Environment
Why we’re launching the Cleantech Entrepreneurship MSc
Over the past few decades there has been a lot of attention on renewable energy technologies to guarantee energy security and fight climate change. Equally, there has been much talk about entrepreneurship as a way ...
Grandpa goes to Cranfield
I hadn’t imagined I would ever be going back to university again, much less that I would go back as a full-time student. Thirty years of working in the corporate world of international telecoms and ...
Eye in the sky – using drones for environmental monitoring
Adopted in 2000, the Water Framework Directive requires all EU member states to protect and improve the water quality in rivers, lakes, groundwater, transitional and coastal waters, and to protect against pollution and deterioration. But ...
Life as a mature student – a piece of cake?
When I finished my undergraduate degree five years ago, I was brimming with ideas and eager to start my working life. I even remember thinking to myself ‘I won’t be going back to full-time studying ...
Setting sail in a kayak made of aerospace waste materials
When I first decided to create a kayak made from aerospace waste materials and compete in the gruelling Devizes to Westminster Canoe Race, I realised that the risks were high - I honestly didn't know ...
Sunflowers to save us: repairing contaminated land and powering our homes
We know our land is valuable, but we haven’t always valued it in the past. Currently, there are more than 400 million hectares of contaminated or abandoned land (that's roughly 400 million rugby pitches). Obviously ...