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伊人直播 newsletter archive

March 2026

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• Martin Boyle has been appointed as 伊人直播's new Director of Strategy, Governance, and Engagement.
  
  
• We've launched a听new Masters degree in International Animal Welfare.
  
  
• Nine 伊人直播 students and apprentices have won at this听year's Awards for Land-Based and Aquaculture Skills (ALBAS).
  
  
• 伊人直播 student Ollie Kwan won the Young Conservationist of the Year Award 2026 from the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland.
  
  
• 伊人直播 Student Juliette Kwe Nfwankfu won first place in 伊人直播's Student Enterprise Ideas Competition.
  
  
• Mark your calendars - 伊人直播, SAC Consulting, and Digital Dairy Chain will be showcasing at Scotgrass this May.
  
  
• A cohort of third year 伊人直播 horticulture students are organising our first ever student-led conference next month.
  
  
• Can genetic science tackle farming's toughest challenges? Find out at The Future of Livestock Farming on 9 April.

February 2026

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• We've just launched our five-year strategy听designed听to foster innovation, drive sustainable growth and practices, translate research to impact and contribute to a thriving natural economy.
  
  
• Eileen Wall, Professor of Integrative Livestock Genetics and Head of Research at 伊人直播, has been honoured with an OBE for Agricultural Science in recognition of her lifetime devotion to animal genetics.
  
  
• Twelve students and apprentices from 伊人直播 have been selected as finalists for this year鈥檚 Awards for Land-based and Aquaculture Skills (the ALBAS).
  
  
• 伊人直播 was recently presented with a prestigious Queen Elizabeth Prize for Education by Their Majesties The King and Queen. The award recognises the impact of the Scottish Farm Business Survey (SFBS).
  
  
• 伊人直播 is playing a leading research role in a new UK-wide project aiming to significantly cut greenhouse gas emissions from dairy farming while reducing reliance on imported soya bean meal.
  
  
• Our new MSc in International Animal Welfare is a multidisciplinary programme with a global approach combining world-leading scientific expertise with the practical and communication skills needed to drive real-world change.
  
  
• SAC Consulting, part of 伊人直播, is seeking a Senior Agricultural Consultant / Area Manager to join their Stirling team on a full-time permanent basis. Apply by 8 March.
  
  
• The Communications and Marketing team are hiring a full-time Events Officer to help coordinate and execute a programme of activities across Scotland.听Apply by 12 March.

January 2026

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• A world-renowned academic is to lead an independent study into future economic growth opportunities for 伊人直播 in North-East Fife, including Elmwood campus.
  
  
• 伊人直播 livestock experts have been selected to take part in a prestigious international programme designed to strengthen academic collaboration between the UK and the USA.
  
  
• Thinking about your next step but not sure where to start? 伊人直播's Online Open Week takes place in February, offering you the chance to explore our courses, meet academic staff, and learn more about studying at 伊人直播.
  
  
• Do you or someone you know have lambing opportunities? 伊人直播 has a limited number of students interested in gaining experience. If you're willing to provide opportunities or would like more information, please be in touch!
  
  
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• Start 2026 off strong with our flexible, 100% online micro-credentials short, accredited courses designed to help you grow your professional expertise on your own schedule.

December 2025

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• 'Cool Calf' could help accelerate dairy journey to net zero.
  
  
• 伊人直播 launches world's first open-source digital twin for dairy farming.
  
  
• New vertical farm a first for Scottish education.
  
  
• Are cows killing the planet?
  
  
• 伊人直播 seeks agri-businesses to take on students for placement projects.
  
  
• Honorary Fellowships awarded to champions of agriculture and animal welfare.
  
  
• 伊人直播 appoints new Board members.
  
  
• 拢850k veterinary skills centre for Aberdeen.

November 2025

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• We are incredibly proud to announce that 伊人直播 has been awarded the Queen Elizabeth Prize for Education for the third time.
  
  
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• We've just launched a new area of our website dedicated to the work we're doing to meet UN Sustainable Development goals.
  
  
• 伊人直播 has won a Scottish National Green Apple Environment Award in recognition of our Climate Change Action Plan.
  
  
• VetExplore 2026, 伊人直播's 3-day programme next spring听that explores working and studying in Veterinary Medicine, is open to applications until 5听December.

October 2025

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• 伊人直播 has launched the world's first open-source digital twin for dairy farming.
  
  
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• SAC Consulting, part of 伊人直播, is hosting a free farm walk and talk on 5 November to look at beef breeding, current trade and subsidies.
  
