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A Rising Star

Posted on August 6, 2019 by Anouska Curzon

Hospitality student Sara-Jayne Strachan returned to Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC) ten years after gaining an HNC in Professional Cookery. Sara-Jayne, 30, who is also known as Salsa, is now graduating...

Categories: College, Elmwood, Hospitality, Student Life, Student Successes and Study level Tags: cookery, Elmwood, Fife, graduation, hospitality, Restaurant, scotland and SRUC

Countryside Management Course Video

Posted on June 13, 2019 by Hannah D'Mellow

Staff and students studying Countryside Management at SRUC talk about their course and subject area. Find out more about the course by visiting our website.

Categories: Aberdeen, Ayr, Campus, Change your path, College, Countryside Management, Degree, Distance Learning, Elmwood, Environment and Countryside, HN Level, Oatridge, Postgraduate, Student opportunities, Study level and Sustainability Tags: #hnd, Conservation, Countryside, Countryside management, Degree, Ecology, HNC, management, NC, SRUC and wildlife conservation

Out of the Blue (Monday)

Posted on January 21, 2019 by Anouska Curzon

The third Monday of January has been awarded the gloomy name Blue Monday due to a combination of post-Christmas blues, cold dark nights and financial woes. As SRUC offers courses...

Categories: Advice, Animal Care, Countryside Management, Degree, Environment and Countryside, Garden Design, HN Level, Horticulture, Hospitality, Professional Golf, SRUC Subjects, Student Life, Study level and Uncategorized Tags: AYR, blue monay, Countryside, Edinburgh, Elmwood, environment, Garden Design, Golf, Horticulture, hospitality, management, SRUC and Study

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

Jo King – BSc Hons Countryside Management graduate of 2018

Posted on August 28, 2018 by Hannah D'Mellow

Congratulations to Jo King, who after graduating with BSc Hons in Countryside Management from Ayr Campus, is going on to do great things in her new job. Jo will be...

Categories: Ayr, Countryside Management, Degree, Environment and Countryside, SRUC Subjects, Student Life, Student Successes and Study level Tags: Countryside management, environment, Environmental, SRUC Ayr and SRUCcess

Learning From A Distance

Posted on July 17, 2018 by Anouska Curzon

SRUC Alumnus Gareth Austin wanted to study either horticulture or agriculture but there were no courses available close to where he lives so he decided that distance learning would be...

Categories: Advice, Agriculture, Distance Learning, Horticulture, Organic Farming, Postgraduate, Student Life, Student Successes, Study level and Uncategorized Tags: #Agriculture, #SRUCHorticulture, alumni, Distance Learning, Horticulture, Organic Farming, SRUC and SRUC Alumni

SRUC student Jennifer Wright up a tree in PPE

A Blossoming Career

Posted on March 8, 2018 by Hannah D'Mellow

An uncertain Jennifer Wright, unsure on what to study after school has blossomed, bloomed and grown into a successful young woman. After leaving Queen Anne High school in Dunfermline Jennifer...

Categories: Campus, Forestry and Arboriculture, Horticulture, Oatridge and Study level Tags: Aboriculture, Forestry, Horticulture, MA week, Modern Apprenticeship and SRUC Oatridge

Tomas Zuffa – HND Equine Studies

Posted on March 8, 2018 by Hannah D'Mellow

Tomas Zuffa travelled from his home country Slovakia, to Scotland, in order to study at SRUC. Tom is currently studying for HND in Equine Studies having achieved the Higher National...

Categories: Change your path, Equine and Horse Care, HN Level, Oatridge, Student opportunities, Student Successes and Study level Tags: Change your path, Equine, horse care and SRUC Oatridge

SRUC and Ringlink shared Apprenticeship in Agriculture

Posted on March 8, 2018 by Hannah D'Mellow

To continue with the theme of MA week we wanted to share with you all the new shared apprenticeship scheme launching this year. The Ringlink and SRUC shared Apprenticeship in...

Categories: Agricultural & Landbased, Agriculture, Barony, Campus, Land-Based and Rural Skills, Land-based Engineering, Oatridge, Organic Farming, Student opportunities and Study level Tags: #Agriculture, MA week, Modern Apprenticeship, SRUC Barony and SRUC Oatridge

NFU Mutual Charitable Trust Post-Graduate Bursary

Posted on February 9, 2018 by Hannah D'Mellow

Craig Simpson – Recipient -Case Study Craig Simpson, who lives and works on the family farm in Dirleton, East Lothian, talks about how winning the NFU Mutual Charitable Trust Post-Graduate...