Nearly 40 Nuffield Farming scholars will present their findings at this year’s Nuffield Farming ‘Super Conference’ held in November.
The conference will take place at Sandy Park in Exeter, Devon, from November 14-16, 2023.
Director of the Nuffield Farming Scholarships Trust, Mike Vacher, said the event is open to all and will features a diverse range of titles and studies from the scholars.
“Tickets to our conference are not restricted just to scholars, and Nuffield welcomes anyone who wishes to attend,” he said.
“With study titles spanning a huge range of topics and sectors, this year’s event is not to be missed for anyone who works within the food, farming, rural and land-based industries in the UK.
“We look forward to hearing from our 2020, 2021 and 2022 Scholars about net zero agendas, public perceptions, plant breeding, livestock management, aquaculture, viticulture, deer management, robotics, data monitoring, water – the list goes on.”
The three-day event will include a welcome buffet, a formal annual dinner, two days of scholar presentations and pre-conference farm visit to Wastenage Farms – where Pete and Di Wastenage milk 2,700 cows.
Tickets are available now and can be purchased at a discounted early bird price until August 31, organisers said.
Nuffield Farming Scholarships
The Nuffield Farming Scholarships Trust (NFST) is a registered charity that awards scholarships annually in the UK to young people between the ages of 22 and 45 from across the agricultural industry.
Applications for 2024 Nuffield Farming Scholarships are currently open until July 31, 2023.
The trust said it looks to unlock an individual’s potential and broaden horizons through study and travel overseas with the support of its sponsors.
Scholars are selected with a view to developing tomorrow’s leaders within their individual business and the industry as a whole.
The charity awards approximately 20 individuals each year with the opportunity to research topics of interest in farming, food, horticulture, forestry or any other countryside and ancillary industry.
Scholars are able to travel anywhere in the world for a period of no less than eight weeks to further their knowledge and understanding of their chosen study topic.
A bursary of approximately £7,500 will be given towards the scholars travel and subsistence expenses.
In addition, the trust and the individual award sponsor will meet their travel and expenses in relation to the pre-study briefing and Contemporary Scholars Conference (CSC). The total value of a scholarship is in excess of £13,000, the charity said.
