Defence and Security
Will Putin’s strategic end state in Ukraine elude him?
Dr Bryan Watters OBE SFHEA, Associate Professor and Head of the Centre for Defence Leadership and Management, Cranfield University, reflects on military developments in Ukraine and what lessons may be drawn from history, the thoughts ...
Virtually attending hybrid conferences
As the risk of Covid-19 lowers, and international travelling becomes easier, scientific conferences have begun to welcome people to present, question and network in person from all over the world. Conferences tend to have ...
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 ...