Working at Cranfield
Bearing the load: open doors staff tour to the Structural Integrity Laboratory
This was my second staff tour, and I found it as fascinating as the first. Dr Ali Mehmanparast is the manager of the lab, which sits within the University’s Energy and Power theme. He joined ...
Interview with one of Cranfield’s very first apprentices
When Rob Peare wrote this blog about his apprenticeship experience at Cranfield University, we soon found out that his dad apprenticed here 42 years ago and still works at the University. We asked Rob to interview ...
A look inside the Operations Excellence labs
On the lunchtime of 22nd February I joined a shivering throng of colleagues across campus, to take part in an ‘Open Doors’ staff tours event. We entered the Operations Excellence building to be warmly welcomed by ...
What’s it like to work at one of Bedfordshire’s best kept secrets?
I started working at Cranfield around 18 months ago, in September 2015. Although I grew up in Bedford, and even went to school in one of the nearby villages, I had no idea exactly what ...
Life as a Cranfield apprentice
How long have you worked at Cranfield? I have worked at Cranfield University since October 2014. However, initially I worked as a technician in the Small Scale Explosive Testing sector of the Chemistry Department. I ...
Behind closed doors – what really happens in the Accident Investigation Lab?
On a cold foggy January day about 60 Cranfield staff gathered for three visits to our Accident Investigation Lab. This was part of our new open doors staff tours initiative designed to allow university staff to ...