About Us
Agri-food is increasingly operating in a global market for production, processing and distribution. In addition, the importance of sustainability in relation to environmental quality in both rural and urban area, is of increasing concern. Responsive, high quality education is essential to ensure the agri-food & land industries remain innovative, sustainable and globally competitive. To secure this success, they need to draw on excellence in areas as diverse as nutrition, diet and health, chemical engineering, biomedical sciences, biochemistry, environmental planning and management and economics.
The Institute of Agri-Food and Land Use (IAFLU) provides a range of undergraduate and postgraduate programmes, in an interactive and creative learning environment. IAFLU is at the forefront of ensuring the agri-food and land use sectors maintain their competitive edge needed to meet the challenges posed by European enlargement and the global marketplace.
IAFLU also conducts cutting edge, environmental, food safety and nutritional research of local, national and international importance. We provide a strong and motivating research environment and the concentration of academic staff in key thematic areas maintains international standing in these specialisms.
