Hartpury University and Hartpury College

The college was established in 1948, as an agricultural college with 50 students. The first female students enrolled at the college in 1953 to study general courses covering farming, poultry, horticulture, and beekeeping. The college introduced its first higher education programme in equine studies in 1992. The following year, the college became an independent, self-governing corporation run by a board of governors and directorate. It introduced its degree programme in 1994. In 1999, the college introduced degrees in Veterinary Nursing Science, Equine Business Management and a master's degree programme in Equine Science, which UWE validated .It accepted its first PhD student in 2004. and in…