RAU crowned Enterprising Learning Provider of the Year

The RAU has taken the title of Enterprising Learning Provider of the Year at the SFEDI and IOEE awards.

Royal Agricultural University ranked seventh in UK for student satisfaction

The Royal Agricultural University has risen to become one of the top ten Universities in the UK - and the top-ranked University in the South West - for student satisfaction.

RAU ranked one of the UK’s Top Ten Universities

The Royal Agricultural University (RAU) has been ranked among the top ten universities in the UK, in a prestigious set of awards based on the views of students themselves.

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Start a postgraduate course in February 2020

Our MBA Innovation in Sustainable Food and Agriculture, MSc Sustainable Food and Agriculture Policy and MSc Sustainable Agriculture and Food Security all have February start dates. Find out more and apply!

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Latest features

University’s white wine hits the shelves of leading retailer

An award-winning wine created by the Royal Agricultural University (RAU) has been selected for sale by the Midcounties Co-op, in time for Christmas.

RAU's first Angolan graduates begin their farming careers

Six Angolans are starting new careers in farming, after graduating from the Royal Agricultural University (RAU) as part of a ground-breaking partnership. They were selected from 500 applicants by UNITEL (Angola’s largest mobile phone company) to complete

'Harness farmers' ingenuity', policy expert recommends

Research support for innovation in agriculture should focus on developing farmers’ ideas not just ‘more money and bigger institutes', a leading rural policy expert argued today (26 November 2019).

Rural housing issues a barrier to retiring farmers and new entrants

A new report - Farmers, Retirement and Housing in the United Kingdom: A review of the issues, experiences and possible answers – looks at the impact of access to housing for retiring farmers, and the subsequent impact on the industry.

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