Rural Policy Centre advises Council of Europe on rural development priorities

SRUC’s Rural Policy Centre (RPC) has been commissioned to give evidence to the Council of Europe (COE) on the development of rural areas focusing particularly on remote regions across the continent.




Top prize at the Scottish Rural Awards sponsored by SRUC

As a leader in the industry Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC) sponsored the prestigious Lifetime Achievement accolade at the annual Scottish Rural Awards.




SRUC sponsored top prize at the Scottish Rural Awards

As a leader in the industry Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC) sponsored the prestigious Lifetime Achievement accolade at the annual Scottish Rural Awards.




SRUC’s new mobile scanner shows staff what’s on the inside

70 staff attended SRUC’s new mobile CT scanning unit open day – to see the new equipment at first hand and to discuss how it could be used to help with research or clients’ business needs.




Consultation outcome: Bathing waters: removing Instow from the list of designated bathing waters

Updated: Summary of responses added and decision made to remove Instow from the list of bathing waters.

We want to know what you think about removing Instow from the list of bathing waters designated under the Bathing Water Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/1675).

The bathing water was classified as poor in 2015 and 2016. It is unlikely that the water quality of this bathing water can be improved.

We welcome comments, based on evidence, about the technical feasibility of improving bathing water quality at the beach to meet at least the minimum standards.

This consultation will be of interest to the recreation sector, leisure and tourism industries, farmers, environmental campaigners and beach users.