US/UK/Canada

Share

About Us

Harper Adams University College is the UK’s leading provider of specialist higher education and research for the food chain, rural and land-based industries. Undergraduate, postgraduate and PHD subjects cover every aspect of food production, from agricultural engineering to food marketing, land management and animal health and welfare. For more information visit www.harper-adams.ac.uk

Pick a time period -
Tags ( Active)

McDonald’s invites Harper Adams University student behind the counter

A STUDENT from Shropshire’s Harper Adams University has been serving customers at McDonald’s restaurants as part of a training programme designed to provide young British farmers with an insight into what consumers want from their food. Chris Fox has become one of the first youngsters to take part in the McDonald’s Progressive Young Farmer Training Programme, designed to help young people kick-start careers in the farming sector by providing them with the blend of farming and business skills needed to succeed in the industry. In the final stages of the programme, the 21-year-old, who

Harper Adams University students first to benefit from horticultural bursary scheme

SIX students from Shropshire’s Harper Adams University have been named as the first beneficiaries of a bursary scheme introduced by the Horticultural Development Company (HDC). Students on BSc Agriculture, Agri Business, Crop Management and Agri Food Marketing courses at the university near Newport are set to benefit from the HDC Undergraduate Final Year Bursary Scheme launched at the end of last year in response to the identified need to build and sustain a skilled workforce for the horticulture sector. The bursary offers £4,500 towards the costs of final year tuition and is

Shropshire's Harper Adams University students honoured at placement awards

AGRICULTURAL students at Shropshire’s Harper Adams University have been honoured for their outstanding performance during their placement year at a special awards ceremony. Staff, students, parents and employers attended the annual event in the Regional Food Academy at the university near Newport on Friday, where they were welcomed by the Vice-Chancellor Dr David Llewellyn. Two awards were presented including the Andrew Lewis Trophy, for best overall performance by a BSc Agriculture student, and the Natwest Placement Awards, for students following Foundation degree programmes.

CLAAS Presentation Day

Careers and opportunities for Harper Adams studentsHARPER Adams students were invited to learn about careers available to them with CLAAS during a special presentation day recently. The international harvester manufacturer organised a programme of speakers for the event from within the company, as well as bringing a selection of their machines to the soil hall on campus. Students from across all courses were invited to meet the team and learn more about opportunities available within the CLAAS Group and the CLAAS UK dealer network. John Palmer, Training and Development Manager said:

There are no items matching the current filter
There are no more items matching the current filter
Back to top

Media