Cranfield University has been awarded the prestigious Platinum level accreditation from the British Hedgehog Preservation Society, recognising its ongoing commitment to protecting hedgehogs and enhancing biodiversity across its campus.
Sir Andrew Haines has been appointed as the new Chair of Cranfield University’s Council. He will join the Council on 1 August and then take up the role of Chair in November 2025.
Researchers at Cranfield University are working on a new project to speed up genetic engineering in plants, accelerating innovations that will improve crops around the world.
Cranfield University is working with the River Colne Catchment Action Network on a UK Government-funded project to develop a novel way to diagnose the causes of poor ecological health in rivers.
Cranfield has begun the first of multiple projects with sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) specialists CirculAIRity, a scale-up focusing on the use of SAF in aviation.
New research shows that in the Mid Bedfordshire parliamentary constituency, home to Cranfield University, international students raise living standards for domestic residents
Cranfield University and its industry partners are receiving a share of £250 million in funding from the UK government to drive green aerospace projects.
For the third year in a row Cranfield University has increased its overall score in the Times Higher Education Impact rankings and maintained its position in the top 200 universities in the world.
Cranfield University is involved with three projects recently awarded funding from Ofwat’s Innovation Fund Water Breakthrough Challenge. Winning a share of £42 million in funding, the projects will focus on solutions to some of the water sector’s biggest challenges.
Cranfield University’s Finance MSc programme has been ranked 8 in the UK and in the top 50 worldwide in the 2025 Financial Times Masters in Finance (MiF) rankings.
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