SRUC

Faculty and Staff

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
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Respecting rural diversity

Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC) has cemented its commitment to diversity by signing the Agrespect pledge.…

  • SRUC
  • 24/06/2020
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Plant sale raises cash for charity

Horticultural staff at Scotland’s Rural College have raised £1,250 for Fife charities from the sale of plants grown on the Elmwood campus.…

  • SRUC
  • 17/06/2020
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From bed to gown

Bed sheets from Strathfillan Wigwams, part of Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC), have been given a new lease of life as gowns for district nurses in Glasgow.…

  • SRUC
  • 06/05/2020
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New role for SRUC Board member

Dr Kate Richards, who serves as a Non-Executive Director on the SRUC Board, has been re-elected to the Council of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons.…

  • SRUC
  • 01/05/2020
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Chicken wings its way to charities

Food banks, school breakfast clubs and homeless shelters have benefitted from a massive 1.4 tonne donation of chicken from Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC).…

  • SRUC
  • 17/04/2020
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SRUC principal appointed to DFID group

The principal of Scotland’s Rural College has been appointed to the UK’s Department for International Development’s (DFID’s) Science Advisory Group (SAG).…

  • SRUC
  • 06/04/2020
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Livestock transport expert calls it a day

One of the world’s leading experts in livestock transportation is this week retiring after 15 years at Scotland’s Rural College.…

  • SRUC
  • 30/03/2020
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SRUC community swings into action over coronavirus

Former students from Scotland’s Rural College have been joining staff to take action against the impact of coronavirus.…

  • SRUC
  • 26/03/2020
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SRUC to suspend face-to-face group teaching

Scotland’s Rural College is suspending face-to-face group teaching from 6pm on Friday 20 March.…

  • SRUC
  • 18/03/2020
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Animal Welfare Commission named

Members have been appointed to Scotland’s first independent Animal Welfare Commission, which is chaired by Professor Cathy Dwyer from SRUC.…

  • SRUC
  • 02/03/2020
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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
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