Open days & events


Virtual open days
Due to Coronavirus we are currently delivering open days virtually. These events will let you hear from our course tutors and find out why studying at SRUC is a unique and rewarding experience that will give you the skills and knowledge to go out and make a real difference to the world. We will review on-campus events as soon as we are able to offer these.
Next open day dates
The next events at each campus are shown below. We would advise you to register, whether you can attend the event live or not, We can send a recording of the event and more information to you if we have your details.
Skip to a section to see open days for each campus
SRUC general information
Admissions - Tuesday 22 February, 16:30 (30 min)
- Find out more about how to apply for a course at SRUC
- Register for the event
Work-based Learning and Apprenticeships - Friday 26 February, 13:00 (30 min)
HNC Wildlife and Conservation Management and HNC Environmental Management by part-time distance learning - Wednesday 24 February, 18:30 (1 hour)
SRUC Craibstone, Aberdeen open days
Aberdeen/North Region SRUC update event for careers, SDS, guidance, teachers and other stakeholders - Tuesday 23 February, 16:30 (1 hour)
Campus Overview and Student Panel Q&A - Thursday 25 February, 16:00 (1 hour)
Agriculture - Saturday 27 February, 10:30 (1 hour)
Equine Studies - Saturday 27 February, 12:00 (1 hour)
Wildlife and Conservation Management - Saturday 27 February, 13:30 (1 hour)
Animal Care and Veterinary Nursing - Saturday 27 February, 15:00 (1 hour)
Environmental Management - Thursday 25 February, 18:30 (1 hour)
Rural Business Management - Saturday 27 February, 09:00 (1 hour)
SRUC Riverside, Ayr open days
Wildlife and Conservation Management - Wednesday 24 February, 16:00 (1.5 hours)
- View the course information for Wildlife and Conservation Management
- Register for the event
- Join the open day live
Agriculture - Wednesday 24 February, 16:00 (1.5 hours)
Bioscience - Wednesday 24 February, 16:00 (1.5 hours)
Rural Business Management - Wednesday 24 February, 16:00 (1.5 hours)
SRUC Barony, Dumfries open days
Forestry & Rural Skills - Sunday 21 February, 10:30 (1 hour)
Horticulture - Sunday 21 February, 11:30 (1 hour)
Rural Business Management - Sunday 21 February, 13:00 (1 hour)
Agriculture - Monday 22 February, 17:30 (1 hour)
Agricultural Technology - Monday 22 February, 19:00 (1 hour)
Applied Animal Science and Applied Bioscience - Wednesday 24 February, 11:00 (1 hour)
- View the course information for Applied Animal Science and Applied Bioscience
- Register for the event
Horse Care - Wednesday 24 February, 13:00 (1 hour)
Sustainable Food Production and Land Use / Bioscience - Wednesday 24 February, 14:30 (1 hour)
Wildlife and Conservation Management - Wednesday 24 February, 19:00 (1 hour)
Student Support / Campus Intro - Thursday 25 February, 11:00 (1 hour)
Land-based Engineering - Friday 26 February, 11:00 (1 hour)
Animal Care - Friday 26 February, 13:30 (1 hour)
Veterinary Nursing / Animal Nursing Assistant - Friday 26 February, 15:00 (1 hour)
SRUC King’s Buildings, Edinburgh open days
Horticulture with Plantsmanship - Monday 22 February, 11:00 (1 hour)
- View the course information and additional information about Horticulture with Plantsmanship
- Register for the event
- Join the open day live
Horticulture and Garden Design - Tuesday 23 February, 16:00 (1 hour)
- View the course information and additional information about Horticulture and Garden Design
- Register for the event
- Join the open day live
Applied Animal Science - Wednesday 24 February, 14:00 (1 hour)
- View the course information and additional information about Applied Animal Science
- Register for the event
- Join the open day live
Rural Business Management - Wednesday 24 February, 16:00 (1 hour)
- View the course information and additional information about Rural Business Management
- Register for the event
- Join the open day live
Environmental Management and Conservation - Wednesday 24 February, 17:00 (1 hour)
- View the course information and additional information about Environmental Management
- Register for the event
- Join the open day live
Central Region SRUC update event for careers, SDS, guidance, teachers and other stakeholders - Thursday 25 February, 13:30 (1 hour)
Agriculture - Thursday 25 February, 17:00 (1 hour)
- View the course information and additional information about Agriculture
- Register for the event
- Join the open day live
General Information / Student Experience - Friday 26 February, 13:30 (1 hour)
SRUC Elmwood, Fife open days
Land-based and Rural Skills - Sunday 21 February, 16:30 (1 hour)
Wildlife and Conservation Management - Sunday 21 February, 19:00 (1 hour)
Gamekeeping - Monday 22 February, 19:00 (1 hour)
Horticulture - Tuesday 23 February, 17:00 (1 hour)
Professional Cookery - Wednesday 24 February, 17:00 (1 hour)
- View the course information and additional information about Professional Cookery
- Register for the event
Professional Golf - Wednesday 24 February, 19:00 (1 hour)
- View the course information and additional information about Professional Golf
- Register for the event
Greenkeeping and Golf Management - Thursday 25 February, 12:30 (1 hour)
- View the course information and additional information about Greenkeeping and Golf Management
- Register for the event
Animal Care - Thursday 25 February, 16:00 (1 hour)
- View the course information and additional information about Animal Care
- Register for the event
Student Support - Friday 26 February, 12:30 (1 hour)
Elmwood Region SRUC update event for careers, SDS, guidance, teachers and other stakeholders - Friday 26 February, 15:00 (2 hours)
SRUC Oatridge, West Lothian open days
Agriculture - Monday 22 February, 15:00 (1 hour)
Horticulture and Landscaping - Tuesday 23 February, 11:00 (1 hour)
- View the course information for Horticulture and Landscaping
- Register for the event
- Join the open day live
Engineering and Forgework - Tuesday 23 February, 15:00 (1 hour)
Wildlife and Conservation and Countryside Management - Wednesday 24 February, 11:00 (1 hour)
Animal Care - Wednesday 24 February, 15:00 (1 hour)
Equine Studies, Horse Care and Racehorse Care - Thursday 25 February, 11:00 (1 hour)
- View the course information for Equine Studies
- View the course information for Racehorse Care
- Register for the event
- Join the open day live
Central Region SRUC update event for careers, SDS, guidance, teachers and other stakeholders. - Thursday 25 February, 13:30 (1 hour)
Veterinary Nursing - Thursday 25 February, 15:00 (1 hour)
Campus Overview and Student Panel Q&A - Friday 26 February, 12:00 (1 hour)
Postgraduate open days
MSc/PgDip Wildlife and Conservation Management - Tuesday 23 February, 19:00 (1 hour)
- View more information on our conservation courses
- Register for the event
MSc/PgDip Organic Farming - Thursday 25 February, 19:00 (1 hour)
- View more information on our conservation courses
- Register for the event

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