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Top Australian and UK universities sign AUKUS innovation pact

17 Dec 2025

Cranfield University is one of the founding members of a new Advanced Skills Alliance, bringing together leading universities in the UK and Australia to fast-track the skills and research needed to build security, defence and resilience capabilities.

New doctoral training programme set to tackle environmental challenges through engineering biology

16 Dec 2025

The Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) has announced the Engineering Biology for Environmental Applications Doctoral Focal Award (ENGBIO4ENV), a first-of-its-kind training programme in the UK.

Applications open for the FIA motorsport engineering scholarship

16 Dec 2025

The FIA is offering one student a fully funded MSc in Advanced Motorsport Mechatronics at Cranfield University

Cranfield's emergency flyer design through to next stage of global competition

10 Dec 2025

A Cranfield University team designing a next-generation emergency response flyer is one of the Stage Two Prototype winners of a global competition.

Cranfield University insights provide foresight for the UN

08 Dec 2025

Cranfield University has presented a strategic foresight report for the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE). The detailed science-policy horizon scan reveals six critical issues that will define the environmental policy landscape in the coming decades.

Hot stuff: New research looks at supply chain resilience using the world of curry

02 Dec 2025

Researchers at Cranfield University have investigated the complex supply chain for one of Britain’s favourite dishes: chicken tikka masala.

Boost for skills in Milton Keynes with Civic University Agreement

01 Dec 2025

A new Civic University Agreement for Milton Keynes, backed by some of the city’s biggest and most innovative organisations, is set to drive skills, growth and innovation.

Generating growth and opportunity in the East of England

26 Nov 2025

Analysis from Universities UK shows the crucial role universities play in generating growth and opportunity in their regions - supporting businesses, driving innovation with research and delivering key skills.

New Power and Propulsion labs open at Cranfield University

21 Nov 2025

A new test cell facility at Cranfield University’s campus, developed as part of the Cranfield Hydrogen Integration Incubator (CH2i) project, has been officially opened.

New radar tower goes up at Cranfield

17 Nov 2025

A new radar facility has been constructed at Cranfield, extending Cranfield Airport’s capabilities in supporting commercial operations and research projects.

The silent threat to our planet that’s easily solved: light pollution

12 Nov 2025

New research has revealed for the first time the full extent of how Artificial Light At Night (ALAN) is increasing carbon released by plants and animals across continents – without any increase in the carbon they absorb.

Cranfield ranks top 5 globally in the QS International Trade Rankings

29 Oct 2025

Cranfield ranks top 5 globally in the QS International Trade Rankings

Cranfield hosts global trade and investment delegation

23 Oct 2025

A delegation of His Majesty’s Trade Commissioners and Investment Directors from the Department for Business and Trade visited this week to explore investment and growth opportunities in the region.

Can indoor plants improve your health and environment? The GREENIN project aims to find out

23 Oct 2025

People have been using plants to brighten up their homes for as long as homes have existed, but do those plants have a more than just a decorative effect on the indoor environment? That’s the question the new GREENIN Micro Network Plus project aims to answer.

Cranfield celebrates official opening of the Magan Centre of Applied Mycology

08 Oct 2025

Cranfield University has officially opened the Magan Centre of Applied Mycology, a new research centre dedicated to advancing the role of fungi in sustainable development.