Harper Adams University - Prospectus 2024

r Graduate Growing Digital Global Graduates of Harper Adams University are the most logical in the UK according to psychometric testing undertaken by Practical Aptitude Tests. The company broke the tests down into categories and announced the top universities for mathematics, logic, linguistics and overall scoring. Harper graduates score an impressive 75 per cent for logic. “Solving puzzles, patterns and sequences was a breeze for the students at Harper Adams. These graduates achieved the highest overall score of 75 per cent," the company said. As well as placing first for logic, Harper Adams placed joint second overall and Harper graduates also placed third for numerical aptitude. Read more. George Wager’s interest in data science was sparked while she was studying BSc (Hons) Agriculture. Realising its potential for her future career, she enrolled on the Harper Adams Data Science Master’s degree. “Technology is going to be a big part of agriculture. Many farmers will be investing in new technologies; therefore, it is paramount that the industry has the right skills to utilise the data that is collected from these new emerging technologies and allow farmers to continue to thrive in this ever-changing world… Upon graduation I hope to have the full skill set to utilise data within the agriculture sector to provide solutions that will pave the way." Read more. Harper Adams alumna, Jenny Martin, has had a diverse and exciting career path that has led her across the globe. From the family farm outside of Newtownards, County Down, to Singapore and New Zealand, Jenny has had a true taste of global farming. Upon completion of her BSc Business Management withMarketing degree, Jenny was offered a scholarship to be a delegate at the 27th Commonwealth Agricultural Conference in Singapore. Harper Adams supported her to join 274 other representatives from 19 Commonwealth countries in a discussion around bridging the rural and urban divide. She took the knowledge she gained into her first role at the AF Group, flying out to New Zealand to bridge the gap between rural and urban farmers. “My first stop was Nul Friesians, which is a third generation dairy and beef farm ran by the Broderstons based in Taupo, which is in the middle of the North Island." Jenny then contrasted this farming experience on the South Island, working for Real Journeys, a company she likened to The National Trust. “I was assistant manager so I had to oversee the whole operation. Our main aimwas to educate visitors about New Zealand’s produce and farming practices." Read more. HARPER.AC.UK | 87