Harper Adams University College

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History

• Founded in 1901.
• For more information on Harper Adams' history, visit the website.

Location and transport

• Single campus location in beautiful Shropshire countryside.
• A shuttle bus is available three times a day for students living in nearby Newpot to get to campus.
• Free parking for students.

Entry standards

• All applications considered on an individual basis.
• UCAS tariff points range 180-300.
• Get more information on entry requirements at Harper Adams on the website.

Student mix

• Men:Women, 58:42
• Home:Overseas 88:12
• Applications to places ratio, 2:5.1

Course flexibility

• Varied range of course areas, some with different specialism within that area.
• Mixture of lectures and tutorials, practical lab sessions and field work.
• Courses studied in modules. Each course will have a mix of core subjects and options.

Teaching standards

• Very high quality teaching.
• Rated highly for industry contacts and graduate employment.
• Rated highly by satisfied students.

Research standards

• For information on research at Harper Adams, visit the website.

Academic strengths

• High teaching quality and strong applied research focus.
• Placement experience and high employability of students.
• High standard of resources to support teaching, including the farm and other specialist resources in food, and land-based engineering.

Student facilities, including library and computing

• The ratio of University College owned workstation to students is 1:4.
• All workstations have access to the internet.
• Most IT facilities open 13.25 hours each day of the week (7 hours each on Saturday and Sunday).
• The open-access areas are open 24/7 and 700 students access services through the University College portal from their own laptops or computers 24/7.
• 50,150 books in the Bamford Library, making it one of the largest specialist land-based collections in the UK.

Students' union

• Many different clubs and societies available, as well as many sporting clubs and teams.
• Student Union President is a one year sabbatical position, rest of executive are first/second year students.
• Ledgendary social programme on campus.

Sport

• Full range of sports competing in the BUCS leagues.
• New for 2011 – dance/fitness studio and full calendar of recreational fitness classes.

Recent/prospective new builds

• New Dairy Unit and further investment in the pig unit and poultry facilities.
• Regional Food Academy.
• New Postgraduate and Professional Development centre.
• New Student Services Building.
• New farm-based teaching facilities.
• Planned new hall of residence and extension to student social space.

Availability of part-time work

• 30–40% of students have part-time work in term time.  About 90% of students work during vacations.
• Good availability of jobs on campus in catering outlets and bar work. Various job opportunities in local area.

Notable alumni

• Annie Graham, Head of Agriculture at Sainsbury’s.
• Richard Johnson, Head of John Deere UK.
• Mark Aitchison, CEO Frontier Agriculture.
• Heather Jenkins, Director, Agriculture Strategy at Waitrose.
• Helen Browning, CEO Soil Association.
• Ken Greetham, Chief Executive, Wynnstay Group Plc.
• Robin Faccenda, Faccenda poultry (sponsor of new student services building).
• Julian Sturdy, Conservative MP for York Outer.
• Cricketer Boyd Rankin.
• Former Leicester Tigers scrum half Scott Bemand .
• Matt Farmer, championship downhill mountain bike rider 1990s.