Autism Masking: Autistic mimics
Autism masking is a term used to describe how an autistic person unconsciously or consciously conceals their behaviours, traits or characteristics. It is a way to try to fit in, to be seen as ‘normal’ ...
Critical Reflections on COP26: What on Earth Are We Doing?
Having attended COP26 in Glasgow, I had a chance to rethink my perception of “unsustainability crisis” as a multicausal and multiscalar problem that involves different stakeholders having conflicting agendas. The summit had four main ...
Sarbjit’s Cranfield journey and the Hingston scholarship
My name is Sarbjit Kaur Gill and I am currently studying an MSc in Advanced Materials. During my undergraduate degree I enjoyed studying the materials related modules, therefore I decided to pursue this further. ...
My odyssey from being a Research Scholar to an Admissions Tutor for Advanced Mechanical Engineering at Cranfield
I still remember my first step at the Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati (IITG) as a PhD research scholar in 2015, where I started my research career in Fluid and Thermal Sciences at the ...
Why I chose to study in the UK and not the USA
Hello! I'm Alexis from Mexico, I write this blog as a summary and reflection of my first five months at Cranfield! It’s crazy how quickly time flies! I'm studying for my Aerospace Manufacturing MSc and ...
How using data effectively can add value to your manufacturing business
In any manufacturing project, data is fundamentally important to be able to deliver on targets. When we consider any kind of digital technology – for example, AI, augmented reality, digital twins – at the heart ...
The Unilever Challenge
Orla Hennessy and Eilis O'Keefe are both Environmental Management for Business MSc students that have been shortlisted for this year’s Unilever Challenge. Let’s find out more about it. Can you tell me what the ...
James Bidwell: Making Waves through the Power of Disruption
“It’s as if we’ve gone from 2020 to 2030 in one weekend!” On Thursday 17 February, we were delighted to welcome the second guest in our 2022 Bettany Centre for Entrepreneurship Speakers Series, James ...
THE END OF THE BEGINNING…
Some things you do in life touch you more than others. Sometimes it is not clear why, but in the case of delivering our final Peer Network’s cohort earlier this month, in tandem with our ...
So, what exactly does a Chemical Engineer do?
One of the most common questions I get asked as a chemical engineer is “So what do you do exactly…?”. On Google, chemical engineering is defined as the study of operation and design of ...