Alternative Prospectus
By students, for students
The Alternative Prospectus (AP) is produced by Harper Adams students to give you a flavour of what life is like at the UK's top land-based and rural university college.
Read it now
- View the Alternative Prospectus online (requires Flash to view).
- Download an electronic copy in PDF format.
Printed as a newspaper you can pick up your own copy by visiting us at one of the many shows and technical events we are attending across the country, or at one of our open days.
Harper Adams is one of the few universities to produce an alternative prospectus written by students for students. They decided it would be helpful to have a friendly guide to help you get to know the real Harper Adams.
The AP is packed full of useful information from the experiences our students have had in their time at Harper Adams.
Get the lowdown on accommodation, Freshers Week, entertainment, health, food and drink, money and shopping. More useful than Yellow Pages and even more colourful!
Who knows - you might be writing a piece for the AP in a few years time...
Did you know..
A few words of wisdom from our students...
- Head Chef Wayne Wright makes the world's best lasagne *
- The 12 hour long Summer Ball marks the end of the academic year and the start of the summer!
- Most popular words used to describe the Harper Spirit? 'epic', 'awesome' and legendary. Says it all.
* not officially recognised, yet.




