Manufacturing and Materials
Interview with Lord Kings Norton Medal winner 2016 – Thomas Kissinger, Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Thomas Kissinger, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Cranfield University Interferometric Signal Processing PhD, 2015 About you What were you doing before you started your course at Cranfield? I worked in the optical metrology industry for two to three ...
Coming to Cranfield as a couple – would we be able to live together?
I had been living with my boyfriend for 2 years in France when I decided to move abroad for my master's degree. What would happen to my relationship if I move? That was the question on my mind ...
Manufacturing cybersecurity – assurance through research and education
I did my first degree in computer science before coming to the UK to study a Master’s course in computer security and digital forensics. I didn’t just want to learn how to secure systems, I ...
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 ...
Tata Steel, State Aid and Brexit
Ruth was interviewed on Radio 5 Live Breakfast show on 31 March, discussing why the Government could not give State aid to save Tata Steel, and how this might be affected if the UK were to ...
Sustainable manufacturing and the factories of the future: small, smart and social?
The future of factories is small, smart and social. We’ve come to assume that efficiency in manufacturing is the result of economies of scale from large, centralised operations, speed and standardisation. But a combination of new ...