SRUC

Funding and Grants

SRUC projects will help farmers tackle climate change

Researchers at SRUC have been awarded nearly £95,000 to help UK farming transition to net zero and become more sustainable.…

  • SRUC
  • 17/01/2022
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‘Hedge funding’ to help ease Capital traffic pollution

A new study is set to highlight the importance of hedgerows in protecting Edinburgh’s residents from rising levels of traffic pollution.…

  • SRUC
  • 03/11/2021
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Refining ‘rat tickling’ techniques

Researchers have been awarded more than £275,000 to refine ‘tickling’ techniques developed to improve animal welfare in laboratory rats.…

  • SRUC
  • 04/10/2021
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Funding to tackle potato pests

SRUC is involved in a major new project to tackle nematodes in potatoes through the vital protection of clean land and the sustainable management of land already infested with nematodes.…

  • SRUC
  • 16/08/2021
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Novel vertical farm to accelerate skills, research and innovation

SRUC will be the first higher education institute in Scotland to open a vertical farm for research and education. …

  • SRUC
  • 09/08/2021
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£21m to make dairy industry cream of the crop

A digital dairy project aiming to create 600 new jobs in South-West Scotland and Cumbria has been awarded more than £21 million of funding.…

  • SRUC
  • 22/07/2021
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New projects to develop ecosystem markets

Researchers at SRUC have won a share of £300k in funding for three projects to develop new carbon markets for regenerative agriculture, saltmarsh restoration and lowland peatlands.…

  • SRUC
  • 14/07/2021
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Bursaries help students go further in their studies

Nearly 20 students at SRUC have been awarded a bursary of up to £1,000 to help them continue with their studies.…

  • SRUC
  • 17/12/2020
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Covid-19 prompts return to study

The Covid-19 lockdown has led many people to reconsider their lifestyles and prompted a return to study at Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC).…

  • SRUC
  • 30/09/2020
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Partnership to protect wading birds

A partnership between SAC Consulting, RSPB Scotland and farmers in the Upper Clyde Valley has been awarded £90,000 to expand local conservation efforts for wading birds.…

  • SRUC
  • 14/08/2020
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Project gets funding to develop digital dairy

A digital dairy project led by Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC) has been awarded £50,000 in seed-corn funding by UK Research and Innovation.…

  • Dairy Research and Innovation Centre
  • 11/08/2020
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Integrated approach to repopulating remote areas

International initiatives leading to the repopulation of islands and remote rural communities could be replicated across Scotland – with adequate financial and community backing.…

  • SRUC
  • 07/08/2020
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