Strategic Economic Case for a Rural University

When SRUC becomes a new rural enterprise university it could lead to a £4.5 billion boost to the Scottish economy, according to a new report.




Horticulture apprentice hones skills in National Trust garden

Horticulture student Eilidh Fletcher showed off her new skills when MSP Ken Macintosh visited Greenbank Garden, near Glasgow, at the start of Scottish Apprenticeship Week (March 4-8).




SRUC’s annual careers event a big success

Scotland’s Rural College recently hosted a successful careers event at its Ayr campus.




Forestry apprentices use cutting-edge technology to log progress

Scotland’s Rural College is the first institute in the UK to have used cutting-edge technology to log students’ progression towards operating forest machinery.




Harnessing daffodils’ flower power on St David’s Day

The national flower of Wales has found a new role this St David’s Day – helping scientists to better understand the value of plant extracts as an alternative to antibiotics in animal feed.