Land-based Engineering

MSP Emma Harper with students

Barony Digital Classroom Launch

Posted on February 19, 2019 by Shona Warwick

Our new state-of-the-art digital classroom was unveiled last week at Barony. It is believed to be the first of its kind in the region. SRUC has invested around £80,000 to...

Categories: Agriculture, Animal Care, Barony, College, Degree, Forestry and Arboriculture, HN Level, Land-Based and Rural Skills, Land-based Engineering, Student opportunities, Uncategorized, and Veterinary Nursing Tags: #Agriculture, Animal Care, Engineering, Forestry, Forestry and Arboriculture, Land-based engineering, rural skills, SRUC Agriculture, SRUCBarony, and Veterinary Nursing
students at Breathing Space presentation

Mental health campaign launch

Posted on February 19, 2019 by Shona Warwick

NHS 24 launched their new Breathing Space campaign ‘You Matter, We Care’ with the help of SRUC staff and students at Barony recently. Minister for Mental Health Claire Haughey welcomed...

Categories: Agriculture, Animal Care, Barony, College, Forestry and Arboriculture, Land-Based and Rural Skills, Land-based Engineering, Student opportunities, Uncategorized, and Veterinary Nursing Tags: #mentallhealth and SRUCBarony

Welcome to new students 2018

Posted on August 30, 2018 by Hannah D'Mellow

Our Principal, Wayne Powell, records a welcome video to all our students each year. You can watch this online here: Link to the video on Vimeo    

Categories: Aberdeen, Agricultural & Landbased, Agricultural Technology, Agriculture, Animal & Biological, Animal Care, Animal Science, Ayr, Barony, Biological Sciences, Business, Campus, College, Countryside Management, Degree, Distance Learning, Edinburgh, Elmwood, Environment and Countryside, Environmental Management, Equine and Horse Care, Forestry and Arboriculture, Garden Design, Gardening Scotland, Golf & Greenkeeping, Greenkeeping and Sports Turf, HN Level, Horticulture, Hospitality, Land-Based and Rural Skills, Land-based Engineering, Landscaping, Oatridge, Organic Farming, Postgraduate, Poultry, Professional Certification, Professional Golf, Renewables, SRUC Subjects, Study level, Sustainability, and Veterinary Nursing
Andrew Neilson

Young Farmer of the Year

Posted on July 11, 2018 by Hannah D'Mellow

The inaugural Young Farmer of the Year award turned out to be a six-way battle of SRUC alumni. Andrew Neilson, who gained an NC in land-based engineering from the Barony...

Categories: Agricultural & Landbased, Agriculture, Barony, Land-based Engineering, SRUC Subjects, Student Life, and Student Successes Tags: #Agriculture, awards, land-based, Land-based engineering, SAYFC, and SRUCcess
students with awards

Students awarded at prizegiving ceremony

Posted on June 29, 2018 by Shona Warwick

Hardworking students have been presented with certificates and prizes at the annual awards ceremony at Barony Campus in front of an audience of friends and family. More than 30 prizes were...

Categories: Agriculture, Animal Care, Barony, Barony events, Forestry and Arboriculture, Land-based Engineering, Student Successes, Uncategorized, and Veterinary Nursing Tags: #Agriculture, Animal Care, Engineering, Forestry, Forestry and Arboriculture, Land-based engineering, Rural and Estate Skills, SRUCBarony, Vet Nursing, and Veterinary Nursing
Aleisha

International Women into Engineering Day

Posted on June 23, 2018 by Shona Warwick

Today, Saturday 23rd June is International Women into Engineering Day. ​​International Women in Engineering Day is an international awareness campaign to raise the profile of women in engineering and focuses...

Categories: Barony, Land-based Engineering, and Uncategorized Tags: #srucstudent, Engineering, Land-based engineering, and SRUCBarony
kids in front of new holland tractor

Fun in the Sun at Barony Open Day

Posted on May 30, 2018 by Shona Warwick

A sunny warm afternoon attracted more than 3000 visitors to Sunday’s Open Day at Barony Campus. The day allowed the public to get up close to everything that happens on...

Categories: Agriculture, Animal Care, Barony, Barony events, Campus, Forestry and Arboriculture, Land-Based and Rural Skills, Land-based Engineering, and Veterinary Nursing Tags: Animal Care, Engineering, Forestry, Forestry and Arboriculture, Land-based engineering, Open day, Rural and Estate Skills, SRUC Barony, SRUCBarony, and Veterinary Nursing

Why are you doing this?

Posted on May 25, 2018 by Hannah D'Mellow

We asked our current students what motivated them to study their course…. here are the full results: There are some variations by subject area – those studying subjects related to animals are...

Categories: Aberdeen, Advice, Agricultural & Landbased, Agricultural Technology, Agriculture, Animal & Biological, Animal Care, Animal Science, Ayr, Barony, Biological Sciences, Business, Countryside Management, Edinburgh, Elmwood, Environment and Countryside, Environmental Management, Equine and Horse Care, Forestry and Arboriculture, Garden Design, Golf & Greenkeeping, Greenkeeping and Sports Turf, Horticulture, Hospitality, Land-Based and Rural Skills, Land-based Engineering, Landscaping, Oatridge, Poultry, Professional Golf, Renewables, SRUC Subjects, Student Life, Student Successes, Sustainability, and Veterinary Nursing
cameron wins award

Cameron wins Engineering Learner of the Year

Posted on April 6, 2018 by Shona Warwick

Cameron Howie, a student at Barony studying his Modern Apprenticeship in Land-based Engineering, and working for John H McNae Ltd has won the Engineering Learner of the Year at the...

Categories: Barony, Land-based Engineering, Student Successes, and Uncategorized Tags: awards, Engineering, Land-based engineering, LANTRA, SRUC Barony, and SRUCBarony
engineering electrics

School pupils enjoyed a Taste of their Future at Barony

Posted on March 22, 2018 by Shona Warwick

Over 170 school pupils gained the opportunity to try out different practical tasks at the “Taste of Your Future” event that was held on the Barony Campus at Scotland’s Rural...

Categories: Agriculture, Animal Care, Barony, Campus, Distance Learning, Forestry and Arboriculture, HN Level, Land-Based and Rural Skills, Land-based Engineering, Uncategorized, and Veterinary Nursing Tags: #Agriculture, Animal Care, Arboriculture, Barony, chainsaw, Engineering, Forestry, Forestry and Arboriculture, Land-based engineering, Rural and Estate Skills, rural skills, SRUC Barony, SRUCBarony, and Veterinary Nursing