Posted on February 16, 2021 by Anouska Curzon
SRUC Edinburgh Student Ambassador Liam Thorpe shares what he is enjoying most about the Environmental Management HND course and explains what effect the reintroduction of beavers to Scotland will have...
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Posted on November 13, 2020 by Shona Warwick
New degree courses that explore everything from land management change to electric tractors will help to address concerns outlined in the new Farming for 1.5°C Inquiry Interim Report, says Scotland’s...
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Posted on October 13, 2020 by Anouska Curzon
Declan Harper previously worked as a chef, working in various kitchens and pubs in and around Edinburgh but decided to change his path and is now studying Environment Management at SRUC...
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Posted on April 16, 2020 by Anouska Curzon
Originally an ERASMUS student at SRUC, Caroline Vincent from Paris continued her studies at SRUC Edinburgh on the Environmental Resource Management degrees course. Here, Caroline explains why she chose SRUC...
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Posted on April 8, 2020 by Anouska Curzon
Agriculture lecturer Gemma Waugh from SRUC Barony offers some tips for effective home studying. Resources – make sure you have all the resources you need for online distance learning. Contact...
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Posted on March 25, 2020 by Sharon Gooding-Hill
Media consultant David McKay joined SRUC in 2019 as a postgraduate student in Organic Farming, and relishes the steep learning curve this presents coming from a non farming background. He...
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Posted on March 25, 2020 by Sharon Gooding-Hill
Robby Gass graduated in 2017 from the SRUC MSc Organic Farming programme and went on to start a successful consultancy business, he tells us about his success and how instrumental...
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Posted on March 23, 2020 by Anouska Curzon
Katie Goodfellow from Hawick in the Scottish Borders grew up on a farm and spent her childhood outside around animals. This made her certain that she wanted a career in...
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Posted on January 14, 2020 by Anouska Curzon
Student Ambassador Jillian Gordon writes about the UFAW, who offer scholarships to students studying welfare focused projects. The Universities Federation for Animal Welfare (UFAW) is an internationally recognised independent charity that...
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Posted on August 1, 2019 by Anouska Curzon
A change of direction proved to be just what Environmental Resource Management student Blair Hershaw needed after dropping out of his first degree. The 24-year-old from Dunfermline, Fife, has graduated...
