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Are you interested in how government policy in the UK and abroad affects our food, our rural communities and our environment? Scotland's Rural College has a world-class team of in-house policy professionals with expertise in food policy, biodiversity, agricultural economics, rural society, land management and much more. On this podcast you will hear conversations between these experts and guests about rural policy and how it not only affects Scotland and the UK, but globally too. The team can switch between talking about the real impacts of policy change and how it affects individuals in rural communities, to how global food systems need to evolve to feed our increasing population. Learn more about our Rural Policy Centre: https://ww1.sruc.ac.uk/ruralpolicycentre Interested in studying with us? Welcome aboard! You can do everything from a National Certificate in agriculture to a Postgrad in Wildlife and Conservation Management. Browse our courses: https://ww1.sruc.ac.uk/courses-training/

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Prof. Davy McCracken on biodiversity, climate change and COP26

2021/10/07

In the run up to COP26, we have a conversation with Professor Davy McCracken, Head of Integrated Land Management at Scotland's Rural College (SRUC). Davy joined SRUC in 1995 and previously headed up our Hill and Mountain Research department. In this podcast, Davy talks about biodiversity, land management, addressing climate change, and the actions needed by farmers and land managers which will benefit them but also benefit Scotland as a whole. Davy talks about these issues through the lens of COP26 and COP15, and also touches upon how studying at SRUC prepares the next generation of sustainable land managers and farmers for a changing landscape. This episode is presented by William Ancell, SRUC's Digital Manager.

COP26 Round Table Discussion

2021/09/23

A round table of experts from Scotland's Rural College (SRUC) discuss the upcoming COP26 meeting in Glasgow, and highlight how SRUC is involved in many key strands of research that directly impact on global climate change efforts. Areas covered include food systems, farming, soils, policy and much more.

Rural Policy - the landscape post-Brexit and Scottish election

2021/05/27

Jane Atterton hosts and speaks to a range of policy experts at SRUC about the results of the recent Scottish election and post-Brexit challenges. Davy McCracken is SRUC's Head of Department for Integrated Land Management. Steven Thomson is an agricultural economist at SRUC. Mads Fischer-Moller is one of SRUC’s experts in Food Policy. Jayne Glass is a Research Fellow at SRUC’s Rural Policy Centre. Rob McMorran is a Rural Society Researcher at SRUC.