Defence and Security
Come and learn about Janes Defence Equipment and Technology! (Staff only)
Are you studying or researching in the aerospace or defence fields? Did you know we have access to Jane’s Defence Equipment and Technology? This great resource provides information and analysis on the air, land, naval ...
Explosive Effects On Structures (EES) module – a day with Alford Technologies
On the 9th of March 2021 a group of us from the Explosive Effects on Structures module embarked on a trip to Alford Technologies in Wells. Alford Technologies specialises in developing explosive tools to support Explosive Ordnance Disposal, Breaching/Explosive Method of Entry and Explosive Engineering communities – so a great place to partake in our first face to face practical of the year. So far that week we had learnt about how blast effects different structures and materials, and it was now time to see some of that theory in action.
Helping to revive wargaming in the Royal Navy – an update: Games in a COVID world
Lieutenant Commander Ed Oates, recent PhD graduate at Cranfield Defence and Security and helicopter simulator instructor at RNAS Culdrose in Cornwall, previously shared his experiences in using knowledge learnt at Cranfield to drive a wargaming ...
Submarine hunter by day, PhD student by night – an update: What I wish I’d known at the start…
Lieutenant Commander Ed Oates wrote about his experiences while completing a PhD part-time at Cranfield Defence and Security in 2017. After recently successfully defending his thesis, Crowdsourcing with serious games for defence procurement, Dr Oates ...
Why you should apply for the Cranfield Forensic Institute Excellence Scholarship 2021
Cranfield University’s website also has great resources for potential funding sources, which is updated regularly, and I share this link with prospective students frequently in my role as a student ambassador.
Cranfield’s women in defence: Dr Marie Cahillane, Head of the Applied Psychology Group
Marie is a cognitive psychologist and an innovator in applying cognitive science to improving skills retention among the defence and security workforce.