Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC) is part of a project to explore using red seaweed as a sustainable substitute for soybean meal in UK chicken feed, in collaboration with Seaweed Generation, University of West London, CIEL, and Microgrow Systems Limited. The project, funded by Innovate UK and the BBSRC, will develop an automated macroalgal protein cultivation system to harness the nutritional benefits of seaweed for poultry feed. The goal is to create a cost-efficient alternative protein source for chicken feed, and trials will be conducted at SRUC’s poultry facility near Edinburgh to assess its impact on nutrient digestibility, growth, carcass quality, and gut health.