Autism Masking: Autistic mimics
Autism masking is a term used to describe how an autistic person unconsciously or consciously conceals their behaviours, traits or characteristics. It is a way to try to fit in, to be seen as ‘normal’ ...
A Framework for Aerospace Vehicle Reasoning (FAVER)
Flight delays – the bigger picture! Almost everyone must have experienced a flight delay or cancellation and wondered - what causes this? While affecting both the passengers and the airline, a delayed or cancelled flight ...
Why acting on climate change means we have to de-materialise
Too much of the debate around climate change and sustainability is fixed on CO2 emissions and renewable energy. What’s talked about far less, but is equally as fundamental to dealing with the climate emergency — ...
Manufacturing and materials week 2021 overview
So Cranfield Manufacturing and materials week 2021 is over and what a full week it was! We started off with a panel of speakers chaired by Rosa Wilkinson (Policy Director of the High Value Manufacturing ...
My experience of COP26 in Glasgow
COP26 in Glasgow finished a couple of weeks ago, and despite only attending in person for one day, I am still recovering from the excitement and energy I expended. I imagine those involved in the ...
New modular manufacturing process for latex rubber gloves on course for net zero
In 2019 the average medical gloves used in England every month was 150 million. During the height of the pandemic (Feb 2020 - August 2021), this figure rose to 500 million. To put it into ...
Building strength and breaking down barriers
Professor Mark Jolly, Director of Manufacturing, and Hiran Odedra, Cranfield’s Head of ED&I discuss the importance of diversity in creating the strongest team. Over the last few years the importance of Equality, Diversity and Inclusion ...
Net zero – “The only mega project we want to be proud of in our lifetime.”
The decarbonisation agenda has been talked about by politicians the world over. In 2015, the Paris Agreement dramatically stated that the world needed to limit global warming to 1.5 Celsius compared to pre-industrial levels, by 2050. The ...
Industry-academia: addressing the climate crisis by working together
If there’s one thing everyone involved with tackling climate change agrees on, it’s the need for collaboration globally. Partnerships of all shapes and sizes, a coming together of governments, business, industry regulators and the third ...
Soil, carbon and climate change
Organic matter in soil, which contains carbon originating from plants and organisms, is an important part of regulating the Earth’s climate. Soil is a huge store of carbon and is estimated to contain three times ...