Outgoing MSP joins college

Outgoing Dumfriesshire MSP Oliver Mundell is among five new non-executive directors appointed to the board of Scotland's Rural College.

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SRUC was established in 2012 through the merger of the Scottish Agricultural College with Dumfries' Barony, plus Elmwood and Oatridge Colleges. Through these institutions, it can trace a lineage back more than 100 years.

Mr Mundell, who will stand down as MSP for Dumfriesshire at next year's Scottish Parliament election, will join four other new board members as SRUC builds on its journey as a degree-awarding, power institution at the heart of the natural economy.

Mr Mundell said: "SRUC is at the heart of rural Scotland and plays a critical role in supporting our economy and providing the skills we need for the future. It has a fantastic story to tell and is driving scientific research and practical approaches at the forefront of international thinking.