Rethinking the economy in times of crises
After a first week in which many economies across the globe have come to a halt, most of us realise that at least for the near but potentially distant future things will be different. While ...
Home-working for Entrepreneurs (and everyone else!)
One of the greatest opportunities that come with being an entrepreneur is the freedom to choose where you work. For many business owners, this will mean that their home becomes a multi-functional space; a space ...
More Resources Must Mean Better Outcomes – Right? Or How Variation Can Catch You Out! Part I
Introduction This is a two-part blog around variation and the way it can catch people out when attempting cost-cutting exercises or providing additional resources and looking for evidence of benefit. In Part I, we’ll look ...
School of Aerospace, Transport and Manufacturing makes 2,000 journal articles available via open access!
We are delighted to announce that our School of Aerospace, Transport and Manufacturing has reached its 2,000th journal article deposit in CERES, the publicly accessible repository of the University’s research outputs. CERES includes journal articles, ...
Failing to Plan, Planning to Fail
Failing to Plan, Planning to Fail Planning isn’t all about what we want to achieve. The biggest problem is actually implementing something that can be achieved and in a way that this will deliver the ...
Gender equality isn’t just for women – it’s for everyone
“Sometimes if we only talk about women’s working needs, confidence or leadership, the attention turns to the woman and turns away from the rest of the organisation – including the men.” Dr Doyin Atewologun, Director ...
Performance Reporting Measures vs Performance Management Measures – Part 6 of 6
You may have read my previous blogs comparing Performance Reporting Measures vs Performance Management Measures. Performance reporting is littered with measures that may appear to carry meaning for some people, but in our observations, have ...
How often do we use robots?
How often do we use robots, will collaborative/companion robots with better Human Robot Interactions change the world? My name is Raviteja Burugu, I am from India and I am studying an MSc in Robotics at ...
Antarctica, Cranfield and beyond
You may already know that Martin Davey, our Cranfield Student Association General Manager is retiring soon from his position. I thought that he may have a lot to say about how Cranfield has changed during ...
Aerospace Materials MSc – delivering the future sustainable vision of aerospace
The first month of the calendar year was a busy one for our Aerospace Materials MSc students, with exams, two teaching weeks and a private study week. Aerospace Materials MSc in focus January began with ...