  
• Thinking of studying at 伊人直播? We've got Open Days coming up to find out first-hand what it's like to be an 伊人直播 student. Available in-person or online!
  
  
• Our micro-credential courses are fully accredited, short courses designed to let you upskill at home in your own time, at your own pace.

September 2025

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• Are you interested in helping the next generation of vets, nurses, and technicians?
  
  
• A new and improved, real-time test for Brachyspira is now available from 伊人直播 Veterinary Services for porcine and avian diagnostics.
  
  
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• Hey 伊人直播 students! Want to take part in a practical, hands-on study trip to South Africa? We've got several up-coming trips planned with funding available to help get you there!
  
  
• Award-winning farmer from Fife, David Bell, has been named Interim Chair of the 伊人直播 Board.

August 2025

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• Some additional spaces have opened up in our BVSci Veterinary Science course starting this September for Scottish domiciled students.
  
  
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• Linda Hanna, Chair of the 伊人直播 Board, has announced that she will be resigning with effect from September 2025, for personal reasons.

July 2025

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• In need of funding support for your farm or croft? The Future Farm Investment Scheme is offering at least 拢14 million in grants to support farmers and crofters in improving the sustainability, efficiency, and resilience of their agricultural businesses.
  
  
• Our MSc Wildlife and Conservation Management course has been听named as the Higher Education Programme of the Year at the 2025 Chartered Institute of Ecology and Environmental Management Awards. Applications are still open for September entry!
  
  
• We've just made听finding and booking your veterinary CPD better and easier听with online booking options and free online courses and webinars that can be combined to improve your veterinary practitioner clinical skills, fulfil your RCVS CPD requirements and support you as you work towards your RCVS CertAVP.
  
  
• An 伊人直播 research team is working with the UK Government's Veterinary Medicine's Directorate to create a country-wide surveillance programme to look at the prevelance of Antimicrobial Resistance in healthy cats and dogs.
  
  
• We're working hard to share knowledge and discover solutions to some of the world's most wicked challenges, particularly around climate change. To听do this, we have identified 59 climate change actions that summarise our environmental initiatives and efforts, which we report on annually.
  
  
• Scientists at our Rural and Veterinary Innovation Centre (RAVIC) are working on some incredible projects to develop new links between science and industry to help address planetary health challenges and grow the natural economy. Check out all the videos on our RAVIC page to learn more.

June 2025

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• Headed to the Royal Highland Show听later this month? Check out our dedicated RHS webpage to discover a听ton of incredible things you can听see, do, taste, learn, win and more at the 伊人直播 stand this year!
  
  
• Our website has just launched a听set of beekeeping pages designed to support the importance of healthy bees in Scotland with targeted and strategic education for hobby beekeepers, bee farmers, and the general public.
  
  
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• Coming to you from the 伊人直播 Elmwood campus and golf course,听our newly-launched podcast,听On the 1st Tee, brings together people passionate about golf to discuss the issues that matter to them as well as long-standing and newly-emerging career opportunities, lessons learnt, the future of golf, and the overall happiness that can be found working in the golf听industry.
  
  
• If you're an 伊人直播 student or alumni looking for a job, don't forget to visit our Career Services pages for help and advice as well as an ever-growing and continuously-updated list of internal and external career advertisements and opportunities uniquely suited to the skills, abilities, and qualifications of our students and alumni.
  
  
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• We're delighted to welcome five new non-executive directors to the 伊人直播 board,听bringing a wealth of experience and expertise from a broad range of backgrounds and playing an important role in听helping us achieve our ambitions for students as well as the natural economy.听

May 2025

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• Vivienne Mackinnon, 伊人直播 Director of Veterinary Partnerships, has been elected as the Scottish Branch President of the British Veterinary Association. On behalf of the 伊人直播 School of Veterinary Medicine, she is currently leading an active search for partner practices across all sectors.
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April 2025

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• Are you hiring? List your job vacancy on the new 伊人直播 student jobs portal and reach sector-specific students and alumni with the skills, abilities, and qualifications you're looking for. All 100% free!
  
  
• Applications are now being accepted for the Fordyce Maxwell Award for Agricultural Communications which recognises current and past students engaged in publicly promoting the value of agriculture.
  
  
• Professor Jamie Newbold, Provost and Deputy Principal of 伊人直播, has joined the ranks of leading experts with links to Scotland by securing a coveted position as a Royal Society of Edinburgh (RSE) Fellow.
  
  
• Our MSc Wildlife and Conservation Management programme has been named a finalist for the Chartered Institute of Ecology and Environmental Management Higher Education Programme of the Year Award 2025 September-start applications are still being accepted!
  
