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Hello, my name is Keren, I am from London, UK, and I am studying Renewable Energy MSc. My journey to discovering Cranfield University began when I first decided to return to academia to pursue ...
26/07/2024
David Rico Sierra, Research Fellow in Additive Manufacturing, was recently involved in an exciting project to manufacture parts using 3D printers in space. Here he reflects on his time working with Airbus in Toulouse… ...
26/07/2024
My story begins with my grandfather, who plucked up the courage to travel aboard at the age of 22 and start a new life in the UK. I don’t think he would have thought that ...
26/07/2024
My name is Jerin Tom, and in 2023 I graduated from Cranfield with an MSc in Automotive Mechatronics. Originally from India, I've always been fascinated by the world of automobiles. Why Cranfield and the ...
26/07/2024
Experts at Cranfield University led by Professor Antonios Tsourdos, Head of the Autonomous and Cyber-Physical Systems Centre, are part of the Air Mobility Ecosystem Consortium (AMEC), which aims to demonstrate the commercial and operational ...
23/07/2024
As you research and write your thesis, you might come across, or be looking for, ‘grey literature’. This is quite simply material that is either unpublished, or published but not in a commercial form. Types ...
Tags: barrington, grey literature, knl, research, SOMLibrary, thesis|22/07/2024
Life on campus
“Me and Grace met during our undergrad in Ireland, and we’ve been inseparable ever since to the point that we followed each other to another country to do our master’s” – Trish Commins Forensic ...
Tags: Forensic Archaeology and Anthropology, life on campus, mental health, stress awareness month, student experience, student journey, Wellbeing|09/04/2024
Starting your postgraduate study journey can be a roller coaster of emotions; as exciting as it is nerve wracking. While there’s lots to look forward to, it’s also normal to be apprehensive of what ...
Tags: 2023/2024, new cohort, new student, SWEE|25/09/2023
"I chose to study the Advanced Materials MSc course at Cranfield as I believed it would provide me with the ability to learn about a variety of fields in materials, be able to get hands-on ...
Tags: advanced materials msc, Cranfield Life, SATM, student experience, student journey, student life|18/05/2023
Here at Cranfield University, we provide a safe and supportive environment for students to bring their families with them when they come to study with us. Our current students share their thoughts on living on ...
Tags: Family life on campus, International Families Day, international students, life on campus, university with family|16/05/2023
We’re all aware of stress. But maybe not so aware of what to do with it. Turns out, playing basketball with (and against) your professors and course mates is a great way to meet people, ...
Tags: energy students, social life, stress awareness month, student journey, student mental health, SWEE, Wellbeing|14/04/2023
Hi, I'm Major Richard Robinson, Head of School for the Caribbean Special Tactics Centre within the Caribbean Military Academy, Jamaica (West Indies). I'm from Montego Bay, Jamaica! I am pursuing a MSc in Counterterrorism within ...
Tags: cds, CFI, counterterrorism, student journey|28/02/2023
Libraries
As you research and write your thesis, you might come across, or be looking for, ‘grey literature’. This is quite simply material that is either unpublished, or published but not in a commercial form. Types ...
Tags: barrington, grey literature, knl, research, SOMLibrary, thesis|22/07/2024
University life involves a serious amount of reading and writing. We study the work of other people to inform ourselves about a topic. When we then re-use that knowledge to create our own work, we ...
Tags: academic writing, APA7, barrington, knl, referencing, SOMLibrary|18/07/2024
Earlier this year, we asked you to think of a name for our new wellbeing corners in the Kings Norton and School of Management Libraries. We had so many great suggestions, and would like to ...
Tags: knl, SOMLibrary, Wellbeing|16/07/2024
You are nearly there! Many of our current students are starting to think about finishing their theses. If you are one of them, then you might find this post useful as you write up your ...
Tags: academic writing, advice, formatting, guidelines, IT, knl, SOMLibrary, stress, template, thesis|15/07/2024
One of the questions which often comes up when discussing the SLR process is how do I manage my references in the most efficient way during the process of going from my search results to ...
Tags: barrington, knl, researchers, screening, slr, SOMLibrary, students, systematic review|11/07/2024
Last Wednesday, 3 July, we launched a new joint platform for our CORD and CERES systems. It will enable us to manage and share Cranfield’s research data and publications in one place. The fresh, modern ...
Tags: barrington, ceres, cord, knl, rdm, research data management, research publishing, SOMLibrary|08/07/2024