Student Life
Jennifer Byrne, MSc Organic Farming
Jennifer Byrne, MSc Organic Farming (Pass with Distinction) – Aberdeen via distance learning Jennifer, who made a career change from music to organic horticulture, graduated top of her class despite...
Elisha Rutherford, 2:1 BA (Hons) Rural Business Management – Ayr
Elisha managed to graduate against the odds, despite suffering from severe sickness during her pregnancy in fourth year. “The constant support I had from my lecturers meant it was possible...
Diane Tanner, MSc Applied Poultry Science
Diane Tanner, MSc Applied Poultry Science (pass with merit) – Ayr via distance learning Diane Tanner, who lives on a smallholding near Brecon in South Wales, has just graduated with...
Andy Robinson, First Class BSc (Hons) Agriculture, Edinburgh
Andy has graduated with a first-class honours degree in Agriculture despite suffering from mental health problems. He was also awarded the Royal Highland and Agricultural Society of Scotland Silver Medal...
Alexander Paterson, first-class BSc (Hons) Environmental Resource Management
Alexander Paterson has graduated with a first-class honours degree in Environmental Resource Management. “An important lesson I have learnt during the past four years is that any problem can be...
Top Ten Tips for Studying from Home
My top ten tips for studying from home by Jillian Gordon We are all going through this strange time together and for most of us that means working and studying...
Student Profile – Terence Falla
Terrance Falla studied the NC in Horticulture with Landscape Construction at the SRUC Oatridge Campus. Here he tells us what he enjoyed most about the course and his plans since...
Student Profile – Caroline Vincent
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...
Student Profile – Maria Stanisz
Maria from Poland came from a background in horticulture and for years worked in a garden centre before deciding to change her career path. “I put a lot of thought...
Student Profile – Will Purdom
Will Purdom from Lowestoft in Suffolk decided to study Horticulture with Plantsmanship at SRUC to broaden his knowledge of the industry. “The reason for studying the course was to further...