Our first futsal game & CalAid hands-on experience
Hi all! Sorry for this late post. It should’ve been last week but I was waiting for our CalAid activity on Sunday before posting this! Ok, let’s get started. Like I mentioned before, each of ...
The snow, project management, Chinese New Year celebrations and other updates
Greetings from Cranfield :-) I am sure you've read Nok's post from two weeks ago - we've had snow here at Cranfield! It's prettier than you'd ever imagine. I had to borrow a few photos from ...
Make smart connected products better for our future circular economy
Do you have ideas to help make the things we use work better for us and help the environment? Could you make them a reality with the help of an international team located on three ...
Fatbergs in our sewers – are modern culinary habits to blame?
Food is crucial in our life. Since the Neolithic period, our eating habits have dramatically evolved. Early man lived a nomadic life, hunting and picking fruits and vegetables. The revolution in our ancestors’ lifestyles came ...
Why the UK is developing floating wind farms
Statoil has made the final investment decision to build the world’s first floating wind farm after getting an approval from the Scottish Government in early November 2015. So, why is the UK developing floating wind farms? Why wind? The ...
Reducing aircraft emissions: is easyJet’s hybrid plane the answer?
As part of the strategy of reducing its carbon footprint, easyJet, Europe’s leading airline, has unveiled plans for a revolutionary zero-emissions hydrogen fuel system for its aircraft which could save around 50,000 tonnes of fuel ...
Second term updates from the LSCM MSc students
Hello there, how have you been doing? It's been ages since I last got to talk to you! Hope you guys enjoyed your Christmas and New Year :) Alright, let's get started with this year’s ...
Time for the modern ‘Monuments Men’ as Iraq’s oldest Christian monastery is destroyed?
The news that the 1,400 year-old St Elijah’s Monastery, Iraq's oldest Christian monastery, has been completely destroyed by the self-styled Islamic State has once again caused shock-waves throughout the world. Satellite images show the site, ...
Unearthing Britain’s Pompeii in Must Farm: was it arson?
This month archaeologists discovered Britain’s Pompeii in Cambridgeshire. It is thought that a fire destroyed the wooden houses which may have formed part of a settlement at Must Farm quarry and which date back to ...
LSCM Christmas Dinner and Happy New Year to All
Happy New Year to everyone! :-) I hope you all have had a lovely Christmas holiday with loved ones. It is now officially 2016 :-D Oh Yeah! Fresh start! Have you set your New Year's ...