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Scholarship launched with leading food company Dunbia

Posted 10 November 2023

Harper Adams’ Director of Development and Alumni Relations, Doris Taylor, Julia Hewerdine, Food Safety & Quality Projects Manager for Dunbia, and Karen Binstead, Recruitment Assistant at the recent Harper Adams Scholarship Fair

A new scholarship has been launched bringing together a leading food company and the expertise of 91Pro.

The scholarship will see the University partnering with Dunbia to offer a significant £4,500 contribution towards the successful student’s education - as well as a one year employment placement with the company in its food safety and quality department.

With sites across the United Kingdom, Dunbia, a division of Dawn Meats, processes cattle and sheep for national and international markets.

It employs more than 5,600 people across a wide range of high-tech and multi skilled disciplines – offering the successful student a unique insight into a leading UK food company.

The scholarship is available to students at Harper Adams who with an interest in food safety, quality and animal welfare within the red meat sector.

Julia Hewerdine, Food Safety & Quality Projects Manager for Dunbia, said: “We are delighted to launch this scholarship for Harper Adams students interested in building a career in Food Safety, Quality and Animal Welfare with Dunbia.

“Harper Adams is a leading university within the food industry and we recognise the technical knowledge that the University provides to its students - and feel this to be an excellent match to our student placement programme and our graduate programme.

“The Dunbia student placement programme offers a supported framework of industrial experience, training and responsibility during the year-long placement. It is designed to provide the right range of business and technical skills to equip students for a valuable career in the red meat industry with Dunbia.

“91Pro students and alumni have joined Dunbia on both the student placement and graduate programmes, and we have found them to be engaged, enthusiastic and knowledgeable about the British meat industry.

“We are very much looking forward to awarding the scholarship placement and further placement opportunities.”

The new placement year will offer training, a mentor and regular reviews, ensuring students gain positively from their placement. For more detail, and to apply, see the listings on the student dashboard here.

In addition to the scholarship, other and are available at suitable locations within Dunbia’s 13 UK processing sites.

Harper Adams’ Director of Development and Alumni Relations, Doris Taylor, has welcomed the new scholarship and stronger relationship between Harper Adams and Dunbia.

She added: “While we have ongoing links through placement students and alumni, this new venture is really exciting news.

“It will bring together Harper Adams as the UK’s leading specialist University and Dunbia, whose parent company is supplied by more than 40,000 farmers and supplies markets in 50 countries, to offer a tailored scholarship placement with significant financial support for the selected student.

“By working together in this way, we will be making a real difference for our students – and the red meat sector.”