Harper Adams University - Prospectus 2024

learning The FoodAcademy A dedicated space at the heart of the campus housing the development kitchen, sensory evaluation suite, instrumental analysis room, cheese room, micro-brewery, food grade lecture theatre, exhibition space, teaching rooms and more. Science facilities Our extensive laboratory complex is a fantastic resource for our science-based courses. It features 16 well-equipped laboratories and a team of highly qualified technicians on hand to help with teaching and research. Other science-related facilities include a large experimental glasshouse, animal production buildings, a metabolism room, aquaculture research facilities, an automatic weather station and a laboratory for anaerobic fermentation. HARPER.AC.UK | 111 Engineering facilities Our engineering facilities are at the heart of campus – with plenty of them to suit all types of learning. • Agricultural Engineering Innovation Centre, home to the National Centre for Precision Farming, as well as featuring “clean” engineering labs and a lecture theatre big enough to drive a tractor into (which we do quite regularly) • The Soil Hall, the largest covered field demonstration area in the UK – perfect for robot racing, machinery demonstrations and a fierce game of tug of war • Multiple in-field test plots • The Agri-EPI Centre Midlands Innovation Hub and smart dairy research facility • Other learning resources include: an off-road vehicle demonstration track, a JCB design suite, an A Z Corporation 3D Printer, Machinery Hall and workshops dedicated to electronics andmechatronics, metal fabrication, vehicle andmachine assembly and maintenance!