About us

At Harper Adams we’re changing the world.

Advancing knowledge, inspiring learners  and equipping people to find creative, sustainable solutions to the economic and environmental challenges facing our planet – now and in the future. Real change is possible through a united vision and shared agenda.

Harper Adams is the University for food production and technology, animal health and wellbeing, and their contribution to sustainable, living environments for our planet’s inhabitants.

This is supported by our departments, curricula, and research specialisms in: Science, Technology, Agriculture, Business, Economics, Food, Land Management, Environment, Engineering, Entomology, Plant Science, Animal Wellbeing, Veterinary Science, Zoology, Farming, Sustainability, Enterprise, Digital, Data Science, Policy.

Whilst many of our teaching, research and knowledge exchange activities are delivered or coordinated from an attractive campus in rural Shropshire, our impact and reach is regional, national, and international. We offer free staff parking, leisure facilities, and we are only a short drive from the busy market town of Newport.

Our University

An investment of more than £20million has created an attractive rural campus that celebrates our heritage and status as best modern university with all the teaching, research, leisure, and conference facilities you need on your doorstep.

Contemporary laboratories, a student hub, farm innovations, and specialist centres for engineering, veterinary services, entomology and food are amongst the latest additions.

Benefits of working at Harper Adams University

  • Beautiful rural location
  • Generous holiday entitlement
  • On campus retail, catering and gym facilities
  • Opportunity to purchase additional holiday
  • Opportunities for agile working
  • Employee Assistance Programme
  • Disability Confident Employer
  • Enhanced maternity benefits
  • Enhanced sickness absence payments
  • Cyclescheme supporter
  • Workwear provided (if applicable)

Our 2030 Vision

Together, we will make the difference

At Harper Adams we’re changing the world. Advancing knowledge, inspiring learners and equipping people to find creative, sustainable solutions to the economic and environmental challenges facing our planet – now and in the future. Real change is possible through a united vision and shared agenda.

Harper Adams is the University for food production and technology, animal health and wellbeing, and their contribution to sustainable, living environments for our planet’s inhabitants.

This is supported by our departments, curricula, and research specialisms in:
Science, Technology, Agriculture, Business, Economics, Food, Land Management, Environment, Engineering, Entomology, Plant Science, Animal Wellbeing, Veterinary Science, Zoology, Farming, Sustainability, Enterprise, Digital, Data Science, Policy.

Our Mission

Our mission is to advance knowledge, to inspire and equip learners in our specialisms to deliver real change, and contribute to a sustainable future for the inhabitants of and habitats across our living planet.

Our Vision

By 2030, Harper Adams University will have realised its vision to combine being regarded as the UK’s leading specialist institution with being an internationally recognised university for food production and technology, animal health and wellbeing, and their contribution to sustainable, living environments for our planet’s inhabitants.

We will have:

  • Diversified our education offer and attracted talented and more diverse learners from both rural and urban backgrounds to qualifications from undergraduate to doctoral level in our specialist areas.
  • Strengthened and extended our determined, optimistic culture as an evidence-led, practically oriented university, applying Harper Adams innovation and knowledge to generate purposeful curricula, skilled and valued students and alumni, and impact-driven partnerships with businesses and other organisations across our specialist domains.
  • Become an increasingly distinctive and highly regarded voice in national and international debate and relevant policy issues within food, farming, sustainability, and education in general.
  • Become a more globally connected university, with increased numbers of learners from overseas and meaningful collaboration through a network of carefully selected partnerships with like-minded universities and other impact organisations worldwide.