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As a Soil Scientist, the start of December is always an exciting time of year, specifically World Soil Day (5 December). This year, it’s doubly special, because we are also celebrating the 75th Anniversary ...
04/12/2025
Although it’s not considered to be scholarly material, you may find information on social media useful for a piece of academic work. It may be that a particular post on X or Facebook illustrates or ...
Tags: barrington, knl, NLM, referencing|04/12/2025
Are you starting to read through the mountains of journals, books or articles for your project or on your course reading list? Let’s start with a few myths about the reading process: You need to ...
Tags: barrington, critical evaluation, knl, reading, SOMLibrary, study skills|01/12/2025
Want to take your Bloomberg data skills in Microsoft Excel to the next level? The new Bloomberg Spreadsheet Analysis (BSA) certification is designed to help you do just that. Created by Bloomberg, BSA is an ...
Tags: bcer, Bloomberg, bsa, certification, knl, libraries, web-mirc-finance|27/11/2025
Earlier this year, I had the honour of being selected as one of the 2025 Global Clinical Supplies Group (GCSG) European Scholarship Winners, an opportunity that took me to Budapest, Hungary, for the GCSG ...
25/11/2025
Across the world, engineers are facing one of the greatest challenges of our time: how to manufacture more while consuming less. As industries race toward net-zero targets, sustainability has become the driving force behind ...
Tags: engineering, manufacturing, net zero, sustainability, webinar|25/11/2025
Life on campus
My personal motto is: Engineering for everyone, communities thrive when women build. It’s a reminder of why I chose this path and why I’m committed to making space for more women in engineering ...
Tags: Commonwealth Scholarship, environmental engineering, international student, student funding, women in engineering, women in stem|17/11/2025
I want to be an astronaut! I know how farfetched that might sound but it’s been my dream since I was 8 years old. I have always been fascinated by how materials are engineered ...
Tags: Advanced Materials|12/11/2025
The first few weeks at Cranfield have been a whirlwind of new ideas, new faces, and the sheer excitement of finally tackling the universe's most complex challenges. As I settle into the MSc in ...
05/11/2025
It’s hard to pinpoint the exact moment my interest in motorsport truly began. I didn’t grow up around racetracks or garages, and in Kenya, a career in motorsport is practically unheard of. But looking ...
03/11/2025
When I look back on my time at Cranfield, it feels like a year lived in fast-forward, intense, challenging, but above all transformative. Arriving in the UK as a Chevening Scholar, I carried ...
Tags: Chevening Scholar, international student, life at cranfield, logistics and supply chain management, Reflections on Student Experience, scholarship, school of management, student funding|17/09/2025
Lately, I’ve been sitting with a thought that’s been quietly simmering in the back of my mind. You know how sometimes something small like a failed dish or a casual memory suddenly starts feeling a ...
Tags: #InternationalStudents, cranfield school of management, entrepreneurship, internships, msc, new students, Strategic Marketing, study SOM|22/05/2025
Libraries
Although it’s not considered to be scholarly material, you may find information on social media useful for a piece of academic work. It may be that a particular post on X or Facebook illustrates or ...
Tags: barrington, knl, NLM, referencing|04/12/2025
Are you starting to read through the mountains of journals, books or articles for your project or on your course reading list? Let’s start with a few myths about the reading process: You need to ...
Tags: barrington, critical evaluation, knl, reading, SOMLibrary, study skills|01/12/2025
Want to take your Bloomberg data skills in Microsoft Excel to the next level? The new Bloomberg Spreadsheet Analysis (BSA) certification is designed to help you do just that. Created by Bloomberg, BSA is an ...
Tags: bcer, Bloomberg, bsa, certification, knl, libraries, web-mirc-finance|27/11/2025
'Reports' is a wide-ranging category and can include government reports, technical papers, research reports, case studies and working papers. This sort of literature is sometimes known as grey literature, which can also encompass press releases, ...
Tags: barrington, knl, libraries, NLM, referencing|20/11/2025
When you begin to search the literature for relevant, good quality academic material, it can feel daunting and, at times, overwhelming. However, it need not be like that. Here are a few ...
Tags: barrington, databases, indexes, knl, new students, search tips, SOMLibrary|17/11/2025
We recognise that Artificial Intelligence (AI) has, and will increasingly, become a part of our everyday lives and that we need to adapt to it. Hopefully you will have already seen the guidance for staff ...
Tags: barrington, Generative AI, knl, referencing, SOMLibrary|13/11/2025
