Cranfield University

Overview

Cranfield University is a British postgraduate university based on two campuses, with a research-oriented focus.
Throughout its 60-year history, Cranfield University has been committed to applied research in the fields of science, technology and management. The last thirty years have seen further substantial progress, including an academic partnership with the Defence College of Management and Technology at Shrivenham in Wiltshire. The result is that Cranfield has grown to become the largest centre in Europe for applied research, development and design. Cranfield has a global reputation for inspirational teaching and research, industrial-scale facilities and superior links with industry and commerce And as a wholly postgraduate institution, Cranfield is the first choice for ambitious and skilled individuals wishing to enroll on Masters’, Doctorate and professional development programmes.

Location

Cranfield’s location gives you the best of both worlds – a spacious, mature study environment with no inner-city commuting but the advantage of being conveniently close to many towns, cities and facilities. Bedford and Milton Keynes are both 15 minutes by car. Central London is another 40 minutes away by train.

Campuses

The main campus is at Cranfield, Bedfordshire and the second is the Defence Academy of the United Kingdom based at Shrivenham, Oxfordshire. The main campus is unique in the United Kingdom for having its own operational airport (Cranfield Airport) next to the main campus. The facilities at the airport are used by Cranfield University's own aircraft in the course of aerospace teaching and research.
Cranfield campus is approximately 80 km north of central London and adjacent to the village of Cranfield, Bedfordshire. The nearest main towns are Milton Keynes and Bedford, the centres of which are both about 13 km away. Cambridge is about 48 km east.
Shrivenham is about 89 km west of London, adjacent to Shrivenham village, 11 km from the centre of the nearest town, Swindon, and around 24 km from Oxford.

Ranking

Cranfield School of Management is ranked 3rd best European Business School within the UK and 13th within Europe by the Financial Times. Cranfield’s MBA is ranked 18th in the world according to the Economist Intelligence Unit (2009). The Financial Times ranked Cranfield's MBA 26th best in the world in 2010.

Facts

• Cranfield’s staff:student ratio is second among UK universities.
• Cranfield is the only university in the UK to have its own airfield.
• 54% of all aerospace engineering postgraduates and 25% of all agricultural and environmental sciences postgraduates in the UK graduate at Cranfield.
• Over 10% of the UK’s engineering and sciences PhDs are awarded by Cranfield.

 URL: www.cranfield.ac.uk/