Defence and Security
Cranfield’s New products – Polymers for Pharmaceuticals
Figure 1 - Schematic representation of cross-linked β-cyclodextrin and entrapped molecules. SEM image of the amorphous polymer as background (15.0kVx50 BSE-3D 60Pa, 1 mm). Image by C. Pratchett, Cranfield University. Polymers are very important constituents for ...
Bits, bytes and explosives
Back at the tail end of 2020 I had started to look for my next big challenge. I knew that I wanted it to be academically orientated and had, for as long as I could ...
Why doing a PhD is not a waste of time!
“Academics tend to regard asking whether a PhD is worthwhile as analogous to wondering whether there is too much art or culture in the world.” from The Economist I always believed that the PhD is ...
Afghanistan: History told us what to expect
As U.S. troops prepare to exit Afghanistan by September 11, 2021, the Taliban has launched a massive offensive across the country, taking over large swathes of territory. This has forced the Afghan government and its ...
Call for submissions: Defence and Security Doctoral Symposium (DSDS21)
The annual Defence and Security Doctoral Symposium is taking place online, 9 November 10am-4pm. This popular event, hosted by Cranfield University, is sponsored by Dstl and AWE and is free to attend. You may ask ...
International Risk Assessment Symposium Success!
In 2019 the Environmental Science Group (ESG) in Cranfield Defence Chemistry hosted the inaugural International Symposium on Risk Assessment Approaches for Decision Making, bringing together risk assessment professionals from a wide range of industries to ...