Cranfield alumni fly high at industry awards

20 Apr 2018

Two former Cranfield University students were successful at the Crystal Cabin Awards for their innovative water-saving faucet concept for aircraft galleys and lavatories.

Electricity and water in the desert thanks to Cranfield research

19 Apr 2018

Cranfield University research is part of the latest technology included in a multi-purpose concentrated solar power plant opened in Egypt.

Budding entrepreneurs test their business ideas at StartUp Weekend

18 Apr 2018

Up-and-coming entrepreneurs, with bright ideas for innovative new businesses, benefit from the advice and encouragement of respected business mentors.

Wind of change for trees on farms

16 Apr 2018

The results of a European research project co-ordinated by Cranfield could change how the British and European countryside looks and functions in the future. It demonstrates the benefits of integrating trees in a range of farming systems.

Entrepreneurial students win the chance to rub shoulders with leading minds in clean technologies

12 Apr 2018

Two Cranfield University students had the chance to learn from the best in sustainable technologies, after winning a competition with their aspirational business ideas.

Funding for university partnership

10 Apr 2018

Midlands Innovation university partnership is to launch a connected system of technology transfer offices that will drive jobs and economic growth

Monarch Aircraft Engineering collaboration continues to grow

10 Apr 2018

A visit from Chris Dare (Managing Director) and the senior management team of Monarch Aircraft Engineering Limited to Cranfield University showcased the growing collaboration between the two organisations.

Local horticulturalists put BBC Radio 4's Gardeners' Question Time panel to the test

05 Apr 2018

Keen gardeners and horticulturalists embraced the opportunity to put the experts to the test during a recording of BBC Radio 4’s Gardeners’ Question Time at Cranfield University

Lift-off for Air Park for Cranfield Airport

04 Apr 2018

Proposals for a new Air Park at Cranfield Airport have taken a step further, with the granting of outline planning permission by Central Bedfordshire Council.

Milton Keynes 'will redefine the civic university for the 21st century'

03 Apr 2018

In an article in this week’s Times Higher Education magazine, Professor Lynette Ryals discusses how a new university in the Oxford-Cambridge innovation corridor will reshape our understanding of what higher education is for.

Could this be Ethiopia's new dawn?

28 Mar 2018

Professor Ann Fitz-Gerald comments on Dr Abiye Ahmed Ali being announced as the presumptive new Ethiopian Prime Minister

Plans for new university welcomed by leading local figures

27 Mar 2018

The unveiling of a vision for a ‘new model’ university in Milton Keynes has been described as an “historic day” for the city, and for future generations.

Innovation award for project to improve missile accuracy

27 Mar 2018

Researchers at Cranfield University have won a top innovation award for their role in a project to enhance the accuracy of missiles used by air, sea and land-based armed forces.

Solar power farm installed at Cranfield University

27 Mar 2018

Work has started this week on the installation of a new field of solar panels at Cranfield University, in support of its carbon-saving target.

Warning of dangerous decline in biodiversity across the world

26 Mar 2018

Professor Jim Harris from Cranfield University has echoed the warnings of a dangerous decline in biodiversity from the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) in Medellin, Columbia.