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07/12/2023

Plumpton College Unveil Four NEW Forward-Thinking Degree Courses

Our new degree programmes are part of a suite of land & management courses aimed to get students career ready upon graduation.

Categories: Sustainability, Land Management, Agriculture, Environmental Studies & Conservation, Horticulture

21/06/2023

NEW Sustainable Horticulture Management Degree Featured In HortWeek Magazine

Programme Manager, Nir Halfon, discusses how meeting industry needs has propelled our NEW foundation degree course forward with HortWeek Magazine

Categories: Sustainability, Horticulture

30/03/2022

College begins multi-million Agri-Food development

College begins multi-million Agri-Food campus development.

Categories: College News, Sustainability, Land Management

02/03/2022

Plumpton goes electric! Leading the way to carbon zero.

Leading the way to carbon zero

Categories: College News, Sustainability

09/02/2022

College cattle graze at Seven Sisters using virtual fencing tech

Plumpton College are delighted to move some of its pedigree Sussex cattle herd to Seven Sisters Country Park to graze the chalk grassland landscape as part of a new conservation management plan with The South Downs National Park.

Categories: College News, Sustainability, Land Management

Centre for Sustainable Land Management due 2022

17/11/2021

Colleges to receive £7M funding to establish new sustainable technologies

As the leading regional provider of land and environmental education, Plumpton College is committed to providing the future skills required by employers for the transition to a highly sustainable, zero carbon economy.

Categories: College News, Sustainability, Land Management

10/11/2021

Virgin Money invests into Agri-Food industries with Plumpton College

Virgin Money invests in development of facilities in the College's new Centre for Sustainable Land Management.

Categories: College News, Sustainability, Land Management

10/11/2021

Funding secured for wine and cultural tourism

Working in close partnership with Sussex Modern, South Downs National Park Authority and Lewes District Council, we’ve secured £719,100 from the UK Community Renewal Fund to grow wine and cultural tourism, backed by sustainable transport, in our region.

Categories: College News, Sustainability