The Temperton Fellowship

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The Temperton Fellowship was established to commemorate the contribution of Dr. Harold Temperton, Director of the National Institute of Poultry Husbandry at Harper Adams Agricultural College from 1951 to 1974. It is financed by the accrued annual interest from the Temperton Trust investments deriving from contributions, donations as well as proceeds from the sale of a book, The History of the National Institute of Poultry Husbandry, by M E Telford, P H Hoiroyd, R G Wells, published by Harper Adams Agricultural College, September 1986.

Value

The Fellowship is intended to extend the expertise which already exists in the industry and combine that with the resources in terms of staff and facilities which exist at the College.

As the financial value of the award is relatively small, it is anticipated that the successful recipient is likely to be self-financing in terms of salary and is likely to be the owner or an employee of a firm or organisation anxious to capitalise on the opportunity to extend his/her research programme, perhaps on a secondment arrangement.

Selection

The selection committee has no wish to be prescriptive or target particular subjects for recipients to pursue. It therefore invites applicants to submit to them detailed proposals of the study together with their own personal details and motivation for applying for the award. The selection is made on the basis of these criteria.

Type of Awards

Two types of award were envisaged:

1. Research Study

This will enable suitably qualified and motivated candidates in industry to pursue a research topic of their interest under the supervision of a member of staff at Harper Adams Agricultural College. Candidates would be encouraged to spend at least 60 days at Harper Adams on an individual daily basis, e.g. 1 day/fortnight over 2 years or similar (the fellowship committee would allow latitude on this point to accommodate individual cases), or on a longer basis as dictated by the demand of the study and spread over a period of up to 2 years. Opportunities and facilities exist for those candidates wishing to develop this opportunity further to register for a higher degree (part-time).

2. Strategic Study

This will enable experienced individuals in the industry to finance a study period either at home or abroad in pursuit of information/evidence to support the preparation of a report which will have a strategic benefit for the future well-being of the poultry industry. Those individuals involved in the politics/policy-making elements of the poultry industry are encouraged to apply as well as those directing large and influential poultry-related businesses. There will be no requirement to spend time studying at Harper Adams other than for normal supervisory guidance.

The Temperton Fellowship for Poultry Research (Est. 1989) Previous Recipients

• Report No. 18 - 2010, Mr Richard Bird, Managing Director, Cherry Valley Farms Ltd
  The World of Waterfowl
  Report will be presented on June 7th, 2010 at the Farmers' Club, London
• Report No. 17 - 2009, Dr Murdo MacLeod
  The Importance of Research and Development in Supporting a Future UK Role in an Expanding Global Poultry Industry
  The fellowship will be presented on June 8th, 2009 at the Farmer' Club, London, starting at 11.30
• Report No. 16 - 2008, Jeremy Hall, NDP, Dip Poult (HAC)
  Living Through Avian Influenza H5N1
• Report No. 15 - 2007, Ken Laughlin, BSc, PhD, MIBiol, CBioI
  The Evolution of Genetics, Breeding and Production
• Report No. 14 - 2006, Peter Challands, BA (Cantab), Andrew Jorêt , HND Agriculture (HAUC), David Tromans, NDP, ARAgS
  The Future Challenges Facing the UK Egg Industry
• Report No. 13 - 2005, Dr Trefor Campbell, CBE, FRAgS, FRSA
  The United Kingdom Poultry Industry as part of the International Food Chain
• Report No. 12 - 2004, Paul Foxcroft, BSc (Hons), Stephen Woodgate, BSc (lions)
  Full utilisation of the poultry carcase
• Report No. 11 - 2003, Graham Scott, BSc, PhD
  The Learning Revolution, Distance Learning and its Application to a Global Poultry Industry (A UK perspective)
• Report No. 10 - 2001, Peel H Hoiroyd, NDP, Dip Poult (HAC), Dip Agric (OAC), CBIoI, MIBiol, PAS (liSA), FHAAC, FRAgS, FIFST, FICC
  Future trends of poultry science and practice
• Report No. 9 - 2000, John Parsons, NDP, MIBiol, CBiol
  Education, training and accreditation for the poultry industry
• Report No. 8 - 1999, Brian Cooke, BSc (Hons), PhD, MIBiol, CBioI, RNutr
  Hazards, risks and benefits of poultry production with particular reference to animal feeding stuffs
• Report No. 7 - 1998, Geoffrey Mead, BSc, PhD, FIFST
  The safety of poultry products: present trends and future developments
• Report No. 6 - 1997, Wynne Jones, BSc (Hons), PhD, FRAgS, Patricia Parrott MBA, DipM, Cert Ed FE, MCIM
  Consumer perceptions of the UK poultry industry
• Report No. 5 - 1996, David Charles, BSc, PhD, MIBiol
  The poultry industry, the environment and the rural economy
• Report No. 4 - 1995, Olaf Swarbrick, FRCVS, DPMP
  A practical evaluation of some effects of human and animal welfare policies and trends on the 'competitiveness' of the UK egg industry
• Report No. 3 - 1994, Grahame Bulfield, BSc, Dip An Gen, PhD, FRSE
  Biotechnology and the poultry industry
• Report No. 2 - 1993, Peter Day, NDP, Dip AE, MIBiol
  Poultry industry costs of compliance with legislation administered by local authorities
• Report No. 1 - 1992, David Gosling, MA, FCA
  A review of the effects of UK and EC legislation on the comparative competitive position of the UK and continental EC poultry meat industries in the approach to the single market on 1.1.93

Honorary Temperton Fellows

• Richard G Wells, BSc, MSc, NDA, MIBiol
• Margôt E Telford Holroyd, NDP, Dip Poult (HAC)