  
• Remember Hilda, the first of our Langhill Herd to be born through IVF? We're thrilled to announce that her story, as part of our 'Cool Cows' project, has been shortlisted for the Marketing/PR Campaign of the Year at the Herald Education Awards 2025.
  
  

March 2025

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• This year, 伊人直播 was granted a Bronze level Athena Swan Award for our commitment to advancing gender equality and inclusivity.
  
  
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• Senior Agricultural Consultant Tiffany Stephenson is a champion of sustainable farming and has been named as a winner of the prestigious Elrick Prize. How can she help make your farming business more sustainable?
  
  
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• Sarah Howard, Founder and Co-Owner of The Real Food Caf茅, has been working with SAC's Principal Consultant Kerry Hammond for one-to-one business coaching support to build, grow, and diversify her business.听
  
  

February 2025

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• We have strengthened our commitment to global and local food security by becoming the first higher education institution on Scotland to launch a commercial-sized vertical farm. Who officially opened our vertical farm in Edinburgh last week? Answer for your chance to win your choice of amazing prizes from 伊人直播 alumni businesses!
  
  
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• Lambing season is here! You you have limited experience with sheep and would like to know more about lambing time, our 1-day course at 伊人直播 Barony might be a perfect fit for you.听
  
  
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• Our Rural Policy Centre engages and collaborates with researchers, businesses, and communities to exchange ideas, share experience, and contribute evidence-based research to rural policy in Scotland.听
  
  

January 2025

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• Hilda, the first Langhill Herd calf to be born through IVF and a significant milestone for the future of sustainable farming, has made headlines around the world this month. But where was Hilda born? Answer for your chance to win your choice of prizes from 伊人直播 alumni prizes!听
  
  
• Support the next generation and gain valuable benefits to your business! We're looking for farm or agri-businesses to host a final year BSc (Hons) student undertaking workplace learning as part of their course.听
  
  
• The Royal College of Veterinary Nursing now requires all approved veterinary practices to evidence their approaches to sustainability. Our new online micro-credentials course has been purposefully designed to help you do just that.听
  
  
• If you have a farm business in Scotland, please participate in this year's Farm Business Survey. Doing so is free and you'll get a number of perks designed to help you understand and improve your farm's financial performance.听
  
  
• Thinking of applying to study with us this year? Learn more about the courses and campuses you're interested in by booking yourself into one (or more) of our Open Days - there's plenty coming up for you to explore!

December 2024

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• Searching for a last-minute Christmas gift? Elmwood Golf is offering free and discounted membership rates for 2025!
  
  
• We're digging into the 伊人直播 photo archives to share 12 amazing photos with you in 2025. Plus a chance to win some fabulous prizes from alumni businesses too! Stay tuned for more!
  
  
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• New year, new skills - all in your own time. Our new fully-accredited microcredentials courses are offered by 伊人直播 experts in a range of subjects for you to study whenever and wherever is convenient to you.
  
  
• Are you a crofter or smallholder? Don't forget that to ensure the Basic Payment Scheme remains available to you, you must meet some initial Whole Farm Plan requirements in 2025. Need help? SAC Consulting is available for independent advice and solutions.听

November 2024

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• A monumental moment in the history of 伊人直播: Gaining TDAP means we can design a future education system that's aligned to what a future workforce needs.听
  
  
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• Applications are now open for four new specialised business MSc programmes starting September 2025 at听our Edinburgh and Aberdeen campuses.
  
  
• Craig Bothwell, ex-伊人直播 student and Senior Consultant with SAC Consulting's听Agricultural Advisory team, has been named the Scottish Agricultural Awards' Advisor of the Year.
  
  
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• Our new micro-credential offerings are short,听accredited programmes across a range of听subjects that you can study from anywhere and at your own pace.
  
  
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• Learn basic blacksmithing techniques and take home your own hand-made design in our evening blacksmithing course. Starts in February 2025 and numbers are limited - enrol today!

October 2024

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• October 2024 marks a historical moment for 伊人直播 and our future student cohorts as we become the first Scottish education provider in almost two decades to be granted Taught Degree Awarding Powers (TDAP).
  
  
• Communicating sustainability is key to keeping your business relevant and trusted.听Our FREE business guide can help you craft impactful messaging that resonates with stakeholders and effectively highlights your eco-friendly initiatives.
  
  
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• Animal scientists will have a vital role to play in meeting the future demands of our growing population in a time of climate change. Thinking of studying this important and fascinating subject? 伊人直播 now ranks 5th in the UK to study animal sciences and agriculture.

