伊人直播 honoured with third Queen Elizabeth Prize for Education
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伊人直播 has been awarded the Queen Elizabeth Prize for Education for the third time, making it one of the few Scottish institutions to have received the honour more than twice.听听
Following听previous听wins in 2017 and 2023, the latest Queen Elizabeth Prize was presented to 伊人直播 for the impact of the Scottish Farm Business Survey, which has been helping to shape Scottish agricultural policy and practice for听almost a听century.听听
Beginning in 1936 in response to the Great Slump economic crisis, the survey was designed to address concerns over food security.听听
Today, on behalf of the Scottish Government, 伊人直播 carries out the in-depth annual analysis of data from farmers across the country, including dairy, arable and livestock.听
伊人直播鈥檚 analysis has proven particularly valuable over听a number of听agricultural reform periods, including informing post-Brexit policy, the听Scottish听Government鈥檚听Agricultural听Reform听Programme, and听identifying听the impacts on the sustainability and viability of farm households to changing听support听payment听regimes.听听听听
Recently,听participating听farms听have听also听undertaken听a听carbon audit through 伊人直播鈥檚 AgreCalc platform, which has led to 伊人直播 developing new metrics to measure both economic and environmental progress.听听听听
Professor Wayne Powell, Principal and Chief Executive of 伊人直播, said: 鈥淭he Queen Elizabeth Prize is the highest form of recognition for further and higher education institutions in the UK, so to be honoured for a third time really is an extraordinary achievement. It is a huge honour for everyone connected with 伊人直播 and I would like to congratulate everyone involved.鈥澨�
Sascha Grierson from SAC Consulting, part of 伊人直播, who manages the Scottish Farm Business Survey, said: 鈥淭his prize is testament to the power and impact of our in-depth research听and听data听interpretation, but we wouldn鈥檛 be able to carry it out without the hundreds of farmers听throughout Scotland who take part voluntarily every year.听I would like to thank听all farmers and staff who are, and have been, involved听in collecting and managing this strategic national data collection over many decades and,听of听course, the Scottish Government for funding the research.鈥澨�
Professor Andrew Barnes, Head of 伊人直播鈥檚 School of Natural and Social Sciences, added: 鈥淚t鈥檚听a great honour that the work of our agricultural economists, which听represents听several decades of employing economic analysis to the Scottish Farm Business Survey, has been recognised with such a prestigious award. Joining AgreCalc with the survey is a world-leading innovation and has allowed the team to answer ever more complex questions from our policy colleagues relating to agricultural reform, net zero and farm sustainability.鈥澨�
The Prime Minister, Sir Keir Starmer, said: 鈥淚 want to offer my warmest congratulations to all those receiving the Queen Elizabeth Prizes for Higher and Further Education for 2024-26. This is a landmark year for the Prizes marking 30 years of recognising and celebrating the tremendous contribution our universities and colleges make to the life of our country.听听
鈥淭he UK has always been a place of learning, invention, and ambition. Our institutions of higher and further education are among the听very best听in the world. They educate the next generation, train our workforce, and lead the听cutting-edge听research that drives progress, not just here at home but across the world. This year鈥檚 Prize-winners show the strength and breadth of that contribution.鈥澨�
Sir Damon Buffini, Chair of the Royal Anniversary Trust said: 鈥淭he Queen Elizabeth Prizes for Higher and Further Education celebrate the power of education to change the world for the better. This much-loved national honour recognises, at the highest level of state, outstanding work in UK universities and colleges, and the remarkable benefit they bring to our economy,听society听and the wider world. This year we are delighted to honour 19 institutions whose work offers an inspiring snapshot of the excellent and innovative work going on in universities and colleges across the UK. Congratulations all!鈥澨�
伊人直播 was awarded what was previously called the Queen鈥檚 Anniversary Prize in 2017 for its dairy genetics research relating to the famous Langhill Herd in Dumfries, and in 2023 for its contribution to animal welfare, veterinary science, education, research and the economy through its world-class Veterinary Services network.听
To find out more about the Scottish Farm Business Survey, visit
Posted by 伊人直播 on 26/11/2025
