Jordans and The Prince’s Countryside Fund launch Year Three of their Sustainable Agriculture Bursary

22 Jul 2021

Prospective undergraduates at the Royal Agricultural University (RAU) and the University of Reading are invited to apply for the Jordans and The Prince’s Countryside Fund Sustainable Agriculture Bursary. Successful applicants will get £5,000 of funding throughout their degree.

The Sustainable Agriculture Bursary will fund UK based undergraduate students under the age of 35 to support their academic studies and help pursue their interest in, and knowledge of, sustainable farming and agricultural practices.

9th century Anglo-Saxon cave house - that may have once been home to a king - identified in Derbyshire

15 Jul 2021

A near-complete Anglo-Saxon dwelling and oratory, believed to date from the early 9th century, has been discovered in Derbyshire by archaeologists from the Royal Agricultural University (RAU) and Wessex Archaeology.

Archaeologists from the RAU’s newly-formed Cultural Heritage Institute, working with colleagues from Wessex Archaeology, undertook a detailed survey of the grade II listed Anchor Church Caves between Foremark and Ingleby in South Derbyshire.

Royal Agricultural University welcomes the publication of Government’s National Food Strategy

15 Jul 2021

Statement from Professor Joanna Price, Vice-Chancellor of the Royal Agricultural University (RAU), in response to today’s publication of the National Food Strategy:

“Maintaining food security in the face of climate change is one of our major global challenges and, as a society, it is our responsibility to address the challenges and dilemmas about how, and where, our food is produced, how we all can equally access nutritious food, and the role of individuals, communities, businesses, and government in developing food chains fit for the future.

School Farms Network Conference and Awards hosted by the RAU

14 Jul 2021

Schools from across the UK came together virtually at the weekend to celebrate the benefits of incorporating outdoor learning and school farms into education.

The fourth School Farms Network Conference and Awards was hosted by the Royal Agricultural University (RAU) and run in partnership between the RAU and the School Farms Network (SFN), part of Social Farms & Gardens, which consists of more than 116 school farms across the UK.

RAU announces exciting new partnership with Vytautus Magnus University in Lithuania

02 Jul 2021

The Royal Agricultural University (RAU) is delighted to have joined forces with the Vytautus Magnus University (VMU) in Lithuania.

RAU Vice Chancellor Jo Price, and Pro-Vice Chancellor (International) Neil Ravenscroft, virtually joined a formal ceremony at the British Embassy in Vilnius recently where a memorandum of understanding with Vytautas Magnus University&nbsp

Royal Agricultural University signs the Armed Forces Covenant on this year’s Armed Forces Day

25 Jun 2021

This Armed Forces Day - Saturday 26 June 2021 - the Royal Agricultural University (RAU) is excited to confirm its pledge to support members of the Armed Forces by signing the Armed Forces Covenant.

The Covenant is a promise to the nation to ensure that those who serve, or have served, in the armed forces, and their families, are treated fairly.

Students’ Great Lockdown Idea Scoops £2,500 Investment

18 Jun 2021

Enterprising Royal Agricultural University (RAU) students, Lily Grime and Mia Ashfield have used their time profitably under lockdown to come up with a fledgling business idea that has secured them a £2,500 investment from a panel of prestigious judges.

The Royal Agricultural University’s Grand Idea competition, sponsored by law firm Harrison Clark Rickerbys, was held virtually for the second time in its 14-year history, with students pitching their business ideas to a panel of experts in a Dragon’s D

RAU researchers find that steamed hay might help horses at risk of respiratory or dental disease

11 Jun 2021

Research undertaken by Royal Agricultural University academics from the School of Equine Management and Science, features in the latest edition of Equine Health Care publication, The Horse.

RAU hosts Food Security Webinar with the UAE Minister of State for Food and Water Security

09 Jun 2021

The UAE Minister of State for Food and Water Security joined the Royal Agricultural University (RAU) to discuss current food security challenges and opportunities in the United Arab Emirates.

Chairing the event was RAU Professor Louise Manning, Director of Knowledge Exchange, who was joined by Her Excellency Mariam Almheiri, UAE Minister of State for Food and Water Security, alongside Dr Bhanu Chowdhury, Dean of College of Food and Agriculture, UAE University, and Tariq Sanad, CFO of Pure Harvest, a UAE-based food technology company.

Students discuss the future of agriculture with DEFRA Under Secretary of State

25 May 2021

The Parliamentary Under Secretary at the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Victoria Prentis, met online with Royal Agricultural University (RAU) students to discuss the future of the agriculture sector now that the United Kingdom has left the EU.

The Minister delivered a stimulating and informative webinar on The Farming Transition

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