Working at Cranfield
Five reasons why research engagement is vital for academic success
Research engagement is often played down in the academic world, despite its obvious benefits. Much effort, and rightly so, is placed into generating academic papers as the primary research output. While this generates engagement within ...
Open Doors Staff Tour: National Flying Laboratory Centre
As a new starter at Cranfield, I am particularly intrigued by the many different facilities on campus, especially the airport. When I saw The National Flying Laboratory Centre (NFLC) tour advertised on the intranet, I ...
How’s the weather for flying? Open doors staff tour to the FAAM
Visiting an airport always gives me a thrill. Today I wasn’t leaving one to fly to sunny shores, instead I found myself at Cranfield Airport’s Hangar 1 with 10 others ready to learn about the ...
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 ...