Student and Alumni

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ex-student Scott named Arable Farmer of the Year
A former student from Scotland’s Rural College has been named Arable Farmer of the Year.…
- SRUC
- 08/10/2019

Long distance learning
A New Zealand-based greenkeeper is taking distance learning to a whole new level after signing up to study Golf Course Management at Scotland’s Rural College – more than 11,300 miles away.…
- SRUC
- 30/09/2019

New degrees to tackle climate change
New degrees aimed at equipping graduates with the skills to meet climate change goals are being introduced by Scotland’s Rural College. Sustainable Land Use: Food and Bioresources, Agricultural…
- SRUC
- 19/09/2019