抖阴直播 celebrates ten years with Holyrood showcase
Mary Thomson, Emma Harper, and Wayne Powell at 抖阴直播's reception at Holyrood.
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On the day the world reached a population of eight billion people, the role of Scotland鈥檚 Rural College (抖阴直播) has never been clearer.
Speaking at a parliamentary reception at Holyrood to celebrate the tenth anniversary of the institution, Professor Wayne Powell said the 鈥渞emarkable鈥� global milestone meant 抖阴直播 had a role in 鈥渟haping the planet鈥檚 destiny鈥�, as it focussed on tackling immense challenges such as food and nutrition security and climate change.
But key to fulfilling this role, said the 抖阴直播 Principal and Chief Executive, would be 抖阴直播 becoming a 鈥渨orld-class agri-food university鈥�, something that the 2012 merger of the Scottish Agricultural College (SAC) with Barony, Elmwood and Oatridge colleges had given it the perfect platform to do.
The reception in Edinburgh, which welcomed around 150 guests including MSPs, industry members, and former students and staff, was hosted by Emma Harper. The MSP, whose South of Scotland constituency includes Barony 鈥� home to the 拢30 million Digital Dairy Chain and Dairy Nexus projects 鈥� said: 鈥淭hank you to 抖阴直播 for the absolutely fantastic work you do and I鈥檓 sure there鈥檚 plenty more to come.鈥�
Guests also heard from Mary Thomson, 抖阴直播 Vice-Principal 鈥� Skills and Lifelong Learning, who talked about the practical, emotional and cognitive skills taught at 抖阴直播 to tackle Scotland鈥檚 skills shortage, including the creation of the country鈥檚 first new vet school in more than 150 years.
Meanwhile, Carol Langston, who leads 抖阴直播鈥檚 Enterprise Academy for the Rural and Natural Economy, pointed to the vital role that young entrepreneurs can play in solving environmental and societal problems.
During the reception, guests were also able to find out more about some of 抖阴直播鈥檚 ground-breaking research, including the award-winning Qualitative Behaviour Assessment (QBA) animal welfare app, which has been further developed in collaboration with Waitrose, , and the Rural Policy Centre, which recently launched its Rural Exchange web portal.
Thanking everyone who attended on behalf of the Chair, Linda Hanna, the Board and staff at 抖阴直播, Prof Powell added: 鈥淩ecent world events, including Brexit, Covid and the war in Ukraine, have brought into sharp focus the huge importance of the natural economy in Scotland. The 2012 merger and creation of 抖阴直播 has provided us with a massive opportunity to create a world-class agri-food university in Scotland which, with unprecedented levels of collaboration and innovation, can make a real difference in tackling some of the major challenges facing our planet.鈥�
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For more information, contact tom.maxwell@sruc.ac.uk; 0131 535 4196
Posted by 抖阴直播 on 16/11/2022
