Members of RAU staff attend Education and Skills Garden Party at Buckingham Palace

15 May 2025

Seven members of staff from the Royal Agricultural University were honoured to attend yesterday’s Education and Skills Garden Party at Buckingham Palace.

Nominated by RAU Vice-Chancellor Professor Peter McCaffery, the staff members and their guests enjoyed a wonderful day in the May sunshine.

Two staff members – Dr Kelly Hemmings and Katy Duke – were even chosen to meet HM King Charles III, who is himself the Patron of the RAU.

Undergraduate Open Day - Saturday 29 November 2025

Join us at our undergraduate open day on-campus to find out more about living and studying at the RAU.

You can:

  • Learn about your course of interest with our academic staff
  • Hear from current students about their experiences at the RAU
  • Meet our support services teams
  • Take a tour of our spacious Cotswold’s campus

Undergraduate Open Day - Saturday 8 November 2025

Join us at our undergraduate open day on-campus to find out more about living and studying at the RAU.

You can:

  • Learn about your course of interest with our academic staff
  • Hear from current students about their experiences at the RAU
  • Meet our support services teams
  • Take a tour of our spacious Cotswold’s campus

Undergraduate Open Day - Wednesday 15 October 2025

Join us at our undergraduate open day on-campus to find out more about living and studying at the RAU.

You can:

  • Learn about your course of interest with our academic staff
  • Hear from current students about their experiences at the RAU
  • Meet our support services teams
  • Take a tour of our spacious Cotswold’s campus

Pioneering project to make Padel more accessible and inclusive scoops University’s top business award

27 May 2025

An innovative business idea to build mezzanine Padel courts in existing stadiums - improving public accessibility to the fastest growing sport in the world - has won this year’s Grand Idea competition at the Royal Agricultural University (RAU).

Second year RAU Rural Land Management student Daniel Blacker was awarded the top prize in the University’s Dragons’ Den style competition, winning £5,000 to invest in his business.

Transcript of Placements video

Undertaking a placement gives a chance to students to experience real world life. It gives them a chance to show those transferable skills and increase their employability.

I did my work placement at Wild Hogs Hedgehog Rescue in Frampton on Severn. So I did my work placement at a local livery yard. I did my work placement at Trent Park Equestrian Centre.

I did my work placement with British Airways.

Most of our undergraduate students will undertake an industry placement in their second year. They also have the option to do a placement year should they wish.

Babatunde Oseni

My RAU experience

I decided to come to RAU to enhance my knowledge in the agri-business space. The university's reputation in these fields aligned perfectly with my passion for creating solutions to the challenges we currently face to achieve the SDG goals.

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The RAU’s role in the future of ‘cell-ag’

Cultivated meat and other cellular-agriculture (cell-ag) technologies are gathering pace. Decisions about their role in our food system will have far-reaching impacts, and they are being made right now.

At the RAU, we are asking UK citizens and stakeholders how they think the technology should develop. We are then using this insight to help steer research efforts and influence policy.

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