Memories of Cranfield
I first saw Cranfield on my 21st birthday - 8th March 1974. I had been called to an interview for a place with my Professor S. Probert (Doug) in the School of Mechanical Engineering. I ...
Living in Cranfield village – how to arrange your off-campus accommodation
Living off-campus has its pros and cons. Being an international student, having dreamed of pursuing a higher education in a new country and environment that I was unfamiliar with, I had to make this tricky ...
Researching… the food and drink industry
Have you been tasked to research the food and drink industry? Are you looking to find out the market share of the confectionery market, or the top players in the soft drinks market? If so, ...
Choosing a licence for your data
When you deposit data on a repository, you will need to assign the right licence to it. This determines what others can and can't do with your data, so it's important that it is appropriate ...
Life as a mature student – a piece of cake?
When I finished my undergraduate degree five years ago, I was brimming with ideas and eager to start my working life. I even remember thinking to myself ‘I won’t be going back to full-time studying ...
Entrepreneurship – more than a fashion accessory?
Entrepreneurship has become very fashionable over the past 10 years or so, as an accessory for politicians, celebrities and the media. Meanwhile, here at Cranfield, we have been ahead of the game since our Enterprise ...
From the group project to my thesis – the final few months of my Cranfield MSc…
It's hard to appreciate what makes Cranfield different before you come here but the combination of academia and industry, of postgraduate and PhD students, in a really multicultural environment does actually set it apart from ...
Putting astronautics and space engineering into practice with the CranSEDS rocket launch
As well as studying MSc Astronautics and Space Engineering at Cranfield University, I am also currently treasurer of CranSEDS - Cranfield Students for the Exploration and Development of Space. As part of this society, our president ...
Soil awareness – making an impression
I recently attended a Soil Awareness course hosted by the Environment Agency (EA). The course was set up to offer those who had been in breach of regulations an opportunity to retrain instead of receive ...
Going off-grid in Jordan – treating wastewater with solar power
I am studying both the environmental impact and financial cost of an integrated wastewater treatment and renewable energy system for rural and remote locations in Jordan. In most developing countries, such as Jordan in the ...