UNE – a leader in Agriculture
The University of New England (UNE) is widely regarded as Australia’s leading Agricultural University with an enviable record of research and leadership in rural education spanning 78 years. It is the only major provider of distance education to receive a recent Government Learning and Teaching Fund Grant in recognition of its teaching quality.
UNE is uniquely placed in a rural location with a strong history of research and rural education, providing UNE graduates with a good understanding of regional and rural issues. As a result, the Federal Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries prefers UNE graduate recruits. According to a Department spokesman, UNE graduates make outstanding recruits who, once placed, advance very quickly.
UNE is renowned worldwide for its environmental science and natural resource management, rural and animal science and agricultural economics courses. It is a centre for many of Australia’s leading industry and research organisations, placing it at the forefront of the Agricultural Industry.
These include:
Agricultural Business Research Institute
Animal Genetics and Breeding Unit
Australian Centre for Agriculture and Law
CRC - Cotton Catchment Communities
CRC - Australian Poultry
CRC - Australian Sheep Industry
CRC - Australian Weeds Management
CRC - Beef Genetic Technologies
CRC - Irrigation Futures
CRC - Viticulture
Centre for Agricultural and Applied Economics
Centre for Animal Health and Welfare
Centre for Behavioural and Physiological Ecology
Centre for Ecological Economics and Water Policy Research
Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Systematics
Centre for Environmental Dispute Resolution
Centre for Molecular Microbiology
Centre for Neuroscience and Animal Behaviour
Centre for North Coast Aquatic Linkages
Centre for Sustainable Farming Systems
Institute for Rural Futures
Institute for Genetics and Bioinformatics
International Livestock Resources and Information Centre
N. C. W. Beadle Herbarium
National Marine Science Centre
Primary Industries Innovation Centre
Heritage Futures Research Centre
UNESCO Centre for Bioregional Resource Management
The University of New England Asia Centre
