13 Dec 2019

Global food industry expert John Pain has been appointed as Chair of the Royal Agricultural University’s (RAU) Governing Council.

John will take over from The Rt Hon Michael Jack CBE – ex Fylde MP, former Chair of Topps Tiles plc and Chairman of Gs Fresh Produce- who retires from the role on 1 January 2020.

John Pain worked for The Wendy’s Company from 2011 to 2019 as Managing Director for Asia Pacific and Middle East (APME), doubling its restaurant count and entering new markets including Kuwait, India and Japan.

11 Feb 2019

The Three Counties Showground wants to shine a spotlight on skills and education across the agricultural sector after revealing a new partnership with the prestigious Royal Agricultural University (RAU).

The leading university will become the Three Counties Showground’s first ever official agricultural educational partner, in a move that both parties hope will help to tackle the skills shortage across the sector.

08 Feb 2019

The Royal Agricultural University will deliver a new postgraduate and professional training hub in Swindon to support the cultural heritage industries.

Plans for the hub were launched by University of Wales Trinity Saint David (UWTSD) last year in response to the national skills gap in archaeology, and a demand from businesses in the South West of England for CPD courses such as heritage management.

07 Feb 2019

Alex Neason's take-away message is that our industry ‘shouldn’t be scared of change’ despite the uncertainty of Brexit.

Alex from Wellington, Somerset studies Agriculture with Applied Farm Management at the Royal Agricultural University (RAU) and won the 2018 John Innes bursary for students from non-farming backgrounds.  He attended the OFC for the first time in

28 Jan 2019

The Royal Agricultural University (RAU) has announced two new appointments to its senior academic leadership team.

Professor Mike Gooding will join the University in April as Head of School for Agriculture, Food and the Environment. In March Professor Neil Ravenscroft will become Head of School for Real Estate and Land Management.

16 Jan 2019

A national networking platform to help ex-forces personnel looking to move into careers in the rural sector - and their future employers - is to be launched in Gloucestershire.

Known as “The Rural List Cirencester” and associated with The Liquid List - a well-established veterans’ networking series - it wi

14 Jan 2019

A talent for crops and a strong work ethic helped Harry Goring win a prestigious bursary for students wishing to start a career in farming, from a non-farming family background.

The Royal Agricultural University (RAU) student has won the independent John Innes Foundation bursary which supports young people starting their farm management and crop production careers.

07 Jan 2019

The Lycetts Summer Scholarship 2019 is now open for applications.

The summer scholarship is open to ALL second year students at the Royal Agricultural University.  Two scholarships will be awarded, each with a value of £2,500, for research on topical and pressing issues in land-based industries, over 10 weeks between June and September. 

04 Jan 2019

The Royal Agricultural University (RAU) has announced a partnership with equestrian centre, Rein and Shine, which broadens the range of equine provision for both groups of students.

BTEC Level 3 students at Rein and Shine at Braydon, Swindon will spend an away day at the RAU in Cirencester as part of their course, receiving training on equine anatomy and physiology from leading equine lecturers.

21 Dec 2018

Farmers battled hard to bring Christmas dinner to our tables this year, due to the heatwave’s effect on crops and livestock, according to experts at the Royal Agricultural University.

The baking summer caused problems for staple foods and festive favourites alike - and climate change predictions suggest Christmas Dinner as we know it will be even tougher to put together in future.