Press Release
06 Apr 2009 - Cranfield launches pioneering course in sustainable manufacturing
A new Masters degree in Sustainable Manufacturing, launched by Cranfield University, aims to address the increasing demand for skilled professionals with the ability to blend manufacturing operations concepts with the values and techniques required to minimise environmental impact.
Dr Peter Ball, Course Director for the MSc Sustainable Manufacturing, said: “Whilst there is increasing focus in industry on the adoption of low carbon technologies and on measuring the carbon footprint of operations, there is a lack of skills and knowledge in applying current manufacturing techniques around emerging technologies to become low carbon.”
The manufacturing sector is facing growing pressures to reduce costs and manufacture products using processes and technologies that minimise negative environmental and social impacts. This course provides graduates with the ability to combine manufacturing design and operations concepts, tools and techniques with the values, thinking and techniques required to lead projects that will reduce non-renewable material use, energy use and generation of waste.
Mike South, Director of Jonathan Lee Recruitment Group, and a member of the Industrial Advisory Panel for the course, said: "We have frequently been unable to identify suitable candidates to fill key vacancies demanding a depth of understanding in sustainability. This course is a pioneering step forward, and its students will undoubtedly make a major contribution to developing greater sustainability in industry."
Ian Machan, Director of Machan Consulting Ltd, said: “This new course reinforces Cranfield’s position of providing leading edge Masters degrees in manufacturing. We welcome its introduction and see it as providing high class skills that are immediately transferrable into industry in an increasingly attractive sector.”
Cranfield, ranked 3rd in the UK for the impact of its research in aeronautical, mechanical and manufacturing engineering by the Research Assessment Exercise (RAE) and home to the UK’s second largest Innovative Manufacturing Research Centre (IMRC) is well placed to deliver up-to-date knowledge and skills to the next generation of manufacturing engineers able to run competitive and efficient manufacturing organisations and with an understanding of environmental issues.
The MSc Sustainable Manufacturing commences in October 2009 and is available with both full and part-time entry options. Further information is available at Sustainable Manufacturing
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Further information
Cranfield University is a wholly postgraduate institution with a worldwide reputation for excellence and expertise in aerospace, automotive, defence, engineering, environment and water, health, management and manufacturing. The University is made up of the following Schools: Cranfield Health, School of Management, School of Applied Sciences, School of Engineering, and Cranfield Defence and Security at Shrivenham. For more information visit http://www.cranfield.ac.uk/
School of Applied Sciences:
The School of Applied Sciences is recognised globally for its multi-disciplinary approach to research and teaching. The school addresses the key areas of manufacturing, advanced materials, natural resources and sustainable systems and focuses on fundamental research and its application, together with teaching, to meet the needs of industry and society. Sectors addressed include aerospace, automotive, energy, engineering, the environment, manufacturing, motorsport, offshore, water and waste. www.cranfield.ac.uk/sas
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Press release number: PR-11-09-SAS
