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Our research-active agriculture community and campus facilities enable master's and PhD students to collaborate on research projects as part of their learning.

FEED 9 BILLION SMARTER WAYS TO

Data is transforming agriculture and has become the source of truth for performance, productivity, and sustainabilitymeasures on-farmand throughout the food system. Our £2millionAgri-Tech Centre, based on our award-winning commercial farm, is fast becoming a hub for innovation in this exciting area. This trailblazing, industry-facing facilityprovides current and future generation farmers access the latest available agri-technologies, helping usmeet the challenge of sustainablyand responsiblyfeeding a growing global population. Sustainability A unique complex of purpose-built facilities, the centre is an interface for innovation. Students and staff collaborate with Gloucestershire’s farmers and agri-businesses to drive forward new agricultural strategies and activities that will protect and preserve environmental integrity in farming. Our farmland is also helping shape the future of crop and grassland research.

Digital technology By applying the latest technology and analytical techniques to data science, students make use of technology to inform decision making into areas such as animal

and land monitoring. Food provenance

Students learn through a powerful blend of theory and the application of emerging technologies, examining, and understanding the role of food provenance in productivity and profitability, as well as livestock, arable and community health. Animal health and wellbeing From livestock handling facilities to pioneering research to advance livestock health and welfare, we work together to enhance the lives

of the animals in our care. Workforce wellbeing

We’re discovering newways to support mental health in the farming community, building on Farmers Weekly’s Fit2Farm campaign, which demonstrated many routes to resilience.

“Hartpury is setting high standards of animal husbandry and biosecurity while playing a vital role in educating the next generation of farmers.” Neil Adams Managing Director, Promar