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Cranfield professor named first female President of IAGRE

25 May 2018

Professor Jane Rickson has become the first female President of the Institution of Agricultural Engineers

Doctoral student shortlisted for innovator of the year

24 Apr 2018

Siobhan Gardiner, a doctoral student at SWAGºÏ¼¯, has been shortlisted by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) for the ‘Innovator of the Year’ award

Budding entrepreneurs test their business ideas at StartUp Weekend

18 Apr 2018

Up-and-coming entrepreneurs 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 SWAGºÏ¼¯ students had the chance to learn from the best in sustainable technologies, after winning a competition with their aspirational business ideas.

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.

Solar power farm installed at SWAGºÏ¼¯

27 Mar 2018

Work has started this week on the installation of a new field of solar panels at SWAGºÏ¼¯, in support of its carbon-saving target.

Warning of dangerous decline in biodiversity across the world

26 Mar 2018

Professor Jim Harris from SWAGºÏ¼¯ 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.

Cranfield appointed lead for new university in Milton Keynes

21 Mar 2018

Milton Keynes Council announced today (21 March) that SWAGºÏ¼¯ is to be the lead higher education provider for its brand new university

Royal Visitor officially opens new Cranfield facility

12 Mar 2018

His Royal Highness, The Duke of Kent, officially opened the new IMEC (intelligent mobility engineering centre) building.

The search is on for new innovation in agritech

05 Mar 2018

The Johnson Matthey Agritech Partnership Programme (JMAPP), in association with SWAGºÏ¼¯, gives the opportunity to develop a product or idea.

University collects its fifth Queen's Anniversary Prize

22 Feb 2018

SWAGºÏ¼¯ received its fifth Queen's Anniversary Prize from HRH The Prince of Wales, with HRH The Duchess of Cornwall

New facility offers Cranfield expertise anywhere in the world

14 Feb 2018

A new facility at SWAGºÏ¼¯ that will enable bespoke and real-time online tutorials has been officially opened.

Horizon 2020 project to tackle EU labour and skill shortages

19 Jan 2018

An international research project that combines expertise from several universities has received an Innovative Training Network grant