My Experience as a C4D Scholar
How the C4D Scholarship made it possible for me to study MDes Design Thinking at one of the most prestigious universities in the world; Cranfield! I first found my interest in Design while in ...
Marketing sustainability claims: How to avoid greenwashing
As businesses strive to market themselves to best appeal to today’s sustainability-conscious consumers, it is perhaps inevitable that claims will be made that don’t necessarily give the truth, the whole truth and nothing but ...
Representing Cranfield at the edie Sustainable Leaders Conference
I'm Caroline Harris, and I work for the Sustainable Business Group and the Bettany Centre of Entrepreneurship. As the Event Coordinator for both teams, I focus on creating and increasing engagement and outreach both internally ...
The importance of words in neurodiversity
The words we use in studying neurodiversity are important. It's easy to get caught up in the conversation about words. This is often generated by not wanting to cause offense or being in search of ...
The Sustainability of a Solutionist Mindset
'Have a solutionist mindset' These words were spoken by Ms Solitaire Townsend, the founder of Futerra, who kicked off the Edie 23 conference Consisting of 130+ speakers and 700+ delegates. To achieve the goals of ...
Jumping into the Time Machine
Having seen and heard the excitement generated online and around campus about the Exploring Sustainable Futures game, it was with great anticipation that I accepted a recent invitation to participate. Developed within the Cranfield ...
My journey to becoming a Connected and Autonomous Vehicle Engineering MSc student at Cranfield University
In March 2023 we caught up with Zeliha Kirik, a student on our Connected and Autonomous Vehicle Engineering MSc who was awarded a British Council Women in STEM scholarship. Why did you choose to ...
My student experience on the Safety and Human Factors in Aviation MSc
In 2021 I suffered from Covid-19. To keep myself busy and avoid such thoughts I avoided reading any news on the pandemic. Which was really hard to do during those times! One day, while ...
The Brian Meredith Net Zero Scholarship and my Cranfield University experience so far
Hi I’m Louisa, from Gloucestershire, UK, and I’m studying the Renewable Energy MSc here at Cranfield. I was introduced to Cranfield by one of my undergraduate lecturers and haven’t looked back since. This year ...
How can policy help unleash the power of sustainable entrepreneurs?
Entrepreneurs are typically cast as antagonists of “the system.” At the same time, the policy landscape has evolved to support them... so long as they maximise economic activity and growth. But what about the new ...