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Dyspraxia and Me by Fiona Brown
As a small child of almost three I had a virus that changed my life forever. It left me with a disability that predominantly impacts on the right side of...
Blooming Borders!
SRUC Oatridge Horticulture Lecturer Grant Skillen recently helped to judge gardens for “Peebles In Bloom 2021” along with Dawyck Botanic Garden Assistant Curator Thomas Gifford. ...
Not a bad view from the Office!
Euan Stoddart, an SVQ3 Oatridge student, works at Stirling Castle, and has a pretty enviable view from his office! Euan joined Historic Scotland in 2019 as an Apprentice Gardener...
Getting it done at Moredun!
Horticulture Lecturer Grant Skillen’s National Certificate in Horticulture and Garden Design students from Oatridge Campus recently completed a longrunning interior planting project at Moredun Research Institute. The project first began...
Ceara Follows her Dreams
Having worked on a stable yard since the age of 12, Ceara Anderson wanted to study something which involved animals. She had heard about SRUC from friends who had studied Animal...
From Marketing to Mintlaw
After graduating with an MA in Business Economics with Marketing from the University of Dundee, Laura Rotheray worked in various roles including ten years at Aberdeenshire Council. However, when...
From Vehicle Spraying to Veterinary Caring
After working as a vehicle body sprayer for many years, animal lover Nikki Mckinnell took the opportunity to return to study after raising her two sons – now 11 and...
From Shooting Stars to Shooting for the Stars
After a high-flying career as a press photographer – which saw her hanging out of helicopters and climbing church bell towers to get the perfect image – Horticulture student Julie...
Students Pool Skills to Win UK Agricultural Competition
Five students from Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC) have won a UK-wide agricultural competition after Covid-19 restrictions allowed them to enter online for the first time. The Farm Planner competition, run...
My Honour’s Project by Darren Smith
Environmental Management student Darren Smith is in his 4th year at the SRUC Edinburgh campus and has just finished his dissertation. Here, Darren shares the topic he chose for his...