The RAU scored 89% in the recent National Student Survey (NSS) 2019 - up 7% from last year - and is now ranked 7th for overall satisfaction by the Times Higher Education*.
The School Farms Network Education Alliance (SFNEA) is a partnership between the RAU and the School Farms Network (SFN), consisting of more than 116 school farms across the UK.
The new centre is part of the Royal Agricultural University (RAU). When opened in 2020 it will offer an exciting place to learn and develop the skills needed to work in heritage – a growing business sector which contributes billions to the UK economy through consultancy, regeneration and tourism.
Alex, from Reading, currently works for The Farmschool, in Hertfordshire, a charity which teaches school children about food, farming, and the environment.
The School Farms Network Education Alliance (SFNEA) is a partnership between the RAU and the School Farms Network (SFN), which now consists of more than 116 school farms across the UK.
The group comes together for the third annual SFNEA conference this summer, with the aim of encouraging and inspiring outdoor learning and land-based education in schools and communities.
The Red Hemp-nettle’s (Galeopsis angustifolia) distinctive twin flowers were a common sight 60 years ago. Now herbicides, fertilisers, and the spread of highly productive crop varieties have seen it almost disappear from our fields.
The Royal Agricultural University’s (RAU) 12th Grand Idea competition, sponsored by Strutt and Parker and Harrison Clark Rickerbys Law Firm asked students to pitch their plans to expert judges to secure £2,500 of investment.
Dombera Farm , a well-known export business who have been operating since 1962, are seeking to support local entrepreneurs by providing a central “hub” for local small scale and commercial farmers alike.
Muddy Wellies ale, created by students at the Royal Agricultural University (RAU), is now on the shelves in three branches of the supermarket’s shops in Gloucestershire.
The store said it was attracted by both the taste and the fact that the drink is a Social Enterprise – meaning 10p from every bottle sold is returned to help launch RAU students’ new business ideas.
Alex Crawley, who recently gained the Royal Agricultural University’s (RAU) Graduate Diploma in Agriculture, claimed the £2,000 prize at the competition run by the Farmers Club and consultancy ADAS.
The Pinnacle Awards, sponsored by the Cave Foundation, award the Nickerson Cup to the best new idea from the UK’s top farm business management students.