Harper Adams University Postgraduate Prospectus

We have a strong reputation for strategic applied research, with all of our work considered of international quality and more than 50 per cent either world leading or internationally excellent ø . Research activity at Harper Adams University is wide ranging and has a positive and practical impact on rural industries and communities, at home and abroad. With sustainable food and energy production and addressing climate change increasingly important, getting research into the workplace where it can be used beneficially is vital. Research at Harper Adams University is highly strategic and applied, with particular emphasis on agriculture, food systems, precision farming, environment and energy, climate change, rural business and social enterprise. Our active research community produces a large body of respected and influential work, which informs teaching on both undergraduate and postgraduate courses. We have significantly increased our research active staff, including nine professorial appointments in areas such as agricultural engineering, entomology, soil science, sustainable energy and plant pathology, and recruiting a further 21 research active academic staff. ø Research Excellence Framework 2014: harper.ac.uk/ref2014 00 ROBERT FILLINGHAM PhD researcher in Agricultural Engineering Robert Fillingham, MEng Off Road Vehicle Design, from Shropshire, England, is a PhD researcher in Agricultural Engineering, researching the greenhouse gas emissions of grain harvesting systems. “This involves everything from planning and conducting field tests and driving machines during harvest through to presenting the findings of my work at international conferences and seminars. “Working with other researchers is very stimulating but the best part for me is the fantastic opportunities currently available in the field of agricultural engineering. With an ever increasing population the agricultural industry has the overwhelming challenge of growing more food on not much more land using less water and agrochemicals than ever done before. As a researcher in agricultural engineering I am strongly motivated by this challenge and look forward to playing my part in finding the solution. “In ten years’ time I would like to be leading a group of researchers in the field of Agricultural Engineering and Precision Farming. My long term ambition is to gain more international experience and to help optimize the design of sustainable agricultural production systems for the future.” 17