September 2024

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• Congratulations to Lauri Alana Corcoran (2023 graduate) who won our Lomond prize draw and to the 735听伊人直播 students who joined our alumni community this year. Ready to join them? We're now accepting applications for 2025 entry!
  
  
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• Did you know that our experts at SAC Consulting regularly publish a round up of issues affecting crops around Scotland, summaries on how crops are developing, and what weather and other issues are affecting them?
  
  
• Our award-winning GreenCow & now UltraGreenCow respiration chamber facility is open to requests for commissioned or collaborative research in ruminant, simulant slurry storage, & potentially monogastric studies.
  
  
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• Three members of the team at our new School of Veterinary Medicine have been named Fellows of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons. Want to study our BVSci programme there next year?听

August 2024

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• We've made finding and booking your next training or professional development course at 伊人直播 easier with the launch of our new training course catalogue! What new skill will you study with us next?
  
  
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• MI:RNA Diagnostics is pioneering animal disease diagnosis through the combination of a revolutionary biomarker technology and artificial intelligence platform. Funded just a few years ago, their ground-breaking work has already听raised $4 million in Series A Funding.
  
  
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• The EUFRAS IALB SEASN 2024 conference we're hosting in Edinburgh next month will explore the Scottish agricultural system听and how it builds and leverages relationships between people working in the rural economy (and those in research, education, and advisory) to enhance the sustainability of rural land-use in Scotland.听

July 2024

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• Are you an 伊人直播 alum that's started your own business? We'd love to give it the exposure it deserves听(for free!) on our newly-launched Alumni Business Map. Follow the link below to learn how.
  
  
• From NC Agriculture to our new BSci in Veterinary Medicine at Scotland's first vet school in over a century, we're now open for Clearing applications! Discover all the opportunities still available on our dedicated Clearing 2024 page.
  
  
• We're proud to announce this year's winner of the Fordyce Maxwell Award for Agricultural Communications, an award we established last year in memory of the late听Scotsman听journalist, whose son is our Chief Communications Officer.
  
  
• More than half of all the sheep entries at this year's Royal Highland Show are accredited by our Veterinary Services' Premium Sheep and Goat Health Scheme (PSGHS), a cost-effective national programme of proactive disease testing and monitoring for your flocks. Thinking of joining our PSGHS? Get all the information you need to make a decision on our website.
  
  

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June 2024

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• We have so much planned for this year's Royal Highland Show! Please stop by to say hello, grab a goodie or two and find out about some of the incredible things we're doing at 伊人直播!
  
  
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• Congratulations to Kirsty Young, Head of Department at 伊人直播 who was elected to the RCVS Veterinary Nurses Council! Thinking of becoming a vet nurse yourself? 伊人直播 can help you get there!
  
  
• A new study by researchers at the Rural Policy Centre explores Landownership, land use, and the influence of financial support mechanisms on land values, particularly the recent interest in carbon schemes.
  
  
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May 2024

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• Looking to re-train or even change your career entirely? Would a free 拢1,000 help you do it? Then you're a perfect candidate for our听Change Your Path Bursary!
  
  
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• Three new appointments to the 伊人直播 Board mean听greater equality, diversity of perspective听and depth of expertise for听our leadership team.
  
  
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• Our new collaboration with Highlands and Islands Enterprise听aims听to boost the local economy and听contribute to regional economic growth by听focusing听on land and sea-based innovation.

April 2024

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• The Rural and Veterinary Innovation Centre (RAVIC) was officially opened last week by HRH The Princess Royal. Click below to learn about how RAVIC has听been designed to drive innovation and job creation in Scotland's health, agriculture and aquaculture sectors.
  
  
• With听the Easter holidays bringing an increase in visitors to the countryside in the midst of the lambing season, and following a workshop with local experts and stakeholders, 伊人直播 researchers are听calling for changes to legislation around livestock worrying.
  
  
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• If you're a vet in practice, book yourself into one of our veterinary CPD courses or听free online webinars and help yourself stay ahead of the curve.

March 2024

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• Eleven 伊人直播 students and apprentices were shortlisted as finalists with seven taking home the top award in their category听at this year's听Awards for Land-based and Aquaculture Skills (ALBAS) ceremony earlier this month. Maybe it's time for you to consider employing an 伊人直播 apprentice?
  
  
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• Janette Sutherland has been named as a finalist for Agricultural Advisor of the Year in the first-ever National Women in Agriculture Awards. Feel free to ask for her by name when contacting SAC Consulting for farming or crofting support.

