Agricultural & Landbased

The importance of food security

Posted on October 16, 2017 by Rich Gordon

With it being World Food Day, our Principal and Chief Executive Professor Wayne Powell has taken some time to share his thoughts about the importance of food security.  

Categories: Aberdeen, Agricultural & Landbased, Agriculture, Animal Science, Ayr, Barony, Biological Sciences, Campus, Edinburgh, Elmwood, Environment and Countryside, Horticulture, Hospitality, Oatridge, Poultry, and Sustainability Tags: #Agriculture, food, food security, SRUC, SRUC Aberdeen, SRUC Ayr, SRUC Barony, SRUC Edinburgh, SRUC Elmwood, SRUC Oatridge, Wayne Powell, and world food day

Crisps and Chocolate becoming extinct?!

Posted on October 16, 2017 by Hannah D'Mellow

There was an interesting article in The Guardian recently which highlights the plight of some of our relied-upon food crops, brought on by external and environmental impacts such as climate...

Categories: Aberdeen, Agricultural & Landbased, Agriculture, Ayr, Barony, Biological Sciences, Campus, Degree, Edinburgh, Elmwood, Environment, Environment and Countryside, Oatridge, Organic Farming, Postgraduate, and Sustainability Tags: #Agriculture, #climatechange, #guardian, #WFD2017, #WorldFoodDay, agricultural, agricultural biodiversity, agrobiodiversity, biodiversity, chocolate, climate change, coffee, crops, ecosystems, environment, Environmental, food, food security, management, MSc, Postgrad, postgraduate, potatoes, sustainability, sustainable, The Guardian, and world food day

World Mental Heath Day 10th October – What to do if you need a bit of extra support…

Posted on October 9, 2017 by Hannah D'Mellow

The 10th October 2017 is World Mental Health Day – an opportunity to acknowledge that everyone is likely to need a bit of extra support at some time in their life. The...

Categories: Aberdeen, Aberdeen events, Activity Tourism, Advice, Agricultural & Landbased, Agriculture, Animal & Biological, Animal Care, Animal Science, Ayr, Ayr events, Barony, Barony events, Biological Sciences, Business, Campus, City & Guilds, Countryside Management, Degree, Distance Learning, Edinburgh, Edinburgh events, Elmwood, Elmwood events, Environment, Environment and Countryside, Equine and Horse Care, Events, Forestry and Arboriculture, Golf, Green & Renewable Technology, Greenkeeping and Sports Turf, HN Level, Introductory, Land-based Engineering, Land-Based Skills, Oatridge, Oatridge events, Organic Farming, Postgraduate, Poultry, Professional Certification, Renewables, Rural & Estate Skills, Sports, Sports Coaching, SRUC Subjects, Student Life, Study level, Sustainability, SVQ1, SVQ2, SVQ3, and Veterinary Nursing Tags: #mentallhealth, #studentsupport, #wmhd, #wmhd17, #wmhd2017, health, Health and Wellbeing, planner, planning, student support, support, and wellbeing

Animal Behaviour and Welfare Visit

Posted on October 6, 2017 by Rich Gordon

Earlier in the week, the Animal Behaviour & Welfare degree class from Aberdeen Campus, attended the biannual Animal Welfare Day at the Roslin Institute in Edinburgh. The event was in...

Categories: Aberdeen, Aberdeen events, Agricultural & Landbased, Agriculture, Animal & Biological, Animal Care, Animal Science, Biological Sciences, Business, Countryside Management, Degree, Edinburgh, Environment, Environment and Countryside, Equine and Horse Care, Events, Organic Farming, Postgraduate, Poultry, Student Life, Student opportunities, Student Visits, Uncategorized, and Veterinary Nursing Tags: #Agriculture, #SRUCVisits, Animal Care, and SRUCAberdeen
Rural Alert Infographic

Rural Watch Scotland

Posted on October 6, 2017 by Rich Gordon

Make sure you know what’s going on in your area & help keep yourself safe from crime by signing up to the Rural Watch Scotland alerts scheme. Scotland’s rural communities...

Categories: Aberdeen, Advice, Agricultural & Landbased, Agriculture, Ayr, Barony, Business, Campus, Edinburgh, Elmwood, Forestry and Arboriculture, Land-based Engineering, Land-Based Skills, Oatridge, Organic Farming, Rural & Estate Skills, Safety, and SRUC Subjects Tags: Police Scotland. Security, Rural Watch Scotland, Safety, SRUC, SRUC Aberdeen, SRUC Ayr, SRUC Barony, SRUC Elmwood, and SRUC Oatridge
Eleanor MacIntosh being presented with her STEM comptetition award.

STEM Competition 2017

Posted on October 2, 2017 by Rich Gordon

Earlier this year, we worked in cojunction with STEM Learning (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) to run a competition open to secondary school students. The idea was that the participants...

Categories: Aberdeen, Agricultural & Landbased, Agriculture, Animal Care, Animal Science, Ayr, Barony, Biological Sciences, Edinburgh, Elmwood, Environment, Environment and Countryside, Equine and Horse Care, Forestry and Arboriculture, Garden Design, Horticulture, Hospitality, Land-based Engineering, Land-Based Skills, Landscape, Oatridge, and Veterinary Nursing Tags: SRUC, STEM, STEM Competition 2017, and STEM Learning
SRUC Careers Event Poster 2017

Careers Event 2017

Posted on September 29, 2017 by Rich Gordon

The annual SRUC Careers event is back again for 2017, and this year is taking place at SRUC Elmwood. It’s open to everyone and you can arrange for transportation to...

Categories: Aberdeen, Advice, Agricultural & Landbased, Agriculture, Ayr, Barony, Business, Campus, Edinburgh, Elmwood, Oatridge, Organic Farming, Student Life, and Student opportunities Tags: Careers Event, careers fair, Graduate Placement, SRUC Ayr, SRUC Barony, SRUC Edinburgh, SRUC Elmwood, and SRUC Oatridge

Cultivate: Issue 2

Posted on September 14, 2017 by Rich Gordon

The second issue of our printed counterpart to Cultivate online is now available at your campus. Pick up a copy now from your campus or view the digital version! We’re...

Categories: Aberdeen, Activity Tourism, Advice, Agricultural & Landbased, Animal & Biological, Ayr, Barony, Campus, Edinburgh, Elmwood, Environment and Countryside, Horticulture, Hospitality, Oatridge, Sports, SRUC Subjects, Student Life, Student opportunities, and Student Successes Tags: Cultivate, Education Office, Magazine, SRUC Aberdeen, SRUC Ayr, SRUC Barony, SRUC Edinburgh, SRUC Elmwood, and SRUC Oatridge

Volunteering

Posted on August 22, 2017 by Hannah D'Mellow

Taking the leap into College life is all about creating experiences so making time for voluntary work, in between studying, can add even more value to your time at College...

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Word Ladder Challenge

Posted on August 2, 2017 by Hannah D'Mellow

Here’s a wee puzzle for you – Change one letter at a time, always making a real word – how many steps does it take you to get from Wheat...

Categories: Aberdeen events, Agricultural & Landbased, Agriculture, Ayr events, Barony events, Biological Sciences, Business, Edinburgh events, Elmwood events, Events, Land-Based Skills, Oatridge events, Organic Farming, Rural & Estate Skills, Student Life, and Sustainability Tags: Competition and quiz