Following research into cattle methane emissions and with the work of the Edinburgh Genetic Evaluation Services (EGENES), Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC) has been nominated for two awards for this year’s Times Higher Education Awards.

SRUC has been shortlisted in the Research Project of the Year: STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths) and Technological Innovation of the Year categories.

The research into methane emissions focused on the microbes found in cows’ rumen and their role in methane production and feed conversion efficiency.

EGENES aims to provide improved genetic evaluation values to breed more efficient, productive and healthy dairy cows with reduced environmental impacts.

The 14th annual awards will take place in London on Thursday 29 November.