Advice

A Guide to Studying

Posted on October 20, 2017 by Rich Gordon

Studying is an exercise that most of us will face multiple times in our life, especially at college and university. A lot of the time, you can feel great pressure...

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Baking tips from Fiona

Posted on October 16, 2017 by Rich Gordon

As it’s National Baking Week, we have gathered together some great tips for home bakers. This selection of top tips comes from our very own Fiona Wilcock, based in the...

Categories: Aberdeen, Advice, Ayr, Barony, Campus, Edinburgh, Elmwood, Hospitality, and Student opportunities Tags: Advice, Bakery, baking, cakes, Home baking, National Baking Week, and Tips

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...

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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
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National Baking Week 2017

Posted on October 3, 2017 by Rich Gordon

It will soon be National Baking Week (October 16th to 20th) and we’re quite excited about this. Obviously with Christmas “just around the corner”, we like preparing yummy cakes for...

Categories: Aberdeen, Advice, Ayr, Campus, Edinburgh, Elmwood, Hospitality, Oatridge, and Student opportunities Tags: Bakery, baking, cakes, National Baking Week, SRUC Aberdeen, SRUC Ayr, SRUC Barony, SRUC Edinburgh, SRUC Elmwood, and SRUC Oatridge
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

Climate Week at SRUC

Posted on September 19, 2017 by Rich Gordon

From September 18th to 22nd, it’s Climate Week in Scotland. Here at SRUC we take environmental protection very seriously – indeed why we offer courses in renewables technology and environment!...

Categories: Aberdeen, Advice, Ayr, Barony, Campus, Edinburgh, Elmwood, Environment, Environment and Countryside, Green & Renewable Technology, Oatridge, Renewables, and Sustainability Tags: climate change, environment, Environment protection, SRUC Aberdeen, 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...

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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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New Student Leadership Team

Posted on July 31, 2017 by Hannah D'Mellow

The new team elected to lead the award winning Scotland’s Rural College Students Association (SRUCSA) through 2017/18 have taken up their posts. Gemma Jones is the new President – stepping...

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