Funding and Grants
Major research investment into national land use transformation
A first-of-its-kind consortium of 34 leading research and stakeholder organisations, including SRUC, has been established to help all four UK administrations address land use and agriculture as a major greenhouse gas emitting sector.…
- SRUC
- 16/01/2024
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£100k research project to explore agricultural policy impacts on island communities
SRUC has been awarded a £100k research grant to gather the views of island communities in Orkney, Shetland and the Outer Hebrides on the forthcoming agricultural and land use policy changes.…
- SRUC
- 09/01/2024
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New projects to support agri-food industry reach net zero
Researchers from SRUC are leading five projects, and supporting a further three, to help address the challenge of reaching net zero through agri-food.…
- SRUC
- 05/12/2023
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Project awarded £700k for early disease detection in cattle
An innovative project to develop automated and real-time monitoring of disease in cattle has been awarded nearly £700k.…
- SRUC
- 13/11/2023
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Digital Dairy Chain awards £2m to groundbreaking projects
The Digital Dairy Chain has announced the successful winners of the 2023 Collaborative Research & Development Grant Competition, run by the UK's national innovation agency, Innovate UK.…
- SRUC
- 06/11/2023
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Boost for innovative climate change farm projects
Researchers are involved in four industry-led innovative farm projects offering climate-focused solutions and farming technology.…
- SRUC
- 13/06/2023
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Digital Dairy Chain announces £2 million competition fund
Technology start-ups and businesses are invited to apply for funds to transform the dairy industry across South & West Scotland or Cumbria. …
- SRUC
- 27/03/2023
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New project to sharpen seafood skills
Researchers at Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC) have been awarded almost £39k to develop new seafood skills training courses in partnership with Scottish Sea Farms. …
- SRUC
- 23/02/2023
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Growing for gold
Cutting-edge research will be used in a £375,000 project to find a plant-based alternative for the recovery of gold, silver and copper nanoparticles from mining waste. …
- SRUC
- 16/02/2023
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Escape to the country
A shift to hybrid working practices following the coronavirus pandemic has led to some people swapping city living for country life. …
- SRUC
- 07/02/2023
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2023 – a big year for biodiversity
SRUC’s Thriving Natural Capital Challenge Centre has been awarded a Natural Environment Research Council grant to focus on network building for nature positive projects - between Scottish biodiversity uplift programmes happening on the ground, and the investment and private finance sector. …
- Hannah Rudman
- 26/01/2023
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Supporting Scotland’s crofting communities
In all the crofting counties, SAC Consulting has a team of local, independent advisors who are well versed in the many aspects of crofting – and there are, indeed, many. Our aim in supporting this vital aspect of agriculture in Scotland is to strengthen and progress modern crofting and give crofters the advice and knowledge that will ensure that they can thrive. …
- Siobhan Macdonald
- 09/12/2022
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