Trustees

Details of Trustees interests can be found in this document, including details of other trustee positions: Trustees Information as of September 2021.

View Governor profiles.

The governing body consists of between six and 12 Independent Governors, up to two co-opted Governors, the Vice-Chancellor, one Student Governor and one Staff Governor.

The Governing Council has at least five formal meetings and a strategy day each year. No members of the Governing Council receive any remuneration for the work they perform. The Governing Council has a number of committees that report to it. These are formally constituted with terms of reference and delegated powers.

There is an increasing drive to bridge the gap between science and practice in the agricultural sector. Increasingly complicated challenges in agriculture require collaborative, complementary, and co-created knowledge and innovation that is ready to implement in practice. This requires a bottom up approach with farmers, foresters and other rural businesses working with researchers to action innovation. These approaches have been actioned under H2020 EU funding streams through the development of multi-actor projects.

Creating a European innovation in agriculture e-knowledge platform.

EURAKNOS is a European project, funded by H2020, to maximise the agricultural innovation knowledge base by building an e-knowledge platform to enable the rural community easier access to best practices from all EU H2020 Thematic Networks.

Below you'll find copies of previous postgraduate offer guides. These are updated annually and the latest version can be found on the Important Information about your Offer web page.

This presentation has been put together by the Student Recruitment and Outreach team in March 2021.

Watching the following video will give an introduction to student finance which may be of interest to school/college students, teachers and parents. For further information please contact outreach@rau.ac.uk.

The University’s admissions process is subject to the Consumers Rights Act 2015 and the Consumer Contracts (Information, Cancellation and Additional Charges) Regulations 2013. This means that students have the ‘Right to Cancel’ their application to study within 14 days of accepting their place to study.

How to cancel

Once you have accepted an offer to study at the Royal Agricultural University, you will be able to cancel your acceptance within 14 days without giving a reason. The cancellation period expires 14 days from the date on which you accepted the offer.

Once you have accepted an offer to study at the Royal Agricultural University, you will be able to cancel your acceptance within 14 days without giving a reason.

The cancellation period expires 14 days from the date on which you accepted the offer. The date you accepted your offer is the date on which your contract with the University began.

How to cancel

To exercise your right to cancel, you must inform the University of your decision to cancel this contract by a clear written statement, which may be sent by post or email to the Admissions office: 

For over 170 years the Royal Agricultural University has been at the forefront of research and education in the land-based industries.

This year the University opens a fresh chapter as it expands into the exploration, understanding and management of the Historic Environment – a perfect complement to our established programmes with their emphasis on sustainable landscapes, towns, cities and businesses.

The RAU provides a close-knit and stimulating environment for individuals wanting to further their academic and professional careers through doctoral study. All our post graduate degrees are validated by the University of Gloucestershire (UoG) so you will be part of a wider vibrant community of students all studying for a variety of post graduate qualifications.

Research and innovation are vital to the land-based industries, which face the constant challenge of adapting to scientific and technological advances.