Technology

Digital Dairy Chain awards further £1m to innovative projects

The five winning projects faced competition from across the sector. Digital Dairy Chain, the collaborative Strength in Places funded project led by SRUC, has announced the successful winners of the…

SRUC
19/11/2024

SRUC innovator secures prize at Converge Awards

An SRUC project has enjoyed success at this year’s Converge Awards, an annual ceremony designed to celebrate the pinnacle of Scottish academic innovation. …

SRUC
04/10/2024

Young Farming Innovators wanted for ‘Dragon’s Den’ competition

Young farmers from across Scotland are being invited to pitch innovative ideas to help the dairy industry in a new Dragon’s Den-style competition. …

SRUC
12/09/2024

Digital Transition tops the bill at A3 Scotland 2024

A major drive to combat global challenges in the animal health, agritech and aquaculture sectors using digital technology will be revealed at A3 Scotland this September.…

SRUC
02/08/2024

Veterinary Diagnostics Company MI:RNA Raises $4 million Series A Funding

MI:RNA, the veterinary diagnostics company which originally spun out of SRUC, has secured $4 million in Series A funding. The capital will be used to continue global growth plans and revolutionise animal health testing, improving diagnosis and wellness among the pet, agriculture and equine sectors.…

SRUC
03/07/2024

Royal opening for RAVIC

RAVIC, pioneering new hub established to drive innovation and job creation in Scotland’s health, agriculture and aquaculture sectors, has been officially opened by HRH The Princess Royal in Inverness. …

SRUC
26/03/2024

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

Entrepreneurial Spirit: Powering Scotland’s rural economy through innovation

SRUC’s mission is to foster a campus environment where entrepreneurial skills are not only taught but also become deeply integrated into the fabric of rural enterprise.…

Wayne Powell
13/11/2023

Capturing impact and evidence through collecting data on-farms

At times it feels that the agriculture industry is under more pressure than ever before. Production costs have increased dramatically, while output prices have very rarely followed suit. …

Huw Jones
16/10/2023

Scientists record rats ‘talking’ with their mouths full

While people generally believe it is bad manners to talk with your mouth full, this is not the case with rats according to scientists.…

SRUC
29/06/2023

Cloud innovation launches Scotland’s carbon calculator into next generation

The award-winning farm carbon calculator, Agrecalc, will be launching its state-of-the-art version of the platform – Agrecalc Cloud – at this year’s Royal Highland Show.…

SRUC
21/06/2023

Innovators wanted to help boost rural economy

Businesses and entrepreneurs are being sought to take up residence in a multi-million pound innovation centre creating new links between science and industry in rural Scotland.…

SRUC
19/05/2023