Schumacher College is a progressive college for ecological studies offering postgraduate and undergraduate programmes, research degrees, short courses and a practical agroecology residency.
We focus on interactive and experiential education to help students develop the practical skills and strategic thinking required to face 21st century challenges and to instigate regenerative futures.
Our learning ethos is about participating, getting out into the field, into the kitchen, experiencing the world as a starting point for more in-depth enquiry. These experiences then inform anti-reductionist, whole systems thinking that can help to break down traditional disciplines and foster collaborations that reach towards a better understanding of the truth.
ABOUT US: Read more about our history and ethos >
live chats & open days
Get to know our College, our faculty and our programmes with these online and offline events.
flexible learning
There are so many ways to connect with our learning programmes to suit your lifestyle – including low-residency or part time routes, unaccredited modules, and blended learning models.
postgraduate programmes
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Short Courses
Our courses celebrate the ethos of learning by doing and nature connection developed here at Schumacher College and across a century of arts learning on the Dartington estate. They unite ecology, craft skills and contemporary art with politics, philosophy and social justice, underpinned by a stronger sense of our place in the world. Our learning experiences are offered alongside short courses from the Dartington Arts School as part of a collaborative learning community.
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Unaccredited modules
If you love our degree programmes but can’t commit to a full course, it’s possible to select modules as unaccredited short courses.
Practical Residency In Agroecology
A rich, six month immersive programme learning how to grow food in a way that maintains and restores soil and ecosystem health.
virtually schumacher
– Ongoing series of live chats with course tutors
– Podcasts
– Video archive – including our long-running Earth Talks series
research at dartington
We offer research degrees in partnership with University of Westminster CREAM. Our researchers have expertise in a wide range of topics including arts practice-led research; animism; medieval literature; modernism; story and myth; arts, design and ecology; ecology and spirituality; Goethean science; regenerative economics, farming and food; social work with adults and children; and social enterprise.
latest news & blogs
Sit in silence to learn the secrets of the natural world
Engaged Ecology lecturer Andy Letcher has discovered much that is unfamiliar as he visits a Swedish forest while teaching. Yet he discovers the only way to understand it is by taking your place in that natural world and watching nature thrive around you.
Undergraduates return to Dartington for first time in 12 years
Teaching on the BSc Regenerative Food & Farming, Schumacher College’s first ever undergraduate degree, whcih began this week.
The pleasures and pains of running your own venture
Horticulture graduate Tim Dickens reflects on the last three years of his new venture, Teign Greens, a community supported agriculture (CSA) project that he runs with his wife Holly Budgen and ‘farm baby’ Theo.
watch: Soil To Supper – Sustainability at Schumacher
watch: our students in their own words
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Our BSc Regenerative Food and Farming students grilling experienced farmer and activist Ed Hamer at Chagfood CSA on Friday.
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Attending open days can help you get the answers you need before applying to a university. On 09 February, we will be hosting a virtual open evening where you can speak to academic staff from across our degree courses. Discover our ecological, regenerative approach to learning and find out more about each course we offer. Additionally, we will have a member of the admissions team on hand to answer any questions about the application process. You still have time to register, link in Bio.
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Satish Kumar embodies his Soul, Soul, Society triptych so much that he kindly agreed to don our Schumacher College hoody on his latest visit to Dartington. Like and tag in someone you know who might like it and we will give away this hoody to one lucky person. Or grab your own via our @teemillstore online store. See our Schumacher Apparel store in our bio to order other version incl. the “You are therefore I am” sweater. #steez #clobber #threads #dapper #ecofriendly #sustainablefashion #clothing #hoodie
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Are you interested in studying regenerative farming as an undergraduate here at Dartington?
Today is the UCAS equal consideration deadline at 6 pm (UK time) to join us this September. No matter if you've just finished school or college, or are returning to education, picking one of our transformative degrees can be one of the best decisions of your life. Link in Bio to apply now! 🎓🎓
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