Hartpury College

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Hartpury University and Hartpury College
Hartpury University College.png
Hartpury Coat of Arms
MottoProud to belong
Type Further education college and university
EstablishedCollege: 1948 [1]
University status: 2018
Chancellor Martin Clunes [2]
Principal Professor Andy Collop [3]
Students4,000 [4]
Location
Hartpury
,
Gloucestershire
,
England
Campus Rural, 360 hectares (890 acres)
Language English
Affiliations UWE (validation of research degrees)
Website hartpury.ac.uk
Hartpury logo.png

Hartpury University and Hartpury College, formerly Hartpury College, is a provider of further and higher education which describes itself as specialising in the "agriculture, animal, equine, sport and veterinary nursing" sectors. [4] The university and college is set in a 360-hectare estate located in Hartpury, near Gloucester, in Gloucestershire, England. [5]

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History

The college was established in 1948, [1] as an agricultural college with 50 students. [6] [7]

The government and local council purchased Hartpury House and Home Farm for £47,000, before converting the stately home into classrooms, learning and dining facilities. [8] [7]

In the 1990s, the college introduced the National Certificate in the management of horses, a BTEC First Diploma in agriculture, animal care and rural leisure courses. [9] The college introduced its first higher education programme in equine studies in 1992. The following year, the college became an independent, self-governing corporation run by a board of governors and directorate. It introduced its degree programme in 1994. [9]

Hartpury's link with the University of the West of England (UWE) began in 1997 when Hartpury was awarded associate faculty status. [10] In 2017, Hartpury was granted ‘Taught Degree Awarding Powers’ (TDAP), [11] and in the same year was awarded the Teaching Excellence Framework Gold award. [12]

University

Hartpury College gained full university status in 2018 and changed its name to Hartpury University and Hartpury College. [13] [14] Today, the institution offers undergraduate and postgraduate courses to higher education level students based in the UK and overseas.

In February 2024, actor Martin Clunes was named as the inaugural Chancellor for both Hartpury University and Hartpury College. [2]

Accolades

The university has received awards for its teaching provision, ranking as the number one English mainstream university for teaching in the National Student Survey (NSS) 2022, [15] and in first place for lecturers and teaching quality at the Whatuni Student Choice Awards 2022. [16]

Buildings

The Bee Shelter, Hartpury formerly stood in the grounds of the college. The Victorian structure, known as a bee bole, was moved to the churchyard and is a Grade II* listed building. [17]

Sport

Academies

The institution has academies for sports including rugby, football, modern pentathlon, equine, rowing, netball, and golf.[ citation needed ]

Rugby union

Hartpury University and Hartpury College is known for its development of rugby players, with many former students playing at the highest level. [18] It hosts Hartpury University R.F.C, which has an association with the professional club Gloucester Rugby, and Gloucester-Hartpury, in partnership with the same club. [19]

Rowing

In 2010 Gloucester Rowing Club and Hartpury College set up a centre to enable Hartpury students to participate in one of the Great Britain's rowing team centres. Students are members of the Gloucester Rowing Club and can use its rowing facilities. In return the senior rowers from the club can use the training facilities at the college. The relationship has brought significant success at national and international level. [20]

Alumni association

The college has an alumni association, with membership extending to former students from both Further and Higher Education programmes, as well as current and former members of staff. [21]

2017 student expulsion

In June 2017, the college expelled one student and suspended several others following a police investigation into images circulated online and on social media depicting students from Hartpury College apparently killing a fox cub and posing with a dead cat. [22] [23] [24]

The College and Gloucestershire police both issued statements concluding they were satisfied the killing of the fox was not an act of cruelty, and that one of the students, who was training as a gamekeeper, had killed the animal to end its suffering after it had been hit by road traffic. The police declined to take further action. [25] [26]

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  2. 1 2 "Martin Clunes becomes Hartpury University and Hartpury College's Chancellor". FE Week. 15 February 2024. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
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