Welder training helped by Weldability-SIF Foundation Charity
UK based one stop welding products supplier, Weldability-Sif has just announced the official opening of a Foundation level welder training facility at Goole College as part of the ongoing strategy from the Weldability-Sif Foundation Charity to pro-actively encourage the development of new welder training facilities across the UK. The dedicated welding training suite with fully […]
Agri-food specialists unite to support young talent
Liz, from Swettenham, near Congleton, has been selected as the 2013 Rabobank Agri-Food scholar at Harper Adams University. This prestigious award is sponsored by Rabobank, the leading global food and agricultural bank, and aims to increase the number of young people choosing a career in the food and agribusiness sectors. Rabobank provides the winning student […]
New Centre for Agriculture partnership announced at Vice-Chancellor’s annual lecture
Meeting the increasing need for food to feed the world’s expanding population was the subject of this year’s annual lecture from Professor Quintin McKellar, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Hertfordshire, as he announced the new Centre for Agriculture, Food and Environmental Management – a new collaboration between the University, the Royal Veterinary College, and Rothamsted […]
Research to investigate trees in the farmed environment
Harper Adams University has welcomed the first student to investigate the relationship between trees and the farmed environment through a Woodland Trust-sponsored research qualification. Tim Saunders from Eastbourne, Sussex, is the first of three students that will complete 12-months of work in consecutive years for a masters of research (MRes) degree. The project is being […]
UK represented for first time at European student food awards by Harper Adams University
The More Than Meat Pies team from the university near Newport went head-to-head with students from across Europe at the event in Cologne, Germany, on Sunday and Monday, during Anuga, the world’s leading fair for the retail trade, food service and catering market. Ecotrophelia Europe is a prestigious European-wide food innovation competition which challenges students […]
Free dairy workshops for West Midlands farmers
The ‘Improving dairy farm efficiency: herd health planning and business management’ events are being held across the region, with the next scheduled to take place at Worcester Rugby Club on Wednesday, October 30. Following that, sessions will take place at the Bank House Hotel in Uttoxeter on November 13 and on the university’s campus in […]
FUW seeks entries for higher education student bursary
The union’s higher education bursary, worth £1,000 to the winner and £500 to the runner-up, will follow a similar application process to previous years with applications being submitted from now until Friday November 1. FUW agricultural education and training committee chairman Alun Edwards, who was impressed with the standard of applications last year, said: “We […]
Royal Agricultural University receives £50,000 to help young people into work
The money will go towards a three-year programme within the RAU’s Rural Skills Centre which offers professional courses in traditional skills, and aims to help up to 90 young people from the surrounding area. James Foster, Training Manager at the RAU, said the project aimed to fund a range of courses, from Level 1 and […]
Harper Adams in top 20 for student satisfaction
The latest National Student Survey (NSS) shows that 90 per cent of students being taught at Harper Adams near Newport were satisfied with the quality of their course, ahead of a benchmark set for the university by the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) of 84 per cent. When ‘taught satisfaction’ levels are compared […]
