Research

Funding for rural innovation

A digital system to monitor gluten-free oats is among several innovative SRUC projects to share in nearly £275,000 of Scottish Government funding. Delivered through the Knowledge Transfer and…

SRUC
28/08/2019

New guidelines for tackling wildlife disease

An animal expert from Scotland’s Rural College has been working with French colleagues to investigate ways of integrating wildlife into disease management processes. Professor Mike Hutchings, Head of…

SRUC
27/08/2019

Inverness Veterinary Hub bid success

Scotland’s Rural College and Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) have made a successful bid to create a new data-driven innovation centre for veterinary science in Inverness.…

SRUC
16/08/2019

Cow gut DNA study finds bugs that could up meat and milk yields

Cutting-edge DNA technologies have discovered thousands of bugs in cows’ stomachs that could improve meat and dairy production, and keep cattle healthy.…

SRUC
12/08/2019

Sea change in Scottish beach surveillance

Members of the public can now play a vital role in helping marine scientists gather data on animal strandings and the condition of Scotland’s beaches.…

SRUC
27/07/2019

California dreamin’

California is famously the home of Silicon Valley, but a young woman from the Sunshine State’s tiny Scottish namesake is making a technological impact of her own.…

SRUC
08/07/2019