Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC ) is a specialist institution offering college and university level courses, focussed on the natural economy, fuelled by the responsible use of the world’s natural resources: people, land, energy, water, animals and plants.
In this, we are experts. We focus on solving the global challenges facing the planet, including climate change, biodiversity and access to nutritious food and clean water.
By focusing on the sustainability of our natural resources, SRUC will strive to make a world of difference: delivering economic, social and environmental benefits for all, both locally across Scotland, the UK, and beyond.
Whether your passion is for business, science, food, engineering, golf, plants, animals, sustainability, the environment, or just the great outdoors, you will find courses at SRUC tailored to meet the needs of a whole range of industries.
Issues such as environmental impact and sustainability have an effect on all our lives and are of importance whether you have ambitions to manage your own business or a farm, be a scientist or a government advisor.
SRUC’s courses consider the innovative science that supports land-based and rural industries, the way they interact with and support the environment around them, and the businesses that rely on them – from agriculture and business to veterinary and zoonoses, and a huge variety of relevant topics in between.
Today, SRUC is on a journey to become Scotland’s enterprise university at the heart of our sustainable natural economy.? A key part of this journey is the opening of the SRUC School of Veterinary Medicine in Aberdeen.
As only the third veterinary school in Scotland and the first in over 150 years, the SRUC School of Veterinary Medicine will use innovative teaching methods to prepare students for work in the increasingly important rural mixed practice, agricultural and food sectors.
The first students on the BVSci Veterinary Science degree will begin studies in 2024. The new curriculum not only embeds students in real-life practices but will address a number of key issues within the wider rural and veterinary sectors.
