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Celebrating
125 Years

Learn our story

125 years ago

Harper Adams was founded to turn knowledge into action.

Today, that spirit matters more than ever.

As we mark our 125th year, we’re not just reflecting on the past – we’re looking forward. The challenges shaping our world are complex: how we feed a growing population, protect the natural environment, care for animals, build resilient economies, and engineer smarter, greener systems.

Discover how Harper Adams is helping shape the future – through expertise, innovation, and a community determined to make a difference.

Explore the ideas, research, and people driving the next chapter.

The future of everything starts here.

Feeding the world. Protecting the land that feeds it. Caring for the animals within it. These have never been simple problems.
For 125 years, this is what we’ve given our attention to. We think the next 125 matter more than ever.

Green Brick Stories

Every society is built on foundations

Food. Water. Land. Soil. Nature.

Harper Adams University has worked in these underpinning systems for 125 years. Now we’re laying the foundations of the future too.

Brick makers have a name for a brick before it has been fired. They call it a green brick. It has shape, but it has not yet set.

Our research, innovation and human choices are shaping the next 125 years while they can still be influenced. These stories, and more to come, show how we’re laying the green bricks that will underpin a thriving world.

The future of everything starts here.

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History

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our story

With 125 years of expertise in the agri-food, technology, and animal health sectors, Harper Adams is a world-leading specialist university. Discover the stories behind our rich history and lasting impact.

A Proud History