UoN Agriculture

Our student Herbert Pickford and our Honorary Professor Sir Peter Kendall on the BBC

Farming Today - 25/11/25 University agriculture courses, bird flu in Wales, dairy farm succession. - BBC Sounds The University of Nottingham plans to close its agriculture courses.

Farmers Guardian podcast: Alex Black and Jane Thynne speak to students Herbert Pickford and Daisy Barrington-Phillips

The Farmers Guardian podcast: Students urge University of Nottingham to rethink agriculture courses suspension In this week's podcast, Alex Black and Jane Thynne are joined by two students to discuss their campaign to restore the courses

The University of Nottingham has made the shocking announcement that it will be suspending our Agricultural degrees.

Agriculture has long been a flagship subject at Nottingham, taught since the 1800s at the Sutton Bonington campus. Our degrees are renowned for their teaching quality, led by award-winning colleagues, and for producing exceptional graduates who make meaningful contributions to the agricultural sector.

Currently, our Agriculture degrees are ranked:
Top 62 in the world (QS World University Rankings)
Top 3 in the UK (QS and Guardian subject rankings)

At a time when we should be supporting the future of UK agriculture through education and innovation, the University of Nottingham has instead decided to take a step back. Please support the effort to be heard and to protect the future of Agricultural education at Nottingham.

Sign the Petition Save Agriculture at the University of Nottingham

MEET THE GROWER
Date: 28 October
Time: 3pm-4pm
Location: A21 Council Room, Trent Building, University Park
Join us for an inspiring talk by Roberto Mata, our coffee grower from Costa Rica. Roberto will talk to us about his history as a coffee grower and the farm that provides the beans used in our bespoke blend Roastology and take questions from the audience.

Scan the QR code to register for this event

https://www.nottingham.ac.uk/science/schools-centres-and-institutes/food-systems-institute/news-and-activities/news/world-food-day-2024-co-creating-solutions-to-advance-sustainable-food-production-and-consumption.aspx

World Food Day 2024: co-creating solutions to advance sustainable food production and consumption The Food Systems Institute celebrates World Food Day 2024 with a renewed commitment to work with stakeholders across our food system to ensure sustainable and healthy food for all while preserving our planet and natural resources.

Welcome to all of our new students moving in over the next few days! And hello to anyone who arrived earlier this week. 👋

We know that moving away from home can feel unsettling, and our staff and students are here to help when you need it.

Our Welcome Villages are open all week on University Park, Sutton Bonington and Jubilee campuses to give everyone the chance to socialise and meet fellow students.

The Welcome Villages will host a range of fun, informative and social activities throughout your first week, including events in the evenings and at the weekend.

Check out all of the events at https://ow.ly/81KV50TrvBQ

We are delighted to have been ranked at #65 globally in the latest QS World University Rankings by Subject!