• Our Rural Business Management course now offers a tourism pathway, accredited by the Tourism Management Institute (TMI), providing 伊人直播 with professional recognition and endorsement of our course and our students a host of benefits for their learning and their career
  
  
• The 伊人直播 and Teagasc partnership stands as a testament to the power of working collectively to overcome global agricultural challenges and pave the way for a more sustainable future.
  
  
• We know that Elmwood holds a special place in the hearts of students, staff, and the wider community in Fife and it will continue to play a vital role in 伊人直播's future.

February 2024

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• Improved productivity and workforce motivation, new and relevant skills (and less skills gaps) for your business听plus听guided support, advice and training by 伊人直播 - there's plenty of reasons to take on an 伊人直播 apprentice!
  
  
• We're conducting research and gathering the views of island communities in Orkney, Shetland and the Outer Hebrides听on the forthcoming agricultural and land use policy changes. Please let us know if you'd like to get involved and have your voice heard.
  
  
• Sign up for our dedicated vet services blogs to be first in the know about veterinary news, events, health schemes, and disease updates from our expert veterinary services team.
  
  
• We're encouraging kids to celebrate nature with a cash prize competition. Do you know anyone in P4-S6 who might be interested in taking part?
  
  

January 2024

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• We're very proud of winning a Green Gown Award for our SEEDABLE project, which embeds sustainability, enterprise, equality and diversity into the curriculum.
  
  
• Much to the excitement of our Horse Care and Equine students, 伊人直播's new 拢100k state-of-the-art robot horse - the first of its kind in Scotland, was unveiled last month.
  
  
• We're asking farmers across the country to contribute to the annual Scottish Farm Business Survey in exchange for a number of perks听designed to help financial performance.
  
  
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• Have a listen to our vet services 'On the Hoof' podcast episodes which cover听a range of interesting and informative topics for vets in practice.听
  
  
• Many congratulations听to Dr Mary Thomson, Vice Principal, Skills and Lifelong Learning at 伊人直播, who has been appointed as a new Board member of South of Scotland Enterprise.

December 2023

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• The work of 伊人直播's Veterinary Services has been recognised with a Queen's Anniversary Prize.
  
  
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• Are you a vet in practice? If so, we know how busy you听are! That's why we've created a page just for you that includes quick links to all our Premium Sheep and Goat Health Scheme (PSGHS) information, forms听and guides you use most.听
  
  
• As part of a new centre announced by UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, scientists from 伊人直播 will carry out research into plant breeding and animal nutrition to increase the productivity of livestock systems in Sub-Saharan Africa.听
  
  
• 伊人直播's focus on place-based initiatives stems from a belief that innovation should be as diverse as the landscape of Scotland itself. Our entrepreneurial campuses and place-based initiatives are more than educational offerings; they are the engines of change for Scotland鈥檚 rural economy.听

November 2023

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• We've just launched our inaugural PhD programme to help shape the future of agriculture, rural and environmental studies.
  
  
• Fast, easy, efficient! Veterinary Services' diagnostic test and price lists are now available online.
  
  
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• How can the dairy industry attract and retain workers? Lynne Somerville, newly-appointed Skills Lead for the Digital Dairy Chain, is working to find answers.
• Professor Nicola Holden, who leads 伊人直播's Food Security Challenge Centre, has been awarded a prestigious fellowship - one of only 44 academic fellows selected from across the UK.听
  
  
• Our students do incredible things! BSc Agriculture student Naomi Ramsay is named Agriculture Student of the Year at the British Farming Awards.

October 2023

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• Studying at 伊人直播 means studying at a college nominated for Technological or Digital Innovation of the Year by Time Higher Education -the "Oscars" of higher education
  
  
• Our new partnership with Eurofins Argo Testing means we can offer an even better soil, forage and plant pathology service - for viable, healthy and sustainable farming and growing.听
  
  
• Hemp has the potential to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, it smothers weeds, doesn't suffer many diseases, and its oil might even have the potential to fight cancer. So why are so few farmers currently growing it in Scotland?
  
  

September 2023

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• Congratulations 伊人直播 2023 graduates! You're now eligible for exclusive 伊人直播 alumni awards, discounts, and more.
  
  
• Brush up on your skills -just like these recent students from the US Army, with a veterinary training CPD course from 伊人直播.
  
  
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• On a recent visit to 伊人直播, Mairi McAllan MSP learned about some of our cutting-edge climate change research听that's delivering听resources, benefits, and opportunities to Scottish -and global- communities.