointed to develop and deliver forestry courses.…

SRUC
30/07/2020

Eve delivers a grand pitch

A veterinary investigations officer at SRUC has beaten strong competition from around the country to take the £1000 first prize with a virtual pitch.…

SRUC
02/07/2020

Torque of the farm

Record-breaking Scottish strongwoman Kim Best has borrowed one of her employer’s six-tonne tractors while training for her next event.…

SRUC
26/02/2020

Winter Wheat winners

One of the UK’s top arable farmers has praised the winners of this year’s Winter Wheat Challenge. Scott Campbell, a former Scotland’s Rural College student who was last month named Arable Farmer of the Year by Farmers Weekly, was at AgriScot to present a team from SRUC’s Edinburgh campus with the annual award.…

SRUC
25/11/2019

Jack shows his skills

An SRUC student has picked up a £1000 prize as the winner of this year’s AgriScot Business Skills competition.…

SRUC
21/11/2019

“Proud” students awarded for farm work

Two student farmers at SRUC Aberdeen have been recognised by the Royal Northern Agricultural Society (RNAS).…

SRUC
12/11/2019

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

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