SRUC
Higher EducationScotland, United Kingdom501-1000 Employees
SRUC (Scotland's Rural College) is a higher education institution based in Edinburgh, Scotland, formed in 2012 from the merger of Barony, Elmwood, Oatridge Colleges and SAC (Scottish Agricultural College). It operates to provide education, skills development, and business support for Scotland’s land-based industries, grounded in applied research, teaching, and consultancy. The organization describes itself as the largest of its kind in Europe and aims to advance innovation and sustainable development across agriculture and rural sectors at local, national, and international levels. Its long-term objective includes evolving into a rural university college with degree awarding powers and increasing global links and impact for students across a range of study levels from access courses to PhDs.