Harper Adams University

A new scholarship to support the health and wellbeing of people in the farming community has been launched by The Farming Community Network (FCN) and the Nuffield Farming Scholarships Trust (NFST). The FCN / Len’s Light Nuffield Farming…

The winner of the Rising Star category in the first ever National Women in Agriculture awards has said she hopes her success inspires other young people. BSc (Hons) Agriculture with Crop Management student Eleanor Gilbert was named the…

A new cohort of students from developing countries in Africa have embarked upon a 10-week course in sustainable agriculture at Harper Adams University funded by the Marshal Papworth Fund. The fund, an agricultural development charity…

More than £600,000 has been awarded to scholars at a record-breaking Harper Adams Scholarship Presentation – with a dozen new Scholarships also announced. The annual ceremony is organised by The Harper Adams University Development…

Businessman and food campaigner Henry Dimbleby has received an Honorary Doctorate from Harper Adams University. Mr Dimbleby worked on both the School Food Plan and the National Food Strategy for the UK Government, founded the Leon…

Changes to agri-food systems need to be discussed frankly with those affected and carried out fairly or risk opposition, a leading Professor has warned in his first lecture in his new role. And he has also emphasised that ensuring these…

A specialist ecological recording programme to strengthen understanding of the UK’s biodiversity and meet a national green skills gap has been launched at Harper Adams University. The MSc Biological Recording and Analysis programme will…

Harper Adams University has been named best in the UK for its reputation among employers in agriculture and forestry in newly-released rankings. The University was announced as the leading UK University and the second in the world,…

The Association of Applied Biologists has named two Harper Adams University academics among its inaugural Fellows. Reader in Entomology Dr Tom Pope and Reader in Nematology Dr Matthew Back were among the experts chosen to be the…

A student who has secured a graduate role in the livestock industry is conducting final-year research into red meat quality and tenderness using industry-standard Harper Adams equipment. Despite not growing up on a farm, BSc (Hons)…