Bright solar future in South Africa
I wanted to reflect on my experiences from a fieldwork in South Africa last week. My centre for Energy Systems and Strategy aims to inform decision makers on how technologies and society co-evolve together and ...
Continuous Improvement – How Do You Know You’re Doing It? And Is It Working?
Continuous Improvement – How Do You Know You’re Doing It? And Is It Working? On our travels, we haven’t come across any organisation (Private or Public Sector) that either hasn’t got a Continuous Improvement Function ...
My experience of studying Process Systems Engineering at Cranfield School of Water, Energy and Environment
As the UK’s only exclusively postgraduate university, coupled with a greenery environment, Cranfield University boasts of its world-class expertise, large-scale facilities and unrivalled industry partnerships which results in creating leaders in technology and management globally. ...
STEM: What lies underneath everyday technology?
Dr. Ata Khalid (Lecturer in Sensors and Sensor Systems, CDS) and Dr. Sandra Messenger (Knowledge Exchange Manager; Research and Innovation Office) went to Sharnbrook Primary School to give two classes, the opportunity to use screwdrivers, ...
The Result You Got Today Is Not The Result You’d Get Today!
Interesting isn’t it? The General Public accept that the winning numbers in the Lottery are pure luck! The probability of 7, 10, 15, 44, 49 with 3 and 12 Lucky Stars winning is finite and ...
The Exec MBA – 1 module down and only another 21 to go!
Well that was a very intense 4 days, from the moment I entered the Cranfield Conference Centre after rescuing another EMBA student who I found wondering around campus until I left 95 hours later it ...
Developing Self-Inflating tyres
As the automotive industry continues to grow, so has the increase in environmental pollution due to exhaust emissions and tyre wear. Globally there is much interest around things like electric, and hydrogen powered vehicles, however ...
My experience of studying Strategic Marketing at Cranfield University – Term 2 & 3
As I promised in my previous blog, you will explore Terms 2 & 3 of studying Strategic Marketing through my personal point of view as I share with you my most memorable moments. Term 2 ...
Sand Dams: A Local Solution for Clean Drinking Water
Kenya is classified among the most water scarce countries in the world. About 60 percent of Kenyans have improved drinking water access and only 29 percent have access to improved sanitation. The impact of this ...
Early detection of fungal pathogens in fruits
Recently Dr Angel Medina presented at the Postharvest workshop organised by (IRTA). He shared his research on early detection of fungal pathogens in fruits and vegetables using volatile organic compound (VOC) biomarkers. Volatile organic compounds ...