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Innovative careers in food and farming to be explored at New Scientist Live 25

Posted 10 October

The future of food and farming – and the innovative careers the sector offers – will be explored on SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½’s stand at this year’s New Scientist Live.

The event – held in the heart of London at the Excel London Centre from Saturday 18 to Monday 20 of October – is billed as the world’s greatest festival of ideas and discoveries – and Harper Adams will once again be at the centre of the action.

Visitors will see how diverse subjects – from data science to entomology and from veterinary medicine to robotics – are helping to transform agriculture.

External Shows and Events Officer Sarah Swinnerton said: “Join SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ and our experts, industry partners, students and early career researchers and hear how young people can build careers tackling one of the biggest challenges facing our planet – feeding our growing population sustainably while protecting our environment.

“You’ll find out how agriculture is being shaped by new technologies you might not expect, such as data science, robotics, and artificial intelligence.”

The University can be found in two locations at the event – as part of the larger Farmers Weekly exhibit at Stand J10 focusing on the Future of Food and Agriculture, and at its own stand-alone site at C23.

Each will have a variety of hands-on, fun exhibits bringing to life some of the latest research and cutting-edge degrees which Harper Adams offers.

Find out how we’re using AI and data to identify and record birdsong out in the field; take part in a collaborative robot challenge, using virtual influences, robot arms and dogs to move real-world equipment; and see some of the latest spray drone technology, which is helping farmers tend crops with greater precision than ever before.

There are also opportunities to get hands-on with a cattle simulator which offers an up-close insight into the work vets do to maintain animal welfare.

The University will also highlight the fascinating roles which are on offer for early career researchers in the industry during the festival.

On Monday, October 20, PhD researcher Stephen Evans will be talking about his work and how it can help – and Farm Data scientist Dr Megan Lewis has worked with the Farmers Weekly team to produce a video for the event setting out how her work on data is bringing new insights on farming, nature and more.

Sarah added: “Whether you’re family a school group, a careers advisor or simply a young person who wants to know more about opportunities in food and farming, there’s so much to see and talk about at the SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ stands at New Scientist Live – we’re looking forward to meeting you!”