How filling the UK's unused land with fruit and veg could help make us and our environment healthier

18 May 2022

Communities should have a right to improve the unloved public spaces around them by growing fruit and vegetables, according to a new campaign that’s calling for a “right to grow” law in the UK.

Cranfield celebrates partnership with Brazilian engineering institution, ITA

16 May 2022

Cranfield University and the Instituto Tecnológico de Aeronáutica (ITA), a higher education institution ranked as one of the top engineering schools in Brazil, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to foster closer collaboration in research and education.

Major boost for sustainable aviation research

16 May 2022

Cranfield University has been awarded £3.1 million to advance its sustainable aviation research, both into developing low-carbon aircraft, and decarbonising airport logistics.

REF 2021: Cranfield research is world-leading with a global impact

12 May 2022

The latest Research Excellence Framework (REF) results have rated 88% of Cranfield’s research as world-leading or internationally excellent.

Paper plane designed by aerospace researcher goes straight to the top

10 May 2022

Dr Yicheng Sun will attempt to set a world record for paper plane flight when he competes at the final of the Red Bull Paper Wings competition this month.

Cranfield's hydrogen refuelling station now open for business

06 May 2022

Cranfield University continues to lead the way in supporting the drive for net zero with the opening of a new hydrogen refuelling station on campus.

Cranfield University joins world-leading materials research group

05 May 2022

World-leading materials research at Cranfield will begin to impact UK industry more widely as the University joins the Henry Royce Institute (Royce) as an Associate Partner.

First all-British electric aircraft makes successful test flights

29 Apr 2022

A project managed by Cranfield University to advance electric aviation has achieved a significant milestone, with what is thought to be the first ever flight by a British designed and built, all-electric conventional aeroplane.

Cranfield University continues steps towards net zero with £4.9m grant

28 Apr 2022

Cranfield University will be reducing carbon emissions by 1,214 tonnes per year, following improvements to the Cranfield campus heating system and investment in LED lighting and solar power capacity. The upgrades were made possible by an award of £4.9 million, through Phase 2 of the Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme (PSDS).

Cranfield University signs UN Sustainable Development Goals Accord

22 Apr 2022

The Chief Executive and Vice-Chancellor of Cranfield University, Professor Karen Holford CBE FREng, has signed the Sustainable Development Goals Accord, signalling the University’s ongoing commitment to sustainability and environmental responsibility.

Cranfield stopover for pilots flying the flag for sustainable travel

21 Apr 2022

A pioneering venture involving Cranfield alumni, to pilot a five-seater plane around the globe to promote sustainable aviation made a flying stop-off at Cranfield University.

Air and Space Propulsion Institute launches at Cranfield University

12 Apr 2022

A new research Institute to accelerate developments in sustainable aerospace, creating a cleaner, quieter and more efficient industry, has been established at Cranfield University.

Ukraine: how forensics teams will investigate evidence of atrocities at Bucha

11 Apr 2022

Jamie Pringle, Keele University and Nicholas Marquez-Grant, Cranfield University Forensic investigators are reportedly already at work in Bucha, northwest of Kyiv, where grisly evidence has been found that could point to war crimes committed by Russian troops during their occupation of the area.

Cranfield University amongst world's best in global subject rankings

06 Apr 2022

Cranfield University has been ranked amongst the world’s top universities in the latest QS World University Rankings by Subject.

Cranfield University launches Seed Fund for next generation of entrepreneurs

31 Mar 2022

Cranfield University has launched a new Seed Fund, using philanthropic gifts from alumni donors to provide early investment for promising business owners who have a link to the university.