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Associate Professor of Equine Science.

Simon is the programme leader for BSc (Hons) Equine Science and Business and oversees all of the equine provision at the RAU. Simon is also the academic lead for teaching, learning and assessment across the university. 

Simon has been involved with horses for the past 30 years starting out as a childhood hobby.

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Honorary Professor of Real Estate Practice Law.

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Head of International Agriculture, Senior Lecturer in Animal Production Management.

 

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International Teaching Fellow in Agriculture and Environmental Science.

 

Ishwar Pun is an International Teaching Fellow in Agriculture and Environmental Science at RAU (UK) and QAU (China). He is an agri-environmentalist with experiences in Agriculture, Soil, Water, and Climate.

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Associate Professor, Equine Research Leadership.

Equine Behavioural Neuroscience

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Dame Fiona Reynolds DBE became Chair of the RAUs Governing Council in January 2022. Her previous role was as Master of Emmanuel College, Cambridge in 2012 where she served from 2012-2021. She joined Emmanuel after a long career in the voluntary sector, latterly as Director-General of the National Trust from 2001-2012. During her time as DG she made the Trust warmer and more welcoming, bringing the houses to life and raising the profile of the Trust’s work in the countryside. 

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Associate Professor in Farm Animal Welfare Science and Policy.

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Senior Lecturer in Sustainable Land Management.

Programme Leader - Environment, Food and Society.

Programme Leader MSc Agroecology

Over the last few decades my work and research has focused on education for sustainability with particular attention to the interface between society and the environment, agriculture and ecology, and between 'ways of knowing' and 'ways of growing'.

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Staff Governor, Head of Employability and Professional Engagement and Senior Lecturer

Joined the Royal Agricultural University (RAU) in July 2018 after 30 years in private practice.

04 Nov 2022

The Royal Agricultural University’s agri-tech incubator Farm491 has joined up with key organisations throughout the county to form The Gloucestershire Agri-Tech Partnership, a new collaborative group to promote growth and innovation in the agri-tech sector.

As the world grapples with the challenges from climate change, as well as increasingly strained supply chains and food security, innovation in the agri-tech sector is key to providing solutions to these issues.