Advice
Stress Awareness Month
April is Stress Awareness Month. Whether you’re feeling that your mental health is excellent or that things are not so good, we can all struggle with the sense of feeling...
Scottish Apprenticeship Week – Daniel Murdoch
When Daniel Murdoch left school he decided to volunteer at two local golf courses to gain work experience before going to Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC) to do a full-time Greenkeeping...
SRUC’s annual careers event a big success
Scotland’s Rural College recently hosted a successful careers event at its Ayr campus. The event attracted 620 students attending from SRUC’s six regional campuses and pupils from local high schools....
Go Green Week
This week is Go Green week, an annual national week of action on climate change. Countryside and Environmental Management lecturer in Aberdeen, Amy Gray offers some tips on living a more sustainable...
Wonky Produce Competition Closing Soon
With less than 2 weeks to go until the closing date to enter the Wonky Produce competition, and with a prize fund of £800 up for grabs, we spoke with...
Out of the Blue (Monday)
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...
10 Exam Stress Busting Hacks
During the exam period you will likely experience feelings of stress and anxiety as you feel under pressure to do well. There are a number of things you can do to...
Difficult Choices for Book Week Scotland
Julie Robinson from the SRUC Aberdeen campus found choosing just one book for Book Week Scotland quite a challenge, so instead she chose three. Being asked to choose my favourite...
Book Week Scotland – Staff Recommmendations
Applied Animal Science lecturer Carol Thompson tells us about one of her favourtite books for Book Week Scotland. (One of) My favourite books is ‘Some We Love, Some We Hate,...
Book Week Scotland
For Book Week Scotland we asked staff and students at Scotland’s Rural College to tell us about a book that they love. We start the week with a brilliant recommendation...