Advance Your Knowledge with the Nuffield Farming Postgraduate Certificate (PG Cert). A flexible, distance-learning 60-credit PG Cert for current and past Nuffield Farming scholars, in partnership with IBERS, Aberystwyth University.
This 60-credit PG Cert is exclusively available to current or past recipients of the Nuffield Farming scholarship and is designed to help scholars develop the skills to:
- Explain the current and future challenges facing the agri-food sector
- Synthesise industry insights and peer-reviewed research
- Compare approaches to solving key industry challenges
- Evaluate how new approaches and practices might be applied in your home country
Flexible Distance Learning
- Complete your PG Cert from anywhere in the world
- Tailor your learning with modules aligned to your interests
- Work at your own pace while developing practical skills for the agri-food sector
Students will be registered for two years and may join the course in January, May or September.
Since only the Project Report (Extended Project) is core to the programme, scholars can choose the level of support they need to write or re-write their Nuffield report in an academic style.
There are no exams for this programme. Instead, all assessment is through coursework within each module. This approach helps make the scheme more compatible with the students’ working life.
Core Nuffield Modules:
|
Module |
Description |
Mandatory? |
|
Extended Project |
Complete a research-based project |
Yes |
|
Data Analysis & Presentation |
Learn to present & interpret your data |
Optional |
|
Project Design |
Plan & structure your research effectively |
Optional |
Optional Specialist Modules:
- Business Management for Rural Entrepreneurs
- Food Innovation
- Grassland Systems
- Genetics and Genomics in Agriculture
- Greenhouse Gas Removal
- Horticultural Science
- Livestock Nutrition
- Livestock Health & Welfare
- Livestock Production Science
Note: Many scholars who complete the PG Cert go on to pursue a Master’s degree.
Find out Dan's experiences on taking the Nuffield Farming PG Cert.
Tim progressed to complete his Masters degree through this programme. Tim says ""I did a lot of research when planning my travels and writing my Nuffield report, but I didn’t really go too far into the academic evidence. Writing the literature review opened my eyes to how much scientific research has been done on my topic around the world, and I now plan to share my review with catchment stakeholders in the areas that I work."
Aisla comments on her PG Cert. experience - "This might make me sound like a bit of a nerd, but I have really enjoyed the fact that I am now able to have more productive conversations with both academics and members of the aquaculture supply chain. The extra knowledge from the academic reading has made academic contacts more accessible, and I now feel like I am sitting in the middle of the Venn diagram in my field, rather than within one of its circles."
