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.
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
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.
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.
The Minister delivered a stimulating and informative webinar on The Farming Transition
Kate, a student on the MSc Sustainable Food and Agriculture Policy programme, is delighted to have been elected and is the first woman to join the Board as a producer member in its history.
Kate believes that studying at postgraduate level at RAU has been a contributing factor to her recent success.
There is little research about how small firms in rural areas manage crises and how they recover so NICRE is speaking to more than 4,000 businesses over the next two months to shed light on this area.
Kirk Stamford’s “gritty determination”, along with endorsement from previous employers, helped him win the independent John Innes Foundation bursary which supports young people starting their farm management and crop production careers.
With reduced numbers of staff and students on site, the University is not needing to provide its usual catering service, and this led Ryan Hanson, Head of Catering and Retail at the RAU, and his catering team to prepare meals for the Long Table Project since March 2020.