“GBO” – Why executives and senior leaders are so busy?
In a previous job a long time ago, I was sharing a late-night beer with the Chairman of our company, at that time based in Austin, Texas – the gun capital of the USA. As ...
My Cranfield PhD: Using UAVs to detect marine biohazards near nuclear power stations
Before starting my PhD at Cranfield (UAVs used for the early detection of marine ingress events near coastal nuclear power stations) I read Zoology and Conservation biology at the University of Derby. I had planned ...
Cranfield Diaries: My first three months…
Coming to Cranfield was a decision straight from my heart. On looking up the school online, I was fascinated by the amount of research going on. Another thing that got me hooked was the fact ...
First field trip with my classmates!
I’m studying Geographical Information Management MSc (GIM) at Cranfield and my background is in Environmental Engineering. The idea of living in the UK seemed very interesting to me. I’d planned to go to the UK, ...
MSc Advanced Lightweight and Composite Structures at Cranfield Impact Centre
Cranfield Impact Centre (CIC) evolved from the School of Automotive Studies and became a Ltd company in 1985. Nowadays, international leading-edge research on vehicle crashworthiness and occupant simulation is developed in its facilities, providing effective ...
Getting equipped for the green economy
In many advanced economies, the green economy is growing considerably faster than conventional business sectors. As we transition to a lower carbon future and seek to build cities that are resource efficient and smarter, the opportunities for well-paid ...
Can you save lives with Logistics?
Written by Pernille Darville and Rusudan Gongladze MSc Students in Procurement and Supply Chain Management February, 2019 We have no regrets choosing Humanitarian Logistics as one of our electives. Definitely one of the greatest learning ...
Talking STEM with Jane Hodgkinson
What do you do on a typical day (if there is such a thing)? You’re right, there is really no such thing. I always drop my kids off at school and then either cycle in ...
Visit to Esri(UK) Ltd. by Cranfield’s GIS MSc students
A fascinating visit took place this week to the UK headquarters of Esri (UK) Ltd. by MSc students of the MSc in Geographical Information Management (MSc GIM). MSc GIM students visiting Esri(UK) Ltd. ...
Why Best Practice Fails – Cynefin Framework and Adopting Techniques That Work – second of four on this subject
Some while ago, we blogged about how the use of Best Practice is the well-trodden path to mediocrity. https://blogs.cranfield.ac.uk/leadership-management/cbp/the-use-of-best-practice-the-well-trodden-path-to-mediocrity Not only does adoption of so-called Best Practice lead to mediocrity. Transferring Best Practice ...