HARPER HARPERADAMS ADAMS IN IN IRELAND IRELAND ANNUAL ANNUAL REPORT REPORT TO TO THE THE MEMBERS MEMBERS OF OF THE THE HARPER HARPER ADAMS ADAMS IN IN IRELAND IRELAND ASSOCIATION ASSOCIATION FOR FOR THE THE YEAR YEAR ENDING ENDING JULY JULY31ST2025 31°! 2025
Ladies & Gentlemen. Ladies & Gentlemen.
The The year year under under review review has been has been active active and and successful successful for for your your Association. Association. We We have have strived strived to to support support potential potential students in students in their their choice choice of of course and careers, to course and careers, to support support present present students students in in their their courses courses and and past past students students in in their their career. career. We We have have met met all all these these objectives objectives with with success. success.
SUPPORT SUPPORT FOR FOR PROSPECTIVE PROSPECTIVE STUDENTS. STUDENTS.
In In school school support support for for careersadvisers careers advisers
In In the the past past year year Harper Harper Adams Adams in in Ireland Ireland (HA (HA in in I) I) has met has met with with VIth VIth form form student student groups groups at at the behest the behest of of school school careers advisers and met careers advisers and met with with individual individual VIth VIth students students on on a a one-to-one one-to-one basis basis
NI NI Schools and Schools and Colleges Careers Colleges Careers Advisers’ Advisers' Association. Association. Harper Harper Adams Adams in in Ireland Ireland is a member is a member of of NISCA. NISCA. NISCA NISCA organises organises two two conferences conferences annually, annually, each each attended attended by by approximately approximately 200 careers advisers. 200 careers advisers. Harper Harper Adams Adams in in Ireland Ireland was was represented represented at at both both conferences conferences
Contact Contact with with Prospective Students. Prospective Students.
Several Several prospective prospective students students were were identified identified during during the the year. year. Encouragement, Encouragement, reassurance reassurance and and advice advice was was given given to to them them and and their their parents parents on on course course choice choice and and career career progression progression as as well well as as more more mundane mundane issues issues of of “how "how to to get get to to Harper”. Harper".
SUPPORT SUPPORT FOR FOR PRESENT PRESENT STUDENTS. STUDENTS.
Scholarships Scholarships and and Awards. Awards.
The The Association Association continues continues to to support support present students by present students by the the generation generation of of new new and and the the administration administration of of existing existing awards and scholarships. awards and scholarships. Students from Students from Ireland Ireland benefited benefited from from over over 30 30 scholarships scholarships awarded awarded during during the year. the year. Continuing Continuing efforts efforts to to introduce introduce a a major major pig pig scholarship scholarship are are ongoing. ongoing. We, We, HAinI, HAinl, also also award award an an annual annual International International Travel Travel Scholarship Scholarship to to a a student student to to undertake undertake their their sandwich sandwich placement placement abroad. abroad. In In addition, addition, this this year year £1,000 £1,000 support support was was awarded awarded to to a a student student from from Co Co Tyrone Tyrone undertaking undertaking PhD PhD research. research. During During the the year awards, year awards, bursaries bursaries or or scholarships scholarships made made from from HAinI HAinl funds funds held held within within Harper Harper Adams Adams University, University, were were made made to to 13 13 students to the students to the total total value of value of £11,420. £l1,420. This This total total isenhanced by is enhanced by the value of other the value of other scholarships scholarships awarded awarded to to students students from from Ireland Ireland won won in in open open competition competition with with students students from from GB. GB. HA HA in in I I was was represented represented at at meetings meetings of of the the trustees trustees of of Education Education two two providing providing scholarships scholarships administered administered by by HAinI HAinl Harper Harper Adams Adams in in Ireland Ireland and and was was represented at meetings represented at meetings of/ of/ the Board the Board of of Trustees of Trustees of Harper Adams Harper Adams University University Development Development Trust. Trust.
In In addition addition to to scholarships, scholarships, John John Thompson Thompson & & Sons Sons Ltd. Ltd. sponsored the sponsored the Victor Victor Truesdale Truesdale Prize Prize to to the the final final student student from from Ireland Ireland who who has has contributed contributed most most to to the the student student community. community. Harper Harper Adams Adams in in Ireland Ireland sponsors sponsors an an award award to to the the top top student student graduating graduating each each year year and and the the Harper-Ireland Harper-Ireland Student Student Club’s Club's President’s President's Award. Award.
Harper-Ireland Harper-Ireland Student Student Club Club
HA HA in in I I was was instrumental instrumental in in securing securing the the guest guest speaker speaker at at the the Club’s Club's annual annual dinner dinner in in Shropshire Shropshire in in March. March. A A small small group group of of industry industry leaders organised leaders organised by by HA HA in in I, I, travelled travelled to to Harper Harper and and the the dinner. dinner. The The Association Association continues continues to to give give support support to to the the student student club club in in other other ways. ways.
Other Other Support. Support.
The The Association Association continues continues to to offer offer mentoring mentoring opportunities opportunities to students on to students on industry industry career career opportunities, opportunities, on on the the criteria criteria for for determining determining a a career career direction direction and and strategy. strategy. Graduation Graduation in in September September was was attended attended to to give give support support to to graduating graduating students students and and their their parents. parents.
Member Support. Member Support.
Several Several meetings meetings were were held held with with individual individual members members to to discuss career discuss career progression, progression, including including encouragement encouragement to to gain gain professional professional qualifications, qualifications, or or to to offer offer advice advice on on CV CV presentation. presentation. Details Details of ofjobs jobs in in Ireland Ireland were were placed placed on on the the Harper Harper Adams Adams University University
web site web site for for the the attention attention of of students. students.
UNDERPINNING UNDERPINNING ACTIVITIES. ACTIVITIES.
Political Political and and Industry Industry Liaison. Liaison.
The The annual annual Royal Royal Ulster Ulster Agricultural Agricultural Society Society four four day day show show at at Balmoral Balmoral was attended was attended on on each each day day as as was was RUAS RUAS Winter Winter Fair Fair in in December. December. Members Members supported supported personnel personnel on on the stand the stand of of Harper Harper Adams Adams University University on each day on each day of of the the Balmoral Balmoral Show Show in in May.. May.. There There were were several several meetings meetings with with industry industry personnel personnel during during the the year. year.
Press Press HA HA in in I I is is a a member member of of the the Guild Guild of of Agricultural Agricultural Journalists Journalists Photographs Photographs and and accompanying accompanying press press material material were were issued issued to to publicise publicise scholarship scholarship donors donors and and winners. winners.
THE THE FUTURE. FUTURE.
The The Association Association intends intends to to continue continue the the activities activities outlined outlined above, above, particularly particularly the the support support given given to to schools schools and and present students. present students. Membership Membership of of the the Association Association now now exceeds exceeds 1300. 1300.
In In undertaking undertaking these these activities activities and and making making this this report report your your Association Association has had has had regard regard to to the the Charity Charity Commission’s Commission's public public benefit benefit requirement requirement and and statutory statutory guidance. guidance.
Ladies Ladies and and Gentlemen, Gentlemen, I I commend commend to to you you the the activities activities of of your your Association Association and and this this report report to to you you for for your your approval approval
Peter Peter Harvey. Harvey. Chairman. Chairman. April April 10th 2026 10th 2026