Defence and Security
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 ...
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.
Cranfield’s women in defence: Dr Sarah Morris, Senior Lecturer in Digital Investigation
Sarah’s work in digital investigation and forensics involves her gathering information from digital devices ranging from washing machines to smart watches. It includes supporting law enforcement in their day-to-day operations and providing intelligence for ongoing activities either in the military or police, and providing cutting-edge knowledge of how to work with devices, in particular research methods as devices change so often.
What hopes for the Iran nuclear deal?
Dr Anicée Van Engeland, Associate Professor of International Security & Law, Cranfield University, comments on the latest developments in relations between Iran and the international community: With President Biden’s announcement that the US will return ...