Life on campus
Why I chose a research degree at Cranfield
Within two years of starting my bachelor’s degree I knew I wanted to pursue a research and academia-based career. The journey that has unfolded through the course of me realising this path has brought me ...
Journey to Cranfield: my first term experience
I arrived at the office on the morning of April 7, 2017 to go about my regular work day. Little did I know of the surprise to come. Finally, the email dropped…the acceptance email from ...
Cheshire to Cranfield via Barcelona: combining my love of aviation and psychology
I grew up around 20 minutes away from Liverpool airport and as a kid I became fascinated with planes and plane spotting. This fascination grew as I watched documentaries like Air Accident Investigation but when ...
The Cranfield Chronicles, winter edition: runway to Cranfield!
As I travel to Tuscany in Italy, sitting by the window in the train, looking out at the picturesque hills, it seems an ideal time for me to write about all things Cranfield, to appreciate ...
Doing a PhD: the trials and tribulations…
Well, let’s be honest: if you’d asked me if I was interested in doing a PhD four or more years ago I’d have said, "Don’t be mad!" I definitely told people who asked such questions ...
The three whys: why Cranfield, why a master’s degree and why now?
"Why Cranfield?”, “Why a master's?”, and “Why now?” are questions I have heard countless times over the first term and ones that I found very hard to answer. In all honesty, I never really thought ...