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The rebirth of the manufacturing sector
When it comes to careers at the heart of the action in terms of world-changing technologies and wealth generation, then manufacturing is the place to look. In the shadow of ICT over the past 30 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...