How drones will change our cities
Amazon’s promise of a 30 minute drone delivery service might look like click-bait PR - but it’s one early sign of significant changes coming in how our everyday world works. For the moment, all the ...
UK ‘should be leading’ on drone safety
Our air traffic control systems run on the basis of principles which are now 60 years old. It’s no surprise then that the appearance of UAVs in our air space is seen as a serious ...
Grandpa goes to Cranfield
I hadn’t imagined I would ever be going back to university again, much less that I would go back as a full-time student. Thirty years of working in the corporate world of international telecoms and ...
My 8 favourite things about Cranfield
Cranfield is located in peaceful and quiet surroundings - not something that suits everyone, but it does mean you are away from the city chaos! This is one of the reasons I considered it an ...
Eye in the sky – using drones for environmental monitoring
Adopted in 2000, the Water Framework Directive requires all EU member states to protect and improve the water quality in rivers, lakes, groundwater, transitional and coastal waters, and to protect against pollution and deterioration. But ...
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 ...