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The Royal Agricultural University has been at the forefront of agricultural education and a key contributor to the land-based sector for more than 175 years. Today, the Royal Agricultural University has around 1,100 students studying equine, agriculture, business, environment, farm management, food, real estate and rural land management. The University, which is based in Cirencester, Gloucestershire, prides itself on its links with industry and all courses are designed to meet the demands of the employment market for land-based expertise, both in the UK and worldwide. In 2022 the RAU was ranked the top university in the UK for being a Learning Community in the National Student Survey, as well as 4th highest university for overall student satisfaction across English universities. Over half of our research has been adjudged as world-leading and international in quality in the national Research Excellence Framework, and we have been re-accredited as a Centre of Excellence for Enterprise Education by the Institute of Enterprise and Entrepreneurs, the only small and specialist university in the UK to be so. Visit www.rau.ac.uk to find out more.